Close Up Shots @ 1mo and 2mos

Dear little buting,

You love making cute and funny faces and nanay loves taking photos of them! Here are your close up pix when you were 1 and 2 months old :)


At 1 month, nanay and tatay go crazy when you smile and make funny faces!


Bumibilog na si baby!

Dear Little Buting: Happy 1 Month!

*late entry but nanay kuting wants to post buting's "happy 1 month" picture :) 


Dear little Buting,


Happy 1 month, anak!  No words can describe the happiness that nanay and tatay feel now that we have you...we love you little buting!

First Grand Outing

July 14, 2012

Dear little Buting,

Today was your first grand outing - worship service @ Bel-Air, Makati (your first!); 3rd pedia check-up @ St Luke's Global wherein you received your first combo vaccine; lunch @ Italianni's, Bonifacio High Street (another first!) :D

First INC worship service (2012 Mid - Year Thanksgiving @ Locale of Bel-Air, Makati)

First Dine In Experience @ Italianni's, Bonifacio High Street (sleeping peacefully on the couch) 

Sleeping Angel

Kakatuwa kang panoorin kahit natutulog ka lang...

at nanay's hospital room

you like to smile in your sleep

our version of swaddle - ice cream cone :) you like it better if your arms are not tucked in

first captured smile :)

tulog pa rin kahit nagpapaaraw 

you love arching your body like this when you're asleep

pareho kayo ni tatay ng style ng pagtulog

nakapangalumbaba kahit tulog hehe

feel na feel mo rin na magpatong ng braso sa ulo pag tulog

  

palibhasa naka-dress, naka-posing pa rin 

eto ang masarap matulog, taas pa paa :)

Photoblog: the Beginning

The start of the photoblog featuring little buting!

our first breastfeeding encounter

welcome home!

  

first check-up @ St Luke's Global - you were dressed in all white,
you looked like a nun!

after the check-up, ninja naman!

kaninong paa ito?

  

grade 1 ka pa lang siguro, hiraman na tayo ng shoes

gawing duyan ba ang bath net

pianist's hands lang ang peg

cute baby, kasing haba lang ng braso ni tatay

burping duty c/o tatay

first ligo 

first paaraw - good morning mr sun!

first tummy time

sando ito, naging dress; nanay kasi, puro pang-6 mos ang binili kasi baka maliitan daw agad

first bottle feeding of breastmilk by nanay; sensya na anak dahil kumukonti na  milk  ng nanay dahil sa painful direct feeding

tatay's turn

your favorite facial expression during the first weeks

The Family Pix - Before and After

Here are our before and after family pictures :D

the night before the big day!

first family picture

family photo-op @ 1 month birthday! 

Hello Blogosphere!

The long wait is over! Please welcome our much awaited little buting! Watch out blogosphere for her trip from babyhood up to an age where she will still allow nanay to blog about her :D

The Labor Bagsss

Note: Drafted na ito nung May 30 pa.  Ngayon lang na-post :)


Dahil bukas, May 31, ay ia-admit na ako sa hospital, kailangan na talagang i-finalize ang pag-empake ng “hospital/labor bag”. Mega-research ako diyan ha kasi ayaw ko nung “ay, sana pala nadala ko yung…”. Empre nobody’s perfect at malamang magkaka-moments ng ganun pero at least masasabi kong I tried my best :D Bedrest lang din naman ako e i-career ko na itong planning for the labor bag.

Eto ang mga references na very useful for me:

• Makati Med Maternity Guide (may checklist sa loob; ask your OB for it. Malamang may ganyan din sa ibang hospital)

• http://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/checklist/hospital-packing.aspx

• http://www.babycenter.com.ph/pregnancy/labourandbirth/planningyourbabysbirth/whattopack/

• http://www.mommytopaz.com/2012/05/my-hospital-bag-is-packed.html

• http://manilamommy.com/2009/09/a-practical-hospital-bag-checklist/

Although sinabihan na ko ni OB na advisable na hindi i-room in si buting para maka-recover ako agad from my CS operation (baka wala rin akong silbi sa pagod at anesthesia) at iwas sakit din si buting in case may sakit ang visitors (kulang pa kasi siya talaga ng 2 weeks), nag-empake pa rin ako ng baby things for rooming in. I just want to be flexible at gusto ko may option ako. Eh pano kung magbago isip ko, baka ma-stress lang ako ng kakaisip na sana nagdala ako, etc. Di ko naman sure kung tatamaan ako ng mga mood swings, mga tipong baby blues o post partum depression. So parang security blanket ko na yung baby things niya. Ang resulta, sa isang maliit na maleta, gamit lang ni buting! Halos buong cabinet ni buting ang naimpake ko (sinunod ko lang naman yung hospital checklist tsaka konti lang naman kasi damit niya dahil mabilis lang mapagliitan ang mga newborn clothes) plus toiletries niya at isang pack ng disposable diapers.

clothing
newborn disposable diaper
tie side shirt
booties
bonnet
burping cloth
pajama
mittens
going home outfit
bibs

toiletries
baby wipes
cotton balls
tissue
baby oil
baby shampoo/liquid soap
"toiletry caddy" (actually, libreng see through bag sya sa Watson, tamang tama para organized toiletries ni baby)
others
car seat
bassinet mattress cover

As for my bag of clothes, I think ayos lang laki niya for a 4 day-3 night stay. Aside from the usual clothes, worth highlighting ang items related to breastfeeding:


nursing attire/accessories
robe
nursing pillow
nursing bra
nursing pads
nursing outfit
small towels
nursing cover


May isa pa akong carry anywhere bag na ang laman ay:

clearbook with all the important documents
IDs
marriage cert
SSS and Philhealth forms

gadget/entertainment net bag
pen & notebook – aside from scribbling notes, to monitor time and duration of feedings
pda
cellphone
earphones
flashlight (cum lamp para kung may gusto akong buting-tingin pag lights out na)


others 
Wallet - important sa akin yung Citibank-Mercury Credit Card to avail the discounts for certain MMC services
Pouch with tissue, lip balm, hair accessories, brush, foldable fan

I have another bag na ang laman ay:

basin and tabo – from my previous hospital stays at para di kami i-charge ulit
adult diaper pads – for the heavy blood flow after delivery – yup, kahit CS, me ganun
overnight sanitary pads – pag medyo humina na ang blood flow
toiletry kit – dito ko na lang nilagay para di naman punong puno yung isang bag
tissue
joy ultra and sponge
plate, spoon & fork breast pump kit plus bottles 
what to expect -1st year book - security blanket ulit

Sa bag ni bibi, aside from his clothes:
gadgets
outlet adaptor – weird ang outlet sa MMC
extension cord
chargers
camera
laptop

Hindi naman karamihan ano? Para lang naman kaming titira sa MMC ang peg hehe. Pero ang amin lang ay para di na kami ma-stress dahil may sense of security kami na within reach lang kung ano man kailanganin namin at maiwasan ang mga unplanned purchases. At yan ang aming labor bagsss. :D