drunk with love =)

all day long i feed vaughn every two hours and daddy mark changes his poopie and wet diapers. we're both thankful he's not a super fussy baby. he only cries when he's hungry or when he needs his diapers changed. when he sleeps in his crib we both stare at this small creature and marvel at how handsome and fragile he is and totally dependent on us for survival -- us, the party going, tequila chugging, dance floor king and queen. it's odd how parenthood changes you. but there is one universal truth about having a baby: you've never known unconditional love, until you have a child.

anyway, i posted new pics on his site, check it out whenever you guys have time:

http://vaughnarthur.multiply.com/photos

having a baby changes everything...

i stole that line from the johnson's commercial and i couldn't agree more =) my little one decided that he couldn't wait till the 15th and decided to put me on active labor on August 13th. i was complaining about contractions around 9 in the morning then finally at around 11 am, we called the hospital and they told us to come on over. i had some cereal that morning so my c-section wasn't scheduled until 2:30 pm that afternoon...they also had to inject me with teributalin (again) to stop the contractions. baby vaughn can't wait to get out of my tummy! after much prep work, mark donned his scrubs and i was wheeled into the operating room. the anesthisiologist and the nurse were great, they made me me feel so comfortable during the process -- the epidural didn't hurt at all (just like a pinch) and they put these leg warmers on me which really helped distract from the pain...(oh yea i told the nurse if i could buy those warmers for my own use hahaha -- i had a sense of humor while going thru surgery!). the c-section didn't take that long which surprised the heck out of me. mark came in and sat down after i had my epidural and we were chatting for about 8 minutes then the doctors told him to prep his camera because the baby's gonna come out! so i was in surgery around 3 pm, and vaughn came out at 3:21 pm -- the experience was so surreal! i couldn't feel anything from my diaphragm down and all of a sudden i hear a piercing cry fill the OR! vaughn arthur endraca was born a healthy 8 lbs 1 oz 19.5 inches. i can't even begin to describe how i felt when i heard him cry for the first time. mark and the doctor took baby vaughn to me so i can at least feel his cheeks and start to bond with him immediately after birth. i looked at my little boy, then at mark, and the tears just started free falling =) having him is definitely one of the happiest days of my life.

the recovery is another story -- not quite as fairytale like as the birth but hey, it was all worth it! hahaha. anyway, i made a website for baby vaughn and posted pics, so click on the link if you wanna check it out:

http://vaughnarthur.multiply.com/photos/album/2

3 more days to go!!!

I went to my last doctor's appointment today and got instructions for my c-section. i'm not supposed to eat anything after midnight on monday...so mark and i are planning to stuff ourselves silly the day before my operation -- hahaha! j/k, we're both just really anxious and a bit tired from waiting. i've gotten super super big (see my shower pics in the entry below), i can't walk that fast anymore and have difficulty sleeping. my damn rashes also reappeared which adds to the sleeplessness. but i keep telling myself that i only have to bear three more days of this and my little precious will come out.

we're finally done preparing baby vaughn's room and mark's been practicing on the red teddy bear and getting used to the rocker and glider =) for more nursery pics, click on this link:
http://teray620.multiply.com/photos/album/12
i still have to sterilize some bottles and we have some formula and nursery water on hand just in case i'll run into problems breastfeeding baby vaughn. my goal is to really try and breastfeed him 100% until age 1. we're planning to get a lactation consultant to help me with the process, i'm gonna buy some breastfeeding books, and i have lori to support me if i ever think of giving up (she gave birth to her daughter last march and have been breastfeeding her exclusively, look how pretty and healthy she is!).

it's still a bit surreal to think that in a couple of days, i'm going to be somebody's mother! i mean, it really hasn't hit me that hard until i heard the doctor give us instructions on what to do during the operation...i think mark's feeling the same way too hahaha! everybody around us are excited about this baby coming out, we get an average of 5 phone calls per day from friends and family asking if he's already come out. last night, mark and our friends christian and champ all had a dream that the baby came out already. how weird is that? anyway, my mom is here to help us out for a few days. it's really nice having her, she prepares meals for us, cleans, and constantly hovers over me. i've completely forgotten how good it feels to be fussed over by a parent because i've lived away from home for a good 8 years now. i love my mom!

so we're just sittin' and waiting for this little baby to come out...thank you everyone for your well wishes, please pray for my safe delivery and baby vaughn and i will see you all soon!

love,
teresa

day 10 and 9

here's the best pic i took yesterday of our friend angel jacutin. i'm still trying to get my sea legs with my new cam =)



the last of my baby showers was yesterday and mark and i had such a blast! mark's family went all out with decorations, food, games, and gifts. just take a look at the pics =) i'm still trying to get used to my camera so there's some weird shots in there. the following days will be spent overhauling the apartment in preparation for our little one. we're going to my last doctor's appointment on thursday then i go in for surgery on august 15th. we can't wait to finally meet baby vaughn arthur endraca!

cumpston baby shower pics

day 11 - BEP LOVE!

the Black Eyed Peas Bebot video is out! yeeehaaaa! it's a black eyed peas song in tagalog, when i watched it my heart was bursting with pride =))) click on this link to view: http://kidheroes.net/bebot/videos.html


mark chaffeured me around as usual and we went to the westside to have my eyebrows threaded by my favorite Ziba guy: Marco (girls if you want perfectly arched eyebrows go see him!), mark bought some cheap graphic tees from AE [outfit for this weekend's shower hahaha), and i got a bobbi brown lip gloss from nordstrom [courtesy of steve and rosalee's bday gift certificate]. we also went to circuit city to buy a tripod for my camera and maybe an ipod dock to play music for the baby's room but of course we ended up getting something we didn't totally plan for! we ended up buying a bose dvd entertainment system -- now now, before i hear any "wow where did u guys get the money? or how on earth are you able to afford a $1300 system?" (with matching raised eyebrows) the answer is: we got the jtem open stock, in other words, it was used by the store for display and demo. there's absolutely nothing wrong with it except that it's used...but it still has that awesome bose sound for a fraction of the price (as in deeply discounted, mga more than 50%!!!). needless to say mark was awfully pleased with the purchase because now he has another toy to fiddle with. we rushed through dinner at his parent's house because he wanted to hurry home and install the system. he even dragged his cousin steve and had gary come over so that the three of them can marvel at the quality of sound the system makes. hahay! men! i can never "get" them. i found it rather amusing that a few speakers would excite them so much, they were like little kids watching and listening intently to the matrix dvd they popped in for quality testing purposes. so wives or girlfriends the lesson of the day is: if you want your man to stay home, buy him an awesome theater system and i guarantee 200% that he will be glued to that thing from morning till night. the only drawback to this masterplan? yes he's home but his attention won't be geared towards you, instead you will see him in the corner of your eye, lovingly staring at his precious new commodity! hahahahaha! the only reason why i agreed to buy the system in the first place was because it had a dvd, cd, and am/fm radio. which means i can play baby vaughn's kiddie videos, baby mozart cds, and radio disney with amazing sound clarity. yes, i know, we are already spoiling this kid and he's not even out of my womb yet. so sue us =)