Premature Labor

I want to express my gratitude and appreciation to my well-wishers on my birthday. Thank you so much for your thoughtful hearts. Your greetings and wishes made me happier.

Our Christian life is a life of blessing as the Lord is a real blessing to us. Happiness, joy, health, and even external environments and sufferings arranged by the Lord are still blessings. Without those environments the Lord has no way of displaying that He could be everything to us.

Why I say the above so? It was because I have experienced the Lord's saving hands during my own birthday. I have not been able to blog for many days past as I was having a premature labor. Literally, I suffered unbearable pain that made me impossible to walk and stand. It was a medical emergency. Premature Labor is labor that occurs before the 37th week of pregnancy due to uterine contractions that cause the cervix (mouth of the uterus) to open earlier than normal. This can result in the birth of a premature baby.

I was really worried that caused me more to be stressed. I don't want to have my baby to be premature. My eldest son was premature at 7 mos when I gave birth to him due to pre-ecclampsia. It was so hard to have such early birthing. Aside from the expensive hospital costs, the risk of having a under-developed organ is possible. My son had his lungs collapsed after two weeks from birth. That made him almost a million pesos baby.

Those who are with me at home rushed me to the hospital. My Ob-gyne was really good and very attentive. He gave me the necessary procedure to prevent the cervix from opening more and prompt it to close back. The Lord is still good. It was still a blessing as if it was not, I could not have proved that there is a mighty hand that protects my baby. The baby is not even 7 months old yet and cannot survive if it could have been delivered. Praise the Lord. I was given medicine and was advised for complete bed rest for 7 days. I was on leave from work from Thursday and good thing that it was Holiday yesterday. I am feeling okay now, but I am now refrain from walking on distance and going up and down from stairs. I know the Lord takes care of me and I have experienced it totally.

Being pregnant for nine months is not really easy. We have to be prepared emotionally, physically and even materially in nurturing the life inside us. Being subject to stressful conditions may cause us to have the risk of premature labor and birthing.
Warning signs of premature labor

Below are signs and symptoms of premature labor. Call your health care provider if you suspect you are in premature labor. Waiting too long to call for help could result in your baby being born too early.

Premature Labor Signs and Symptoms

• A contraction every 10 minutes or more often within one hour (five or more uterine contractions in an hour)
• Watery fluid leaking from your vagina (could indicate that your water bag is broken)
• Menstrual-like cramps
• Low, dull backache
• Pelvic pressure that feels like the baby is pushing down
• Abdominal cramps that may occur with or without diarrhea
• Unusual or sudden increase of vaginal discharge
• Blood from your vagina

Pregnancy is normally a time of happiness and anticipation, but it can also be a time of unknowns. Many women have concerns about what is happening with their baby. Is everything okay? Some women wonder about going into labor early. Premature labor occurs in about 12% of all pregnancies. However, knowing the symptoms and avoiding particular risk factors can lower a woman's chance of premature labor. .

A Birthday Note

When I was younger, I have always been excited when September 17 was nearing as I get to have a small celebration for my birthday. My parents had always prepared simple get-together feast for my special day. I remembered celebrating it on schools when I was on elementary and on our home when I was on high-school. Birthday for me was just as simple as remembering the day I was born and having to receive gifts and endless greetings from those who remembered and who cared.

It's my birthday again. However, this time I don't care if I have a feast on my table and a party to celebrate. I am into a deeper realization that birthdays are reminders that we are just passersby in this world. Year by year our age get older and our time is lessened. It is the best time to reflect if we have lived our life to the full. Have we glorified our creator and served the purpose to which we are made? I don't want to grow old without having to mature. It is always my perception that I need to have a deeper insight of the purpose of my human living. Have I been a good mother to my children in the past? If I have not been good enough, it is now a year for me to strive harder and be a better one for them. If I have been an imperfect wife in the past, this year could be the starting period of a more sensible living as a wife to my husband.

I admit too that as we grow older , our heart widens but never grow old with time. Our heart gets bigger to grasp all things that waits for our love and affection. Old age may lead us to have physical changes: wrinkles, lines beneath the eyes, etc. but our heart stays young. It stays young to fonder the world unknown, to fathom the undiscovered and to love the never been loved. As we mature with age, our hearts do not long for toys and parties anymore that a child would love, but it longs for deeper things for the ones we love. However, it would never stop longing for dreams unfulfilled. It stays like that till you exhale your last breath..

