Baby Shower WISH LIST (*updated daily)

I'M starting to get more anxious as Maru's expected date of delivery draws near. I'm not yet sure how prepared we are for his arrival and I'm still trying to pick pieces of advice from every baby book I get my hands on to.

Aside from that, we haven't bought a single baby item for Maru, yet (*UPDATE: Dumadami na! Yehey!). Kaye, ang ka-age kong pamangkin, was gracious enough to give us two feeding bottles and a couple of pajamas. But other than that, wala pang gamit si Maru.

So I've decided to publish a wish list (due to persistent public demand). Let me clarify, though, that this is just a WISH LIST (not a DEMAND LIST). Generous family members and friends who'd give us any of the following items will be greatly appreciated. As in! You'll be forever in our hearts! :)

Here goes:

1. Crib (One Philippines has "pledged" to give us a crib. Thank you. Thank you! Thank you! Free promo: www.onephil.com)
2. Stroller (Yipee! Aya, AD, Marlon and Dieph have pledged to give a stroller!)
3. Sterilizer (Thanks to our good friend Ms Carol Ros)
4. Feeding bottles, big & small (We've already got 4 tall feeding bottles--from Kaye and Ate Bek; I've bought 3 small feeding bottles din.)
5. DIAPERS, DIAPERS, DIAPERS--I don't think we'll ever have enough of this for the next 6 months
6. Baru-baruan (Maru's already got 1 onesies, 2 side-tied shirts)
7. Receiving blankets/swaddling blankets (We bought 1 receiving blanket; 1 swaddling blanket)
8. Mittens and booties (He's got a pair of mittens and 4 pairs of booties)
9. Cute baby shoes
10. Diaper bag courtesy of Baby Couture--Choosy, hehe. Available at SM Megamall beside Toy Kingdom or at Shopwise Supermarkets
11. Newborn cap (We got him 3 newborn caps)
12. Baby bath tub
13. washable lampin (He's got 3 washable lampins)
14. Baby pins (I bought 3 pairs of clips)
15. Super dooper mild baby soap, lotion, powder, oil, shampoo
16. preskong preskong sando at salawal (7 side-tied sandos, 11 pajamas, and 4 cute shorts)
17. Baby nail clippers
18. pacifier (I got a free pacifier from buying Looney Tunes anti-microbe bottles)
19. Baby bath towel
20. comforter and pillows (1 set of pillows)
21. Baby wipes--orig, hindi galing sa 168 dahil baka may formalin 'yun
22. Baby carrier--sling or wrap (Thanks to Noemi Pamintuan-Jara)
23. Mobile--'yung nilalagay sa crib na umiikot ikot para malibang siya
24. Rubber changing pad--'yung blue at red (We got him 1)
25. Four-tier plastic drawer (We already bought a 5-layered plastic drawer for P1,200)
26. Nursing/breastfeeding pillow--check out www.bosombuddy.org
27. Breast pump (Yehey, meron na! Sale kasi)
28. baby thermometer
29. Night light
30. Stand fan--badly needed dahil mainit ang kwarto
31. *NEW: Nursing pads--disposable or washable
32. *NEW: Baby's first photo album or scrap book

And if you're feeling EXTRA GENEROUS, puwede na ring idamay ang WISH ng Nanay at Tatay:

1. Palmer's Anti-Stretchmark Cream for the Nanay
2. Let's Face It Gift Check (kahit regular facial) for the Tatay

Feeling generous? Make a pledge: 0917-2097228, 0915-9838295, rona.co@gmail.com or ortigasavenue@yahoo.com.

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Oh by the way, IT'S A BOY. And we're naming him MARU.

Here's his latest ultrasound pic (at seven months):