Our Growing Family

I hope abot pa to Aggie. Hehe! Late na ko nakasagot. I’m having a hard time answering this, tamad ko kasi mag blog eh hehe. Anyway, here is Aggie’s question:

How’d your first six months go? And what are you looking forward to the next six months?

Now I realized the importance of having a New Year’s Resolution, Fearless Forecast or kahit yung month by month round up. This won’t be as detailed as what the others did so here goes nothing.

January was a good start for us, nothing really fancy but we’re doing ok. We visited fun ranch and Lance tried their spa. This was also when we enrolled Lance at the Little Gym. There were some disappointments too like Paul’s work schedule and Lance showing signs of having asthma.

February was pregnancy month. I learned that I was pregnant and had our first ultrasound. This was also the time I experienced the pregnancy blues as posted here and here.

March is my birthday month. Nothing happened naman during my birthday, ate lang at Don Henrico’s with the family. March was also Lance’s first time to visit the dentist. He also had the midway matinee at the Little Gym.

April naman, we joined in our company’s summer outing. It was Lance’s first time to swim and he surely had a blast!! He also had another asthma attack, this time it’s worse than the first one. Highlights for this month are Lance’s show day at the little gym, Paul finding a new job that’s related to what his skills are and me having a new staff at last.

May was travel month for Paul. He went to Batangas then to Naga twice and then to Baguio. This was also when I realized that I can’t sleep well without Paul by my side. On Lance naman, we were looking for something for him to do so he had trial classes at kindermusik and tumble tots.  But the highlight for this month is knowing the gender of our baby. We’re having a girl!!!

June was our Anniversary Month. We were not able to celebrate it the way we planned due to some unforeseen expenses but us being together is enough.

Ayan that’s it. Haba din pala hehe! The things to look forward to for the next six months are:

1. Coming of our Baby Hannah
2. Arrival of brother and his family and of my parents
3. Christmas and New Year because we’ll be complete

2008 Wrap Up — First Half Edition:

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE THAT YOU’VE NEVER DONE BEFORE?
I think none

DID YOU KEEP YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS?
I don’t have new year’s resolutions.

DID ANYONE CLOSE TO YOU GIVE BIRTH?
None. But a lot of us will give birth this second half of the year.

DID ANYONE CLOSE TO YOU DIE?
Thankfully none.

WHAT COUNTRIES DID YOU VISIT?
None.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR THAT YOU LACKED EARLY THIS YEAR?
Savings

WHAT DATE WILL REMAIN ETCHED UPON YOUR MEMORY AND WHY?
January 25, the day I learned we’re pregnant

WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR?
I don’t know. Hehehe!

WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST FAILURE?
Not saving enough money

DID YOU SUFFER ILLNESS OR INJURY?
Thank God none

WHAT WAS THE BEST THING YOU BOUGHT?
Nebulizer for Lance.

WHOSE BEHAVIOR MERITED CELEBRATION?
Paul. Sobrang patient despite the pagod sa travel from Marikina to Laguna everyday.
Lance. Ang bait na bata and thank God despite the asthma, healthy pa din. Never ako nagka-problem kung ano ipapakain.

WHOSE BEHAVIOR MADE YOU APPALLED AND DEPRESSED?
None

WHERE DID MOST OF YOUR MONEY GO?
Paying bills.

WHAT DID YOU GET REALLY, REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT?
Coming of baby #2

WHAT SONG(S) WILL ALWAYS REMIND YOU OF THINGS THAT HAPPENED EARLY THIS YEAR?
David Cook’s songs in American Idol..

COMPARED TO THIS TIME, LAST YEAR, ARE YOU:

I. HAPPIER OR SADDER?
Happier
II. THINNER OR FATTER?
Fatter (pregnant eh, hehehe!)
III. RICHER OF POORER?
Poorer but still happy

WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU’D DONE MORE?
Pray and save money.

WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU’D DONE LESS OF?
Spend money

HOW WILL YOU BE SPENDING CHRISTMAS?
Most probably here at our house with my brother and his family.

DID YOU FALL IN LOVE?
All the time

HOW MANY ONE-NIGHT STANDS?
None.

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TV PROGRAM?
Marimar and Coffee Prince (proud to be kapuso!!)

DO YOU HATE ANYONE NOW THAT YOU DIDN’T HATE THIS TIME LAST YEAR?
No.

WHAT WAS THE BEST BOOK YOU READ?
Harry Potter 7 (yup now ko lang nabasa hehe!)

WHAT WAS YOUR GREATEST MUSICAL DISCOVERY?
None

WHAT DID YOU WANT AND GET?
Not for me but for Paul, finding a job that’s related to his course and where he can use his skills

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE FILM OF THIS YEAR?
Sadly, the last time I saw a movie was last year pa.

WHAT DID YOU DO ON YOUR BIRTHDAY, AND HOW OLD WERE YOU?
31. Went on leave then had dinner with the family and my sister at Don Henricos.

WHAT ONE THING WOULD HAVE MADE YOUR HALF YEAR IMMEASURABLY MORE SATISFYING?
If we have saved for the rainy days. (same here.)

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONAL FASHION CONCEPT THIS PAST HALF YEAR?
Maternity clothes hehe!

WHAT KEPT YOU SANE?
Lance, as always

WHICH CELEBRITY / PUBLIC FIGURE DID YOU FANCY THE MOST?
None

WHAT POLITICAL ISSUE STIRRED YOU THE MOST?
None

WHO DID YOU MISS?
My parents, my brother and his family.