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it's been a year!

It has been one year and five days since Paul and I got married. How time really flies. More than two years ago I wasn't even thinking of getting married or raising a family, much less finding Paul and coming here. All I was concerned about was to secure a job so I won't be too dependent on my parents. But fate has another plans for me.

It was a year for a lot of firsts for me and I must admit it wasn't all a bed of roses. There were arguments, culture clashes, and a lot of adjustments on both our sides. Plus the fact that I got pregnant right away. It wasn't on my plan to get preggy barely a month after marriage. I wanted to spend time with hubby, get to know him all over again, bond, and just enjoy our first year as a couple. Didn't happen that way. Fate interferred again? Hmmnn...

I don't have regrets though. My baby is a gem ( stage mother, lol ). Paul is wonderful and he makes me feel like I'm the most beautiful girl in the world. Hingsamot nuon ka conceited hehehe. Though I sometimes wonder, especially when I look at myself in the mirror, if what my brother said is true. He once commented that maybe Paul has bad eyesight ( hanap ba panan-aw hehe ) hence he thinks I'm gorgeous. But anyways, tuo na lng ko para wala diskusyon kay pabor man pud nako wehehehe.

We had dinner with the kids. Joseph had his bottle while we eat sirloin and riblets at a resto. The food was good but I still think that it would have been better with plain white rice with it ( kung pwed pa lamang unta ).  Then we went to the beach to walk but we ended up just sitting on the pier because it was too foggy and Paul said he won't risk walking in the dark with Joseph. We had a good time even if we were almost broke because of the obscene price of the food, lol.

It was a day of reminiscing the past years Paul and I went through, even before the wedding. The stress, the fun, and even some of the forgettable part. I can say I've been blessed though. I have a loving husband and a pretty baby ( who almost everybody said doesn't look like me ). Pasensiya na peps but I'm a proud mother so even if you don't agree with what I said you can't do anything about it. (",)

joseph

I sometimes call him Josh, Paul calls him little Jojo, but most of the time he is bubba to us. 

Bubba was born on October 18 last year after more than 24 hours of what my Ob's partner described as braxton hicks contractions. I was sent home after a thorough check-up and upon knowing that he was fine inside. They told us to come back when the contractions become severe and timed a few minutes apart. We went to the hospital that same night and I was admitted. My OB came and checked me and said I was still 2cm dilated. That meant I was either to go home or decide to be induced. Paul and I talked and we both decided the latter because it was really painful and I didn't think I can spend another 24 hours with non-stop contractions. The pain reliever was only good for a few hours.

My temp went up after a series of pushing so my Ob decided for a c-section. And at 4pm on a wednesday bubba was born. I was awake the whole time. I even asked Paul to take pictures while the doctors were cutting me open but he chickened out, lol. He opted to hold my hand. He did that all the time while we were in the operating room, telling me it was almost over when I grunted from the pressure of the stitches.

It wasn't a normal delivery and the neonatal nurse said Joseph was possibly infected since I had fever while in labor. Everybody said I had infection on my uteros thus making him susceptible to it. They said the infection was quite normal to mexican women. The argument began bacause we told them I am asian. It was not a pleasing stay at the hospital. It made us switch pediatricians. And we agree we made the right choice. We sure were glad we're home after 3 days at the hospital. Joseph proved  to be healthy and strong.

I did household chores when we got home, went to the store for my pain pill prescription, and then went to the park to walk like it was a normal day. It felt like a normal day except for the fact that bubba was with us on a stroller and I had to check on him and give him milk from time to time.

Life has changed a lot since bubba's birth. Sometimes it's frustrating specially when he cries and I don't know why. But most of the time it's fun. He is now almost 3 months old. He smiles a lot now. He knows how to draw attention to himself especially when Dada is around because it means he gets to be snuggled before bedtime. He coo's and gurgles and makes a lot of noise. Whenever I ask Paul what bubba did, he would answer me, ask me what he didn't do. lol.... He is growing fast too which is a good thing. I sure am glad he is not like mommy at all. I hope he will be tall like Dada.

presents

I must have been good last year because I received gifts from Santa. I wasn't expecting anything material last christmas  and on my birthday. In as much as I know hubby will buy me anything I want ( within reason ) I didn't want us to spend. I'd rather we save the money for our future trip back home to visit. But he did buy me two things, a pair of diamond earrings and an anklet. The earrings don't have big stones on it, nope. It's a pair of cute little things. Just perfect for everyday use, nothing fancy. The anklet is a little too big on my ankles and I will have to have it resized. I am really grateful that hubby remembered the things I've always wanted. I told him a while back that I wanted to buy me a pair of whitegold earrings when I was in Manila and I've always wanted to have an anklet. But it's not as if I really needed to, that's why I didn't buy neither.

It was supposed to be a surprise but due to my being nosy ( that's what Paul calls me ) I found the jewelries on the car. I didn't really mean to be nosy. There was no reason to. My mind was conditioned not to expect anything. I offered to help clean the car on christmas weekend because we were going to Myrtle Beach on the morning to spend christmas there. And what do I found on the driver's seat? The presents, unwrapped. Paul claimed he was planning of having it wrapped and give them to me, one on christmas and the other on my birthday. He ended up giving them to me 2 days ahead of schedule, unwrapped and with the price tags still, lol. What a way to receive presents....

I guess I will have to be extra good this year to receive more (",)