Any Hour Now

Hopefully this will be my last post for Dressing for Two. Had my check up today and my cervical dilation is progressing good, considering Am just on my 38th week of pregnancy, it's still early and my doctor said I won't give birth till after Christmas. Got to say it made my heart sunk. We want this baby for Christmas but we can't rush him no matter what. But there's a sudden change of plan, seems like this baby has a mind of his own. Any hour now I might give birth. I might..... Am still not sure. Contractions are coming, in fact it's been three nights in a row now that am having strong contractions. Nothing painful, it's like menstrual cramps only two to three times stronger. But it's tolerable. Truth is i wanna give birth now, tonight,  this hour, instead of blogging. hehe. But I need to do something else or am gonna be crazy waiting. 

Anyway, am going to bed now. Even though my adrenalin won't let me sleep, cos am just so excited to finally go to the hospital. I know it's going to be any hour now or tomorrow the latest, the important thing is am gonna see our baby soon. 

Have a restful sleep everyone. But before you do, please say us a little prayer - It's what we needed the most.Thank you, God Bless.

Aqua Blue

Am wearing the happiest blue!

By the way, regarding my previous post, it's not our home. Sad right? It's a Coffee House. Will post more photos about that soon. But this is our home, at least we have a swing where we can take our coffee each time the mood strike. Suuuweet! We're still working on our little garden, that is if we can prevent Koffy from eating all the plants and flowers he can dig into. He's a bit of a devil when it comes to plants. We don't know what to do anymore. He doesn't listen to us.

Anyway have an amazing Sunday everyone. Remember, we're all fabulous! 

dress and clutch: Sm Department Store

shoes: Otto

Strippy and Some Say Say

Black is a slimming look when pregnant, so are stripes and prints. Empire cut dresses didn't work for me very well because am small and it makes me look ,well,  pregnant. It did make every part of my body big and really really pregnant. Anyway, personally the trick in dressing for two is to showcase that tummy but avoid those traditional maternity style. Believe me when I say that it is hard to put up a decent outfit when you don';t feel like going out and just play potato couch all day. And not to mention those insensitive comments like "magang maga ka na" ( you're so bloated), "iba na itsura mo" (your looks have changed) and some more I don't need to say. I don't know why people have to say the obvious that yes am pregnant, am fat, am eating for two. Sometimes i just want to talk back, be a bitch and say, "yes am pregnant, and what's your excuse for looking so crappy all your life". Well, wish i can say that up front and out loud. Maybe it's a Filipino thing. Instead of saying Hi or Hello, they'll comment first about your weight, your hair, your skin complexion (umitim ka yata?) and some more warts and every pimple on your face that they can see. Am not ranting, just saying. Am not sensitive either, just pregnant.  

I can say a lot of difficulties of my pregnancy, complain from time to time because it is hard. From day one till now it is hard. But I will never trade this for anything. Some part of me is saying I love being pregnant, just because this is a wonderful thing. I got to experience this finally and am going to be a mommy soon. 

Am not a martyr. So yes from time to time am treating myself with nice shoes am gonna wear after I pop, especially now that there are lots of goodies out there. It's Christmas time and am going to have fun with shopping. Am shopping for our new home, for the baby, for husband and of course for me. Guilt free. 

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top: thrift
skirt: Promod
Bag: Rue de CMG 

Shhh The Baby's Sleeping

I guess there is something about a woman's big round tummy that fascinates /attracts people. Ever since I got into this full blown frame, people in the grocery just wanna touch my stomach. I remember the first time some random old lady just touched me without my permission on a flee market and said am gonna have a girl. Well, she's wrong. It felt weird really. It's not like she's a friend or a family that has unlimited touching access on my tummy. It's not that bad either, it just felt weird. What's cute are the kids directly points at me, giggles and say "uy buntis" (she's pregnant). I wonder, are pregnant ladies funny looking? Sometimes people or group of girls just stares and smile. That, I like. 

There's more. Suddenly everybody around you gives you opinion and advice like a real expert. Some makes sense and 80% FUNNY. There's this one girl from the grocery said the most darnedest thing to me. Hold on to your seats....She expertly told me to eat and drink chocolate three times a day a month before my due date. Because chocolates are slippery so the baby  will just slip from your vag-eye-ners that easy come your labor day. It made my day. c",)

Anyway try getting pregnant, you'll know what I mean. Have a great Wednesday everyone! 

