Posted by: gidday on: August 27, 2008
I had a dream a couple of days ago…
Just when I was on that plane between sleeping and getting up…
I saw my baby poke her head out of my tummy.
Not her entire body, but just her head.
Her dark round eyes looked smilingly at me. Reassuringly.
She doesn’t have the chinky almond eyes of her father. She takes [...]
Posted by: gidday on: August 23, 2008
My sister, a mother of two, says one will know if she’s about to give birth if she starts “nesting”.
Unclear of what she meant, I had visions of migratory birds frantically pecking through their nest, adjusting their feathers, and making sure everything is warm and comfortable for the arrival of their beloved chicks.
I wanted to put my own [...]
Posted by: gidday on: August 20, 2008
Back in the 90’s, Demi Moore made news when she made the cover of Vanity Fair magazine posing in the nude in all her pregnant glory no less.
Shot by famous photographer Anne Liebovitz while she was 7 months pregnant with daughter Scout La Rue (what a name huh?), it was the best selling issue of Vanity [...]
Posted by: gidday on: August 11, 2008
So, what does one do when she’s 36 weeks pregnant and about to pop at a moment’s notice?
One chooses to live on a lifeline…
And watch the Spandau Ballet Concert!
Those who spent their teenage years in the 80’s will agree with me that this is a concert that cannot be passed up!
During those days, [...]
Posted by: gidday on: August 8, 2008
Butter cupcakes clad in pastel-colored blankets covering a tiny miniature of a baby. Adorable, cute…
And only slightly edible.
The baby shower cupcakes drew high praises only that eating it seem to evoke an uncanny image of tribal warriors engaged in ritual cannibalism. ;)
Blue Sneakers says she’s now in search for edible cupcakes. I’m one with her on that.
And so [...]
Posted by: gidday on: August 4, 2008
Babyshowers are given to the would-be mom to start her off with her baby needs.
I never realized how big a help this is until my friend Blue Sneakers hosted one for me. It was not only emotionally gratifying but educational to a first time mom such as myself as well. To start with, I don’t [...]
