Friday, March 26, 2010

A Bigger Waistline





Here I am at 22 weeks on March 24th. My waistline is definitely bigger and expanding exponentially on a daily basis! Rommel and I took a tape measure to my waistline around my belly button and I measured 39"! Whoa! It's amazing how much my tummy has grown in the past month. Even more unbelievable is how fast time is passing and before I know it, July will be here. There is still more to plan like the baby shower and child care and it's hard not to stress over it. Thank goodness I have great friends and a good support system to help me through these big changes in my life.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Anatomy of Baby Manansala




Rommel and I went to the image lab for an ultrasound on Friday, March 5th, to see how much the baby has grown and developed since the last time and most importantly, to find out the sex of the baby as well. Thankfully, the baby is thriving and has all its necessary components and digits - arms, legs, fingers, toes, eyes, ears, etc. And...surprise, surprise to our delight, we found out that our baby is a BOY!!! Rommel is ecstatic as can be and honestly, so am I. We both shared tears of joy. All this time, I thought I was having a boy, despite most of our family and friends saying otherwise. Even Rommel thought we were having a girl. I guess I was right all along. =) I can't wait to raise a good boy and bring a fine gentleman into this world. We shared the news with our families later that evening, and as you can see, our nieces, Caitlynne and Rianne, also wanted to share the news to the world! To capture this special moment, I also composed a video of our ultrasound pictures for your viewing pleasure. The pictures sure do speak a thousand words. Enjoy! Oh, and best of all, I felt for the first time our baby boy's first kicks at about 10:30 last night!

My 5-Month Belly



Here I am about 19 weeks along in my pregnancy. The latest doctor's visit was as good as can be and the baby is thriving. I'm just about half way there and can't believe how time has flown by. In 4 months, I'm going to be a mother and Rommel and I will be part of the 'hood- Parenthood, that is! We are so looking forward to it.