Tiring yet Relaxing

Last Friday, hubby and I left the office early, we're supposed to do some malling but my body didn't participate. I got an aching tummy and back after an hour. We just had dinner before going home.

However, we continue our bonding moment last Saturday. We went to Festival Mall to check on some stuffs. We're able to buy some baby stuffs, curtains at 70% off , a printer and some other things. We also had lunch in Serye - their boneless crispy pata was good and a must try. We're already tired at around 4pm but instead of going home. Hubby brought me to Asian Hospital. I was surprised that he scheduled me for a pre-natal massage. I been missing having a massage because we usually have it every month when I'm not yet pregnant. I was happy, relaxed and rebirth after the session. It was a tiring yet relaxing Saturday! Thanks to my dear hubby.

Btw, Did I mention that he availed the discounted price for 5 sessions?

Little by Little

Little by little, we are buying baby stuffs. We already checked and counted the gifts we received and found that we still need some stuffs for our baby's first few days. And so we started buying stuffs last week. And this weekend, we will ask my mom to buy more in Divi to avail of the low cost if we buy in bulk.

Recession and RIF

Today, we had an All Employees Emergency Meeting. Our Executive VP came here from the US to give us the news. The recession is inevitable. According to him, he talked to the Wall Street guys and the assumption for the length of recession is 5 to 6 years. And because the business is not doing good, we need to do a RIF (Reduction in Force). The reduction will be about 10% to 15%. We will just know who are included in the list tomorrow. The procedure will take 2 days. The RIF package is already generous compared to what the Labor Code requires. The 1Yr extension of the HMO enrollment is already a good offer by our company. RIF identified employees were selected based on redundancy and performance. It was not LIFO (last in - first out).

The meeting lasted for less than an hour and a lot of employees were speechless after it. Worries are evident on their faces. Faces of Recession.

We just hope that the market and the business will recover soon.

We have a new Brother

Our 2yo 3in1 HP printer broke down few months ago. As per the repair center, we need to replace some parts. Hubby and I thought that it would be better to buy a new one because the cost of the replacement parts is almost equal to half the price of a brand new printer.

We've been scouting for a printer for months now. We've been delaying our purchase because of some priorities. However, last Saturday, we decided to buy a new one on 0% installment for 6 months. We bought a Brother Printer because it met all the features and functions we're looking for. It was not able to meet the dimension that I want but we think we can live with it. Also, it comes with a free 2G USB flash drive.We already tried it last weekend and last night and so far we are satisfied with it. We just hope that it will last a long time.

Preggy Diary - Week29

Last Nov. 16, I had my 2nd OGTT. I had a normal sugar level from my 1st which was done few months ago. This is just to check if there has been any changes. We're in the hospital @ 6am and completed the whole process at 9:15am. Everything was normal. We even visited a friend living close to the hospital and went to World Trade Center to check on the Grand Kapamilya Negosyo Fair.

We're home at 3pm. Hubby and I had siesta and when I woke up I was dizzy. I even don't have appetite during dinner.

Came Monday Morning, I was supposed to go to office but I was not feeling well. Hubby advised me to just stay at home. I just slept the whole day. My dizziness come and go. My OB advised me to have my BP monitored.

Hubby got home at almost 7pm. We went to the hospital near our place and my BP was at 135/90. It was not normal because I used to have a BP of 110/80. They also said that I have vertigo but I don't believe them. I don't know why. My OB just advised me to double my intake of Iron. It may be caused by the increase of blood that the baby needs.

I was able to go back to work the next day. I am still feeling some dizziness but it was already tolerable. I also had my BP monitored. For two days, it was at 110/80. My OB said that it was normal. Just need to visit her on the 27th for my 2nd dose of Tetanus Toxoid.

I'm kinda excited for my next OB visit. Hope everything will be fine and finally have my 4D ultrasound.

PS:
Did I mention that the kicks are stronger now?