Worst Day of my Life.

All I gotta say is, I was planning to have a wonderful day; I was excited to come home from Palmdale, get myself ready to purchase my No Doubt/Paramore tickets, redecorate the room, and spend my time with the boyfriend. Week 27 started out in the worst way possible.

Tough.

Everything went wrong today. Life. It's ironic how your entire life can change in just one second. I will always envy those who have it much easier, but it takes sacrifices & suffering to get to better things, things we deserve, and we'll get there.

I love Mark so much. I held him so tight today. I love our baby Dylan. They are my life, and I will always dedicate myself 110% to them.

Today...

No Doubt / Paramore tour dates were released.
They are performing on July 31st & August 1st at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine;
the final dates of the tour!
I AM THERE. The only night I will ever probably go out for a very, very long time.
Sorry Baby Dylan. Mommy will have to leave you at home for a night.

Anyways, I'm pooped. I had to pick up my parents at 9:30am at LAX (they came back from Florida), and we had lunch at Mimi's Cafe in Northridge. It was the worst experience that I have ever had at Mimi's Cafe. It's one of mine & Mark's favorite restaurants to go to so I was excited to have my regular Thai chicken wrap (which isn't even on the menu, but I've been going to Mimi's Cafe for so long that it's a must for me to continue ordering it). They didn't have the peanut sauce anymore. The bread they served wasn't fresh. They put buffalo sauce in my wrap when I asked for BBQ sauce. The wrap was HORRIBLE. I took two bites & stopped eating. The fries tasted like crap. It was horrible. Torrance Mimi's Cafe--I'm going to only you guys! At least they still make it PERFECT for me (:

After Mimi's my parents wanted fresh pandesal from Valerio's so we had to drive all the way to Panorama City (I have always hated driving there seriously). Then I drove them back here to Palmdale. I got to see my babies! Bonnie's nose got super pink again; last time she stayed with us in Lomita, her nose darkened. Chumbah was so excited to see me, and when he acts like that he starts making weird noises that it actually sounds like he's talking to me. And he rests his head on my lap. But he scares me right now because he has the tendency to jump on you and hit you in the face (because he gets so excited to get petted; last year he jumped real hard on Mark's nuts & Mark wasn't functional for a week and almost passed out one time, scary). But yeah, I couldn't spend too much time outside with them because they all get crazy on me & I don't want them to jump on my belly. I was really exhausted anyways. I did the dishes (because my brother doesn't know how to clean a house), and it literally took me 45 minutes because my mom broke her wrist & she can't do much. I took a 2 hour nap, watched some Lakers, ate a little bit (I couldn't eat my leftovers. Too gross). And now here I am, wide awake.

So there are a lot more people coming to the Lomita shower than I expected so now I gotta plan out games & giveaways & prizes & food & whatever else. I didn't expect to plan or do anything besides chat with everyone & eat because I thought it was going to be a small shower. But I'm excited. 2 and a half weeks away!

My first attempt..

..not to mention EXTREMELY LAZY attempt to create these blue oreos. I decided to head to Michael's & grab some candy melts (in blue & brown), lollipop sticks, sprinkles, and icing. The lollipop sticks = lame. I decided I didn't wanna work with them because the oreos were so thin. I only melted half a bag of the blue candy melts, but I kept eating at it while I tried making those damn covered oreos (so yummy). Even though I sucked soooo bad, it tastes good. Haha. I got too damn lazy to try and perfect it (like covering the entire oreo or removing excess melt to even it out). I guess I just gotta practice? I wanna use fondant though..to make some cute little baby feet or something. We'll see. But TADA! My work (more like crap).


I only ate half of one. Mark said, "Why aren't you eating them?" They're so damn sweet. So good, but I'm so paranoid with all the sugar I ate in the past week.