Now, that it's my birthday, I thank the Lord for being able to reach it this year. Thank you Lord for all the blessings you have given to us, for the food on the table everyday, for the health of my children and my family. I praise you for being my strength in the times of trials. You have been my strong fortress against the enemy. Thank you for the years gone by. Thank you for the friends who are here by my side. Thank you for the coming baby in my womb. Thank you for everything as You have been the great "I AM" , the reality of all the positive things in this universe.

HAPPY 31ST BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!

Obama Calls Kanye West a "jackass"

President Obama was giving an interview today to CNBC. An ABC reporter said he overheard the president call Kanye West a "jackass" for his dramatic interruption of the VMA's Sunday night, while Taylor Swift is making a speech on her award; to praise a Beyonce video that did not win.

-Wow!! I agree with Obama, he's not only a "jackass" , he's a complete insensitive idiot with brains on the balls!!!! Kanye you're so stupid. You're such a little kid. Do you really need that much attention for you to do such rude thing so your name be remembered? Take a look again how a gay fish he could be..Look how fool he is on what he did to Taylor Swift..

Tagged by Anne

Got tagged by Anne by this fun post.. Thanks sis..

Fun tag goes like this:

Do you think you're hot?
-warm only.. warm with the abounding love of the Lord.

Please, upload your favorite picture

Why do you love this picture?
-I know I have posted this photo maybe several times already. This is my favorite. I love this as I can see my happy childhood memories here. It was taken when I was 6 years old at our old house in Lawaan. I can remember fairly that I was chuckling here as they were teasing us on this on this photo shoot. I just love the way I can see myself chuckle. I looked like one of my child now. Isn't it nice to remember old memories through old photographs? The house behind is where I grew up and where I was molded as a person. I am still missing it as we have abandoned that since my father died.

When was the last time you ate pizza?
-Last Friday? I bought pizza hut slices while going home.

What was the latest song you've heard?
- Stand by Me..

What are you doing while working on this game?
-emailing a client too..LOL

What is your favorite nickname?
-Sel (my family and most cousins call me this) and Mie (my husband calls me this alone)

What kind of person are you?
- strong with the strenght of the Lord, compassionate and always offers a helping hand..

What is your favorite song?
- I love a lot of songs, but one of my favorite is " I belong to You" a praise and worship song

What is your favorite food?
-Chinese food (dimsums) Japanese (sushi and sashimi)

What is the most stressful thing to you?
-dealing with angry clients about their high duties and taxes charges... If you only knew how stressful it could be.

Mention the 3 must-have items on your purse.
-wallet, cellphone and hand sanitizer

What is your favorite color/s?
-favorite colors: baby blue and pink

What is your not full-filled-yet dream?
-migrating to another place, having my own dream house and becoming a lawyer..

What is your favorite city to stay?
-dont have in particular..

Tagging the following persons: Genejosh, bambie, Rosemarie, Jeng, and Phebie

More Years Together in the Lord!

I have always believed that when you love the Lord, all things will work out together for good, that all things are under His sovereign Hands. If you had known my life story you would never thought I have come this far. I have been into battles over winds and storms , yet I have overcome through the Lord who has empowered me.

Tears of joy and love unspoken always come to me whenever I remembered my past. I have never thought that I could still be arranged in a proper married life after I have sinned and disgrace the Lord's presence in my yesterdays. But Praise the Lord!!! The efficacy of His blood cleansed me. The Lord has still arranged my life in a very intimate way.

After my dreadful life experience , I have already readied myself to stay single for the rest of my life, knowing that I am not worthy of a man's love anymore. but He has arranged a Brother for me. My Brother Husband- Eucel.. I have met him in our church in another locality and was at first attracted to his physical features and his cheerful personality. But I realized that I should not welcome that kind of feelings as I felt ashame of myself. How could someone love me for who I am and for what I have been through. My ex-boyfriend who had been with me for almost 8 years had not even fought for our love and was torn to what happened to me and ended up, giving up on me. Sad truth.. But yes so true..

