HUGE!!!

i am HUGE!!!

and it's not an exaggeration. (sigh) good thing my husband doesn't have the habit of criticizing or else i'd feel worse about my body. my belly has become very big that i can hardly walk. my back is always sore, i wish i could just sit down all day. =( paul said i shouldn't worry about the weight because he knows that i will definitely lose all of it after giving birth. talk about positive thinking!!! =)

we had the baby shower on saturday and that was a lot of fun. i would like to thank all my friends and family who helped make the event possible. they all worked hard and paul and i really appreciate everything they did. mj received a lot of presents and almost all of what the baby needs have already been provided. we feel so blessed because we know that our baby has the love and support of all those people even before she's born.

my mom told me that my cousin's wife in anaheim gave birth today. she had a c-section because her water broke last nite but the baby wouldn't come out and the umbellical cord was wrapped around the baby's neck so the doctors had to operate. they had a baby girl, laura jasmine. i pray that the Lord will bless baby laura with good health and happiness throughout her life. i'm sure she will be the apple of her parents (and grandparents) eyes.

as for me...i'm due to give birth on the 15th of september but i have a feeling the baby will come earlier than my due date. pastora mons had a dream that i was to give birth in late august or early september and mariano from work said he suspects i'm going to give birth on september 3rd. was that a confirmation? hehe

tomorrow, home depot will be coming over to change our windows (yey!). the windows badly need replacing because they are hard to open and are not energy efficient...no insulation from heat, cold or sound. we can hear people's conversation as they walk past the house. we were told it will take about a day and a half to replace the 16 windows in the house....yes, 16 windows. it is a big house and it has more than 16 windows but only 16 need replacing...we could replace all of the windows but that would be too expensive....we have a limited window budget. =)

paul's been getting a lot of well deserved rest. he's been waking up past 9 am since i started going back to work. we've already submitted the application for his work permit so he can really start looking for a job. it wont take long and he'll be bored out of his mind if he doesn't find a job soon...but i know that will change as soon as mj arrives. he'll be all over his precious little baby and work will be the last thing on his mind. i'll be going on maternity leave soon (next week will be my last week at work) so paul and i can sit here at home and wait for the baby to arrive. i pray that i don't have too much difficulty giving birth. i feel a little anxious about giving birth---normal for a first time mom, i guess. i told chel im bringing my ipod and will be listening to christian music during labor to keep me occupied. =)