I went to Babies R Us today. I don't know what it is, but everytime I get to that parking lot, someone has to piss me off. Last time this lady almost backed up into me because she didn't even SEE me (I was literally driving 2mph). Then THIS time, this lady driving her Lexus IS was pigging out at the same time (pregnant chicks, I swear), and she didn't even stop at the stop sign and almost hit like how many people, including myself. Lord. Anyways, it was my 2nd time there since I've been preggo. It's fun. I saw more things I'd want (I resisted buying all those cute outfits; I can never get sick of the puppy theme either). I bought the diaper stacker to match the set since it wasn't so expensive. Ah, I love that store. And seeing all those moms with their newborns literally makes me fastfoward to the summer already, sigh. And when I was at check out, the cashier looked at me and said, "Oh gosh! You're pregnant? Girl, you don't even look pregnant." In my head I was thinking, Woman you are CRAZY. I'm a whale. Whateva (:

I'm getting a little crazy in the head thinking of alllllll the things I gotta do in the next month. My parents are on a plane to Miami, Florida at the moment. I asked them last weekend, "You're going to Florida WITHOUT me?!" And they responded with, "OF COURSE." But then again, I have no time for vacation. I have too much crap to do. I gotta order my last batch of invitations, print them out, and send them out. I gotta go in for my 3 hour glucose. And like always, my dad likes to include me into his last minute plans such as me having to pick my parents up at the airport Tuesday morning and drive all the way to Palmdale and probably stay a couple days to help them clean since my stepmom broke her wrist less than 2 weeks ago.

Then I gotta ask Mark to find time to help me clean up downstairs before the Lomita shower on March 14th because it's a mess & I really don't want the house to look like crap when we have guests. I can't clean it up on my own time because none of that stuff downstairs is mine. I don't know where his mom and/or aunt would want things placed. Mark just started his Respiratory Therapy 101 program & it's already killing him. He just finished his general education classes there (which was Monday through Thursday 1pm-5:30), but now his classes are Monday through Friday 1pm to 6pm & he had a test 4 times this week (it's his first week too). He's been up all night studying (he was up last night 'til 4am studying), and I feel so bad that he has to go through all that during this time. Baby Dylan is not gonna let his daddy sleep whatsoever. I feel bad asking him because he has time for NOTHING right now especially on weekdays. He's so exhausted & only has the weekend to rest up. And the next few weekends we have things to attend to (like our tour of the hospital on March 1st, and a friend's birthday party to attend March 7th) and the 14th is our first shower. My sister also called me last night saying, "Find a weekend in March for us to go pick out decorations & plan out all the games & whatever else we need for the Palmdale shower." AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! I'm gonna pull my hair out.

I'm gonna steal some of Mark's Flame Broiler right now. I'm hungry.

26 weeks.

"Week 26: If it feels like time is speeding by while simultaneously dragging on, you're not crazy, you're just pregnant." -parentsconnect.com

Uh, yeah. Exactly.

6 and a half months. Yay! I'm only a couple weeks away from reaching my 3rd trimester (I'm so excited yet dreading it at the same time). I started experiencing the pains. My lower back kills me when I'm sleeping. I have to drown myself in pillows; I steal them from Mark, and I have to surround myself because my back needs the support but so do my legs since I have to force myself to sleep on my sides only. I change positions so often, and my middle of the night/early morning bathroom trips prevent me from being able to fall asleep for about an hour. Ah. Killing me.

What is fun though is that Dylan kicks so often now. He'll kick super hard at times, and I look down and see some sort of wave or ripple effect going on in my belly. And the hardening of my belly happens like 10 times a day, I swear, and it's always on my left side. It doesn't hurt; it just feels uncomfortable. And I can feel him tumbling and whirling around in there, it's insane. I even had Mark feel it, and he was like whoaaaa. At night time before I go to sleep, I play classical music for him. He kicks throughout the entire time; he kicks the second he hears it. I downloaded 100 of the most popular classical songs, and I love listening to it too because it reminds me of the 8 years of piano lessons I took. Haha. But I'm glad I do feel him being active; it lets me know that he's doing just fine in there.






Yesterday, Janelle & I drove to the valley to have a late celebration for her 22nd birthday. I decided to be We met up with Jeanillie & Lia (& Jsun!) @ Topanga Mall, and we just hung around for a bit. I swear by 4pm everyday, I am like ready to zonk out. I was so tired while walking. We stopped by Forever 21 to see if a miracle would happen & I would find something I really liked, but I just ended up buying a white cardigan (adding on to my other ones). Afterwards, we went to Bj's for Happy Hour so Jeanillie & Janelle could have a couple drinks, and then we headed to Cheesecake Factory for dinner along with Stacey, Req, Lina, and Jonathan (Jsun stopped by later on). Good food. And of course, I ordered myself a slice of oreo cheesecake (so good). Fun times. I had to get home and take my prenatal vitamins since I forgot to bring them with me. I was so exhausted by the end of the night; I slept in for a good 10 hours.

