more baby pictures and a small change

ethel posted some more baby pictures at her multiply page.

here is the link.

by the way, we decided to change the spelling of the nickname to DREI. not much. just added the letter I.

3 days old and home

For all the replies to my posts, the text greetings, the phone calls, and the ones who were able to visit in the hospital, THANK YOU!

It kinda sucks that I can't post my own reply directly from my phone. (Yes, still no PC - ergo, no pictures - but soon! Promise!) We're home now but not yet in QC though. We're currently at Ethel's parents' house in Makati. We'll be staying here at least a couple or so more weeks.

Dre's been a good boy so far. He's doing alright - been quiet and asleep most of the time and only been crying if he's hungry or if he poopied. Or is that normal for babies? Ü Beats me, I'm new to this stuff Ü

We've bonded quite a bit I think. I found a way to make him quiet or calm down if he's crying. I call it the Barky Dance. DON'T ASK! Ü It's batting 100% so far but Ethel's telling me not to overuse it this early.

I went to work today 'cause I plan to take my paternity leave (of 7 working days) next to or right near my core leave (9 days) which would give me a whopping 3 weeks off of work! If that's possible. I'll have to double check the schedules again. If not, I can always take it next week. Anyway, back to working today, I found myself lost in my thoughts multiple times during the day just thinking about Ethel and Dre. I'm on a high I guess. Excited about thir new phase we're experiencing now.

So that's how it's been so far from Fatherland! Ü Haha, feeling na ba? Ü

Anyways, I'm going to get a few hours of sleep before Dre wakes up again.

Later y'all!

James Edric Puruganan Ines

This little bundle of joy - all 7lbs and 20.472ins of him - entered this world on 02Feb08 at 11:12 p.m. Ethel and I call him our Baby Dre (pronounced Drey) - not Baby James Ü

He will be going home tomorrow together with his Mama at 9 a.m. I'm so excited!

The only thing missing from this blog is pictures which I can't do from my phone. I'll get around to uploading pictures once I get hold of a PC.

Until then...

The waiting continues...

I've been waiting outside the DR since 630 and Dre still hasn't come out yet.

At around 1030pm I was told he'd be out before 12mn. Still no word from inside though...

I've received a bunch of texts and calls (thanks by the way!) but still nothing new to share as of now.

Thanks to my poker "conditioning", I can wait and stay up all night if I have to Ü

The wait...

I'm outside the DR now.

Waiting.

Some of our stuff is in the room now. (Actually just the baby bag and I have a shirt in the car). Ethel's mom is in the room too. Ü

I'm just here blogging again, waiting and listening to my favorite podcast. Deep down I'm praying that everything's gonna be fine. I hope that Ethel and Dre come out of the DR alright.

6cm and counting

The doctor just told me that Ethel's at 6cm already and she'll be giving birth in a few hours!
Our Baby Dre's arrives tonight!

Is it time?

I'm in Makati Med right now, blogging from my phone.
Ethel's been complaining about her back being sore ever since we woke up. She also says her tummy's been painful every five minutes and it lasts about 45 or so seconds.
She's in the delivery room and I'm waiting outside. I hope this is it. Time will tell.