From Grandma with love

Everybody in the family seems to be excited to see our unborn baby. My mother-in-law, who is working in England, sent us clothes for our baby..here, take a look.

Thank you, Grandma Jas!!

onesies , rompers from Next newborn, pink knitted jacket

jumper from Next newborn, shirt & shorts from Cherokee, matching flower printed blouse and capri also from Cherokee

Smart Mom's Guide to Pregnancy and Baby's First Year

Being the first time mom that I am, all the mommies that I know of tend to give me advises that sometimes I really cannot swallow them all. With their different opinions and perspectives, sometimes it's overwhelming and I don't even know who to listen to anymore. I am not a superstitious believer either so it's really annoying for me hearing all those pamahiins. I really don't believe in them because I am the person who always needs scienific explanation on anything why it needs to be done and if I'm not satisfied then who cares.


I have this co-worker that has just given birth about 3 months ago and her baby spent one week in the hospital just because her mother-in-law had her baby drink her own urine. It infected the baby's blood and made my co-worker spent P41,000 to get her baby out of the dilemma. My co-worker was so pissed when she found out that the reason why her in-law did it was because of some superstitious belief that a baby will grow strong if she had a taste of her own urine. Her in-law even mentioned that her husband had the same experience when he was a baby but nothing bad happened to him. That's something I don't want to happen to my baby that's why I tried to find a book that can guide me during my pregnancy up to my baby's 1st year.

I found this book at a Mini Stop convenience store. It's called "Smart Mom's Guide to Pregnancy and Baby's First Year". It has a label of "Pinoy Essential" which indicates that it is based on our culture which is also great since most pregnancy books that you can find in bookstores are written based in foreign culture. In this book you'll find answers to questions such as "paglilihi" and how it is related to how the baby's going to look like when she comes out, even tips on how to hire a yaya, how to breastfeed if you are a working mom, all superstitious beliefs and pamahiins and dealing with needs and issues relevant to the Filipino family and culture that confuses most moms-to-be. So for all Pinay moms out there, this one is a must read.

Smart Mom's Guide to Pregnancy and Baby's First Year, P295

Nivea Baby: Skin Care for my Newborn

Shopping and preparing for a newborn's grooming needs is often as exciting as having a baby. Expectant moms like me are all over the baby section, going gaga over infant clothes, shoes and every baby product we set our eyes on especially for first time parents like me which I admit sometimes I don't even pay attention to price tag at all. That is because baby products are so cute and hard to resist and as for me since I am having a girl, there's a wide variety of designs to choose from but let's not forget that a baby doesn't need much except simple clothes to stay warm and diapers to stay dry and buy only the essentials.

Next to godliness, it's beauty that I want for my little princess. So among other things, I want to keep my baby's skin absolutely flawless as early as possible, not only for the sake of appearance but for good health as well. Clean and flawless skin is also a reflection of how baby's are cared for. having a flawless skin will also help build my baby's self confidence when she grows up. So I choose Nivea Baby Products for my baby's skin care needs. Quoting from their website:


"Nivea baby is a skin care program tailored to the more demanding needs of baby's sensitive skin"

Milk Lotion, 47.50

Head-to-Toe Wash,109.75

Caring Oil, 43.00

Cream Soap, 38.75

(picture taken by me)
If you are an expectant mom like me, you can try to visit Nivea baby website for everything you'll need to know about their products or if you want a more detailed information about its ingredients and caring tips as well.

Intro

34 weeks pregnant and had nothing to do, why not create a blog that will keep me busy during these boring days.. these days where I have so many things in mind having this life growing inside me.

"baby inside" - that's my huge tummy

I chose the title "life, love, and everything nice" , because here in this little space in the cyberworld, I want to talk about my simple life, things and people I love and everything nice I can think of that I would like to share to the world.