Day 40-41/365: Nursing her Baby Dolls and Maternity Badge

First of all, I want to sincerely thank all of you for all the well wishes for our upcoming baby. I'm overwhelmed with the love and concern I have been getting from my family, friends and digi/cyber friends.

I will still try to do my photo a day project, but I'm not sure if hubby can post and process my photos everyday as he will take a leave from work and be with me in the hospital. If not, I will post all the pics once we arrive home.

Day 41/365: Maternity Badge

Tomorrow will be the last time I'll use this maternity badge. Rail companies in Tokyo are handing out badges to pregnant women in the hope they prompt commuters to give up their seats on the capital's crowded trains. The badges come in pink and blue and have the words "There is a baby in my stomach" printed on them. Although this has been very useful for me while riding the train, of course there were the occasional inconsiderate people seating on the priority seats and pretending to sleep or simply ignoring a pregnant woman in front of them.

Day 40/365: Nursing her Baby Dolls

As I was nursing her, she said her baby dolls are sick too and need to be treated. So she got her Hello Kitty med kit and tried to check her dollies. Hubby loves this shot amongst the ones that I've taken.

Thanks for stopping by, as always! Truly appreciate it. I have to go and finish packing as we have to leave at 9AM tomorrow. :)

Take Care everyone and see you again! ;)

Day 37/365: Last Fetal Non Stress Test

Fetal NST (Non Stress Test) Machine at St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo. Yay! Finally we made it, my last visit to the OB and NST result was okay. I'm having some contractions already but the doctor checked and she said that everything is still fine. Hubby's with me, as always. Thanks to him for always accompanying me during my trips to the hospital.

Rein is not feeling well. She's been vomiting since this morning and we are going to see a doctor tomorrow morning to check if it's stomach flu or not. We need to get her ready as I am going to be admitted to the hospital on Wednesday and she'll be with her Papa and grandma the whole time. I have been feeling a little ill due to cold weather, my throat is kinda infected.

Have a great weekend!

Thanks for dropping by! Miss reading your post, I promise to catch up!

Day 36/365: My Baby Bag

Special thanks to my sister-in-law, Cay, for getting this baby bag from Manila. This will be my baby bag for "Sherysse Caleigh". I love the color combo that when I saw it from the link that she gave me, I knew this will be perfect for me. I have been checking the Etsy Store for bags but I always end up looking for bootsie and other baby clothes there instead.

My little helper seriously assisting me in getting all of Caleigh's going away outfit. We'll have another round of check-up tomorrow and probably my last NST. Then next week, Febuary 11, we'll be in the hospital. Gosh! This time next week, we'll have our baby Caleigh.

This weekend, hubby plans to have another round of Chili Crab at the Seafood Republic of Singapore in Shinagawa. Actually, I asked for it before I get sliced. :) LOL

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fabulous day/night!

TC :)

Day 34/365: Upside down...

First of all, I want to thank all of you for all the well wishes for the upcoming baby. It means a lot to me. Thanks also to those who sent private messages and left comments on Facebook and Yahoo Messenger. I truly appreciate it! :)

Not much for today. We stayed home and relaxed all day. I took a nap and tried to scrap some pages for the teams that I am working with. This pic is Rein's favorite among the ones we took today. She is well aware of my situation and is very cooperative today. I promised her that we will go out tomorrow so she said that I should rest 100 minutes more. Currently, her favorite phrase! LOL

Hubby arrived around 8pm and we are going to watch Heroes.

As always, thanks for stopping by! Have a fabulous day/night! ;)

TC (Take Care)

Day 33/365: Bicycle Ride

This morning, while having a late breakfast, Rein kept telling me and my mom that she really wants to ride her bike. So we decided to give in since it's sunny although the weather is still cold at 4-8C. She had had fun and even called her Papa just to tell him that she's riding the bike, finally!

Our satellite TV company didn't cover the Super Bowl so we weren't able to watch the live coverage but I was able to get a copy already and we are going to watch the game tonight once hubby arrives from work.

