Early Pregnancy

Today, baby PR is exactly 7 weeks.  And I still find it unreal, not unreal as in I deny being pregnant, but unreal as in WOW! A life is growing inside me. Seeing his/her heart beat and hearing it was exciting. The emotion was new but I like it.

Ganito pala yun. Ganito pala kahirap. Nahihilo, nasusuka, naiinis agad, naiiyak bigla. Totoo pala lahat yun. Lahat ng takot maiisip na. Paano kung may sakit si baby paglabas? Paano kung dahil kumain ako nito, magiging ganito si baby? I am trying hard to the perfect bearer of this very special gift. Pero minsan I am still not sure if I am doing the right things.

All I can do now is do my best for my child and pray that things will be okay, and that my baby is healthy.

Baby Names

We decided to name our baby,  Anne Phirho if a girl and Chris Phirho if a boy.

Anne and Chris are from out second name while Phi is from Phil's first name and rho which is originally ro (from my first name) is a Greek word.

Whatever baby's gender is, a happy life full of love is waiting for him/her. Daddy and I will make sure that his/her needs and happiness are always on top of our list. <3

I hope magustuhan ni baby ang name nya. :) Excited na akong makita sya. Sino kayang magiging kamukha? <3

Foods During Pregnancy

I want to be healthy because I want my baby to be healthy too. I may still not believe this miracle in my body 100%, but I cannot let my baby suffer just because I doubted.

Since taking notes is what I should do to remember all the things that I read about being pregnant, I'll start off with writing foods that I should and should not eat. I will just list them so I can always just look at them. :) I'll edit this everytime na may maresearch ako or mabasa. :) Excited ako.

AVOID:

1. Swordfish
2. Tilefish
3. Shark
4. King Mackerel
5. Raw Fish
6. Raw Sushi
7. Raw Oyster
8. Soft Cheese
9. Cold Cuts
10. Hotdogs
11. Cold Left Overs
12. Luncheon Meat
13. Half cooked beef
14. Not fully cooked eggs
15. Alcohol
16. Caffeine
17. 
    

Good To EAT:

1. Wild Salmon
2. Bay Scallops
3. Cereal with Milk
4. Tofu
5. Broccoli
6. Milk
7. Yogurt
8. Almond
9. Nuts
10. Leafy green
11. Citrus Juices
12. Meat
13. Lean Meat
14. Chicken
15. Egg
16. Peanut butter
17. 
    

Focus on:

1. Follate: Green Leafy Vegi
2. Iron: Green Leafy Vegi, well-cooked beef
3. Vit B6: Potato, Banana
4. Zinc: chicken, mushrooms, seeds
5. Calcium: milk
6. Choline: eggs
7. DHA: wild salmon, organic milk, 
8. Water: 3 liters a day