Paranum

Cleaner than swimming on a public pool :)

Soccer video

Super nice to see the kids running and kicking the ball....mga mini azcals :)

Basty's first soccer session

Basty wanted to do soccer and we were lucky that Futbol Fanatics had a summer module in our place. It will be 10 sessions TTH, 4 to 5PM.

They started with stretching..

After that, they were taught to run like a Tiger and walk like a Turtle. After the stretching and the running, they were ready for the real thing. They were taught how to dribble the ball, in soccer term, it means kicking the ball (hands off please).

Once the kids were more comfortable kicking the ball (hitting the cones and through the goal), they grouped them into two teams. He was great, yes i know i am bias...hahaha...and i guess you can  call me a "soccer mom"...when i reviewed the videos, all i can hear is myself shouting at Basty to kick or to block the ball...hahaha.

He was a great goal keeper....

If only I can go on leave from work every soccer session and watch him. The fee we paid is so worth it...seeing him having fun. We bought the jeryseys that Futbol Fanatics were selling and I can't wait to see him wearing it.

Sick baby

My baby had tummyaches for a week. We had 3 trips to the ER of Makati Med. First trip, they did xray and urinalysis, both tests turned out okay. The second trip, they said it was 'kabag'. The third time they did CT Scan, CBC and fecalysis, thank God they found nothing wrong..but we had to stay so they can monitor his condition.

We were so anxious when they referred us to a surgeon...they wanted to eliminate the possibility of swollen appendix...i prayed so hard...i can't take that...thank God no surgery needed.

It was right timing when they didn't have lessons for a week, so I sent him to lola for tender loving care (TLC). Lola brought him to a hilot and made him drink 'leaves' extracts. I'm not sure which worked, i'm just glad he was okay when we came to pick him up.

Alehra's 1st birthday suppliers' rating

There are moms who plan their baby's birthday right after they recuperated from giving birth. NO, i'm not one of them...hahaha. As usual, I started planning 3 months before.

We pencil booked at Dad's Glorietta and 2 months before the event they called to inform me that they need to be strict with the time because they have a booking for a debut right after us. I did not like the idea of my guests being told to leave while we are still chatting so we cancelled the reservation.

With no venue and 2 months to go, where else to turn but to my reliable nawie sisters. I checked the archive on the supplier ratings and saw the review of sis Tet on Fun Ranch. So come weekend, I dragged hubby to go there to check the place. It's not our first time there, my kids love the place, but we haven't really paid attention to their party rooms since we go there for the rides. 

Another venue we considered was Milkyway (Pasay Road)  because of their sooo yummy food. Unfortunately, their minimum consumable was out of our budget..bohoohoo. 

El Dia Dela Hispanidad

A simple dance number makes a mommy proud...kahit pa di perfect, enough na sa akin na makita syang mag perform sa stage.

Primary complex scare

Our yaya complained that she's having headaches and backaches. She also had blood on her saliva. I immediately brought her to Healthway for check up. They did X-ray but the result suggested for another X-ray because the findings was inconclusive...we waited for few days for the result and yesterday, we got the result and we can breathe now. The yaya is not positive for TB.

I've always had my yayas checked (x-ray, cbc, etc), but was not able to do so for this yaya. Hay, it's a lesson to us na lahat talaga kailangang magpa medical..lalo na at sila ang nagluluto and everyday kasama ng mga kids.

Also, ang mahal talagang magkasakit...ouch sa bulsa. eniways, i'm just glad that she's not a virus carrier. But she's still leaving because she wants to rest muna.

Party planning

3 weeks before Ehra's first birthday and this is how my To do list looks like:

Those highlighted in yellow are things I've already accomplished and those in green are my pending items. Those in orange are things i've started but can't mark as completed already.

Some guests have already confirmed. Knowing our culture of not RSVPing, I need to call each guests by next week to get the final list.

The supplier rating of a co-nawie made the planning a bit easier for me.

Goodluck to me and hope it will be a special day to remember.

Report Card

I received Basty's report card last night and I was sooo happy...i'm such a proud momma. He got an average of 94.3...even I didn't get that average when I was studying...hehehe. I plan to schedule a meeting with his teacher. I want to discuss Basty's behavior with her. I want to know if he's noisy, bully or being bullied. If he participates in their discussion. 

Basty's 5th birthday - Tarlac

Basty wanted a Jollibee party but Jollibee Capas is small and they don't have play area so we told him we'll just have it in Mcdo and he agreed. It's actually an advance celebration - we celebrated it Aug. 28 (Sunday).

 mcdo party

 Enjoying Sundae

@ home (Capas)

Basty's 5th birthday - Pampanga

We were in Pampanga the day of Basty's birthday. Her lola bought cake and cooked Spaghetti and hotdog for the kids. There were games and it was really heartwarming to see kids play and have fun. Even Basty joined in the games.

 Blowing of cake

 Palayok

 Stop dance

 Pabitin

Cupcake

I saw a post from Claire (nawie) on toddler activity with a link to this blog: http://moneysavingmom.com/2011/07/free-cupcake-busy-bag-instructions-and-pattern-download.html

I went to the blog and downloaded the file last Friday. So come Saturday, Basty and I had a blast making a cupcake.

Piazza

Sunday mass in our condo is at 8am. It's too early for us. We found out that there's 11am mass at Piazza so we go there whenever we're late. Basty and Alec actually like it there because they get to play @ the playground.

3 years old

We celebrated Alec's birthday at home. It was just a simple dinner with her ninongs and ninang. We bought cake in S&R and ordered food from Ambers.

walking - not yet

2 weeks ago, we bought shoes for Alehra. She's now trying to stand on her own and it's so cute. Kuya and ate both wanted to hold her.

Basty's AVP

This is the first video I ever created. I recently found it in another laptop.

Mix pix with PixTrix (for BlackBerry)

Obvious ba, i'm having fun with pixtrix for BB:)

Yey, andito ako sa picture...madalang na pagkakataon dahil ako lagi ang photographer 

 Group picture..Alec blowing her cake

 Pretty birthday girl

 Playing after the mass @ the Piazza

Growing up fast. Soon she'll be running with ate and kuya.

BF-GF

Parang kelan lang :)

Pamamanhikan

I was cleaning my mailbox and I saw this....brings happy memories :)

Baby wearing - nawies

Got this picture from mimma Benz: http://mimmabenz.com/2011/07/04/babywear-meet-2-the-aftermath/#comment-113

That's me in the red square. It was so nice to meet nawies and chat with some of them. I went there with Alehra and yaya. Alehra was sleepy kaya she was crying. I wasn't able to try other carriers except for the saya because I had to breastfeed Alehra. Pam of BosomBuddy was kind enough to lend me a nursing pillow and it was really a nice product. It's just that I BF on lying position 99% of the time so it's really not for me. But for those who BF in a sitting position, I suggest you try and get one.

I hope there will be a part three. Hopefully, i'll get to try other products and meet more nawies.