Pregnancy Dilemma- What if my husband is away when I give birth?

This is another side of the story. Yep I suffered from Morning sickness, to indescribable stretch marks ,then came the stretching of my memory,and now the worry thinking of my husband being away when I deliver.

Giving birth while a husband is far away is not a new story for my genetics. My mother gave birth while my Father is working in the Middle East. My sister in law gave birth with the same story like my Mom.

I can see the positive side of this event,first and foremost whenever my Husband is around, I get to be so "maarte" as in! I rely to him everything and get mushy and emotional every second of the day. I trust him so much, as he really takes good care of my baby and me. Without him by my side, I need to express the Zam in me, strong, over confident, tactless, hahaha..., which somewhere in the middle I know will have positive effects while giving birth.

Second good effect of this is the fact that my husband's vacation is only 35 days. If I give birth before he arrives then he will have a longer time to spend with our baby! [Yep, we have to go back to Dubai and leave our baby for sometime with my husband's Mother. It has to do with the visa and the accommodation and my Husband's work, but don't worry about this as I am not. My baby will be in good hands. We are setting the goal of my Baby's migration before the end of December,2006,anyway. ]

Back to my dilemma, I already sited two positive effects, let me now think about the negative. Errr...aside from the fact that its really sad to be alone now and during the delivery,plus the thought that my husband will miss this first of the first event in our life,I can't think of anything else. Maybe there isnt's anything I should worry about. Maybe? Let me just cross the bridge when I get there.

And by the way thanks to so many internet shop nowadays in the streets, I get to spend my free time in blogging while waiting for my OGTT, next blood sugar test.It's 4 blood sugar test in the span of 3 hrs, with 100 Mg dose of apparently healthy glucose. The series of test is the confirmation that I no longer have diabetus mellitus, in short, diabetis. LOL

Palace in the city

Most of you must have seen this as a forwarded mail by someone. But its different from us emirateans (isn’t that nice to say? It means expats in United Arab Emirates, lol) , as some of us got the chance to see it once in a blue moon or some of us sees it everyday. Anyway let me share the splendor of one the Emirates architecture. I grow up wondering how a modern castle/palace looks inside, and the dream to relieve it, is here. The following pictures are taken from the home of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the former President of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu-Dhabi.

Happy Valentines Day!!!

If it happens to you, will you ever forget this.....

One day I met a sweet gentleman and fell in love.

When it became apparent that we would marry, I made the supreme sacrifice and gave up eating beans forever.

Some months later, on my birthday, my car broke down on the way home from work. Since I lived in the countryside I called my husband and told him that I would be late because I had to walk home. On my way, I passed by a small diner and the odour of baked beans was more than I could stand. With miles to walk, I figured that I would walk off any ill effects by the time I reached home, so I stopped at the diner and before I knew it, I had consumed three large orders of baked beans.

All the way home, I made sure that I released all the gas. It sounded like an armalite firing, bratatatat. Then I was relieved of all the gas in my stomach.

Upon my arrival, my husband seemed excited to see me and exclaimed delightedly: "Darling I have a surprise for dinner tonight." He then blindfolded me and led me to my chair at the dinner table. I took a seat and just as he was about to remove my blindfold, the telephone rang. He made me promise not to touch the blindfold until he returned and went to answer the call. The baked beans I had consumed were still affecting me and the pressure was becoming most unbearable, so while my husband was out of the room I seized the opportunity, shifted my weight to one leg and let one go. It was not only loud, but it smelled like a fertilizer truck running over a skunk in front of a pulpwood mill. I took my napkin from my lap and fanned the air around me vigorously. Then, shifting to the other cheek, I ripped off three more. The stink was worse than a rotten cabbage. Keeping my ears carefully tuned to the conversation in the other room, I went on like this for another few minutes. The pleasure was indescribable. When eventually the telephone farewells signaled the end of my freedom, I quickly fanned the air a few more times with my napkin, placed it on my lap and folded my hands back on it feeling very relieved and pleased with myself.

My face must have been the picture of innocence when my husband returned, apologizing for taking so long. He asked me if I had peeked through the blindfold, and I assured him I had not. At this point, he removed the blindfold, and twelve dinner guests seated around the table chorused: "Happy Birthday!"