I only have 10 days left before I give birth to Caleigh. Honestly, I'm excited and at the same time nervous and scared. I have been reading some cases of pregnant women who died because they were refused admittance by several hospitals here in Tokyo when they had an emergency. Please check this if you have time: Death of a rejected patient. I’m surprised that this happened in Tokyo and to think that Japan is a first world country and really known for superior medical services. St. Luke's International Hospital made sure that I will be well taken cared of and gave us the emergency numbers in case of early delivery. I am having mild contractions and recording it, I guess I'm kinda stressed.

How was your weekend? Hope you all have a great time.

Thanks for stopping by, as always. Take Care :)

Day 32/365: TGIF at Roppongi

Look at her face, she just stopped crying when this picture was taken. She was really hungry and just started to eat her Chicken Fingers meal and she said it was delicious. We went to TGIF in Roppongi to attend a birthday party and when she was done eating, she was her normal bubbly self again and played with the rest of the kids. She didn't want to go home and wanted to spend more time with the kids but the reservation was until 5pm only. I used Annie Manning Picture Perfect Package One. It's awesome!!! Thanks, Annie ;)


Rein is on the right side, the one on the middle is JM and the birthday girl is Isabelle on the left side. She turned 3 years old and was really happy to see all the kids around her. We all had a great time and went to Roppongi Hills after the party to buy Rein some clothes at Zara. I was telling Rein that I should buy a new bag, she said I have enough bags already. LOL

As always, thanks for stopping by! Have a great week! :)

Day 31/365: Self Portrait 101

Yep! This is me. I'm going to do a self portrait every end of the month and see how I've changed. I had my new do before the Chinese New Year and I noticed my huge nose due to the pregnancy.

Just want to make a quick post before I go to bed. I took this photo before going to Ropponggi with hubby to watch the new James Bond movie. Movies are kinda late here in Japan. Finally, we were able to go on a date together before I give birth. Rein stayed with her Grandma. We had early dinner at Pizzakaya and it was good!!! It's been raining here since yesterday but thankfully tomorrow the weather is sunny. Life is pretty hectic on my side of the world, we're going back to Ropponggi again tomorrow (Sunday) with hubby, Rein and my mom.

Thanks for stopping by. I'll drop you a note tomorrow when we get back. I'm excited to see your POTD and update from your daily lives.

Take Care and enjoy the day/night! :)

P. S. We made it through 31 days of January!!! Yippee!!! Here comes February...

Day 30/365: Bills...Ohh Bills....

This is one of the things I do every end of the month. I gather all our bills for all our utilities and our lone credit card. I usually compare all the receipts from all our purchases to make sure that all charges are correct since everything is written in Japanese. Hubby and I are using just 1 Japanese credit card to make sure that we stay within our limits. We have other cards for emergency purposes but they are from the Philippines and are very rarely used here.

We went to the hospital today and as expected we spent almost the whole day there. We were able to talk to our OB, Endoc and Anes and they were able to discuss everything about my delivery on the 12th of February. I'm going to have a combination of Spinal anesthesia and Epidural.

Happy weekend! Thanks for stopping by! :)

Day 29/365: Bonding with Grandma

I just love to see my mom and my daughter having fun together. This was taken this afternoon when my mom was ready to take a nap with Rein but Rein doesn't want to so she grabbed a book and they read together. Once they're done, my mom fell asleep and Rein went outside the room to have a snack. LOL

We're going to the hospital tomorrow (Friday) for another round of tests with my Endoc and OB. We're going to talk to my Anes and discuss things I want during my CS Operation on Feb 12. Yay! Two weeks and we'll have another new baby. We've been busy preparing for Caleigh's arrival.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day/night! :)

Day 28/365: All time fave in the Philippines

I just want to share one of my favorite food from the Philippines. This is called Roasted Suckling Pig (Lechon). This is very popular in Asia and in some other countries in South America. I'm not sure if you've tried it, I think some Chinese restaurants offer this kind of food but with a twist.

