My growing belly has made me feel self-conscious at times. People feel the need to come up to me and touch my belly, comment that i'm getting rounder, or comment that I'm not that big. I get smiles for moms little kids love putting their ears on my tummy. Attention is nice once in a while, but there are days when I just want to be left alone. I don ( Read more... )

i am so proud of my hubby! on friday, he competed in a team-triathalon ( Read more... )

so, i started on insulin injections this morning. paul gave my my first shot because i'm too chicken to do it myself. i must say, he is a super brave for his willingness to jab his preggy wife in the belly with a needle ( Read more... )

yesterday was unbearable. all the waiting and the anticipation was more than i could bear. paul's plane arrived at around 4:30pm in manila and it took them 4 hours to get to subic. his text updates helped, but in my mind i was going nuts. i love my hubby so much and can't bear to be away from him for too long. sorry if this sounds too mushy for you ( Read more... )

Accomplished ( Read more... )

i've been trying to stay away from my students because so many of them are sick. so i find myself here in front of the classroom computer surfing for this and that while they do worksheets and finish a project ( Read more... )

this week, i need cheering up more than ever. so here is my list of things to look forward to ( Read more... )

so many of my students are sick right now. they're sleepy, sluggish and unable to concentrate. that sucks ( Read more... )

found a new doctor and she seemed pretty cool. she actually LISTENED to what i had to say, and she agreed that i didn't need to be on insulin YET. no promises about the next few weeks, but I understand that! i just wanted someone to listen.

i just have to tell everyone how awesome my hubby has been. the past few weeks have been really stressful for the both of us and he's been so strong. finding out about the gestational diabetes, planning for a swim meet to be hosted by our school, my mood swings, and planning for the swim meet in singapore have been just a few of the things he's had ( Read more... )