So I have almost all the invitations in. I gotta send out the Lomita invitations by next week, and I ordered a few invitations for the Palmdale one for some friends & family. I ordered two different kinds of invitations for the Palmdale shower because I like to make things different =P And because a certain design is much pricier, but I knew I had to get some because I love it too much. Putting invitations together is fun. It gives me something to do, pssh. So expect your invitations in the mail soon. The latest you'd receive it (I'd say) is in two weeks.

Much more planning to do. Thank God I have my sister & Lia to help me through all the other stuff. My brain hurts. Oh, and btw, my mother (in the Philippines) just called me this morning and told me, "I'm not coming in March; I'm coming first week of April." Uh, yeah. Whatever. I don't know what to believe anymore, honestly.

Goodnight world!

Video @ Treasured Moments.

Here it is! Man, I look so fat. Anyways, enjoy. Please [PLEASE] excuse my ridiculously loud, talkative, and not to mention FOBBY father. HAHAHA.



Lia edited the entire video for us. Thanks Leyuh!! <3

Dylan's 4D Ultrasound @ 25 weeks.

You tell ME who he looks like..I got a pretty good idea who...

Lia recorded a couple videos and took a few pictures at the ultrasound place (thanks Leyuh&Jsun!), but those will be posted later! For now, just enjoy the baby pictures.

Heartbeat @ 155 bpm

(His manly parts...lol..well the bottom two..all that stuff above it is the umbilical cord)

Pre-Valentine's.

I always forget to write about things on the days they happen. I have so many things processing through my mind & then I forget things easily. So absent-minded nowadays.

Yesterday, Janelle & I were having lunch at Bj's Restaurant, and our waiter was some tall black dude. So we were chatting until we finally got our order, and this other guy serving our food [who wasn't our waiter] asked us if we needed anything else. I asked for ketchup & ranch, and when he came back, he looked at Janelle and said, "Hey, do you have a sister or relative that works here? Because I swear you look just like my co-worker." She said no, of course, and he just kept insisting, "Really? I swear you look just like her; the face, the hair, the eyes...[staring]." All I could do was roll my eyes & laugh in my head. I kept thinking, "Wow I wonder how long it took him to think of that one." The guy was obviously hitting on her, and I couldn't help but laugh at her the entire time. He constantly came back to our table & kept chatting with her, while my pregnant fat ass was muching down on my BBQ sandwich [no really, I was chowing down like a pig, I told them, "Don't mind me..I'm hungry."] And the next thing I know, another waiter was at our table & they were surrounding us & I was just so confused & felt so awkward. In the end, the guy [whose name shall not be mentioned] gave her his number on a piece of paper. I was telling her, "GOD CHOLO..WHY IS IT THAT EVERYWHERE WE GO, YOU ALWAYS GOTTA GET HIT ON!" Man, ever since I've KNOWN her! I can remember them too, but that would be too many to write down. Lol. So Andrew, in case you ever read this, I am pure proof that you're sexy girlfriend DOES get hit on a lot; and it always happens when she's with ME!

I noticed that my road rage is uncontrollable. No matter who's in the car with me or if I'm by myself, I find myself yelling at every stupid move another driver makes. And when I'm with Janelle, she puts up with me. Thanks Chols. And after my crazy foul mouth was blabbing all over the place [I was even like, "Sorry Baby Dylan. Don't listen to your Mommy."], Janelle said, "Oh Cholo. You remind me so much of Juno. You're just like her." Ah. Yes. That's why it's one of my favorite movies, even before I found out I was pregnant. Her attitude is definitely something I can relate to. HAHA.

So tomorrow you guys should expect a blog from me with a bunch of ultrasound pictures. About 11 more hours to go! Oh, and I know I was supposed to do a video, but I'll do it soon, on a day where I don't look like crap [which is like every day now].

P.S. Does anyone have ideas on what to do for a smaller shower (like how to entertain my guests)? Because idk what I'm doing.

25 weeks.

