Friday, January 19, 2007

Milestone

Today marks my last working day as a "dalaga." I have filed my maternity leave effective tomorrow, Jan.20 - and am expecting Little Tobi to say hello to the world sometime next week. Gead. Di ko kaya ang excitement!

I've long wanted to be a consistent blogger.. really. But I am often intimidated by shortage of words. Actually, I'm just super conscious of constructing my sentences but I really wanted to make lots of kuwentos and share thoughts on pregnancy, motherhoods, singlehoods (I'm referring to a jailer father hence singlehood pregnancy), angers, bucket of tears while watching Bituing Walang Ningning, cravings, paranaoias, etc etc - you only have to blame it on pregnancy hormones.

In summary, despite it being hormonally difficult in the beginning, I cherish every single day of nurturing my little one inside of me. And even if I did say in the past that as soon as he comes out, I will spanker him because of all the extreme morning sickness I experienced during my first trimester.. I'm sure that by the time we finally meet, I will be the tearful mother full of emotions you see on tv commercials.

I am just excited to see myself when I go back to work from my maternity leave. I will be soo different by then - emotionally and mentally.. sana calm and composed but definitely stronger :) Talk about work, although I hardly am ever appreciative of this company I've been working for for close to 7 years now, I am actually going to enjoy paid leaves for more than 2 mos plus my SSS maternity compensation which is a whopping ..tantararan.. 30K. Whoah! Not bad huh. I'm guessing.. that could be like a 6mos supply of diapers or 40 cans of formula milk for Benito. Thank you, PMN! Weeheew!

So, before the clock strikes 6pm today.. goodbye for now workloads, proposals, *$%!@ clients.. whoahahah! You'll see me again in hot hot summer as a hotter hotter momma.. rawr.