Wanting to blog again!

It has been a year since my last post. I miss writing, posting and sharing..... Hope I can post updates soon! ;-)

1st Three Birthdays

My babies are almost 4 months old already. How time flies!

Here are pictures from their 1st three monthsaries.

Yellow and Pink

Since the twins' baptism is over, I can post the invite already. Napraning kasi ako baka may magkidnap sa babies ko.

I really had no theme. Parang motif lang. Colors were yellow and pink (like our wedding) and the patterns damask and polka dots. I didn't want something baby-ish so I opted for a classic and feminine feel.

Below you can see the final products for the invite, thank you tags and thank you cards.



I had no time to design the tarp anymore. Fortunately, my brother in law and his fiancee offered to sponsor this item. I love the finished product so much!!!

Labor of Love

I'm so excited for my twins' baptism!

I finally finished the map. Yahoo!

Save the date! ;-)

The twins' baptism was originally scheduled to happen in March since we are waiting for my aunt who is based in Saudi. However, her annual vacation was moved to end April or early May. The twins would be about 6 months old already by then and so we didn't want to delay it until that time. Hubby and I then decided to have them baptized this January.

We want a simple celebration only since we are planning on splurging on their 1st birthday celebration.

We have the church and reception venues already. I still have to make the invites and thank you cards, find a cake supplier, fix the giveaways, buy ceremony and reception dresses.

I was able to send out the save the date to some people already. I found my inspiration at a multiply site.

Yehey, no diabetes!

One of the things that I least liked about my pregnancy was that I developed gestational diabetes. I had to monitor my glucose levels three times a day and then I also had to inject insulin twice a day. I hated pricking and having to administer the insulin by myself.

I took the OGTT last Monday (I was about 7 weeks post op) and got the results yesterday. Thank God I'm cleared of diabetes!!! Yahoo!!! Praise God!!! My OB told me that I would have to retake the OGTT every 3 years just to make sure.

Yehey, I can eat anything again!!! Woohoo!!! Hehehehe...

Chicken and Pork Adobo with Egg

This is the first time ever that I cooked this dish. Hindi talaga ako mahilig magluto. I just try sometimes depending on my mood. Since we don't have a cook now, napipilitan ako magluto pero for dinner lang hahaha. Please excuse the picture as I took it with my cellphone. Plus I'm not so exact with the measurements.

My inspiration for this can be found at this site.

Ingredients:
1 kg of pork and chicken
2 cups water
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup vinegar
garlic
onion
boiled egg
pepper
sugar

Directions:
1) I cooked the pork first to make sure that it will be tender.
2) Once the pork is tender, add water, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic onion and pepper.
3) Set to boil but do not stir until it starts to boil to ensure that the vinegar will be cooked.
4) Add chicken and cook until meat is done.
5) Let it simmer.
6) Mix in sugar depending on preferred taste.

Hubby liked naman my version of adobo.

My Little Lexie is Sick :(

Lex has colds.

We brought her to her doctor last Saturday and her pedia just prescribed Sterimar. May konti lang bara sa ilong but still ok pa rin naman daw since she had no fever and she was still feeding well. However, hindi pa rin nawawala until yesterday. Naawa talaga ako. Nakakaiyak to see your child having difficulty breathing. Doc told me to give her nasatopps na for five days. She seems to have improved a bit after taking 2 doses of her medicine. Sana tuloy tuloy na!

Breastfeeding Woes

Breastfeeding has been a source of stress for me. I've been feeling bad about it because I have been mixed feeding. Actually, instead of formula milk being the supplement, breast milk has been the supplement. I feel that I am a failure at breastfeeding because I cannot provide for the requirements of my twins.

I really wish I read up on breastfeeding while I was pregnant. A lot of my friends were telling me to breastfeed and I though it was so easy. I didn't know that it was really hard work and can be really painful.

I wasn't informed about a lot of things. My husband and yaya were not so well informed also. Hence, we went for bottle and formula feeding just 4 days after my babies were born. I felt so bad. They were crying and we thought they were hungry even after nursing. Plus I developed sore nipples at that time. After that, it was difficult to get my babies to latch. Plus it was easier and more convenient to offer a bottle than to get them to latch.

Still, I wanted to offer my babies breast milk. If I can't get them to latch, I will just pump and feed the breast milk by bottle. So I kept on pumping. However, I still think that the amount of milk I pump is not enough. The most that I was able to pump in a day is 7 ounces.

Now, I am feeling down again. 2 days ago, I was able to pump twice only as I went out. I was able to express 3 oz. only. Today, I've pumped thrice already but has been able to express 70 ml only or around 2 oz. I'm feeling sad because I want to be able to provide breast milk as long as I can. What if my supply is starting to dry out already? It has only been a month and a week.

My Last Ultrasound

My babies at 34 weeks...

Twins' 4d ultrasound

We were so excited to see how our angels look like so even if it was quite expensive, hubby and I decided to have a 4d ultrasound done on me. We had ours at OGUSCA in their Festival mall branch. Luckily, they had a discount at that time.

(Max at 30 weeks)

(Lex at 30 weeks)

Inside Mommy pictures

Twins are monitored more frequently than singletons. Hence, more ultrasound pictures. I always looked forward to seeing them move on screen. It reassured me that they were doing fine...

(twins at around 11 weeks)

(twins at 21 weeks; this is when we found out we were having girls--well, one was surely a girl)

(twin A at 25 weeks)

(twin B at 25 weeks)

Memorable Day

I can still remember the day when I found out we were having twins. It was March 11, 2010.

I was scheduled for my 1st ultrasound. I was having some abdominal pains and my OB wanted to be sure that everything was ok. I was on my 7th week at that time. I went alone because my husband was away on a business trip. I was scared because it was my first time to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound plus no one was there to hold my hand.

The OB-sonologist was not even that accommodating and friendly. Medyo mataray pa siya and pinagalitan pa niya ako na huwag daw ako malakas magbreathe in and out kasi daw nahihirapan siya. I was waiting for her to explain the procedure to me or to show me the screen. Pero wala. I just heard her call her assistant and asked her to look at the screen. After that, that's when she told me " dalawa ito". I was so surprised and happy. She then let me hear the heartbeat. Super super happy!!!! I couldn't wait to tell my hubby. When I went down to pay for the ultrasound, I called my husband and begged him to answer my call ( he was in a meeting). I told him we were having twins and he couldn't believe it! Ako rin, hindi rin ako makapaniwala! I asked my Dad to call me as he was overseas and then I called my mother in law. At that time, ang pagkakaalam namin, walang history ng twins on both sides so we were all surprised. I texted and called up some of my relatives and friends. They were all shocked hahahaha! Joe and I were just so thankful to the Lord for the wonderful news.

Below is the very first picture of our twins...

Thank you

Prayer in Thanks of a Safe Delivery

Good Saint Gerard, patron of mothers, assist me in thanking God for the great gift of motherhood. During the months of my waiting, I learned to call upon you and placed the safety of my child and myself under your powerful protection. The great lesson of your trust in God sustained me; your slogan, "God will provide," became my hope and consolation. I thank God for my child and for motherhood. Help me to prize the great treasure of motherhood and obtain for me the grace to raise my child as a child of God.
Amen.

God is great! Thank you for our healthy twins!