rollover.....

igi rolls over like a pro so i don't leave him in the bed anymore. when i need to prepare his food, i put him in the stroller and wheel it in front of the tv to keep him distracted. but a while back, he was quiet and got the shock of my life when i checked on him and saw what he was doing.....

i was furious and then he gives me this smile.....

paano ka ba naman magagalit?

shades.....

went shopping at carter's last saturday. they had some good deals and found this shades ...

exhausting day.....

yesterday was an exhausting day for me. after a week of being sick, i am up and back to my daily routine.....taking care of Inigo and Dell and keeping the house clean. good thing my little boy was busy watching his favorite cartoon show, i was able to clean our place. hay! then cooked dinner late because i realized i didn't have tomatoes which i needed to make sinigang. hahaha but sabi nga ni dell...the wait was worth it. naks!

i am still tired.....and i still have 3 weeks worth of laundry to do.

another blooper:

O (sabay hawak sa kamay ni D): wonder twin "towers" de-activate

nyahahahahahahahahaha.....nakakahiya!!!!!

tgif.....

i realized i really need that once a week gimik. i need a breather from taking care of my Inigo 24/7. but since we've been sick the past few days, we are stuck here at home. we didn't go to the dinner nvitations. so what did we do today to kill boredom? we watched tv, played while listening to his playtime music, danced together to the music of BEP and then we took a nap together. how i wish this would be forever...

i cooked two dishes tonight while Inigo was busy watching some cartoons. i've been depriving dell of homecooked meals. i feel guilty so i cooked two of his faves... bulalo steak and chicken with mushroom garlic sauce. yummy!

and did some surfing...found these at babygap and would buy this for Inigo's 6-month birthday. best thing about the purchase is the 30% discount i will get courtesy of my nephew A. uh-oh.....little boy is getting spoiled.

the past few days.....

it's been a week since my last post. i've been busy taking care of Igi. in fact, i'm typing with my left hand while holding him in my right arm while he's busy munching on his socks. i just want to remember what transpired the past few days.

SATURDAY

went malling with Igi's Ate G and bought some scrapbook materials. then spent the day with the kids at dell's house. dell's house means the ex-wife as the queen of the house. awkward isn't it? but no, the ex-wife is so accommodating and warm and has welcomed me and Igi with open arms. she doted on him and even offered to babysit if needed.

SUNDAY

went to my former HS batchmate's house for a post christmas dinner. it was cancelled so many times and thank goodness it finally pushed through. food was awesome (rice, binagoongang baboy, sotanghon, lumpiang gulay to name a few) and had some to go's. we stayed till 11pm since there's work the following day.

the rest of the week...me and Igi got sick so we're busy trying to get well. we have two dinner invitations this friday (same place) but looks like we won't be able to make it. i'd rather stay home and snuggle close to my little boy. but on sunday, there's a lunch invitation from dell's parents because they want to see Igi. but it all depends if we feel a little better, meaning no more running nose and coughs. we can always reset diba?

there's also a discussion if this is the better time to purchase our own place. there's a newly renovated townhouse near the ex-wife's house (10-minute walk). very ideal for us-3 bedroom, 2.5 baths, 2-car garage, hardwood floors, granite kitchen top. perfect but the big question is -- can we afford the monthly payment since dell is also paying for the other house's mortgage? abangan ang susunod na kabanata.

oh....and i was able to work on my first scrapbook layout. i'm still missing one picture then it's all set. i'll post it as soon as i finish it.

and lastly, we get to watch dell's sbc commercial palagi. and eagerly waiting for the paycheck.....

driving me nuts.....

Inigo has been keeping me up on my feet lately. he's been crying and wants to be carried ALL the time. and once i carry him, he calms down and becomes my adorable baby once again that makes my heart melt. i don't mind carrying him for a couple of minutes but carrying him most of the time is a different story. you see i have this mild case of ok-ok-ness that if i see something that needs to be cleaned or fixed, i have to attend to it immediately or else i will get anxious then eventually becomes a BF.

we have almost all gadgets a baby needs and tried all possible gimiks to keep him busy/amused so that i could do some housechores but it only lasts for 10 minutes then he starts crying again. aaargh! sometimes i am so tempted to just let him cry until he gets tired and eventually fall asleep. but since we are in a country where children is protected by the government, my neighbors might report me for child abuse or abandonment. uh-oh!

hay.....but it's good to know that i'm not alone. there are mothers from my e-group who are experiencing the same thing. mama m even wonders if the year or month they were born (our kids were born 1 day apart) has something to do with it. uhm? it's actually something to ponder on.....

oh well, i guess this is what motherhood is all about, keeping your sanity when your child is driving you nuts.....

BABY DAMS (BABY #1) IS SICK.....

baby dams (damulag) is sick. he's just home sleeping most of the time. the hustle and bustle of the holiday season finally caught up with him, with the kaliwa't kanang christmas party with matching puyat plus the cold weather and the rainshowers we recently had. i hope he feels better soon.....get well soon honey!

babay 2005.....

time does fly so fast....parang kailan lang, i got the shock of my life when i found out i was pregnant. ngayon, isa nang napakakulit at botchog na bata ang anak ko. let's go down memory lane (kung kaya pa ng powers kong maremember ang mga pangyayaring nangyari sa buhay ko).

actually, it was christmas 2004 when i suspected that i could be pregnant. i was already delayed pero i had a very irregular cycle but iba talaga ang kutob ko. i went up to reno for a "white christmas" and when we finally arrived, i had spotting. akala ko, period ko na pero tumigil din to. until we drove back to LA, wala pa rin so i decided to take the pregnancy test and it came out positive. dang! hindi pala ako baog! i was excited....actually i was more than excited. i couldn't find the right words to describe the feeling. for someone who had been wanting to have another child....excited was an understatement.

but it was not an easy pregnancy.....may mga kadugtong ding problema and anxieties on my part. but iba talaga ang powers ng prayers, we were able to go through life's difficulties in a breeze because of our strong faith.

before we knew it, i've given birth to our little boy. he was such a blessing that it made us fall in love with life all over again. sabi nga sa isang tv commercial.....a baby changes everything. we have learned to live simply.....to appreciate life's simple blessings and to give importance to the things we always take for granted. we live for our children.....his, mine and ours. we ended our 2005 rightly.....made amends with our enemies, forgiveness to those who have hurt us.

now comes 2006.....we don't know what's in store for us but hopefully, life would be easier. i wish simply.....to continuously bless us and the rest of our family good health.