Talking about mommy journey, now am on my third trimester. This is the last trimester am going to behold. I have a prenatal check-up every two weeks already from once a month and then it will be every week sometimes soon. Upon having such thoughts, most of the time, the baby-in-my-tummy also have a lot of moves. I meant, she also has her journey there inside. :-) The moving seems to me that she's dancing or having a back roll. Oops! It tickles me most of the time, not to mention that it got me her attention. As in I was just feeling that she is having a peek-a-boo with me especially in times of a silent moments. I can only just wonder. Of course I know if she moves a lot, she is healthy inside. That is why I am happy when she does that. It makes me smile and thankful that she moves most. It is just a sign that she is there. Hehe! You have to know that when she does not move within the maximum of 12 hrs of my pregnancy, it is scary and I have to go to emergency in hospital to have her check (God forbid! *knock on woods*). Am enjoying even though my tummy is a bit heavy already. I can hardly got up in bed or have a toenails cut and even walking afar sometimes. It doesn't
take an early childhood education degree for my baby to know that I
care deeply, and will cherish every moment of this precious journey.
If you follow me along my posts, you already know I just did my shopping thing for my incoming-baby. It was an overwhelming moment, I did not know I bought much of her needs. This mommy-to-be had a list of things to buy and even put how many pieces should I have to get. I was even told not to buy a lot since she will outgrow it fast. I shop at two stores at different days, that's my excuse, ha! Why? Because if it's in one store only, I can see how many are they and can control. Waaaahh! Acceptable? Not! I know. After the major shopping, I put all the dresses together (NewBorn up to 9 months) as well as the gifts given by my precious friends excluding the 12 years clothes up to toddler (just only few of them) and I startled upon seeing of it. Maybe not much of you but for me, it is already much for her basic clothes. And yep, the costs of it too! Waaaa! The bad thing is most of it (only 5 pairs have tags left) I already took-off the tags so I can no longer return it. Bad! I can see myself kept looking at it (it's in the couch because I am preparing it to wash so I can see it always and I don't want to wash it yet because it's not yet in time. I schedule my chores you know) and just calm down myself, instead being positive about it. After all, she's my first baby and wanted to have second baby too. :-) Hoping it's still a girl but am more of a boy for the second one to make it pair. But then who knows? :-) Anyway, that's my journey of buying stuffs for my first baby as being a first-time mom. It is a tedious task! I have to imagine how many months she will be that time and her weight.
Getting married and starting a family changes a person’s priorities. She no longer thinks about her needs first but always makes sure that her family’s needs are met. She makes sure that her priority is her family. With the various roles that women play these days – being a wife, a mother, a career woman; having their priorities in order is a must. But we all know that we do not only think about the present needs of our family. As a mother-to-be, I also think about the future of my children. I know that a good education can give them the advantage in finding a good career. I have browsed through sites like
WaldenU.edu just to have an idea of what my options are. I want to provide them with the best choices there is when it comes to education. If they want to pursue a degree in
Master of Public Health, then that is entirely up to them. I will support them in any way I can. I have also looked at sites that offer
University Degrees Online just to see what they offer. College is still a couple of years from now as I she even is here in my womb but I still want to be prepared.
I know how important it is for them to have quality education. The rising cost of putting your children in school is a major concern which is why as early as now, I am trying to find ways on how I will be able to provide the best education for my children in the future. Ah, a mommy's journey can be tough but it is enjoyable on the other hand.
Weekends is the best days for me to shop since I don't have a car, DH then could take and get me afterwards. It is not that I don't want my hubby to be with me shopping such but he has also something to do and besides, he will just be bored checking the colors and such knowing me that I could stay and just go there and here just to get the better deal and quality that I want. Sunday is my second day of shopping for my incoming baby. I cannot just shop just like the ole days to which I will just ride a bus with my friends because both of them are on-vacation. Te Claudia is on one-month vacation and Dorie is in the Philippines with here two daughters, having a vacation as well. It's also not that they are not there for me (aside from that reasons) but it's great sometimes that I have to do it my own. Preciel can't be there because she has 4-years old energetic son and a daughter to look into. Oops, it's Sunday you know. :-) Anyway, it's my personal stuff and it didn't bother me going shopping alone especially that it is for my incoming baby Sarah Ann. The major stuffs to buy has to be bought this weekends so the next things to attend to (like materni-tea tour in the hospital where I will going to deliver (its every Tuesday 7pm but not on the 4th week because it's Chinese language), one day only), birthing and baby care class as well as breastfeeding which is good for four (4) days which is day a week from 7pm-9:30 pm every Wednesday of the week starting first week of August, and so on and so forth. So I have to get this done because I still have to arrange, wash, iron the clothes, prepare, etc. I want it organized as long as I can you know. Mommies/mommies-to-be, homemakers, wives mostly does that.
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