A Saccharine Life

Hi Everyone, It has been a loooooooooooooong time since my last post. I have been remiss with my blogging duties. Life is back on track now after giving birth to Baby Jacob. The whole family had already adjusted and I think my hormones are not flaring up anymore. You see, after giving birth, there are nights that I would cry. It made me feel guilty because I was supposed to be happy with the new baby, right? I think I was overwhelmed with all the changes and adjustments going on. I missed sleeping with and taking care of my daughter. I was very hands-on with the little one that I was not able to pay much attention to Sofia. I missed my husband because we were not able to do our night walks to the nearby convenience store or even talk.  I went back to work mid-April, and had been very busy since then. My coping mechanism is a bit lousy, but with the support of my husband, I was able to pull through. Now, the new challenge is Sofia going back to school. She is now in Kin

Hi Everyone, Aaaaaaand I'm back! Let me introduce you to the newest member of our family... Jacob. Isn't he cute? He looks very much like his Daddy. He is more than a month old already. My scheduled CS operation was January 30, but I was admitted January 29 early morning because I already had contractions around 4AM. I gave birth in the afternoon. Night of January 28, my mother-in-law and husband were discussing about how a child's astrological sign is altered if he is born thru CS operation because it is not his natural birth date. They are wondering if there is an effect to the child. Maybe the baby heard them, so I got contractions (I did not have one when I was carrying Sofia) and gave birth a day earlier. :D I am happy I felt the pain of contractions this time, at least I got to experience that. When I was in the operating room and waiting for the doctor, I asked the nurse why they haven't given me meds to put me to sleep (since I was asleep before I got t