2nd time around!

The Red Project

xoxo

letters to my children

My Dearest Little Kuya Giann,

Mum will be honest. I'm worried about leaving you for days but I know you'll be a good boy. Mum will definitely miss you and I know you're going to miss me too but promise me you won't give your lola, ninang, kuya and the maids a hard time, okay?

I will be back soon! With a bonus baby sister for you! :P You may not really be thrilled with her arrival but we'll get there. You're a smart, sweet, very beautiful little kuya and I love you very much. Know that a new baby will not lessen my love for you. Mum actually looks forward to raising Baby Red with you. :)

Make mum proud Kuya Giann! Patiently wait for me like the real, smart, good little Kuya that you are! ;)

I love you. I'll see you soon! 

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My Dearest Baby Girl,

I wish I have the best words to tell you how anxious and excited I am to finally see you! Mum will not lie, I am very very very nervous too (that we cried more than once yesterday just thinking about the BIG day!) but we're strong, we'll be fine. :)

Conceiving you may not be as breezy as conceiving your Kuya but I want you to know that it never lessened the joy, love, and anticipation I'm feeling knowing that I'm going to have you. I actually can't wait to hold your tiny, fragile little body while imagining how cute you'd be in pink dresses! :P

We're off to the hospital in a few hours. Mum will yet again undergo painful, annoying medical procedures before having you but much as I'm scared, I will take them like a real woman for they bring me steps closer to finally meeting you.

Mum is really nervous! You must be too. But no worries love, we'll be fine. We have your lola's strength! We're strong and beautiful and we're gonna rock St. Luke's! ;)

Daddy and Kuya Giann will be waiting for us, we should come home soon. 

I love you.

xoxo 

March 28, 2009

That's Renei Danielle T. Ambayec's birth date! :)

I'd be admitted at the hospital on the night of the 27th because I need to undergo some medical procedures before the big D-day. My official delivery date and time - March 28, 2009 8:00 AM.

Yes, double 8 for luck! Even mum agrees! :P

Anyway, I CAN'T BELIEVE I AM GIVING BIRTH 10 DAYS FROM NOW! It might be the second time but hell I'm nervous! I won't be completely sedated this time! I'm going to see them cut me! *faints*

OH GOD.

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In other news, Giann's earned his first bruise 2 days ago:


Yes, EARNED because I think being bruised isn't so bad. ;) Makes my little soldier tougher and stronger! And mind you, he didn't cry when he fell on his knees. I was so proud haha. His maid was so worried - she was so concerned about Giann's little bruise when she showed it to me. I was like, "ahh, he's a kid! he's a boy! of course he'd run all around and get bruised!" Let Giann be a little boy. Let him be rowdy and tough and naughty! We already have a reserved, timid Daddy! :P

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I MIGHT go on a swimming outing on Saturday. I have not fully convinced myself to go but Pau won't go without me. And I know he wants to go! All of our friends are going. And after I give birth, Pau won't get to go out cause he will spend most of his days taking care of me and Giann (he won't take care of an infant!) so I really want him to go to this swimming party. But I don't want to go because it would be the first time I'm going to spend the night without Giann, I'm not sure I'd be able to sleep without my little bub. And I'd be the only girl in that party. Not that it matters nor I care but yeah. Also, I won't get to swim anyway! I don't know if I'm still allowed to as I'm going to give birth 5 days from then so any strenuous activity might induce labour. And I don't want to go through labour! NOT AGAIN! But I want to go for Pau. Ahhhh.

Oh well, the party isn't 100% all planned out anyway. Because an all-boys organising a party is GOOD LUCK. Haha. Nobody takes initiative! :P

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Pau and I are thinking of creating Myspace accounts. Haha. It crossed our minds after stumbling upon Steve Burns (of Blues' Clues) Myspace profile. :P

But yeah, probably not.

xoxo

Baby Red

We've finally named her! :)

Yes, I am having a mini-me! Lucky lucky me! I'll get to buy those cute pink dresses, doll houses and Barbie dolls! Yay! Don't get me wrong, I enjoy buying balls and guns and t-shirts and shorts too. But they're not as fun as pink dresses! For one, they're not PINK. :P

See, for the time being, Pau and I couldn't agree with what to name our little baby girl. The names we came out with before suddenly didn't seem appropriate for our angel. But we've finally found the perfect name -- RENEI DANIELLE. :)

The next problem we had was the nickname:

Mommy Lhai: Ren-Ren na lang!
Me: Ano ka ba Ma? Ang panget! Pang-Pitong Gatang talaga! Parang yung name nung batang kalaro ni Giann, Nik-Nik? Nik-Nok? Nok-Nok? Ah basta parang ganun!
Mommy Lhai: Eh bakit san ba sha nakatira?
Pau: *laughs*
Me: Ah basta ayoko! Lei na lang!
Mommy Lhai: Baka maconfuse sha sakin "ano ba to, lola ko Lhai, ako Lei!" Elle na lang!
Me: Pwede din... Panget naman kasi ng Nei parang "neigh" ng horse!
Mommy Lhai: Ah RED na lang!
Pau: Ayun maganda!
Me: Tama RED na lang.
Pau: Tapos mga damit niya puro red and pink lang! Basta shade ng red...

And ergo, I am carrying Baby Red. :)

She's going to be a beaut! ♥

xoxo