Mito

Overwhelmed

This word best describes how I feel. It is difficult for me to process that this person came from me and is dependent on me for its survival. That this person can not thrive on its own and needs me to take care of his every need. That is a huge responsibility that is leaving me overwhelmed.

Guilt

That is why I feel guilty for working and for leaving him in the care of someone else. I feel guilty for not playing with him because i'm dead tired. I feel guilty for dreading another sleepless night. That the selfish thought of having yet another sleepless night makes me wanna cry and wish for a day off (a night off even). I feel guilty when he is colicky, maybe i'm not carrying him often enough. I feel guilty when he seem not to feel well, if only im not working, maybe I can take care of him personally and make sure not a single insect would touch his skin, not a single unpleasant smell would enter his nose, not a single sweat would form in his brows. I feel guilty because there are things beyond my control.

Excited

I cant wait for him to be old enough to join me, his daddy and his ate Kim in our weekly bonding sessions. Whether its just eating out, going to the mall, playing at Timezone or a few days of R & R out of town. Im excited to see him walk and run around. Im excited to hear him talk and voice his innocent opinions about anything and everything.

Happy

Despite these mixed emotions, one thing Im sure of is I am happy. I am complete :-) Tired, yet complete. Sleepy, yet complete. Happy and complete.

Mito at 10 days old

Photos by Ems of Van Goth Photography

Jollibee Dancing Nobody

The life of the party. Watch and find out why. :-)

Excuse the amateur videographer.

5 Years Old

Its been a long time since I last posted I forgot already how to do it. Hehehe

Anyway, my daughter just turned 5 years old! They do grow up fast, sometimes I wanna slow down time so I can savour every minute. Sigh.

We just had a small birthday party at her school. And to show that she is indeed growing up, she chose the theme for the party. She had a Hannah Montana party.

Kim's birthday cake. It was very difficult to find a Hannah Montana cake. After endless research and queries, I finally found one bakeshop in Katipunan that can customize one. We didn't get to eat it. As with all childrens party, its just a display, something for the traditional blowing of candles (this is comparable to a wedding cake and the traditional cutting of cake. Its just for show. harharhar)

Since Im far from being domesticated, I just went the hassle free and sure way. I ordered from Jollibee and included everyone's favorite bee in the package. He was such a hit! And not a single kid cried. I was anticipating it and was glad it didnt happen.

The mascot we got is the most bibo mascot we encountered. He made everyone laugh with his antics. We nearly rolled off the floor laughing. No exaggeration!

Games, wishes and blowing of the birthday candle

Kim's classmates, teachers, Jollibee and crew. Hmmm... where is Kim? hehehe

Happy 5th Birthday Kim! We love you!

Caught in the Act

Got this on You Tube. This is the yaya from H*&LL! Watch what she did to the poor kid. This is so traumatic!




Naku, kaya we should be careful who we leave our kids to.

Growing Family

Whats been keeping me busy? Well, this......

8 months and 1 week.

A few more weeks to go and we would welcome our new bundle of joy. *Excited* The first trimester nausea, dizziness, shortness of breath, even the constipation will be all worth it. The second trimester lightheadedness, sleepiness, easy fatigability and skin breakouts will all be forgoten. As well as this last trimesters' bone and joint pain, difficulty walking (or should I say, waddling), skin darkening and weight gain. I had bouts of sickness in between (AH1N1 scare, hahaha). I wasn't able to do all the kikay stuffs I do with my hair. Half of my hair is brown and the other half is black (hello virgin hair, haven't seen you in yearsssss ;-p). It survived the duration of my infanticipation tied up in a tight ponytail.

Nevertheless, I feel blessed, very very very blessed. To have a supportive and loving family who had been tolerant of my every whims. I couldn't ask for anything more.

Now, I hope to have a safe delivery to a healthy baby boy (our little Brumito). Please pray for me. Scared doesn't even begin to describe the apprehension I feel everytime I think about labor and delivery. Thats why I decided to switch to a different OB. I felt I needed greater attention. Hahahaha. That's fear talking.

But of course, the feeling of anticipation of finally seeing our baby boy is greater. I can't wait! :-)

XOXO

Chihuahua

Kim, our little girl who's afraid of everything that moves, fell in love with a Chihuahua. She couldn't put it down and was even kissing its tiny head.

Here she is playing with Dana (Winkle the Chihuahua's owner)

She even placed it inside the car with her and positioned its paws on the steering wheel.

The smile.... priceless! :-)

When it was time to go home, she vehemently refused. We were forced to force her which made her cry and said that she wants a dog. All the way home she kept on saying she wants a small dog, she'll take care of it and feed and bathe and clean after it. Oh well, lets see. A few more days and if she continues to ask, we just might. Or not. Hehehehe. I hate dogs.

Plantation Bay Pictures

Here are some of the pictures we tok during our Plantation Bay trip in Cebu City last Holy Week.

Man made ocean. It looks like an ocean, taste like an ocean and feels like an ocean without the waves and the icky sands clinging to your bathing suit.

Kid friendly pool. Non slippery surface and ideal depth for a toddler.

Our cabana in the middle of the ocean :-)

Sands, palm trees, breeze. Sarap

The fresh water pool. We stayed here because Kim loved the water slide and kept on sliding endless times. Not seen here are the pool bar where we watched tv and lounge around while still on the pool and the jacuzzi nooks where we had a water massage in private / isolated recesses of the huge pool.

Bliss. Despite the huge crowd, the feel of privacy is evident due to the enormous size of the place.

This and the jeepney-style golf cart are our means of transportation around. After riding this kalesa once, we didn't try it again out of pity for the horse after our combined weights made the horse's knees almost buckle. Hehehe. A different experience for Kim thought :-)

We love it here and will not hesitate to come back. Food is great and amenities are superb.

We went home tired and tanned :-)