Week 25 = fat Calee

I went to see my OBGYN yesterday. First I got to hear the baby's heartbeat. Dr. Mendoza was trying to find him on my right side, and she was having a hard time finding it. Then I told her, "He likes to stay on my left side; I always feel him there. He's never on my right for some reason" and she placed the doppler on the left, and you could hear the heartbeat go BOOM BOOM BOOM super loud. Haha. I know my baby by now lol. She told me, "Yeah, if the baby finds his comfortable spot, he'll usually continue to stay there." Afterwards, I got the results for my 1 hour glucose blood draw. It was high. Sigh. So my doctor said that I have to go back to the lab and do a 3 hour glucose. In case you don't really know about it, it's to check for your sugar levels to see if you're prone to having gestational diabetes or not. Last Friday, I drank this nasty orange glucose drink (it basically tasted like really old nasty Sunkist), and I had to drink the whole bottle down in one sitting. Then an hour later, I got my blood drawn at the lab. THIS time I gotta go back, and drink that same nasty drink 1 time every hour for 3 hours (and I'm not allowed to go pee). My doctor said that my results were high but not extremely high; it was probably because I ate a lot of carbs the day before (rice, potatoes, a strawberry/banana smoothie..I forgot what else). She said my 3 hour results may just come out normal. I'm really praying it does or else I'd have a lot of things to deal with. Sigh.

Also, I gained a lot of weight (again). I'm back to the weight I was when I started Jenny Craig (this makes me even more sad). I swear, I don't even eat as much, but it's probably because I'm less active compared to before I found out I was pregnant. I can't do extreme cardio (which I was always used to), and I had a job where I was constantly up and walking. So my doctor said that I need to learn how to control my intake (ugh), and that if I gain too much weight the next time she sees me, she'd probably send me to a nutritionist who can help me out (which I doubt). Another problem is that I don't cook. I can't cook, and the kitchen is usually occupied by Mark's mother or aunt. They're the ones who cook, but they cook things I'd probably never eat (unless Mark gives a special request). It just doesn't feel comfortable. If only I had my own kitchen, trust me, I'd be learning and cooking my own food right now.

So at the end of my appointment yesterday, you can just imagine how incredibly pissed I was. I'm satisfied though that my baby's heartbeat was perfectly fine.

Shopping sucks. That's all I gotta say. When you're pregnant, got a huge belly, and you feel fat in everything you try on, it's just not fun. This is why I just end up buying baby stuff instead of shopping for myself.

Okay, enough negative talk.

I'm excited for Saturday, not because it's Valentine's Day, but because of my 4D ultrasound! I'm anxious to see his more developed face. And my parents, Lia, Jason, and Mark will be there to witness the wonderful moment. Afterwards Mark & I have to go to Bellflower for my goddaughter's 1st birthday. Then the following week I'll be ordering the invitations for the April shower :] I gotta think of what to do for my March shower since we're inviting a few more people than I expected (Mark's inviting his whole class). Should I have games or something? I don't know what's gonna go on. March 1st will be the day that Mark & I go to Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance to take a tour of the birthing suites & what not (I already know what the hospital looks like, and I'm 99% sure I wanna give birth there; it's nice!). Then I have to pre-register once I've made up my mind. Exciting stuff. The baby is gonna be here before we know it.

And I just wanted to welcome little Evan Suttipreechanun to the world! Congrats to Jay & Melissa on their new baby boy (:

Time to play Dylan some Baby Einstein Mozart on the belly. Goodnight friends.

Stokke Xplory.

When Mark & I went to Ikea last night, I saw this one couple with a baby boy & I couldn't stop staring at their interesting-looking stroller. So I stared..and stared [because I was so curious to find out what kind it was]..until I found the brand name written on the side. I fell in love with it especially with the fact that the baby was risen all the way up on top of the stroller where his mother easily fed him right in front of her face. It's my new obsession. I went on YouTube & all these other websites just to research on it [price almost gave me a heart attack]. The comfort, the weight, the features...ahhhhh. Now I want to see it IRL. Watch out Peg Perego. I might just change my mind on you.

Baby Shower location.

So for those who know about my upcoming baby shower in April, I was planning to have it at a park in the San Fernando Valley, but I've changed my mind. I'm going to have it at my parents' house in Palmdale (which is about an hour north from the valley in case you didn't know). I was too focused & stressed over accommodating people at a park; too frustrated over making my shower comfortable for everyone else (distance-wise) instead of making it comfortable for myself. I'm not trying to be selfish ): You'll all still receive an invitation from us (and I'll include directions). It will be a shower including friends and family. I'm sorry because I know it will probably a hassle for a lot of you guys; I know a bunch who I've invited from Orange County & San Gabriel Valley...but nothing is more comfy than the comfort of my own home. I'm a pregnant woman with issues! I need a bathroom available to me at all times because I go every half hour or less, a bed or couch to lounge on from time to time, and hot food & cold drinks without flies in my face. And thanks to Lia who will be planning the games for you guys (: It'll be so fun; Mark & I would love to see you guys there, seriously!

