Dear BabyS,

Dear Summer,

You are probably napping inside mommy's tummy while I sentimentally write this letter. Sleep well baby, we are in for the best adventures when you come out, and I can't wait also. You are a bit shy and pilya during your ultrasound, you are very much like mommy baby, but don't worry you will overcome that. I am so looking forward to finally hold you in my arms, to finally breastfeed you, shower you with lots of kisses and sing an un-tuned lullaby for you to sleep. 

I'm sorry if sometimes I make you feel that I don't want you or I am not yet ready for you, you know mommy has so many plans before you came. So many plans that I don't know where to start, maybe that's why God blesses us with you so daddy and I can slow down and re align our lives. I may forget to take care of you and my self sometimes but that doesn't mean I love you less, I love you as much as I love your daddy and kuya, I am just afraid of my own ghosts baby, so please forgive mommy okay?

You know what baby? I have so many fears that is keeps me awake at night and sometimes stresses me, but when I feel you move inside me, you are a simple miracle that always reminds me that everything will be alright.

I fear a lot for your health baby, knowing the activities I did, the travels, and the stress I had before I found that you are in my tummy. I pray a lot that in spite all of that, you will be healthy and free from any problems. I also fear for the labor pains again baby, but together, we can do it right? I know you are one fighter and survivor baby, share mommy some of that fighting spirit when you are about to say hi to the world okay?

Yes baby, one of my ghosts is if I can really take care of you and kuya at the same time. You know that I grew up alone. And I don't know how it feels like to have a sister or a bother at home. I don't know how to do it, how to manage two kids and if I am capable of raising two kids. I am sorry if I get emotional because of that, so I always pray to God to bless me with lots of capability to love, bags and sacks of patience and baskets of energy to keep up with you guys. I know you are not impossible to love baby, and you will help me thru this. I'm sorry baby, but please understand mommy, and I will do all my best to love you and kuya as much as I can.

I'm sorry little princess if mommy stresses you with my own ghosts. But believe me,  I am so excited for you, for our adventures, for our bonding moments and I am so preparing for you. But do not go out yet baby, not yet. We will wait until you are healthy and strong enough for the real world. Do not be afraid, KuyaD will be your protector and Daddy R will be the best and sweetest daddy. 

I love you so much Summer, 

Mommy G, 

Deionisms

I always convince myself that I have a normal preschooler at home, but when kuyaD start to talk I usually surrender. I have a 3 1/2 kid, but with a reasoning and logic far than his age. Okay! I'm being a stage mom, proud mom actually, but D has been, and always will be the source of happiness at home. And mind you, hindi na siya pwede utakan. Don't ask me kanino nagmana. 

--
D: Mommy I want maging “officer”
Me: ha? Anung officer?
D: ung nagtttlaffic mommy? Sabihin ko go kapag green and stop kapag red
Me: ah traffic enforcer pala lol
--
D: you want sakay sa power ranger ko?
Me: (puzzled how di he knew the power rangers) saan mo nakita yun?/napanuod mo ba?
D: no car ko yun, lalayan ko lang gas
Me: oh Ford Ranger pala na car
--
We were at the grocery
D: mommy I want cococrunch etc.
Me: no! Mayroon pa tayo sa Bahay
D: oh meyn!
R: kaya mo yun? Hndi ko nagagawa yan nung bata ako.
Me: oo si D lang lol
--
One night, when we are about to sleep
D: ayoko magsleep mommy, I want may Mr. Sun! I want maliwanag (so we turned on all the lights)
I want hndi magcclose eyes ko. Wag mo ipapaclose eyes ko
Me: okay then don't close your eyes pero higa na tayo sa bed
--- then after 10 minutes tulog na si D. Lol
--
While breast feeding him
D: anung nangyari sa d*d* mo mommy?
Me: ha? Why?
D: iba na lasa milk...
Me: oh so hndi ka na dede?
D: dede pa din
--
D: Mommy si Barney at Dibo ba isa lang?
Me: ha? Bakit?
D: kasi magkamukha sila db?
Me: (help!)
--
When your kid knows English, with accent and you don't get it.
D: mommy gawin mo nga robot to (transformer toy in car form), kasi may trah-vel
Me: ha? Saan siya ppnta?
D: no trah-vel nga!
Me: ha? Saan nga ppnta? (I thought he said travel)
D: noh! Trah-vel because there is ambulance!
Me: (trouble pala)!
--
The ultimate drama kid
D: (crying from the heart) wag mo nga iiwanan dito mommy kapag may office ka, kasi namimiss kita!
Me: (and I also cried)
--
So I learned that D was afraid of polar bears while watching Nick Jr. So every time I need to discipline him I used polar bear to scare him then, one time
Me: D sleep na kasi baka sumilip polar bear sa window
D: walang snow dito mommy, kaya walang polar bear!
(Yeah! I'm bisto and he's that smart!)
--
The problem when you don't eat vegetables and super heroes does.
D: mommy anu ine-eat ng mga super heroes?
Me: e di madaming rice, vegetables and fruits na madami.
D: nag e-eat din ako vegetables mommy
Me: tlaga? Anung vegetable?
D: anu... Saka... Anu... Ung anu.. Vegetable na anu...
Me: ( hahahaha)
--
Lola to Me: May top 2 sila sa school, si blah ung number 1, si blah blah number 2...
D: Mommy! Ako number 3!
Lola: Walang number 3 sabi ni teacher (Kasi 6 lang naman sila)
D to Me: Mommy! sabihin mo kay Daddy bilhan ako number 3! (Oo nga naman! para may number 3 na!)
--
One sleepy morning...
D: Lets wake up na mommy,
Me: No, wala pa Mr. Sun, sleep muna tayo
D: Gagawa nalang ako Mr. Sun mommy! Look (acts like a magician), and there! may Mr. Sun na!
Me: (Okay!)
--
On weaning him...
Me: put on some toothpaste
D: (feeds) bakit may toothpaste dede ko mommy?!, wag mo kasi tapunan kapag nagtotoothbrush ka, lika samahan kita alisin mo?!
Me: (Oo, napapa oh men din ako!)
--
D: Ayoko ng milk sa baso, I want sa bote. Mas masarap malya (milk) sa bote!
Me: (Depende talaga sa container?)