Yesterday

I don't get much sleep these days. It's an uncomfortable feeling every night, especially lying down in bed. So yes, how can i get sleep standing up right???? When you reached your 4th month of pregnancy it's not advisable to lie on your back, but still whether am on my left or right side the baby's still squishing my lungs. It's so hard to breathe. I can hear my heartbeat going so fast as if it's about to explode from my chest. But really there's nothing much I can do about it now. They say it's normal, so that means am very very close to my d-day. At nights like these am thankful for Koffy. He keeps me company. Am not alone. He follows me anywhere I go; Sits on my foot and there he'll sleep, but he will always be with me. Koffy's so sweet. I just can't imagine life without him. I'll say it again, I wish he has longer life. I pray to God every night to bless him with a healthy, long life because am going to be very very sad the day he's taken from me. Sorry, am emotional today.

dress: Sm Department Store (seen worn here)

bag: Coach

necklace and bangle: Quiapo

slippers: Otto

 

Cobalt Blue Blazer

Blazer: thrift

Dress: Sm Department Store

Shoes: Celine/CLN

Bag: Rue De CMG

.....More dash than cash. Got 'em all on sale. 

Happy Monday everyone!

Ola!!!

• Hello! Hello! Hello! Yes, am still pregnant. Got to say the last month of pregnancy feels like the longest of all. With all the waiting and those fake labor pains makes me wanna rush everything. Was hoping to give birth this week but my good doctor said it won't happen any given day of the week. Maybe the following week? We'll see.
• What's so amazing having this baby this December are the Mall Wide Sale. It's everywhere. Shopping has never been this good. Those tiny onesies, shoes, toys and just about anything that screams "little-weird-person" suddenly looks so divine. Yes divine. And I haven't used that word, of course except when am practicing my British accent with Koffy. He's British by the way. c",) 
• Am glad to be blogging again. Our new home feels like a real home. Though the first week was very tiring especially for me, cos am doing everything with a heavy baby to carry around. But we're good, We're finally settled. I love that this year will end so good for us - a new home and a baby. It feels Christmas already.

Btw, are we friends on Twitter yet? Id love to tweet with you. So see you there?  

Guess What????

... and we are so thrilled. 

Some people just can't keep a secret. But i forgive them. Somehow I've got a feeling we're gonna have a boy. For me the real surprise was the day we knew we were pregnant.

And I know what you're thinking, all this time am growing the cutest itsy-bitsy-tiniest penis inside my tummy. c",)

Happy Friday ladies and gentlegays! 

top: Folded and Hung

t-shirt print: made by a friend

shorts/skirt: Mental

sneakers: Puma

Belted Green Dress

At this point of my pregnancy I couldn't ask for anything more. I could not complain for more aches and discomfort too either. For those who haven't been pregnant, well, I feel like a crab lying on it's back now whenever i wanna get up from bed. It's that hard to get up. It takes a lot of planning and tricks to hoist myself up from bed. I look funny for sure. And ill keep that picture in my heart forever that I was once, you know, a crab.

Truth is I feel perfect. I know in my heart, nothing can go wrong anymore. It's the waiting that's driving me nuts sometime. So we're keeping ourselves busy. There's so much I wanted to tell you. But for now Am thankful for all of the good things happening for us. Am grateful, am thankful, am happy, we're good. Starting first week of December we're gonna move to a new place. Yey. Not an apartment this time, but a real house. 

This baby is bringing us a lot of change. Good change. Funny, considering he/she is only pint-size. But our pint-size comes with a lot of joy, excitement, love and sure, mountains of dirty diapers. I say, bring it on.

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dress: thrift

shoes: Otto

bag: Celine

belt: Bench

earrings and necklace: Quiapo

ps,

One request though, I want a foot and hand massage. I've never had one so am looking forward to my first sit down with a real professional massage. Maybe later????

It's Hot, It's Pink

Finally found a blazer in full shocking color. It was a lucky week for me cos I found one in cobalt blue too. Yey!

Have a great weekend everyone. See you all again on Monday. God Bless. 

dress and blazer : thrift

bag: Folded and Hung

shoes: Otto

ring: Quiapo

Bee Butt Tummy

Yesterday my husband can't help himself but say I look like a bee. That was genuinely insensitive of him. Honest, but very brutal. Anyway we laughed. He's right. I have become Jollibee.

Truth is i am big. Really really big. I never thought my belly could stretched out like this, or any belly for that matter. But there's a feeling of certain magic and power being pregnant. You're basically creating a person, a life inside you and that's really magical. 

That's superhuman. So Ill continue to parade my bee-butt-belly as long as am sporting one. This won't last very long anymore. Soon Ill pop and am sure gonna miss it.