Gestational diabetes mellitus --- huwaaat?

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a type of diabetes that arises during pregnancy (usually during the second or third trimester).In some women, GDM occurs because the body cannot produce enough insulin to meet the extra needs of pregnancy.

Often, blood glucose levels can be controlled by diet. You will be given a diet to follow that is low in simple carbohydrates. If your blood glucose cannot be controlled by diet, you will have to take insulin injections. Between ten and 30 per cent of women with GDM take insulin.

Thank you google for the info above.

It was detected in my blood test two weeks ago, my sugar count was way over the limit. Thus it was easy for my doctor to say, Im diabetic.

Now I can’t even smile with just the thought of it. I’m scared. Nope, not like the stretch mark scary, this one is for real. Its serious. If I can’t find a way to make my sugar level sink low, my baby would grow so big, it would both put us in danger.

So let me count thy ways how I should live my life for the next two months…

= Zero Sugar!!!
= Skimmed milk only (ano daw?)
= Less intake of white rice (kaya ko to!)
= Less intake of white bread (lalo naman to, nde naman ako mahilig sa bread!)
= Walking for sometime w/o restraining myself (pano yun?)
= No banana (errr)
= No grapes (waaaaaaaaaaa)
= More vegetable salad, without the dressing (anu lasa nun?)
= No chocolates (oh dear LORD)
= No coffee (fine)
= No tea (not a problem)
= Stay away from fast food restaurants (pasara nyo KFC!)
= No soft drink (since nabuntis naman ako pinagbawal na to)
= Less intake of meat , if cant resist portion should only be like the size of your palm (pwedeng yung 2 palm ko? cge na please maliit lang kasi kamay ko e...at this point gusto na akong batukan ng asawa ko)

As I write it down I feel sadder than ever. Yep, si zam sad na takot pa...haaay

The soon to be Mom…..

Pregnancy, yep its serious business. Some experience hardships, some experience total discomfort, some lucky women experience nothing at all, except for the big tummy! Wish I’m one of those lucky women.

Anyway I’m doing this post with all my sentiments and may I be able to share the “had that” and the “still have that” to my friends, specially to you Jha, as you wouldn’t stop scaring me!

Unexpected traumatic chills…

Ø First Trimester Morning Sickness – Liar! It doesn’t happen in the morning only, it strikes anytime of the day! Mine usually happens after lunch. Dizziness, nausea, name it and be used to it as it will be a part of your daily habit.

Ø Bigger and Bigger – Every part of me is just oozing to be bigger! Its like my body parts are just waiting to do this all my life. Maybe I was never meant to be medium built at all as I am now…errr fat, in the real sense of the word.

Ø Nose bleeding – Before I used to claim I’m afraid of blood, not anymore! Put a tissue anytime inside my nose, and you can get my blood sample. First time I noticed that my nose would bleed every time I stuck something inside (cotton buds that is) ,as every normal person would react, I panic! Went to the doctor and showed her. But just like the other surprises to me, this is normal. My bones and joints and everything else inside is now very sensitive. So just be careful in cleaning your nose –that’s the doctor’s advice, hehe.

Ø Mood Swings - Im not gonna elaborate about this as even though its hard to admit, Im kinda moody already even when I wasnt pregnant yet.

Ø Stretch marks – Spare me dear GOD! I can admit Im not the most beautiful person on earth but I don’t feel as the ugliest one either. First time I felt the itchiness, I scratched it a bit! As in just a bit, then I showed it to my ever hubby, and he said stop scratching it must be the stretch marks. Seeing the horrible look in my face, he said don’t worry its not that much. Your skin is red only. I believed him and shut up for that time. The next morning, with the nice sunshine over our little room, I took the mirror from the wall and decided to have a glimpse on my ever itchy tummy! And much to my horrific surprise, there it was, the little lighting scratches all over my lower tummy! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…I really cried my hearts out! Not the marks, not the marks I kept on saying. My mind kept on imagining the scary design on my tummy and somehow a voice in my head is saying you will never be flawless again! My hubby gave me a tight hug while saying that’s normal, the baby is growing. It will disappear later on or after the delivery. I don’t know why, but that time his words wasn’t enough to comfort me, but maybe the hug did it. After an hour I stopped blaming and cursing him with the promise that he will have to pay for an operation that will remove all the marks.

