Our second princess will be born this afternoon. Please pray for me, Boo and our doctors :) I will post updates as soon as I can :)

I mentioned in a previous post that I have been feeling uncomfortable for the last few weeks. I feel heavy and tired all the time. I am having trouble sleeping every night. I cannot stay seated far too long even if you let me sit on oversized bean bag chairs, which are comfortable enough.

Truly, the weeks leading to the delivery are the trying ones. At least for me. I just want to get it over with, even if it means I will be more tired when Boo is already here. At least I will be able to move around like a normal person and not have to waddle. At least I can ask someone to help me with the baby while I do power naps.

The waiting will be over tomorrow. I cannot wait.

A few days ago, the theme for Photo-a-day was favorite word. I could not think of anything but I realized that there is one word that I have been reminding myself to have some more of.

Being heavily pregnant, I feel all sorts of discomfort that makes me cranky all the time. I just feel so tired. Put a very demanding toddler in the equation, and patience is easily thrown out of the window. I feel guilty that I can’t help snapping but I am trying my best to be more patient. After all, it is not K’s or anyone’s fault that I am feeling this way.

Speaking of a very demanding toddler, K has definitely become one. She calls my attention more these days even asking me to feed her when she has been more than capable of feeding herself. She is also very clingy, even went back to sleeping on my chest whenever she can (she stopped doing so when I got pregnant).

I have to admit, I missed it so but now that’s she’s bigger and I am pregnant, I have a hard time breathing when she decides she wants to sleep on me. She even likes sitting in between my legs when I am lying down so I can’t lie on my sides.

Oh! And the tantrums?! Those moments have become unbearable. She does it even in public now! She has always been very behaved when we’re outside the house. If she want’s a toy and we tell her no, we’ll just buy next time, she’d just look around and walk away quietly. These days, it’s different. When she says she wants to look at toys, we know a tantrum will immediately follow. So frustrating.

All of these things started happening just a few weeks ago, we don’t even know what triggered the behavior. My mom says maybe she’s just taking advantage of being the only child. I was talking to my doctor yesterday and my mom’s assumption could be possible. She said she’s had patients who were in the same boat as I am now: first-born kids trying to mark territory because they feel another baby is coming really soon.

And because of that, we are back on the main point of this post: patience. I really need to exercise having some more of it, stretch it some more. I am giving birth this week. I can only pray K will see the baby not as a competition. And I need to pray for more patience because I can’t afford to break at this point.

I finally had the chance (and the guts!) to wear the very red lipstick Ane bought me from the States:

I wore it when we went to Tio’s party the other day. The shade is Viva Glam 1 from MAC, and I think I can rock this shade :) I was glad that it fits me. I was worried I will not be able to carry it well, even more worried to hear Ane nag me about it if I don’t dare use it, LOL!

Yesterday, we attended Tio’s first birthday party at Max’s SM Marilao. How time flies! It seems just like yesterday when my cousin announced his birth sans the cao cigars giveaways (by the way, do they still do that, give out cigars when a baby boy is born?!) and now Tio is one year old! Anyway, it’s probably the last kiddie party we are attending for a while, given my condition, so I am glad we went. K had a blast! She enjoyed the puppet show and still remembers what she saw. She was also giddy when the store mascot came out to dance and stay for some photo opps. Looking forward to the next party, probably in October already.

Everyday, I think of ways to entertain the little girl: books, videos, coloring materials, art stuff and of course toys of all kinds. With a toddler living in this house, you bet toys sprawl all over. We just bought toy organizers last week so we can make a bit more space for the coming baby. Well, you get the picture. Some of K’s toys are mechanical and need batteries to operate. To prevent tantrums from coming, of course we need to stock up on batteries too, preferably long lasting ones like duracell procell aa. Anyway, we really need to let go of some toys, donate them or keep them for Boo. We have a pretty limited space here (oh how I wish we have a playroom!) and we’re getting too crowded. I must face the task soon as I am giving birth within the next four weeks!