My mom is here. She flew from Manila to be with us when I give birth in the next couple of weeks. She'll stay here for 3 months. She brought 1 kilo of Lechon and some of my other favorites and sour green mangoes which can only be found in Manila. I think you can also get it from some Asian stores here but at a very high cost. I'm thankful that her flight was hassle free and the things she brought weren't confiscated at the airport. Hubby and I were really excited because we missed it so much and we really enjoyed our meal :)

Thanks for stopping by! Off to bed.

Have a great day/night! :)

Day 27/365: New dresser for our baby Sherysse Caleigh

This is what we purchased at Ikea last Saturday for our upcoming baby "Caleigh". It arrived this morning and hubby spent around three hours assembling the whole thing. He's really meticulous, I guess it comes with being an engineer lol.

Rein was also trying to "help" him, but as we all know, she probably added an extra hour to the whole process. She calls him "Handy Manny" and also loves to sing "Let's go to work, teamwork..." while they are fixing things. He loves to do these things and acts like a little kid building a Lego set hahaha.

The color that we chose also matches our bed and other furnishings we bought from Ikea. We love the light and cool color of it. Hubby always says that when it is time for us to build our own home, he'll give Ikea a pretty good day at the cashier lol. He has this idea of building everything inside of that house by himself and he gets a kick out of it each time. Boys will be boys i guess.

As always, Thanks for stopping by! :) Have a fabulous day/night! :)

Day 26/365: Takes my breath away...

First of all, I want to thank all of you for your well wishes on my last post. It means so much to me. It's Chinese New Year today (Kung Hei Fat Choi) and I'm off to take out all the negative thoughts to start the year of the Ox, Yep! We follow Chinese traditions, even back home, ever since I was little.

I should have posted Rein's photo in the bath tub, but this one takes my breath away. This was taken before noon time, she was wearing her "High School Musical" swimsuit. She spent one hour playing inside the bath tub with her pink goggles and some toys.

Rein is super duper sweet today. She keeps on saying "I love you, Mama" and would always sit on my lap and give me a nice warm hug.

Enjoy the week! As always, thanks for stopping by ;)

Day 25/365: Giant Swirl Lollipop

Rein is not really fond of Lollipops but every time she sees one, she just wants me to snap a photo. She'll promptly remove the taste of it by drinking water. Just like before taking this photo, she was actually asking me to taste it and she'll be the one to take a photo of me. LOL.

Today wasn't really a good day for me, I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. I'm not sure if it's just me getting bigger and bigger at 35 weeks. I don't want to call it pre-traumatic stress or disorder. Is there a word like that? :D Thank God my hubby is very supportive and helps me with household chores. I'm kinda spoiled and I know sometimes I tend to be a bit over the top. I know I shouldn't be feeling this because my daughter has been very good in cheering me up with her jokes and antics then she would always hug and kiss me.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you guys are having a great day/night! :)

Day 24/365: At Ikea, Tokyo

This was taken inside Ikea while we were trying on a new bed. Rein was very much active and would suggest something that she likes. I love the look on her face, she's quite overwhelmed and wanted to sit and lie down on everything we tried. Before going to Ikea, we actually visited the site and so we would already know what to get to save time, but still we got home past 8pm.

Several reasons why we go to Ikea are Meatballs, Marinated Salmon, Oatmeal Double Chocolate and Chips. They're sooo yummy!!! I always love the cozy and trendy feel of the place. I really wish we have our own place. It's always nice to set up things on one's own house, but since we are expatriates here in Tokyo, we have no choice but to stay in our lil abode. Not even a chance of getting a bigger place, as hubby's company said, even with a new baby coming. We are thinking of migrating but with the economy and things going on, we're happy that we still have the job here.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you are having a fabulous day/night!

Day 23/365: Cooking School, she said....

