The Wonders of Technology

Yesterday, I saw our 8-month child from the ultrasound pictures that my wife brought. It was an exciting moment for me; I wanted to hug her! I wanted to kiss her!

Last week, the sales rep of GE visited the hospital where my wife is working. The demonstrated a 4d ultrasound machine (the most common is 3d, to some extent is 2d especially in the provinces). One of the consultants grabbed her and made her the subject of the demo. The cost of each picture, in a normal situation, would be more than a thousand. But my wife got it for free.

She's fond of sucking her toes for some reason. Hopefully she changes when she gets out of her mom's womb. But on this picture, it seems to me that she has a potential of getting her mom's trait of frowning...

I was teasing my wife that I will take our kid wherever I go, whenever possible. So that she'll be exposed about the different activities outside the house. This way, she will be more well rounded and more matured when the time comes.

According to them, she looks like me especially the forehead. But her lips is definitely taken from her mom. And Kristine is quite worried that she might have the same nose as she has. But Tita Lyds and Lola told her that my cousins (and myself) started with noses that only mothers can love; eventually, it turned out to be better looking (naks!).



Well, I am hoping for the best. According to Tin, all the pregnancy parameters are normal. She's opting for CS around 2nd week of September; her built might not take the size of the baby when she delivers. She'll be out of the hospital for 2 weeks; on top of that, 5 days after she delivers the baby she has to take an exam in relation to her training!!! If only I own my own hospital... Oh well, she's the doctor and I am not.

I am just excited.... I don't have to be a priest to be a papa... =)

Changes in Behavior

Two weeks ago, my car wouldn't start. Ordinarily, I would have left the car alone until I find the energy to fix it. However, I needed it for any eventualities since my wife is pregnant (I was right to fix it last weekend).

Initially, I didn't want to fix it. I didn't even plan to bring it to our place (it was left in the garage in Paranaque). But one time, I picked up my wife from the hotel and we had a hard time getting a cab going home. So I took the car from the family house and drove it to my current abode in Fairview. And a day after, I wanted to bring my wife to the hospital, it wouldn't start. The battery was dead (luckily it wasn't the starter). So I bought a battery replacement.

Afterwards, I decided to fix the flush of the toilet bowl. It has been a couple of months since it broke down. And (stupidly late) I realized that my wife had been lifting the water pail just to flush the toilet. I actually felt ashamed when I realized it. In the end, I was able to fix it.

I was really proud of myself after fixing it. I know it was a small feat for most; but when I was single, I wouldn't even care until somebody would scold me or until it's unbearable.

Now, I am more sensitive about my wife's situation. When she woke me up around 5am because she thought there was something wrong, I just changed my clothes and brought her to the hospital. Sometimes she is unreasonable, and when this happens, I knew logic won't work and simply treat her the way she expects me to treat her.

But I love it!!!

Preping Up for The Girl

Last week, my wife and I went to the mall to check for baby stuff.

We checked the baby tub, but Kristine was looking for a specific product; she was looking for a baby support so that she doesn't need to carry the baby while putting him on a bath. She was also looking for a specific brand of milk bottles. For the sterilizer, she was also looking for the product that has handle so that we can take it with us anytime. Oh, and there's only one brand that offers that product and it's not cheap. I am estimating that it would cost me around 10k to put up with the necessities.

I wasn't really interested on looking at the colors of the baby clothes that we are planning to buy at first. I felt that shopping for a baby's clothes is just like any shopping activities. But later on, I found the activity enjoyable. And I also want to see my kid on those clothes. And seeing my wife being excited about it, makes me ashamed that I felt differently at first.

Before we left the mall, I am excited to see our own baby girl. And the cost of taking care of her, is part of all of raising a family of my own. Which I find very fulfilling!