I will rest my case for now, but as soon as remember or feel anything more, I will be glad to share it to you pals!

Things that made me happy 2002 ?!?

I wrote the things below 4 years ago, I was able to retrieve it from my yahoo mail and it just made my day. It actually made me smile, I can see how things were so simple and how I was so naive back then. Anyway I want to post it, my next post would be the present, and then the future? wahaha


mababaw lang pro these are the things that makes me feel good,i want to read this things after 10 years,macompare man lang,hehe.as for you guys who will read it,kanya kanyang trip ok?

--pag cute ako pagtingin ko sa salamin
--eating hashbrown as breakfast on weekends
--ung spicy chicken combo ng wendys
--ung spicy chicken ng kfc
--drinking vanilla coke,sometimes rootbeer crave
--gicing ng tanghali pag pwede,heaven!
--receiving email from my friends
--tawag ni daddy
--winning a stuff toy sa ufo catcher,kahit pa naubos na pera ko sa kakalaro!
--drinking gin tonic while singing sa karaoke
--drinking smurnoff while dancing sa sky haha
--drinking red horse while playing billiards
--everytime i eat my own luto tapos ang sarappppp
--pag naamoy ko ung Jasmin rice ko na naluluto,ambango bango
--pag bumibili me ng kahit ano,without actually planning it
--uuwi ng maaga galing sa work,pambihira kasi sa akin
--pag madami tao sa bahay ko?
--pag nde nila ko makatok kasi wala na ko doorbell haha
--pag syento sa exam!
--pag may nagagawa me favor for anyone
--pag gigimik ako tapos may manlilibre sa akin
--pag nakikita ko c marvyn(katabi ko sya habang gnagawa ko to ok?)
--pag yng mga tinutukso ko nagkakatuluyan! wahhaha (marvin and anna)
--pag may girls nyt out.bihira kasi e
--pag sweldo na syempre at pag may naiipon
--pagnakakapag simba
--pag holiday
--pag matagal na me nasa loob ng room ko
--ung thought na uuwi na c daddy for good!
--pag nangangarap me ng kung ano ano
--pag nakakatakas d2 sa work!
--pag natapos ang isang design...whew
--pag naglalakad ng walang hinahabol na oras

He/She picks....

She picks...Samsung SGH-E800


SLIDE AND BE SASSY

Specs
Dual-band (900/1800MHz)
Built-in VGA (640 x 480) Camera with Flash
Multimedia Messaging (MMS)
JAVA Application Capability WAP 2.0 (WSP Stack)
64 Polyphonic Ringtones
65,536 Color TFT LCD (128 x 160)
Speakerphone Voice Clarity
Photo Caller
ID Dimension: 87 x 43 x 23.5mm
Weight: 86g


He picks... Nokia 6260

WORK AND PLAY

Specs

Active TFT rotating display display (65,536 colours, 176 x 208 pixels)
Push to Talk (PTT)
Mobile email and VPN client
HTML browser
Quickword and Quickpoint for viewing documents
Bluetooth™ wireless technology
Additional connectivity: Infrared, Pop-Port™ connector, Nokia Connectivity Adapter cable (USB)
Local synchronization of contacts, calendar, to-do items, and notes to a compatible PC using PC Suite
Downloadable Java™ and Symbian applications
Voice Features: voice dialing, voice commands, voice recorder
Integrated handsfree speaker
Integrated digital VGA camera (640 x 480 pixels, digital zoom)
Video recording and playback
FM radio and MP3 player
Polyphonic ringtones & True Tones
Five-way scrolling navigation
Text messaging with concatenated SMS: send and receive messages containing up to 459 characters
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) for receiving, editing and sending messages with text, audio files, voice clips, video clips and images
Predictive text input
Memory: 6 Mbytes
Includes a 32 Mbyte MMC memory card, preloaded with a number of applications you can try for free
GPRS class 6
Data transfer up to 43.2 kbps
Triband
Size: 102 x 49 x 23 mm
Weight: 130g
Battery standby: up to 6 days Talktime: 2 - 4 hours