Reah Bunsoy Online

I think I am nesting. That special instinct only an expectant mother has that prompts her to clean and do various chores at home. I’ve been doing the laundry more often and cleaning parts of our room in anticipation of the baby’s coming. The other day, I brought out Noah’s bottles and placed them inside the bottle container. I haven’t sterilized them because I thought I’d be doing it again anyway when the baby comes.

Every night, I would go through our baby stuff and the gifts, counting them, and checking what we still don’t have.

Last week, I asked my mommy to wash the baby clothes and iron them. I was so touched that she happily did, ironed them, and even placed the tiny clothes inside small ziplocks, and put all bags inside a luggage for me to take home.

After our 4D ultrasound, I told Josh to leave me at The Landmark so I could shop for the baby. I bought him a cute pacifier, brush and comb set, another milk dispenser, a musical box, and a few rattles. Of all three baby showers we had, nobody thought of giving the baby toys. Haha! That’s okay because they’re not really important, at least for now.

I also bought some new and colorful pillowcases. I want our room to be as colorful as possible. I’ll be preparing a bag which contains the bed sheet and pillowcases I want to use when Noah and I come home from the hospital.

The maternity bag is almost complete. I might transfer them to a luggage because it is more spacious. I haven’t bought any diaper bag yet but there’s this one that I’m eyeing for months. I’ll think about it some more. Dadddy Josh might get mad at Mommy Reah. Hehe.

So there. I’m just waiting. My husband and I are so excited. Isn’t it obvious? And I’m amazed at how fast I could blog about such stuff. This only took me five minutes, really.

After a decade, I went back to my high school alma mater as part of a panel for their career activities. I was invited by the Guidance Counselor who was one of my co-student leaders about 14 years ago.

And so I went with Joshua. I had to bring him with me as an ‘alalay’ because of my preggy condition and of course, I wanted him to see where I studied from grade one to 4th year high school.

We came early. We didn’t bring any car because I knew there’d be no parking space. Sure, we could inside the school but I felt the van was too big.

I thought I was late but no, I was the first one who came. A pair of seniors greeted us. One of which said “I think you’re my tita”. I asked “How come?” and then she said that her dad is so and so. I remembered now. Haha.

The activity was supposed to start at 9 am but we had to wait for about another hour. Josh and I waited at the guidance counselor’s office and met some of my old teachers. It was weird and exciting at the same time. Actually, I was ashamed of how I looked because I’m so big now. I braced myself for their comments but I prepared to say “Because I’m pregnant!”. Haha!

I introduced Joshua to them. I was so proud of my husband so introducing him was a delight for me. This Filipino teacher of mine even told him “Sir, alagaan mo tong si Reah ah, dahil inalagaan namin to nang ilang taon”. That was a heartwarming statement because I felt the love. What she said was so true because I knew how the school took good care of me and helped me become the person I am now.

I met this old schoolmate who were three batches older than I was. She’s pregnant too and also works from home so we had a lot to talk about. She was from UP too so it was fun to reminisce about the good old days.

The forum finally started. The student emcees introduced us panelists with a powerpoint presentation, flashing some things about us and some pictures. I was the last one introduced and I was excited as to what they’d say.

I didn’t prepare anything except for myself and the answers to the possible questions. I had a hint as to what the questions would be because it was a career activity for the seniors. Meaning, it had something to do with me being a graduate of the school and how I made it during and after college. True enough, the questions I knew would come out were asked.

It was a fun two hours. It was truly an honor to have been invited and I wouldn’t think twice of coming back if there’s another invitation. It’s always fun to look back and share what you’ve done and inspire the students.

Next time though, I promise I won’t be this big. I’ll just have my Baby Noah with me to proudly introduce to my old teachers. Hehehe.

DAY 17. I’m now on my seven months—29th week of pregnancy and as the delivery day draws near I feel scared and excited at the same time. Scared because I know how painful the labor will be. I don’t know if the baby will come out the normal way or via caesarean section. We’re praying for the former since it’s cheaper and yeah, well…more normal but I’m praying to God that I will not have a difficult labor. If possible, a painless one.

More than being scared, I am excited. I’m a first time mom and this pregnancy is a gift from God. My greatest fear in life is not to be able bear a child and I guess I already faced that one. My new fear is that the baby might come out not normal, incomplete, or not healthy. But I know God has already formed my baby inside my womb and the latest ultrasound results show that our Baby Noah is indeed healthy. Thank you Jesus!

But there is one thing that makes me more excited–the thought if seeing my husband Joshua and his firstborn together. Whenever I see daddies and babies, I always imagine it’s my Josh and my son. When my husband is asleep, I always stare at him and imagine there’s a baby on his chest or beside him. Pictures of him feeding the baby, preparing the baby’s milk, changing his diaper, bathing him, and more always come to mind. Read more