how big are you, bellylove? (23 weeks)

To get on with the cool real-world guide comparison (showing vegetable or fruit and a coin!) on how far along i am with my bellylove, here's how big it is this week:

23weeks
Bellylove weighs about as much as a large mango -- just over a pound. (Length: more than 11 inches.)

What's in tune with this whole comparison is that I just ate, finally, the manggang hilaw I have been craving for. Asluuuum kaayo yum! It was given by yaya's boyfriend - funny, it seemed I enjoyed more than his girlfriend hahah!

View the past weeks' comparison development.

While the littlest of the puddings is at 23 weeks, the BabyKuya is now 23months old.

oversized

My boy before bedtime wearing my jacket looking like a rockstar.

lobby smiles

We missed the Friday fun at Mercato because we couldn't find any taxi. And there's no way we would extend another 30minutes in the summer heat. We ended going back to our flat, cooled down a little at the lobby still with full of smiles before going back to our room.

the art of crying

He cried a bit when his Papa had to leave for work. And he realized he's getting attention so he increases the crying - faking it just so he can observe our reaction. I carried him in an instant (which is really what he wants since he's getting less of this now with my growing belly, poor little thing.) while his Te Nana got the camera to record his acting.

It was cute and silly at the same time. He masters the art of a fake cry - I think it's a good thing, at least it's a fake one. Ten minutes passed, he then asked for a SpongeBob theme song lullaby and milk...time for your afternoon nap little bugoy!

My favorite Pregnant Shirt

This is my all-time favorite hubby pambalay t-shirt.

1. because it's got whales in it and i love wales

2. because i like seeing my husband wearing it, it makes him look more... 'whale-y' kind of man (i don't have to explain that right? it's just one of those things that you alone can understand what you mean)

and finally 3. because i feel so comfortable in it every time i got a tummy dweller.

In photo: 7months pregnant with my first baby, a.k.a Tambibol.

We find this funny. It's like this shirt represents us, The Puddings - well, the whale family version. On top is Papa Goy (my big babywhale), next in line is Me, then followed by Kuya Zaiid (see how he's 'rounder' than I am haha!), and finally our the littlest of the puddings! And just so you'll know this is an ukay-ukay shirt hihi!

In photo: 5months pregnant with my second baby, a.k.a Baby Manghud.

Happy 1.11 babylove...

My little boy turns 1 year and 11 months old today. One more month to go before his 2nd birthday, before we fly back to Cebu. It's going to be a new adventure for him.

In photo: Zaiid with his yaya, all smiles before bedtime.

team badge giveaway

whohooo! I've made all 13 badge designs :) I can't show you the designs yet, will post as soon as I've got them. I hope they will like it! The photo on top were the badges I gave out to the team before I left Xlibris. Each were unique with its own characters chosen by my teammates themselves. They even made it into a shirt!

*meee hapeee!