Unexpectedly, this brother pursued me. I was avoiding him and telling him you don't know me at all. You don't know my past and you don't know my background. You should not feel anything for me as I am not worthy to be loved. I just felt so unsure that time. Thoughts were playing on my mind. Men may get attracted with me but I was sure that when they know me, they would just leave me for nothing which would end up hurting me. I could not handle another misery anymore after the hurt, the shame and all the battle I have been waging. But, zel just went on expressing his love and emotion. He said to me one day, I know you already.. "I know what you've been holding back.. You should not be ashamed of it, everything has been arranged by the Lord. "

Yes, everything has been arranged by the Lord. When I looked back, I realized that if those dark days hadn't happened to me, the Lord has no way to bring the one whom I could be home. The Lord has a sovereign way of dealing my life. It strengthened my faith that when you love the Lord, everything will work out together for good. Thank you Lord for showing grace and mercy upon me. I am not worthy of Thy Love but You have loved me with out question. I praise You for what you have done..You have brought me to my ultimate rest and satisfaction and the one that could make me complete.

To you Zel,

Thank You for being here for me.. You have loved me for who I am, never questioning my purity and sense as a person. Thank you for loving Aljodon and Al'jered as your own. Thank you for giving Alikah to me and strengthening the love through our coming family addition. I cannot promise you that I would be a perfect wife and mother, but in the Lord's will, I will submit to your authority.

Happy anniversary to us. I could not forget September 14 , 2003 when we vowed before the Lord to love and to hold through happiness and sufferings, in sickness and in health.. I have loved thee with an everlasting love.. May we grow old together to see our grandchildren beget children in the Lord.. I love you..

Mie..

Mi Mundo Del Amor is a Year Old!

Oh My God, I almost forget that this day is momentous for me as a blogger. I suddenly remembered to scan through my archive if when is the first time I started blogging. It was exactly SEPTEMBER 12, 2008 when I made Mi Mundo del Amor and posted my very first blog entry: RAIN...

Time flutters so quickly that I didn't even notice that it has been a year that I have been letting myself heard through the blogosphere. I remember too well how my blog mentor, Phebie- my very own dear pretty cousin encouraged me to blog a year ago. Thank you so much cousin Love for the inspiration and encouragement. Without your impressive words I could have not tasted the joy of blogging.

Blogging is in many ways a continuing conversation. It speaks of your undeniable self, your heart, your thoughts and your soul. I have taken great pleasure in blogging by linking to all of you. I believe that the heart of blogging is linking- linking and commenting. Connecting and communicating the purpose mainly. It is a joy to have found great online friends that become your offline buddies.

Now, that Mi Mundo del Amor is officially a year-old, I want to commend my Great Thanks and Appreciation to all friends and fellow blogger who never get tired from visiting here and commenting over my posts. This blog survives because of you. My blog experienced earning a Pagerank, have lost it, gained it back and have lost it again but yet whatever it may take it is still alive because of you all who believes in me. This blog have lived through changing templates from simple pre-made layouts to specially designed for me and will still continue to journey on. I am still in a growing learning experience. Blogging is best learned by blogging and by reading other blogs. As long as you are here I will carry on! Blogging anyway is not a rocket science, it is just being yourself and putting what you have into it....

• HAPPY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY MI MUNDO DEL AMOR!!!!

Friday Photo Flashback No. 7

Alicia hosts Friday Photo Flashback every Friday of the week. If you have not joined yet, why not join now. It is time for you to show and display your treasured pre-digital photos which brings memories of the past. Hit the button above and be directed to the author's site to join us.

1979 Worn out Photo

I was supposed to scan some other photos but I was so busy that I have not done it. I have here a very old photo of me as a baby. I was only 10 months old here. This is one of the few saved baby photo of mine. That's why even though it is already smeared and tinted, I still treasure it. My children loves to look at this and thought it's amazing to see their mom once a baby.=)

Shame on Him: Is This True?

Photo Date: Friday, 28 August, 2009, 10:48 AM


A couple of days ago, an embarrassing scene was played on TV when a Filipino general was carried on by the boatman's back so he wouldn't get wet when he stepped out from a banka boat . If you can see on the photo the American officer on the other hand waded though the waters and stepped out from the banka without any help. See the symbolism on why the Philippines have problems ? Is this the right way a combat leader should behave? He should be known as a formidable battle man yet he is showing flaws of weakness by being carried through the waters.

