Happy Birthday Clepord

It has been awhile since Sherwin and I left the house without Sandy. I was a bit scared to leave her with her yayas but Sherwin assured me that we'll be back in no time.

We went to Makati to celebrate our dear friend's birthday, Cliff. The restaurant was still closed when we arrived so we met them in Starbucks, Greenbelt instead. I soon forgot about Sandy looking for Mommy when I saw my old friends, Zer, Cliff and Lorna. It has been sooooooooo long since I had an adult conversation or any kind of chit-chat. Sherwin kept on teasing my that I was so high. I was just so psyched to see all of them again. Lorna and Cliff recently got married and I wasn't able to attend. I heard the ceremony was beautiful and touching. Cliff cried, which doesn't surprise me at all.

Here's the birthday boy!


The lovely couple.


Then here's Sherwin in his post-pregnancy weight. He looks good huh? He just lost 15 lbs just by running every morning. Way to go bebi!


The lighting was nice at the Old Spag House so Sherwin and Zer played with their new DSLRs.





It was a wonderful evening. We talked about every silly little thing just like old times. I really missed them so much. Lala was also there with her new boyfriend, Richard. He's french and doesn't speak a lot of english. Tukne and Ninz were there too. They're new parents as well so Ninz and I can relate to each other. Preck and Chris were there and we kept on teasing /pressuring them to tie the knot.

The 'new parents' decided to go home around 9PM. Most of them stayed and talked about bar hopping. I should be filled with envy at that moment, however, all I can think about is a sleepy baby who needs her mother's milk. I would love to do something like this again though. A couple of months more and I probably can go out again. :) Till then!

At 8 months

Sandy:
1. Claps her hands
2. Sings (hum) and dances to any type of music
3. Prays to papa jesus
4. Smiles / squints at the camera
5. Points to mama, papa, donald (dog), lizard, butterfly when asked
6. Says papa
7. Pretends that she's counting
8. Hosts the games (in and out, peek a boo)
9. Knows a lot of dance steps: twinkle, rain rain, bayang magiliw, happy birthday
10. Dances to papa's guitar. You can see her beating her hand to follow the rhytm
11. Reads all her books (goodnight moon, the bunny stories, peek-a-boo i love you) out loud to mommy (blabbing of course)

Mother's Day?

We attended AC's 7th Birthday party. It was Sandy's first time to attend a party and guess what? She acted as if she's the birthday girl. She squeals with delight, claps at the magic tricks, waves her hand in the air and jumps around. She loves having kids around her. After seeing her happy face, I've finally decided to give her a birthday party no matter what the cost. You can't put a price to your baby's happiness right?

We also celebrated Mother's Day at Centro with Sherwin's mom. Sandy was her usual hyperactive self so Sherwin's brothers had to take turns in walking her around the building just so I can eat. So much for mother's day lol.

Some photos I took one afternoon while Sandy and I are playing. I noticed that whenever I point the camera at her, she gives me this small ladylike smile.

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Happy Mother's Day to my Mom and Mommy Rose!
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Iyak Tawa

Nagiging iyakin si Sandy. Mana yata sa nanay. Sabi nga ng kaibigan kong si tukneh, "minsan ang sarap itapon". (If you're a parent, you know we don't mean it, most of the time hehe)



But when she smiles, nothing else matters. She have these cute little smiles, naughty grins and sarap-tsinelasin-sa-sobrang-kyut na tawa.

