Baby bump at 23 weeks and counting....

This is how I look now. 23 weeks happily pregnant. And we're expecting for a BOY! It's what my husband and I have been praying for. Thank God for giving us what we asked for. <3 Everyone's excited! My mom and elder brother... our friends and people who know and support us with our way to parenthood.

My doctor says I'm skinny though baby boy growing normal. However, we need to have a balanced weight. So, I need to gain more together with the little angel.  And so, after 2 weeks from the day my doc told me I'm under weight, this is now how I look like. Bump now is visible! And I'm excited about it. These photos were just taken earlier today! 
Praise the Lord!

Inside my womb at 10 weeks

This is our first ultrasound taken last May 7,2011 and our baby was 10 weeks old inside my womb.

It was one of the best and unforgettable experiences for me and my partner, Enting.

At first, Enting was a bit uncomfortable looking at my position and was about to see the start of the whole procedure. I didn't look at his face at first coz I might just laugh.

But when he started smiling and couldn't even say a single word, I knew he already saw our baby!!!

The person in-charge was still doing her thing so I was the last person inside the room to see my little one.

And when the lady turned the screen towards me, there it was. The first sight of my baby, made me feel that everything in the past and the present was worth the experience. Because I know somewhere along the road, I've done something right to have a partner so good like Enting and a baby to prove our love for each other.

Our little one at 10 weeks is healthy and has a good cardiac activity. ♥ Thank God!

But what was more amazing for a new mother like me was to see how the future father reacted upon seeing the little one via the machine. He's very happy and excited about our baby to come and I know he loves me and our baby so much.

This whole experience of having our first ultrasound made us even a stronger couple. ♥

Things happen for a reason.

Last night, I read something on my Facebook news feed, one of the most wonderful thing a girlfriend can tell her boyfriend. It was an album of their first year anniversary as boyfriend-girlfriend and has a description that says:

I remember our weekend in Bantayan,

I forced you to wake up 5am just to see the sunrise,

I told you I was going to go regardless,

Sunrise?? All we saw were heavy dark clouds and the sun was hiding.

Because although I said it didn't matter to me,

I really wanted us to spend every second on the island,

I wanted to share the sunset, the sunrise even the rain,

and thankfully, we enjoyed every minute of it.

Because of course we had such a wonderful time, 

and we have done so ever since day 1,

and I love you more than ever,

and I love you in every single way.

Happy 1st birthday to us,

For you, I thank the Lord above,

You've given me hope inspiration and truth,

because of you, I feel never-ending joy.

I was teary eyed when I read and saw the photos. They look so happy together.

 

I am happy that somehow I was one of the reasons they found each other. If not for me, the guy wouldn't realize his worth.

I was his ex-girlfriend. His first "real" love. But I was never in love with him. I was hurt by someone else before him. And I've made sure I would not be in love anymore unless the guy would love me head over heels. Indeed, he was the right guy. So, I took him as a boyfriend. Or rather, I used him to move on.

 

He never knew I wasn't in love. The least that I could do was to make him feel loved in return. 

Because he gave me everything. LITERALLY.

One call from me, he'd be on my doorstep.

One request from me, he'd have his hands all ready for me.

One word from me, he'd be on his knees.

But I was fed up pretending. There was no one else involved. I just didn't love him at all.

I broke his heart. I didn't even feel guilty at all when I broke up with him. I thought to myself we were young and he could easily move on.

He never hated me. He begged for me to go back. And I just told him the most common and lousy alibi:

"It's not about you. It's about me. I have my own issues that I have to fix myself. I need to do it on my own. When I'll be ready, I'll be back."

But I knew deep down inside me, there was no turning back. It was the end of my pretense.

But he was still there... even at the middle of the night. He checked on me from time to time. And most of the time when I needed something, he'd be more than willing to be there for me. LITERALLY.

Then weeks after, he tried to ask me if I was ready to have him back. And I felt so bad...so bad when I told him, "No, I can't. I am no longer in love with you. I just wanna be alone for now."

And then he asked me back with his most sincere voice, "Have you ever loved me before?"

I had to stick to my own lies, "Yes,of course. I have loved you. You made me happy. And I thank you for that. But we just have to move on separately."