I show no high regard for this kind of Filipino General . How could he win the war against the Abu Sayaf? Shame on him. I wonder what the American shoulder thought of him. "Bagong shine siguro ang sapatos ng lolo" (his shoes must be newly-shined) ..LOL..

Tagging time

Finally Mr. Sun is shining down on me. Oh I miss you Mr. Sun! Good to see you today after the wet, floody days. I hope you will be shining the whole day. =)

Anyway, I have a tag here and it's kinda cool.. I got it from Jenny. Thanks sis for this new stuff. I love answering tags and I miss it for sometime. So here it goes:

1. What time did you get up this morning? -woke up at 7am. I almost got late. LOL

2. How do you like your steak? medium, sometimes super tender...

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? God , that was long ago.. hehe, What was that I can't remember..

4. What is your favorite TV show? I love "wipeout" of axn, love " U think You can dance" and of course local tv shows of ABS-CBN

5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? - I would love to relocate in Canada or the US

6. What did you have for breakfast? -meatball siopao and coffee

7. What is your favorite cuisine? Chinese and Japanese

8. What foods do you dislike? exotic like: scorpions, snakes, worms. grrrr

9. Favorite place to eat? restos in Binondo..

10. Favorite dressing? mayonaise only!!!

11. What kind of vehicle do you drive? 4-wheel drive

12. What are your favorite clothes? anything goes with me

13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? Greece, Italy, France..

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? huh?

15. Where would you want to retire? retire at my hometown..

16. Favorite time of day? afternoon

17. Where were you born? Lawaan, Aloran Misamis Occidental

18. What is your favorite sport to watch? racing, motocross..

19. Who do you think will not tag you back? don't know..

20. Person you expect to tag you back first? Clueless...

21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? they who will be tagged..

22. Bird watcher? Ha? LOL

23. Are you a morning person or a night person? morning.. I sleep at night.. Hahah

24. Do you have any pets? Yes

25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? Next week maybe i could tell..

26. What did you want to be when you were little? A lawyer..

27. What is your best childhood memory? -vacation time at my grandparent's home

29. Are you married? yes

30. Always wear your seat belt? hehehe not all the time..

31. Been in a car accident? God saves us all the time.. amen

32. Any pet peeves? before I got Mawmaw.. now don't have..

33. Favorite Pizza Toppings? pepperoni..

34. Favorite Flower? not so particular

35. Favorite ice cream? cookies and cream, durian delight

36. Favorite fast food restaurant? KFC..

37. How many times did you fail your driver's test? none

38. From whom did you get your last email? -from Camilla , our GM..

39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? gahhhh

40. Do anything spontaneous lately? work, work, work

41. Like your job? yes I guess so.. I have survived the stress..

42. Broccoli? definitely, love it raw dip in mayo..

43. What was your favorite vacation? Dumaguete vacations with cousins

44. Last person you went out to dinner with? colleagues

45. What are you listening to right now? Christian songs

46. What is your favorite color? pink, green and turquoise

47. How many tattoos do you have? don't like tattoos..

48. How many are you tagging for this quiz? let me think

49. What time did you finish this quiz? 9:27 am Philippine time

50. Coffee drinker? Absolutely..

Now I am Tagging : Yen, Chris, Phebie, Laine, and Tammy

Cute Online Shop

Hi there!!! It's a rainy day again. Ugghhh.. I hate days like these.. It really finds me so uncomfortable to go out , but what can I do I really have to as I have my job.

By the way, just want to share a nice online shop I have stumbled upon while browsing for baby cribs and other baby stuffs at sulit.com.ph. I happened to open Isaac08lukas which showcase a lot of cute stuffs from Hello kitties, sanrio items, baby stuffs, disney and friends cute items, rare and great find toys plus a lot more. Wow , I fell in love with it as all the sold items there are so adorable. Tell you what? The prices are so affordable. I have been eying on the baby cribs (pre-loved ones) and the strollers and walkers that Ruth has on her online shop.

I guess payment is available via G-cash and BDO deposits. Try to visit her site and find out what you can shop for your kiddos and even for yourself.