What I've learned from having a 1 Year old Daughter & a Baby in my Tummy

Since I've been on maternity leave from the 1st week of August pa lang kahit ang due date ko is Sept. 14 pa, eto ang mga natutunan ko. Let me enumerate and elaborate:

1.   I need to have more Calcium

While it’s true that pregnant women need to have added amount of calcium intake for them and the child inside their womb, I need it more, I say, because my soon-to-be toddler is so active and hindi maiwasan na kargahin ko sya. Yes, yes, yes, I’ve heard a lot of reminders already telling me na wag magbuhat ng mabigat and most especially wag na buhatin si Eliza para hindi ma-stress ang baby ko sa loob but there are times that it’s really inevitable not to carry or even lift her.

2.   Extra patience comes in handy

I gotta be patient with my little explorer, my tiny tot. Yet some women would say na during their pregnancy, their hormones go berserk and they become temperamental. Thank God that doesn't happen to me. I may have been a little less patient when I’m stressed sa work but now since naka-mat leave ako, I got all the free time to play and care for my babies.

3.   Laughing and creating happy bonding moments are easier

I know that the baby inside in my womb can hear and feel the laughter, the games, the singing, the dancing and listening to music activities we are doing ng ate nya. So kampante ako na pati sya mahahawa sa happy aura namin and she’s able to interact too.

4.   Physical Strength is important

I suffered badly from the accident. Ang hirap umupo, tumayo, magbend to get something, and even humiga at matulog. Pero mas nahirapan ako to breathe, umiyak, umubo, mag-sneeze, at even to laugh. Ang sakit-sakit sa dibdib, physically and metaphorically. That made me worried kasi naisip ko, paano ko aalagaan ang mga anak ko. But God healed me and He did it just in time. Laughing wand doing some activities with Eliza gradually exercised my chest and now I’m totally well. Praise God for using my daughter as His instrument to help me recover.

Every now and then I pick up toys, clothes, food or mga pamunas na tinatapon ni bulilit sa floor and even diapers with wiwi na, kasi sometimes pag-alanganin na itapon sa trash bin sa likod, then I just slip it under the bed, hehehe. Pati na rin kapag naglilikot si Eliza sa bed kasi she loves going sa edge ng bed so ako yung mega harang. She runs around the bed, flips and turns na ang bilis-bilis so nakakapraning kung hindi ko sya maabot.  So that means I bend and reach a lot. 

5.   In the Pink of health

This is in connection to numbers 1 and 4. Women who are in this type of situation should be eating healthy foods and shouldn’t be stressed at all! Good vibes lang dapat lagi. A little exercise would help too lalo na ang mga stretchings and yogas for pregnant women nearing labor.

6.   Irish Twins

Haha, added info lang ito. Thanks to sis Ai who told me about this. Ang tawag pala sa dalawang bata na isang taon lang ang pagitan is “Irish Twins.” Here’s what I’ve read about from http://multiples.about.com/od/glossary/g/irishtwins.htm by Pamela Prindle Fierro, About.com Guide

Definition: The term is used to describe two children born to the same mother in the same calendar year or within twelve months of each other. The phrase originated as a derogatory term associated with Irish immigration to the United States and England in the 1800's. The implication was that large groups of close-in-age siblings were the result of uneducated, poor Irish Catholic families' lack of birth control as well as self-control.

In modern use, the term is not intended as an insult, but rather a description of siblings born close together. Irish twins are not actually twins and they are not the same as having twins, which are defined as two siblings born from the same gestation.

Actually there are a lot of insights everyday but I guess this sums it all.

Til next time!