christina angeli 🌺

I have been wanting to give Trystyn a sibling ever since he was born in 2017. But as years passed by, and with me getting older, having a new baby no longer became part of the plan... Until last February when my period did not come up. I was so hesitant to take a PT, firm in my belief that at my age, I am no longer fit to be pregnant. But then the period still did not come and I was finally prompted  to buy a test.  Since no line showed up within the 3 minute mark, I placed it inside the pouch and threw it, only to be shocked by my sister barging into my room the next day,telling me her dog got the test and there were 2 lines! I said, no, the 2nd line was just an evaporation line, but the thought bothered me so much that I asked Wati to buy more tests.  The 2nd test I took also did not show a clear line within 3 minutes but when I looked at it again, there was a faint red line. I told myself it was still an evaporation line and I shouldn't be pregnant.  I was out of ...

💪***this was my second speech in my second life in Toastmasters <3    I received a very beautiful evaluation after I delivered this speech. <3 Today, I will wear my red lipstick because I am a strong. Friends, I am strong because on May 20, 2013, I was wheeled to a doctor’s clinic because of intensely excruciating abdominal pain, told I was pregnant but that my baby was growing in my fallopian tube and that I should lose her or else lose my life. I am strong because my dream of becoming a mom was shattered, but despite the fact that I only had one fallopian tube left, I continued to hope that one day soon I’d be a mom again. I am strong because after years of trying, crying and praying, and despite the raging desire to be a mother, I learned to change my prayer to “Lord, I have to be a mom” to “Lord, if it’s not meant to be, help me accept it. I am strong because despite the fear of being frustrated again, I took a pregnancy test on December 1, 2016, and finally, Nak...

  Trystyn Thaddeus , i can't believe 3 years had passed since I first laid eyes on you, since i first heard you cry, since the 1st time you were laid on top of me. i could vividly remember how my tears unabashedly fell when when you finally came out and oh my heart felt like it was about to burst with joy. and now you are 3 years old. wow. that fast! i'm amazed at the many things you have learned and the many songs you have memorized. i will always think you are my baby but I am excited for the many more things that you would learn and accomplish! know that mommy and daddy will always support you all the way. and let me start your new year with the lines we say to each other everynight before we go to sleep, " i love you so much! i love you forever!" happy birthday, love! Even if we are in quarantine because of the COVID-19 pandemic love, and that there were only 7 of us in your party (with food good for 20 hahah), I hope you still had a blast with your paw patrol p...

I was asked by The Freeman Newspaper on what motherhood has taught me and this was my answer which was posted in their Facebook  page.  :) "For years, during Mother's Day, I always prayed that the next year I'd finally get to be greeted, 'Happy Mother's Day!.' For years, I cried. And the all knowing answered my relentless prayers. I was blessed with Trystyn last July 2017 . What has the almost three years of being a mom taught me? It taught me about selfless love. I’ve given up so many things for Trystyn: My body (oh, you should see my flabs and my stripes), my space (I can’t even do Number two in peace), my time (oh how I miss going out until the wee hours of the morning), sleep (28 months of breastfeeding did not allow me to sleep straight throughout the night). I may have lost some parts of my former life but I’d put my son’s welfare and needs over my own. Before composing my answer to the question, 'What has motherhood taught you?,' my son decided t...

  deserve to wear red lippies and post a shameless selfie (unfiltered at that) for self love on mother's day! -for motherhood is not easy and my road to it took a lot of crying and trying. -my pregnancy was not easy and required countless ultrasounds (more or less 15 utz) and months of bedrest and a lot of medicines -my delivery (less than 36 weeks) was induced and painful and expensive even via Normal delivery ( ) -i had bladder atony which was more painful than my labor and which required me to use a catheter for 3 weeks -i had to work at 6 weeks postpartum with no house help and that meant being home by 5pm to take over from the lola, wash & sterilize bottles and pump parts -for continuing to work on my cases when the bub is asleep -for pumping everywhere just to ensure Trystyn is breastmilk fed (and the pressure and blues that came with it) -for i had ugly and unattractive days -for there were tiring and exhausting and overwhelming days -coz losing weight was hard AF -for...

The most magical day of my life was the day i had you, Trystyn Thaddeus a nd i continue to feel that magic every single day i am given with you. I can't believe it has already been 2 wonderful years since that beautiful day! Writing this post is already making me cry.hehe I love you so much, babe! You are my best answered prayer. You are my greatest dream that came true. You have brought me so much joy the past two years despite me having less sleep and me being more tired (physically). You are a smart little boy and you make me proud with every little achievement and milestone you achieve (like when you successfully crossed the 3inches gap between the beds coz you were so scared to do so before even when held.lol) I am excited to see you discover, learn and do more things. mommy and daddy will always be here yo guide and support you. Happy 2nd birthday,ttyn! I love you so much!

  Trystyn Thaddeus , today i celebrate you. you are my greatest dream that came true..you are the reason why i'm greeted today. you make me want to be the best person that i can be because i want to be the best mom to you and be able to give you everything you need (and want sometimes.lol). Today, i also celebrate you, Watiwats Abellana , as the fulfillment of my greatest dream would not have been possible without you you are my forever love. Thank you both for giving me an almost 4hr luxurious and relaxing spa experience yesterday (while the 2 of you spent the whole day in parkmall). and the best gift for mom's day: i had my longest and deepest sleep last night since having Trystyn, thanks to the spa and T not waking me up many times to latch coz he was dead tired from playing.hehe. I love you both so much! happy mother's day to me!