This week I brought some of our things here. We have to cozy this place up if we want to make it our second home. It’s my first day here and I like it already. It’s small and the furniture are mismatched but the location is just great. It’s inside a country club and the surrounding is really beautiful and well kept. Today little C and I had lunch in the country club’s restaurant where we had a nice view of the lake. My husband said, we also have access to all the amenities here. Great! I could get use to this kind of living—LOL!

early dinner with C

This place is also just an hour away from my in-laws. That means, it is easier for us to visit each other. In fact, they are coming here tomorrow to help clean up this place and after that, C and I will go with them to their place to spend thanksgiving there. Hubby will follow us there.

Anyway, once we are done rearranging and beautifying this pad a bit, I am going to upload some photos so you could also see it. Right now, please be content with this photo of C playing on the floor.

C's little corner in his Papa's pad.

So when I say I want to get back into shape right after pregnancy, I just don’t mean physically. I also want to get back into shape mentally, that is why I started doing some simple brain fitness exercises to regain the sharpness of memory I once had. Simple things like using my non-dominant had to eat, to write, and to use the mouse pad and playing my guitar and learning new chords are things I can do to exercise my brain. It can be very frustrating sometimes but I just remind myself that I am doing my metal health a favor by persevering at doing these brain exercises. Also, I started to read again. Reading has always been a way for me to feed my mind so no matter how busy I am, I try to squeeze in reading in my daily activities.

But though I didn’t go to a kegel class right away, I did and am still doing some kegel exercises at home because I am afraid of the possible negative consequences of not doing it. I had a very difficult delivery and I delivered a very big baby so I really should pay attention to my muscles down there.

Some women suffer from a medical condition called pelvic organ prolapse after giving birth. This is a condition where the womb or other organs in the pelvic area drops into or pushes against the wall of the vagina. Some cases are really serious that those who have it have to get a vaginal mesh implant. And some who get vaginal mesh implants experience the negative side effects of it such as urinary problems, pain during intercourse, perforations within the bladder, organ injuries, and infections. It can get really complicated that some even file a vaginal mesh lawsuit against their doctors.

I am afraid of such condition so if there is a way for me to strengthen my muscle control down there, I’ll do it. I mean, I am all okay now but I’ll probably get another baby. Who knows!? What’s important now is that I’ll try to prepare my muscles there not only for the next possible child birth but for my health in general.

We’ve been away for almost a week. We stayed at my in-laws and while being there, I didn’t find the time to blog. Now that we are home, I have to face the bunch of housework waiting for me. You see, when we left the house, we forgot to empty our fruit basket. As a result, our kitchen became a breeding ground of fruit flies. This is a mystery to me. I mean, I understand how the fruits got rotten. The weather has been very hot last week and the fruits were not able to stand the heat. But all our windows and doors have been closed the whole time. How did the fruit flies get in?

I was so disgusted that I decided not just to kill every single fruit fly but to clean the whole kitchen as well. It has been screaming for some cleaning anyway so that’s what I did during my baby’s first round of sleep. My baby is now on to his second round of sleep so here I am, eating and blogging at the same time. And oh, the laundry and the dish washing machine are running in the background. So that’s like shooting four birds with one bullet.

Today, I still like to accomplish the following housework: clean the toilet bowls, vacuum clean the living room including the sofa, vacuum clean the three rooms upstairs, iron some of our clothes, and do some organization because things are scattered everywhere.

That’s a bit over optimistic considering that I have a baby to take care of, but I really would like to do as much as I can today. Because this week, I also would like to do the following: clean the windows’ glass, clean the bathroom, and do a bit of organization in the basement because that place looks like a bomb just detonated in it. I HAVE TO get things done. REALLY.

my so seldom used sewing machine

This is my Toyota electric sewing machine. I got it as a present from my husband…well, I actually asked him to buy it for me and so he did. I got it during my last trimester (yeah, that long ago and I’m just blogging about it now) because I was sort of inspired to sew back then.

I am not skilled with sewing but I can sew (It’s another thing to prove that I am not all ipad/iphone/mac-owning airhead. There are also some other things I can do other than cross my legs and tap on my gadgetries. LOL). Back home, my mom’s small factory has different sort of clothes-making-machines. I was allowed to try those machines and eventually learned how to operate most of them.

So anyway, back to my sewing machine. I just used it once when I sew my baby’s sling (baby carrier). Later on, I will use it for sewing pillow cases, beddings, some simple baby clothes, some simple dresses for me, and more. I hope that I can have sometime to really use it soon. It’s such a nice thing to have…if only I have more time to use it.