Half of week 24 has been exhausting. Yesterday completely DRAINED me because we've rearranged the room! And our carpet's been cleaned. Took, I'd say, about 36 hours to dry up. The set up looks awesome; we got a new, smaller desk & TV stand, an ottoman which we've placed at the end of our bed, a 3-drawer set from Ikea which I'll use to change the baby. We posted the TV stand & desk on craigslist for $25 each (pretty cheap) & we already have potential buyers. I'm really happy with how this room is turning out. All that's left to buy is our baby's crib! I am very excited, and I've been kinda on & off about which crib to buy, but I've decided on one that's a good height, safe for the baby (most importantly), comes with teething rails, and one drop side. I will take a picture for you guys once the bedroom is complete! And hopefully by next month, many of you will get to see it in person (:

Earlier tonight when we went to Ikea, I was forced to walk up the stairs since they closed the elevator down due to the wacky weather. I felt like I was an old lady. I was telling Mark, "Wait...........wait........[trying to catch my breath].....GAHHHHHHHH!" That seriously made my brain spin in circles, and my heartbeat was racing. I need to exercise. Sigh.

Mark, Arnie, Leslie, & I went out Friday night & it was pretty fun. Leslie & I were having our usual girl talk & it felt so good to vent to someone who knows exactly how I feel & what I was going through. And I hadn't laughed that much for a while so it felt really good to let out all that energy. And Leslie got to feel Dylan kick! It was really cute. I'm as excited whenever I feel him kick as when I let others feel him kick (: It's like saying, "See! There's my baby! He says hi!"

Lia & I were chatting last week about little Dylan's name. Mark is clearly obsessed with the name "Mackenzie" so we've decided to make it his middle name. And Mark loves the fact that he'd be able to call him "D-Mac" & Lia was like, "So what's his full name going to be?" I said, "Dylan Mackenzie Chantarawong, but I'm thinking of throwing my last name in there." Then she said, "There you go!" And when I typed it out, I noticed the initials literally spelled D-MAC! Dylan Mackenzie Aldaya Chantarawong. Haha. (: I told Mark about it, and he was like, "See! It's a sign."

Well, I'm exhausted. I'm about to knock out. Probably snore as much as I did last night (according to Mark). Goodnight everyone!

Funny dogs.

I uploaded these videos because I found them in my pictures/video folder & they made me laugh.





This one is of Bonnie running around our room when she was a little puppy..she's such a weirdo.







This one is of Happy & Bonnie playing when Bonnie was about 3-4 months old. It's very rare to see them ever play like this. It's a hate/love relationship (more of the "hate" on Happy's side)







This one is of Happy & Bonnie playing Part TWO! But this was last month, when Bonnie's like triple the size she was when she was a lil pup. Haha.

24 weeks.

YAY! I'm 6 months. I seriously don't understand how time flies by this fast, and I think I mention that every single time I blog about reaching a new month. But it's so true! Baby Dylan is now the size of a foot long hot dog and probably weighs around 1 1/3 lb. Getting big, little boy!

So...what's been up?

-I can't see my toes if I stand up straight and look down. I just see a big bump with a line in the middle.
-My belly's HUGE. Good Lord.
-I got a real bad cramp in my left butt cheek a couple days ago & I found it almost impossible to walk. It's because I'm starting to exercise a LOT more. It still hurts now though.
-Now I get cramps on both legs
-Did I mention in a previous blog that my toes look fat? It's grossing me out.
-No sore ankles..yet.
-Right when I was telling Mark, "Man, I must be having it easy if I'm not getting lower back pain yet," I had a backache that night and it's continuing on.
-I find it much harder to sleep nowadays.
-Allergies are no fun & I avoid taking medicine. For the past week, I've been waking up EVERY single morning with a dry sore throat, a runny nose, and after I would clear my nostrils out, they'd turn out super dry (so it hurt so bad whenever I would breathe). And Mark has a cough so there he was, coughing all over the damn place & it drove me insane. It all started last week when it was all windy those couple of days, and now that it's raining, I'm hoping the air will be much cleaner.
-I get soooooooooooooooooooo exhausted, especially after I eat. I can't help it. I was walking around Cerritos Mall with Janelle today after we ate at Red Robin & I wanted to knock out. I was practically dragging myself.
-Um, weight gain, as always. Sigh. I look back on my pictures from last October (right before I found out I was pregnant, but I was already pregnant), and I just had that huge flashback of "Omg, I was on a focused diet & I worked so hard." But it's okay. My baby's gonna be HEALTHY!

