my sunshine

This is my daughter now. She has grown too fast the last few months. Good thing that she kind of stopped gaining much weight already otherwise I will be forced to consider getting her fat burners when she grows up. Does she look like me? Well, I would like to think that way although a lot pf people are saying that I look like my husband so it's hard to tell who looks like who?

Ain't she charming?

my pretty girl

This is how she looks like now. At almost 4, she thinks as if she's 10. Her questioning skills tests my patience and ability sometimes I am starting to doubt if I am really smart hehehe. Her eyes are the most expressive ones that I have seen in my life. She looks so much like her dad but acts and thinks like me. Every night, I pray that she grows up to be the person she deserves to be, without compromising the values that we have instilled in her. She is our gem. And we love her so much...

Now, back to my research on Rimadyl.

the rain doesn't stop

Rain rain go away
Come again another day
Little Lizzie wants to play
Rain rain go away!

baby alive

Lizzie has been bugging me about Baby Alive. She so wanted that doll since a few weeks ago but her dad and I are opposed to buying her something as expensive as this doll. We find it impractical for her age. At 3, all she knows is to cut her doll's hair, paint her face, remove her clothes and leave them as if the dolls were raped. I don't blame her because she's still a kid. And I don't expect her to handle her toys with care at this stage so as a resolution, we decided to just buy her toys (and dolls for that matter) that aren't really too pricey but are still nice. Baby Alive is nowhere near that. It is expensive hands down. But she loves it and she dreams about it LOL. I am almost convinced that she deserves something like this for Christmas considering her stellar performance in school and her good conduct all year round. But principles are principles. Now, my heart is breaking but my husband's right. She can't always have all the nice things in life...

my name is Lizzie...

...I would like to share how my 3rd birthday went =)

Disclaimer: This is nothing fancy so you can skip this post a bit. Heee!!!

September 19, Friday
2:00 AM - I heard Mama get up from bed to take a shower.
2:40 AM - Mama wakes me up and asks Yaya to give me a quick hot bath and dress me up. She chose a red button down shirt and brown Khaki shorts for me to wear.
3:10 AM - We leave for Church. Mom said that Quiapo Church is very far from our house so I can still sleep while on the road. I slept.
4:00 AM - Mass. I was asleep the whole time but Mama and Dada said it was okay.
6:00 AM - My parents together with Lola Arlyn and Lolo Jun had breakfast at Delifrance while I played and had my favorite breakfast at Jollibee (cool that Delifrance and Jollibee in Libis are located beside each other)
7:30 AM - We're back home!! Yipee!! It's time to open my gifts Ü Dada said that I can only open them after the mass. I got a Dora MP3 player and some Disney stuff from Mama and Dada, educational toys from my other Ninongs and Ninangs and a cute Lisa Frank lunch box from Tita Kristel. Thanks mucho!
9:00 AM - Morning shower. I took my nap afterwards. Dada left for work na. Mama was working from the house. Before I slept, she was in front of her laptop typing and she was very busy.
12:00 Noon - Birthday Lunch of Kare Kare, Pancit (for long life) and Crispy Hito (mom's favorite!) at Mama Shine's house. Yum Yum Yum!!! I finished 3 plated of pancit!
4:00 PM - Let the party begin! I spent my birthday with the kids of our employees. We had spaghetti, puto, chicken and cake. There were games and the kids sang songs for me. The party was held at my Lola Arlyn's hardware. It rained so hard but it did not spoil the fun. I was very happy.
7:00 PM - We're back home. I am so tired. There were no gifts from my visitors but I was still happy. I slept early.

Thank you for reading this post. And to Mama, thanks for letting me share how my 3rd birthday went, to your online friends.