Letsugas

I haven't slept in 8 months. Well, I usually sleep 4 hrs tops and that's when I'm lucky. Last night almost topped my list of miserable nights. Sherwin and Sandy kept me awake with their simultaneous snoring and wakings. Sherwin will snore or talk in his sleep. Sandy will open her eyes thinking that daddy wants to play. Mommy will tap Sandy's pwet hoping to God that she'll fall back to sleep. Sometimes she does go back to sleep, but most of the times I have to nurse her. Am I not used to this yet? Yes, I am. But I'm probably not in a good mood last night. I promised myself that if I hear another noise from Sherwin, I'll kick him out of our room. I was just starting to doze off again when my beloved husband talked in his sleep, and my equally beloved daughter turned around to check if it's indeed daddy, talking to her. I threw Sandy's little pillow on Sherwin's head. Not sure if he understood the message but he stopped. It was like that the whole night until 5AM when Sandy decided not to sleep anymore. So there I was, having 1 to 2 hrs of sleep, almost wanting to pack my bags and leave them for good. But since I'm sleepy, I decided to play dead to all the noise and waited for Sherwin to pick up Sandy. It's his fault she's awake anyway. (he doesn't know that it's his fault though). Still, I believe I have the right to blame anyone I like coz I HAVEN'T HAD A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP IN EIGHT FREAKING MONTHS!!!

Hayyy, I'm at my wits end. I'm feeling a bit down today. It's raining and I want some cuddling, stolen kisses and whispered i-love-you's. No one's here though, except Sandy who wants to nurse all the time. I love that baby, I do! But is it too much to ask to have some time for myself?


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disclaimer: This is just a rambling of someone who needs a very long overdue TLC. I still love my babies (s & s) so much.
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Goodbye Old Cam

Sherwin has been bugging me for a long time to get him a DSLR but I kept saying no. First, we already have a digital camera and second, DSLRs are expensive. However, after seeing Sandy's photos from my friend's cam, we decided to get our own Canon 350D. It's worth it! I just love taking Sandy's pictures even if it's a bit heavy, LOL. I love this new cam because I can take nice photos even without the flash. I'm not a professional photograper though so don't expect spectacular shots. In my eyes however, any photo that has Sandy in it is already a work of art bwahaha.

First out of town trip

Last weekend, we decided to go to Tagaytay so Sandy can have her first out of town trip. It was a long overdue vacation for us as well. We asked her Ninong Zer and some of Sherwin's college friends to come with us. Sandy wanted to stand the entire trip, nursing occassionaly to recharge. I know I'm not supposed to let her stand yet but it's so hard not to especially if that's the only thing that makes her happy at the moment hehe.

I made sure that we visit Caleruega and Sonya's garden. A friend's wedding was held there but I wasn't able to come because I just gave birth that time. Sandy saw a lot of butterflies, birds, flowers and insects so she's all alert and active the whole day. She saw her other ninongs (Sherwin's friends) and played with Duane. It was one of those rare moments that she has a playmate.

I thought we'll have a hard time putting her to bed but she seems to like the weather because she slept through the night. It was very tiring for me though coz she doesn't want to leave mommy's side. She wants no one but me to carry her so it wasn't really a vacation for me.

Still, it was a successful out of town trip!

what a wonderful world

I always see the question "what is happiness to you?" being asked over and over again. I won't pretend that the first thing that comes to mind is money. Tons of it.

At night though, when I'm lying in bed and sleep won't come easily, I see these two sleeping figures beside me.

THIS, is happiness.



Seeing my husband holding our daughter. Or just hearing their quiet snores (LOUD in my husband's case.)

I never thought I could ever love anyone as much as I loved my husband. But I did. I love our daughter very much. And I know her father will absolutely do everything in his power to make her happy. I'm so blessed to have them.

Sitting, Two front teeth, Playing guitar

Sandy can sit on her own! We bought her this bumbo seat to train her and after using it for 5 days, she decided she wanted to sit on her own.

Her two lower front teeth are now visible too. It has been giving me headaches for 4 months and finally they are out. She now puts out her tongue if you ask her to.

Here she is playing the guitar just like her Papa. Whenever Sherwin is playing the guitar, we could see Sandy moving her fingers as well so we decided to let her touch it. She placed her fingers on top of the strings as if she really knows how to play. We were so amazed!

I know I keep on raving how chubby she is, but I can't get over it. Bochog na talaga ang baby namin!