Extra nutrition please!

Friends here and there have been getting bumps!  Baby bumps, I mean.  One is due in October and the other in April, the other; I think in 2 months.

All three of them have different preferences with food, different sensitivities and one or two might have deficiencies...Friend number one is diabetic so she has to be a little careful with what she eats as the sugar rises and lowers real fast. Second mom-to-be has always had problems with her reproductive system and it hasn't changed until now...She's expecting twins so she needs more nutrition now than ever. Third friend is also of the sensitive type and she still has a toddler to take care of...she and husband have been waiting for a baby the past 6 years and 2 came consecutively! Blessed!

Anyway, aside from maternity dresses/outfits that I could give I also have a few tips for them and for preggies out there, based on my experiences....three times into motherhood? Well, yes I'm qualified.

1. Carry a bottle of water everywhere even on the bed's sidetable at night.

2. Stack some pillow and put your feet up to avoid cramps, of course, you can always wake up the hubby and tell him to help you!

3. Walk lots for an exercise...

4. Avoid bananas...they make you constipated. Eat lots of other fruit that you aren't allergic to.

5. Ask your doctor for the best pre-natal vitamins and take them regularly...I suggest Iron (preggies tend to be anemic), Magnesium (to avoid cramps), vitamin C & E (for your hair, nail and skin)...of course there are those for the baby too, E.g. Folic etc.

6. Think happy thoughts...what you feel is surely felt by the little one too!

7. Lastly, listen to classical music or at least let the baby hear it...read to it and it will appreciate your effort years after. You'd be surprised what it can do to them too. :)

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Peach on Yogurt

"An apple is an excellent thing -- until you have tried a peach."
-George du Maurier

Well, apples are apples and peaches are peaches. We might have  different preferences but yes, both are fruits we love. Peach used to be the favorite canned fruit back home (thanks to del Monte). Not knowing where to buy them fresh we settled for the preserved ones. It was my dad who taught me to do a milkshake simply by putting ice and milk. Prior, I always had it as is, as a "naked" fruit.

Now that I get peaches fresh from the market, I see to it that the kids have them as much as they have apples, grapes, nectarines and other fruits in season.

The stores offer yogurt already flavored. A wide selection with strawberry, cherry, blueberry and peach too but I would just buy a plain vanilla and put sliced peaches on top for a more peachy-feel. I recently bought an ice cream maker and peach would be my first experiment. :P

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Junk

Junkfood...a trip to the Asia shop means loads of pinoy junk food! Chippy, Piattos, Mr. Chips, Oishi prawn crackers, Nova, Chiz curls, name it and my cart is sure to have them. Typical pinoys, hubby and I miss these treats a lot and the kids somehow acquired our preference...pinoy junk food is much subtle to the ones here...hehe.

And typical pinoys, our creativity with food and design is something else. We do not only love our food, we wear them. There are such vintage t shirts sporting this...see, a list of the most loved pinoy food!

(photo c/o Adrian)

Which of these have you not tried yet?

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Aging gracefully

Or not. My mom turned 60 this year...seeing her made me think that she should use a wrinkle remover already. The past year has been tough for her. Dad passed away last June (2009) and while I can't help nor be there, they prepared for my kuya's wedding. She has been doing so many things and despite her age hasn't retired from government work...this must be the reason why she looks older than her age and she also lost a lot of weight. Talk about stress.

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