As I type this, I'm already on the 3rd day of my 78 days Maternity Leave. I had pre-term contractions while in the office which led to some bleeding, prompting my OB to advise bedrest for the remaining 2 weeks leading to my D-day at Medical City on August 11 (C-section).
Inspite of my leave, I continue to work from the house, sending emails back and forth to the office, continue to update and provide recommendations regarding the accounts. My dad couldn't believe that I'd still get things done at work. You gotta hand it to technology. :-D The thing is, the Modem I'm using now belongs to dad's office so I can only use the internet during the weekends and late afternoons during the weekdays. And man, downloading our Website to get into the Office Network takes a looong time. That's why I've been logging in late at night and staying up until past 2am so the connections are faster and I can work better.
My mom, who has been staying in L.A. since April 24 to look after my sick Uncle is finally coming home on August 5. Photo finish siya. She totally missed my 3rd trimester whims. I now weigh 152 lbs and can no longer embrace myself in the waist. Needless to say, when I look down, I no longer see my toes. Haha! Ang BIGAT na, sobra, and I can't sleep comfortably and still can't breathe properly becoz Anton is still settled way up high courtesy of my narrow pelvic bone.
But I'm really glad that all these discomforts will be over soon and I can finally see my baby boy. :-D I was thinking earlier that there are so many things that Anton will learn and explore, so many opportunities open for him to grab, and I know that from the moment he learns to walk and talk, he will make me shed tears of joy as I watch his accomplishments and tears of pain when I share his heartaches.
I now understand when they say a Mom will always be a Mom....and many years from now, when he's all grown up, I will look back on this very night and remember the feel of him inside my womb, inching his little head closer and closer to the birth canal, feeling his little kicks that literaly rocks me sideways, whispering soothing words as I caress my belly that holds him safe and warm...and shed new tears of happiness for my son.
Inspite of my leave, I continue to work from the house, sending emails back and forth to the office, continue to update and provide recommendations regarding the accounts. My dad couldn't believe that I'd still get things done at work. You gotta hand it to technology. :-D The thing is, the Modem I'm using now belongs to dad's office so I can only use the internet during the weekends and late afternoons during the weekdays. And man, downloading our Website to get into the Office Network takes a looong time. That's why I've been logging in late at night and staying up until past 2am so the connections are faster and I can work better.
My mom, who has been staying in L.A. since April 24 to look after my sick Uncle is finally coming home on August 5. Photo finish siya. She totally missed my 3rd trimester whims. I now weigh 152 lbs and can no longer embrace myself in the waist. Needless to say, when I look down, I no longer see my toes. Haha! Ang BIGAT na, sobra, and I can't sleep comfortably and still can't breathe properly becoz Anton is still settled way up high courtesy of my narrow pelvic bone.
But I'm really glad that all these discomforts will be over soon and I can finally see my baby boy. :-D I was thinking earlier that there are so many things that Anton will learn and explore, so many opportunities open for him to grab, and I know that from the moment he learns to walk and talk, he will make me shed tears of joy as I watch his accomplishments and tears of pain when I share his heartaches.
I now understand when they say a Mom will always be a Mom....and many years from now, when he's all grown up, I will look back on this very night and remember the feel of him inside my womb, inching his little head closer and closer to the birth canal, feeling his little kicks that literaly rocks me sideways, whispering soothing words as I caress my belly that holds him safe and warm...and shed new tears of happiness for my son.