Jorey's Holy Week Escapade 2

with Tita Gladys in Mall of Asia
Trying papa's Helmet

with tita Kai in the house

Riding the Merry Go Round in Mall of Asia

Ice Cream with Waffle in Haagen Dazs in MOA

Jorey's Holy Week Escapade

Last April 5 to April 12, jorey and I went down to Malabon to spend the holy week. It was 34 degrees celsius in Manila. She only needed a shampoo and and soap to say she's taken a bath because her hair is always wet with sweat.

Parental Advice for First Time Moms

As first time mom, this article is very helpful to me that's why I posted it here. I would just like to add that a mother's instinct is still very effective in raising your kids.

8 Things I know now that I Wish I'd known then

by Betsy Shaw

"While I wouldn’t go so far as to call myself wise, I can’t help notice how my, uh, attitude priorities perspective regarding parenting has changed over time. While I was often a hopeless worry wart with my first daughter, I’m more of a hakuna matata mom with my second.
If anything, I’ve learned the importance of self preservation. With my first daughter, I was quick, too quick, to put her needs before mine. My arms could be falling off and I could be famished, but I couldn’t seem to figure out how to put her down while I rested and ate. Putting her down meant hearing her cry.
And hearing her cry meant I was doing something wrong. Right? Wrong.
One of the most enlightening things it took me a while to learn (are you ready for this?) is that children, no matter how tiny they are, are human beings; emotional, irrational, passionate, compulsive human beings. Just like us. Who knew?

Anyway… here is my earth shattering list of things I wish I had known sooner than later:

1. Babies often cry themselves to sleep: If I had a dollar for every minute of my life lost by shaking a toy in my infant daughter’s face or pacing the floor with her, rather than putting her down and letting her fall asleep, I would have a good start on my kids’ college fund.

2. Babies cry sometimes for no reason at all and there’s nothing you can do about it: It doesn’t mean you’re unfit for motherhood, or lacking the right motherhood gene. It is what it is.

3. Kids cry out and make noises in their sleep, but that doesn’t mean they’re awake: If you run to their crib to rescue them every time you hear a noise, you risk curtailing a much needed nap. How many times did I do this with my firstborn? I’m not telling.

4. Little kids can be strong willed, stubborn and have an alarming capacity for anger: Relax. Don’t panic. It doesn’t mean they will grow up to be sociopaths so much as it means they are human. Oh the stress I endured believing it wasn’t “normal” for a child to be angry. Duh.

5. Hitting is a natural human response to frustration: Most of us grow out of it eventually.

6. Saying “go away” or “I don’t like you” is a rite of passage for toddlers: Take it personally and you’re a goner.

7. It’s okay to put your baby/toddler down, even if she cries or whines: I have nothing more to say about this. (Dealing with the whining is something I’m still working on.)

8. Never underestimate the power of a snack and a nap: Recognizing when my kids are tired or hungry is possibly the most important skill I’m still working on I’ve mastered."

Jhorella Mae's 1st Birthday

It was fun and hectic day for all of us, specially for my baby who I think was a little bit shock of the number of people who went to her birthday. There are more than visitors than we expected but the food is just right. There are some left but not much. I was very happy with the cake (of course I was the one who ordered it.)
My baby is also wearing her Super Girl Costume.

Preparations for my Baby's First Birthday Party

Being a new mother, this does'nt sound easy, preparing my Baby's First Birthday. There are many considerations to think about. One and most importantly is our financial capabilities to organize this event. Since this is my first time to do this, i asked my husband, parents and co-workers to help me. We planned to do this in our home; to invite more friends and families, cut additional cost of venue, and for my baby to feel secured and happy in a familiar sorroundings.

At first i have a schedule of the things that should be done a month before her birthday, but was disrupted by the holiday season rush. i just started preparing again by the 2nd week of January.

First is the invitation, my husband did a draf. It is not easy because he's in Manila and he wants a super girl theme and there's no disney movie that features it. He eventually finish it with lots of revisions and discussions....



My assignment is finding the cake, i have to ask six different bakeshops locally to find the right theme and right price. I finally decided to order photo cake because of the theme. Here is the picture that will appear on the cake.



Our head cashier, Ma'am Majet accompanied me to buy goodies for the loot bag in the market. We just walk to hilltop to look for nice and affordable things for the children. We enjoyed it because of the cheap and fun things we found.

I asked my co-worker, jenny and our student assistants in the office to help me in executing parlor games for the children.

The food will be ordered and cooked by family relatives and friends.

Preparing for a birthday celebration is much fun if we have friends and families to do and share with.

I just hope that this event will be successful and I hope my baby will enjoy herself and her visitors....

If you want to share something similar experience like this, feel free to comment.

My Baby's First Christmas

Here are some of the pictures taken for my Baby's first christmas in UB and in Malabon.

my favorite topic!!

My baby... Eversince I have her I have been a different person. She's my favorite topic in any conversations. Her developmental milestones, her many first.....her first steps, first smile, first visit to the restaurant, first malling, etc... I love to take her pictures and post it on my multiply, and friendster account. I have pictures of her when she was in my tummy, her first month, 2nd month up until her now. It's her 10th month now and she's so active and curious that sometimes she may bang her head on the bed, fall down on the bed with 2 feet high head first. She will not cry unless she gets hurt. She loves flowers and leaves.. sometimes she ates them or give them to me. She's so sweet, is'nt she!!!

Her name is JHORELLA MAE, my beautiful 10 month old baby.