I’ve been advised by my OB to watch my diet (again) during my last visit. For some reason, I am just worried that the baby might get too big to get out of me but not so mindful that I am getting too big that I might not get back to my ideal weight.

But I’ll be honest. I expect to go back to my ideal weight by January 2012. I’m just not sure how. It could be by breastfeeding or creatine supplements. All I know is I’m decided what I want to be and when. Yes I’m giving myself enough time. So by March 2012, I’d be picture perfect in a two-piece. Wow, now, that’s confidence.

One of the most challenges in my teenage life is acne, and how to treat it in such a way that it won’t leave permanent marks on your skin, especially the face. Unfortunately, some acne simply leaves marks without you even touching it. All you can do is rely on acne scar removal products.

Now at this age, I no longer worry about acne. Instead, just about other million things that surround motherhood.

I saw on one TV ad that 70% of Filipinos look older than their age. I honestly do not believe that. In my opinion, Asians look younger. It is simply in our makeup. Or sometimes, people say it’s because of the food we eat like steamed veggies and rice.

But like other nationalities, we are encouraged to start using wrinkle creams once we reach the age of 30. So at age 28 or earlier, we started reading about hydroxatone reviews. We have at least two years to decide which to use.

Everybody’s vain, alright.

I was reading this article on accutane side effects and was happy that I didn’t take any before I got pregnant. Like most medications, moms should consult their doctors first or it could cause birth defects. October last year when I had my sty and the doctor told me that I should be taking an antibiotic. I informed her that I could be pregnant, so she had to prescribe Augmentin which is safe for pregnant women. Good thing I always suspect I am pregnant. Hahaha.

And for women who are trying to conceive, it is best to take Folic Acid even before you get pregnant. It helps prevent serious birth defects in your baby especially before conception and during early pregnancy.

I’m looking around for home remedies for blackheads. They sometimes bother me to see them on my nose. But a little trivia here. Some blackhead-looking blemishes on my nose are actually facial hair. Hahaha. I learned this when I had my very first facial threading. My nose looked cleaner, almost cleared of blackheads. So why not a facial threading coupled with blackhead remedy? I’ll try that, probably next month. I’m not up for a threading these days. It could get so stressful for me.

Like almost everybody else, I thought a sty is just a bump in the eyelids that will go away on its own. Well, I was lucky that my very first sty (which I had a month ago) did go away in just a week. But my second sty is nastier. The pain was so unbearable extending to my left temple and sinus. I had difficulty sleeping at night that I considered that natural insomnia treatment that my mom recommended.

Also, I thought I could avoid the antibiotics but it became bigger and bigger and my eye went puffy. I even had a gel-like liquid on half of my left eye that blocked my vision. But I went to the doctor earlier today so now all the pain and discomfort are gone.

With my eye infection, my left eye has a dark circle around it and was puffy that I looked like I’ve been punched. So when I went to Healthway which is located at a mall, I had to wear dark glasses not only to protect my eyes from dust, but to hide the swollen eye. I had no time to use any acne products or even my regular face scrub because I’ve taken too much time cleaning my eye lids (which I was told I should be doing regularly because of my blocked oil glands) before we went out.

The disadvantage though of wearing shades in a cloudy day is that people kept looking at me checking if I am a celebrity.

Almost everyone was complimenting my new hair. I noticed though that from the time I had my hair cut short, I had pimples on my forehead, and quite oddly, on my nape. On the forehead, I am not surprised as the hair kept falling on my forehead which I will brush up with my hand. But on the nape? That’s new.

So now, application of best acne product has been added to my nightly regimen. The big pimple on my nape was probably caused by frequent brushing that stop short on my shoulder. Plus about two to three inches above the tip of the hair was cut thin. Think layered.

As I was looking at myself in the mirror while putting on my actifade eye cream, I wondered how come my arms are fat while my legs are firm. Well, at least not both parts are fat. But seriously, I think the legs I got from years of dancing and brisk walking. While my arms, hmmm, I honestly think carrying a toddler contributed a lot to its massiveness. Hahaha. When I thought that would make my arms trimmer. Tsk tsk. I’m thinking if I should start going back to the gym just for trimming the arms. Or I could just buy those nice pink dumbells. Then I could start wearing sleeveless blouses again. (So now you know why I want trimmer arms haha)

Anybody knows how to have arms like that of Anna Paquin’s without lifting a finger?

The down side of preparing for a family trip too early is losing the interest for the trip altogether just few days before it. I’m not sure if I’m just stressed or I really just find our itinerary not enough to be both fun and relaxing. I just thought if we really want to have fun, it would be very tiring. Or if we want it to be relaxing, then we should expect boring.

I should start packing our things. I’ll throw in some lipstick, proactiv solution, and a nice dress in my luggage. That could keep me excited, I guess.

Or maybe, it’s just time of the month.