Hubby and I were discussing about our options for Rein's International School. We already have a list and Rein was able to see the websites. This morning, we asked her which one she wants to attend and we were both shocked when she replied "Cooking School". She said she wants to cook for Mama,Papa and Baby. Hubby was laughing the whole time and said he has zero chance of losing weight now.

I took this photo while we were still on bed this morning.

We're off to IKEA tomorrow to buy a bigger dresser in preparation for Baby Caleigh's arrival. I guess you have an idea what my photo subject will be for tomorrow :)

Have a great weekend, everyone! Thanks for stopping by! :)

Day 21/365: Summer feel...

Don't you just love it when you don't have to think of photos to snap and just go with what our kids are doing? Just this morning, my daughter saw her goggles and swim suit as she was looking for some clothes to wear, she took it out and put it on. She even brought it inside the bathroom and tinkered with the idea of swimming in the bath tub amidst a cold winter day. Of course, I didn't allow her, so she wore it all day while playing with her dolls and using the computer. hehehe

As always, thanks for stopping by! Have a fabulous day/night :)

Day 20/365: Bored

I can't believe we spent the whole day in the hospital today. We woke up early to have my NST but waited for so long for my OB appointment, Should be around 11:30 to noon, but it was 2:30 p.m. when I saw my OB. Hubby was with me as usual. He always goes with me in my appointments ever since I found out that I'm pregnant with Rein and now with Caleigh. He decided to take the day off from work since the doctor said that I need to prep for my CS operation on Feb 12. I took blood tests, ECG and X-ray which she didn't tell me prior to my visit today. We were done around 4 p.m. and we haven't eaten our lunch yet at that time and Rein was kinda cranky already.

Enough of venting, lol. I just couldn't imagine staying that long in the hospital with a 4 year old who felt so bored even though she brought her DS with her. I remember a discussion a year ago, "Are doctors wasting our time?" You go there with an appointment yet she'll see you after 2 to 3 hours or even 3 hours after.

My poor lil girl went to bed early. We were all so tired today and planned to go to bed very early then wake up around midnight to watch the historical event in the States as Obama is inaugurated as the first black President.

Thanks for stopping by! I promise to get back to you :)

Day 19/365: Rein's First Stylist Dog Purse

My 4 year old POTD buddy asked me this morning to take a photo of her first ever "dog purse". She really wants to have a real dog. When she gets the chance to go out and see Japanese people carrying a dog in a bag or stroller, she'll be so excited and she always attempts to pet the dog. I'm glad I was able to find something like this in a nearby store. She had a hard time deciding on what color or dog to pick. She wanted to get everything she could grab but I told her to pick just one dog so she can take good care of it.

I'm off to bed, we have another round of NST tomorrow (Tuesday). Hope our baby is doing well. :)

P. S. Decomon, if you're reading this, I can't access your blogger profile.

As always, thanks for stopping by! :)

Day 18/365: Seriously Playing

I'm trying to stay away from the computer since hubby's not playing poker today. Yipee! We want to spend extra time together so we let Rein use her Nintendo DS at home. She actually uses it only when we go out, esp to the hospital. This is so she'll not get bored while waiting. This time she's excused. lol

I want to thank all my 365er buddies for the award :) Yipee!!! Really made my day, despite the cloudy weather here in Tokyo. I'm going to do mine and have to add my buddies too. :)

Day 17/365: Japanese Kiwi

Do you love kiwi fruit? I have to admit that I don't like it that much, even back home in Manila. When we got here to Tokyo 3 years ago, I began to try this. My dh didn't like it and I'm sure Rein wouldn't love it too. They're both very picky when it comes to food, especially fruits. I just have to take a snap of this since I don't buy this regularly. I have seen some candies and Kit Kat in Kiwi flavor and I haven't tasted it yet.

Ohh.... That's my laptop on the right side. lol :) Have a fabulous day/night! :) As always, thanks for stopping by!