This is the baby sling i made for my baby. I sewed it during my last trimester.

Even before being a mom, I was never that vain. I don’t feel the need to put on make up every time I leave the house. I just do it whenever I feel like but right now, even if I feel like putting on make up, I just can’t do it anymore. Painting my nails is something I do during warm seasons because it’s when I use sandals and open-toed shoes, but that, too, is something I can’t squeeze in my hectic schedule. Whenever I go out to shop, it’s either I am shopping something for my baby or I am buying some things we need at home.

I have to admit that taking care of myself really took the back seat the moment our baby came. I still shower everyday of course—hygiene is something I still exercise and will continue to do so. All I am talking about is doing something extra for myself—my vanity (what little I have of it), my hobbies, and other things that makes me feel happy or good. Even wearing jewelries and accessories is something I hesitate to do because I don’t like my baby getting in tangled with anything I have on me.

Speaking of that, the only accessory I wear now is a pair of eyeglasses and it’s because I have to–if I don’t, I’ll end up bumping into everything. And there were already several occasions where my baby was able to accidentally pull my glasses off my face. This prompt me to think that I need to get some eyeglasses that have glasses frames that are a bit more sturdy because all the glasses I have now are more like fashion prescription glasses. I need ones that are for heavy duty.

As many of you know, it’s been a month since I gave birth and I am dying to blog about the development of my son and my new life as a mom. Unfortunately though, I am not blessed with time. It’s really different if you have a baby. Your time is not your own anymore.

I am not complaining. Being a mom and having a baby is the most wonderful thing that happened to me aside from meeting and later, marrying the man of my dreams. If I would live my life twice, I’d live it the same way.

Back to blogging. I did read the blogs I follow during the entire time of my absence but when it comes to updating my own blogs, I failed. So right now, I am trying to pick up my blogging routine, or rather start a new one that is in compliance to my baby’s time. I hope I can cope soon.

I would like to be able to update each of my blogs once a week. I think, that would be possible if things ease up a bit around here. Difficult. But possible. If only there’s just the baby to think of, I think I can update my blogs more often because at this point of my baby’s life, he’s just sleeping most of the time. But there are house chores to think of and of course, there’s an endless line of visitors who would like to see our little emperor. It could get really hectic around here.

I hope that the news about us having a baby will become old news soon because that will mean less visitors, more time for other things.

As a result, I feel so tired during the day.  I feel so weak and cranky so I don’t get a lot of chores and work done. It’s frustrating because I am really wasting a lot of time sitting around and feeling weak when I am so desperately wanting to do some things before my baby arrives.

I initially planned to do a lot today—a bit of ironing, de-cluttering, and probably do some baking but I don’t know…. right now, I am not up do to any of those things.

Another thing, the weather is great but I also don’t feel like going out. Crazy! If this is one of those things related to pregnancy, I hope it goes away ASAP.

When I saw Lamielle’s Sesame Green Beans with Chili a few days ago, I told myself that I am going to cook it so yesterday, I cooked it but since hubby surprised me by coming home early and taking me out to lunch, I was not able to eat it right away. Today, I had the chance to savor it and boy, did it taste great.

Sesame Green Beans with Chili

I swear, it looks and tastes better than it looks like on the photo. It’s probably just the crappy phone camera or the fact that I have reheated the food. I will be definitely cooking this again because it is healthy, easy to prepare and I can find all the ingredients in our local grocery store. This means, I don’t have to drive all the way tot the Asian store to get the ingredients.

Of course, nothing is fixed yet. This will just happen if all the ifs happen first so it is not really concrete yet. But anyway, the thought that we might be moving to Munich, Germany is something I just can’t smile about now. First, I like it here. I am already adjusted to the life here. Second, we just bought our place last year and with all the hard work we put into this place, it’ll be a shame to leave it now. Lastly and the most important one, we are going to have a baby and I just don’t like all the hassles of moving to another city with a baby. I think that’s a lot of adjustment for the family. Also, I’ve been to Munich. It’s a place to see of course but right now, I just can’t imagine living there.

It’s really crazy how often we moved from one place to another in the last four years. At the beginning it was fun but I now reached a point where it’s all too tiring for me. I can’t do this over and over again.

BUT in the case of my husband’s job, this kind of move means a lot to our finances so it can’t be that bad. It’s actually good. I am just getting all sentimental and panicky. Maybe it’s with the pregnancy.  Maybe I just really like it here. *Sign, why can’t we just stay here and just get the money we would get if we would move to another city?