Months after I left him, I felt guilty whenever I think about what I did. But I knew I had to and there was no way to do it but break his heart.

And I never heard from him anymore until he added me up on Facebook last month.

We belong to the same batch in college and classmates back in elementary. So, we have a group in Facebook for the entire batch (elementary) which we are both members of.

I guess it was a sign that he already forgave and forgot what happened when he added me up on Facebook though we haven't talked online yet.

And then I saw who his girlfriend is. The same girl who was there for him when I left him... the same girl who asked me why I left him... the same girl he helped moved on from her past.

And I am happy. Happy for them, that things turned out so nice after all. 

And most especially, I AM HAPPY AND CONTENTED WITH MY LIFE AND PARTNER.

My ex-boyfriend and his girlfriend have found their happiness in each other's comfort.

I have found my life and my true love.

We're all happy.

Our first of the many summers

We didn't know my classmate took a photo of us.

This was really random and candid.

And I remember this moment.

I was telling him how hot he is and how much I love the way he he is everyday.

This is just the start of our many summers together. ♥

First Ever Get Together with CNU-ILS Batch 2006

It has been 5 long years since we walked out of Cebu Normal University - Integrated Laboratory School and finished our highschool life. We promised to see each other even after graduation and we've gone to different universities.

Let me give you a brief background of our school and batch. 

Highschool students from CNU-ILS have been called the "cream of the crop", "the best of the best" and the "chosen few". The school only accepts maximum of 50 students out of thousands of applicants and go through extensive screening with their written aptitude exams and qualifying requirements. When you're a graduate of this school, they definitely know you're brilliant and an exceptional student.

Our batch has been composed of Class Valedictorians, Salutatorians and honor students from different primary schools. So, you know why we are called the chosen few. =)

And to prove that, we have Razel Mae Libot ranked 10th placer on the recent Nursing Licensure Board Exams 2010 with an average of 84.60 and Viktor Xenon Lequin ranked 4th placer on the recent CPA Board Exams 2011 with an average of 91.57. Isn't that a big wow for our classmates? Cheers!

So, back to our first ever get together, the organizing team included our Senior Class President Mariz Asoy, my bestfriend Mariz Go and yours truly made it all possible last May 21,2011 at Mariz Go's residence in Kisanta, Talisay City.

We were only 7 who arrived at the agreed time and venue: 

L-R: Yours truly, my bestfriends Pearl and Mariz Go,

Jan Kyle, cousins Franklin and Winchelle and Abigail.

We had lunch together and surprisingly had Franklin do all the talking. He wasn't like this back in highschool. He was the silent-type math whiz.

After lunch, we went to the pool side and did all the catching ups there and went for a swim. Later on, we had more classmates coming over.

We had Nize, Mon, Mariz Asoy and Zendelle added. Franklin had to leave early.

From 50 down to 46 classmates graduated together last March 2006. Some have migrated abroad and some have work to do during the get together, so only a few made it to the get together. However, we were all happy because we had 2 batchmates (Nize and Kyle ) who only went to our school for 2 years, were able to make it on this special day with us and though we started only 7 of us, but later that evening, we had more classmates who shared dinner with us. All in all, we were all happy and even those who didn't make it want a get together part 2!

 

L-R standing: Yours truly, Zendelle,Janelle, Mariz Go, Pearl, Kyle,Mon and Abby.

L-R sitting: Mariz Asoy, Beulah, Winchelle, Juliemae and Nize

Special Thanks to our partners who took our batch pictures: Michael for Mariz Go and my super hottt partner, Enting who took the photos for this blog.

My partner Enting took the batch photos for this blog. Thanks, Babe!

It started with a...

It started with this photo he took for me on my birthday

and posted it on my Facebook wall.

He wore a green shirt since my favorite color is GREEN.

He calls me BABE because we call each other Baby Love.

I first called him BUNGEE for a while that time

after he once kept on saying the word Bungee (jump) over the phone.

My Life and Love Partner ♥

My life and love partner. 

With the look on his face, I know it's for real. 

This time, I need not to wait.

He will always be there for me through thick and thin.

I love you now and always.

(Photo taken last May 11,2011 in Cebu City)