The iZik

Hello world, meet the newest addition to our family, Izik (pronounced 'Ay-Zeek' but spelled like the iPod Wekwekwek)


We're getting ready to go home after spending three days in the hospital. We're still sleep-deprived but not as much as we were with Malik. I guess we know better now.


We also have the advantage of having bought an iPad two years ago, which means I can now post updates about Izik real-time.


Okay, gotta go. A nice warm shower and a big warm hug from Malik are waiting for this 2nd time new mom at home. We'll see you.

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Location:Wilson,San Juan City,Philippines

Peek-a-boo, I see you

Another thing that had to be done before the baby arrives was to get his 3D ultrasound pictures and 4D (ultrasound video) taken. We didn't get much use of Malik's ultrasound video 3 years ago, so we thought of just getting pictures taken this time. But again, that wouldn't be fair. :p

At least we found a cheaper alternative to In My Womb. I forget how much we paid then, but it was definitely more than the P3,300 that we paid for the Gold Package at the Face 2 Face Baby Ultrasound Company, The Block, SM North. P3,300 will get you a 30 min. ultrasound session, 6 prints, a 10 min. (approx.) DVD of the scan, and a CD of your baby's pictures for Facebook and what not. Not bad, but we expect the price of these things to lower already if there is any truth to Moore's law. Magastos lang.

It is apparently ideal to get your 3D/4D stuff taken when the baby's 6-7 months old, which is a time when he's not yet cramped inside your uterus. We forgot how this worked and had Baby No. 2's pictures belatedly taken at close to 8 months. Luckily, Face 2 Face allows you to avail of a lower package first to see if you'd get good scans of the baby. If that seems likely, then they give you the option to upgrade. Good deal, I say.

And so, without having to write a paragraph more, let me share pictures of Baby No. 2.

Peek-a-boo, I see you.

Looking for

We took our pregnancy photos at 34 weeks.

 

Click after the jump if you care to see more. :)

Let the countdown begin

We are almost 39 weeks pregnant today. Here's how I looked like this weekend -

I have no idea how much I weigh and I wouldn't want to know.
Let's just say the baby's the size of a watermelon.

I am getting anxious every minute. The verdict on whether I'll give birth normally or via cesarean section is still out there. I did not experience labor the first time considering the scheduled surgery, so I'm wondering now how that would feel. We've prepared as best we could. The other room's been "spring cleaned" (more on this later), new air conditioning has been installed, I've prepared the baby's clear book (that thing that contains legal and medical documents), and our bag is packed and ready.

I'm bringing just one bag (the red one) this time because I know that the hospital will be providing most of our essentials while were there. Malik and I had separate hospital bags 3 years ago. 80% of the contents of the bags weren't even used.

We're also done with shopping for the baby (mostly online because the Philippine Peso is da bomb now) and have been practicing our newborn parenting skills with the help of our toddler.

Malik swaddled in a huuuuge blanket.

 It is only a matter of days now. Let the countdown begin.

A crafting we will go

We cut back on Malik's access to the iPad when we noticed that he wasn't paying much attention to anything else. 

My pre-shus...

Papers and pencils especially do not interest him. He will hold one for a few seconds alright, but soon his eyes will be wandering off to something else, like a lizard on the wall or...his slippers. Now Malik gets to use the iPad only on weekends. Sadly, this hasn't improved his interest in writing. If at all, he just loves Saturdays more. 

Anyway, we noticed that Malik may also be watching too much TV. We haven't thought about imposing a limit on his TV schedule until we realized it's all he ever does. The moment we get home, he asks that we go to the bedroom because it's the only room in the house with cable TV. I like Jake and Finn, and Gumball and Darwin as much as any three-year old but I swear, four hours of Cartoon Network everyday is just the death of me. So last night, I resolved to steer Malik away from the TV for a little longer. My solution was to get him crafting.