Mark & I went to Ikea last weekend to check out some of the stuff that we might be interested in. We already purchased a new desk (smaller) and a new TV stand so we're getting ready to get started in this room! We need the clean the carpet first so we gotta do half of the room and then move everything to the other side & clean the other half. I already bought the crib bedding (I'm crazy, but it was on sale so I had to). I can't wait to order the crib & get the rest of the stuff from Ikea. I got my invitations in for my baby shower here in Lomita for next month but if you don't receive one for this one, don't worry, you're most likely receiving one for the big one in April :] It'll be super fun; one HUGE reunion.

Tomorrow morning I have to go in to the lab to get my glucose test done. It's the 1 hour test, and I have to drink that nasty looking orange soda full of sugar. It looks gross. I don't wanna do it. And how am I supposed to hold my pee for that long? I always need to pee. Oh well, I just gotta get this over with & hope for the results to come out okay. I also have my next doctor appointment on Wednesday (no ultrasound on that day). On Valentine's Day (Saturday) I have an appointment for my 4D ultrasound at Treasured Moments in Glendale & I'm SO excited for it. I'm pretty sure my chubby little boy is getting chubbier & I can't wait to see who he looks like more (most like his dad, just wait & see). My parents will be there with us, and I'm allowed 10 guests total so uh, I don't know if any of you guys wanna go and fill in those vacancies haha. It would be fun though. Very exciting. So February is definitely going to be an eventful month. And since it's already been a month, expect a video sometime this week.

I forced Mark to go with me to look at cribs & stollers at USA Baby last weekend & I've changed my mind on the stroller I want. Well, I wanted the Peg Perego Uno, but I'm officially drawn to the Peg Perego Skate. I believe Peg Perego's coming out with a new Skate version this April that's a LOT lighter & has some other features, but the 2008 version looks fine with me (and I'm not about to spend a grand on the new one). I tried it out at the store & that thing is SO smooth & easy to control. I tried the Uno & had a harder time. The Skate may be on the heavy side, but it's such a convenient stroller & I love the strollers with the bassinet option, and with this one it's all in one (I don't have to take anything in and out to convert the bassinet to the seat). I love it!! Oh and Steph was right, the Peg Perego car seat is freaking HEAVY.

Btw, I've been going insane tagging people on Facebook because I went through all my pictures so if you got tagged, HA! Sorry, it was pretty fun looking back.

And lastly, I just wanted to greet Janelle (MY CHOLO!) a Happy 22nd Birthday! I LOVE YOU! And Baby Dylan loves his nina!

"Why Dylan?!"

I decided to write this blog entry, not because I'm trying to complain; rather I'm trying to knock some sense into people who tend to be so closed-minded.

You'd probably be surprised at how many people have said these things to me in the same exact way.

After the 10th time of hearing,

"WHY DYLAN?"
"Dylan is sooo white."
"Dylan is such a white name."
"Idk. Dylan reminds me of 90210 too much."

It gets kinda annoying.

And what do I always respond with?
"Why YOUR name?"

I'm sorry, but I don't even understand the slightest bit why my future son's name matters to anyone but to his mother (MYSELF) and his father (MARK). If we agreed on it, please don't go all out stating your opinions and questioning our decision when you have no importance in naming our son. Our child. The whole "Why?" part of it all is just so annoying because it's as if someone's trying to say, "Ew, I really don't like it" in a nicer way. First of all, we picked the name Dylan because we like the name, the sound of it, the meaning of it. I know Dylan may sound like a "white" or "American" name, but what do you expect us to name our son? An Asian name? Would "Pacifico" be acceptable because it's a Filipino name? Or would a Thai name like "Chet" be better? And the whole 90210 thing; I didn't even think of 90210 when I thought of his name. So there are my responses for you. I know I sound angry, but I'm not. I'm just slightly irritated at how ignorant & rude people can be. I am not the type of person who goes out judging anyone by blabbing stupid crap out my mouth in an offensive, disrespectful manner. I know you think you're joking or trying to say it in a "nice" way, but please, do everyone a favor & keep it to yourself.

Sigh. Then again, this is how the world is.