Heyniwaaay, women should rule the earth. Period. 

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Please don't forget to join our LOVEBELT giveaway. Have an amazing amazing day lovely ladies and gentlegays. 

jacket : Ralph Lauren, courtesy of Mom

dress: H&M, seen worn here 

shoes/wedges: Celine

bag: Folded and Hung

cross necklace: Quiapo

Purple Wing Dress

Did a little shopping every week for the last 4 weeks. Mostly for the baby, but this mommy has an urgent need too that can't wait any longer - I don't have any fitting clothes anymore. Dressing for two became a challenge especially that am more or less five weeks close to my due date. Even with shoes. Am size 9 now. Still 8, but am wearing 9 for it's wide size to accommodate my foot fat. And when it comes to shopping, at least for me that am easily exhausted with a lot of walking, unless am wearing my rubber shoes, - my trick is to confine myself in one store that offers a lot of style, brand and price. Since am living in the Philippines, am going for SM all the way. And am so glad Sm never disappoints. Can I say they've got it all for you. Cheese!

So this dress is one of those pretty cheap dresses i got. The tag says Easy Living, bought it on sale for 250php. My baby's cute frog-suit costs more than my dress. Welcome to parenthood.

dress: SM Department Store

bag: Simply Vera, Vera Wang courtesy of Mother

Shoes: Otto

accessories: Quiapo

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ps, 

watch Due Date. It's so funny. Robert Downy Jr is like wine. 

Swim to Shrink

Am bloated beyond description, whale-ish, extremely heavy, so right now swimming is the perfect exercise. And am telling you, it felt soooo good and in  just a matter of few laps my hands and feet remarkably shrunk. Yey!  Was hoping ten more laps and my nose will soon shrink too. Will definitely do it again every morning till my D-day. 

Have a refreshing weekend everyone! 

Dip

 

4 am. 

Am supposed to be sound asleep now, but baby woke me up. I think we're rehearsing for the real thing. 

So after tuning in to my ex boyfriends old movie, Encino Man (California Man) i finally decided to do some love blogging. What the heck, might as well be productive.  Anyway the baby woke me up by sticking his/her foot on my right rib and man it hurts. Got to admit, it's the kind of pain any expecting mother would want.

On Thursday ill be on my 33rd week. There are days that I just wanna have this baby but there are moments, like now, when am suddenly afraid of my D-day.The trick I guess is to not think so much about it. That will solve just about everything.... at least for a while

dress: thrift

shoes: Gojane.com

accessories: Quiapo

Just A Happy Knocked Up Witch

Was thinking of wearing black lipstick and pointed black hat, but it's too much for the shock of my little town. Wearing black makes me feel so slim. But underneath it all am a whooping 61 kilograms of excitement, joy, happiness, love, fat, water and a gorgeous baby.

Happy Halloween everyone! What/who were you last night?

dress: thrift

shoes: Urge

bag: sorry, i forgot

necklace: Cuteture

What Big Nose You Have

32nd week nose and bump

So this is how i look now. 

big, red hard nose? check!

big butt? check!

big round tummy? check check check! 

big feet and hands and legs? check!

swollen cheek? super check!
missing feet? check!

just big allover???? check-ke-kek!
and my favorite of all, big boobies??? check! finally. 

It seems like yesterday that am so impatient to see my bump grow big like a real pregnant lady should have. Am on my 32nd week now and the baby grew practically overnight. One day I woke up and felt heavier than usual. It's nice to think about the day we finally got to meet this little person inside me. I wanna hear those precious words... "congratulations, it's a baby boy, or it's a baby girl!!!!". We just want a baby for Christmas that's all.

Anyway here I am, finally sitting down for the first time since...... the last post, in front of my laptop thinking what to say. And again, we're so busy going from place to place, pigging out, and doing a lot for the coming baby. I've got so many photos to share and if one day i woke up on the wrong side of the bed i might share photos of my parents. Am a little shy when it comes to them. All I can say is that, when we're together we're a crazy bunch. They keep me energized and they won't leave me alone. I sent them away this morning so am able to do my thing, finally. Honestly, I missed you. I love all the emails and followings i received since my absence. It was so sweet. Don't worry about me, the baby's still inside me. He/she has still a lot more growing to do for the next 8 weeks. And I need more time. We're anxious, excited, afraid, and more anxious and happy and more afraid but really excited as the day comes. I don't feel prepared enough honestly, so we'll just wait for the baby and see how we rate as parents. 

Have an amazing week everyone. God Bless.