Hay kuyaD, 

It may be difficult to adjust with your new sister. But trust mommy, we will still love you the same and forever be with you no matter what. And you will always be mommy's baby boy. Don't grow too fast anak. I will always want to smell your kilikili asim. 

G,

White Chocolate Teddy Bear Pops

Baking and dessert making are my frustrations. For a non domesticated mommy like me, I still wanted to make something for my family. I may not know how to cook mouth watering meals, but I can whip a good desert kapag sinisipag.

So one rainy holiday Friday, I decided to make Teddy Bear chocolates for D, from my stash from his previous parties. It's easy peasy, but you need a lot of patience for it, which the prego mommy is lack off. Nonetheless, D enjoyed the little treat.

You need the following:



Chocolates
Sticks
Teddy Bear Molds
Heat resistant bowl (or double broiler)



The procedure:
1. Boil water into a casserole, once boiling you can put the heat resistant bowl if you don't have double broiler.
2. Pour the chocolates, make sure the chocolate will be in contact with any water, otherwise it will not melt.
3. You can put a small amount of oil to aide the melting of chocolates.
4. Once the chocolates are melted, line the molder with the sticks and pour on the melted mixture, you can add rice crispies or cornflakes to add flavors or to lessen the sweetness.
5. Put the molder to the refrigerator to let it cool and hardened, preferably in the chiller for 10-15 minutes.
6. And it's ready to eat.

Reminder: Do not make this when you plan to rest for the weekend, because certainly, you have to deal with a sugar induced hyperactive toddler. Hindi ka makakapahinga! lol

Melting chocolates and other tools are available at the supermarket.

Happy chocolate making!

G,

I Miss Baguio!

I miss Baguio. Since I am laptopless since monday, and I don't know if I can still recover my files huhu so I am scanning the pictures I saved in my hard drive. And looking over these pictures brings back the memories of the past years, travel years R and I had. And I realized that Baguio has been really our second home. We almost went there every year. Shall I do the throwback? Its Thursday anyway. 

Fresh couple in 2010. We decided to spend the holyweek there. And also our first official travel as couple. Oh Baguio also share our relationship milestone. Taken on a boat ride at Burnham Park. Yeah we are that cheesy and so inlove. 

Panagbenga Festival in 2011. It is my first time to witness and experience the festival of flowers.

August 2012. And we are a family of 3! This is D's first feel of the Baguio weather. And we thought he loved the cool breeze. 

This I can remember if 2013 or 2014. Oh I really lost of my pics. Moreover, this trip is one of the trip D really enjoyed. As he can already walk, jog with us and play at the diferent tourist spots in the city. Taken at chocolate de batirol. 

And this for 2014, the latest that I saved. Christmas 2014 at the Wright Park. D is suppoed to ride a horse but he backed up and poses with the dog instead lol. 

And I am excited for 2015, we will be a family of 4 then by God's grace with summer. And I am really looking forward to that, and to may years of visits to Baguio and spend more memories there. But this time I will make sure to save the pictures. Baguio, we will be back. 

G,

Bump Story

Three months from now, I will again carry this little nugget inside my tummy in my arms. I couldn't contain my excitement, that it has been a part of my day checking from different baby online stores to list down what to buys for the little princess. R is a bit kontrabida though, its in his pamahiin not to buy anything for the baby until she's out. KJ to the highest level, but lets see how he can stop me this time hehe. 

On the other side of the Philippnes, lol! let me show you how this little nugget in growing, into a rounded bump. This pregnancy, I vowed to enjoy and document every stages because it might be the last. I wanted to document every milestones and compile them when babyS grew up and asks, I have something to show. 

And yes, being pregnant is not easy. But I am so thankful for the people around me who are making my pregnancy journey a bliss, from my family to my officemates and even strangers who are giving me extra priority or a hand everyday. This prego mommy is so thankful!

#blessed

G,