Till next year,
Lizzie

my sunshine and moonbeam

Today is my little girl's 3rd birthday. I never imagined that time can fly this fast. One lesson that I learned is to savor every moment spent with your child. Because they tend to grow up so fast. And the more you stop the turning of the tide, the more it just slips out of your hand. At 3, she is really advanced in everything that she does and everything that she says. We try to be careful with our words and actions because she can easily pick up. She loves to sing and she can complete a whole song with the correct tune and with her eyes closed (for added emotions!). She dresses up by herself and needs little supervision. She can read a few short words but can write the letters in the alphabet. She is far from being genius but I am trully grateful for all her accomplishments. Oh, did I say that she eats on her own now?

You can read another tribute for her here.

Happy Birthday Patoots! You are God's greatest gift to Mama and Dada. We love you!!!

stand tall.

Happy Birthday to you, Liz! On your birthday, I would like to share with you the song that I will be singing on your 18th birthday (I will be 45 by then so forgive me if I am gonna ruin your debut hahaha!) Serisouly, I have never found another song as apt as this. It's 'alog' as you would say and Dada won't like it but the words, darling... Focus on the words. These are the things that mommy would like to tell you today, tomorrow and always. Stand tall, my daughter.

Wag kang matakot
Di mo ba alam nandito lang ako
Sa iyong tabi
Di kita pababayaan kailanman

At kung ikaw ay mahulog sa bangin
Ay sasaluhin kita

Wag kang matakot na matulog mag-isa
Kasama mo naman ako
Wag kang matakot na umibig at lumuha
Kasama mo naman ako
Wag kang matakot ah.....

Wag kang matakot
Dahil ang buhay ay walang katapusan
Makapangyarihan
Ang pag-ibig na hawak mo sa iyong kamay

Ikaw ang diyosa't hari ng iyong mundo
Matakot sila sa'yo

wag kang matakot na matulog mag-isa
kasama mo naman ako
wag kang matakot umibig ta lumuha
kasama mo naman ako
wag kang matakot na magmukang tanga
kasama mo naman ako
wag kang matakot sa hindi mo pa makita
kasama mo naman ako
wag kang matakot ah

wag kang matakot
di mo ba lam nanadito lang kao
sa iyong tabi
di kita pababayaan kailan man

wag kang matakot
di kita pababayaan kailan man

LP # 1: i am me!

Ako at ang pinakamahalang parte ng buhay ko.

Ito pong mga larawan na ito ay kuha ilang minuto pagkatapos kong manganak. Matuturing kong isa sa pinakamahabang araw sa buhay ko. Mahaba, nakakapagod, masakit, nakakaiyak. Akalain nyong lagnatin pako sa gitna ng lahat ng ito? Ngunit, ilang segundo pagkalabas ng aking munting prinsesa, kahit na hilong hilo pa ako sa mga gamot na tinurok sakin ay naiyak nako. Doon ko lang naramdaman na oo, mahirap maging isang ina. Mahirap pero napakasarap.

May isa pa po akong lahok DITO.

These were the photos taken a few minutes after I gave birth. I consider that to be one of the longest days of my life. Long, stressful, painful, tearjerking. Can you imagine how I can still catch a fever in the middle of all these? But, a few seconds after I gave birth to my little princess, no matter how groggy and worn out I was from all the drugs plugged into my system, I cried. That was when I felt that yes, it's hard to be a mother. It's hard but fulfilling.

I have another entry HERE.

wordless wednesday - my baby's crib

Lizzie's crib lovingly assembled by her dad a month before she came out. Pink. Pink. And lots of pink.

Manila. 2005.

monster mom

In between shouts and shrieks while watching the UP-UST game in Channel 23, my daughter (because she was always nagugulat with my loud voice) blurted out:

"Hey mama, you are my monster mom!"

...because it's traffic!

(photos taken last night after the movie date. -charlie's wanton house along marcos)

Lola A: Lizzie, tell your mom where you want to go to school now...
Lizzie: Assumption po! (with a very high pitch)
Me: Why Assumption, Lizzie?
Lizzie: Because St. Paul is traffic!

Hahahaha! Naturuan ng mahusay ah? All is good. =)

lizzie starts to read

After weaning my 2 year old daughter, my next project is to teach her how to read. Some will say that it’s too early to do that to kids but for me, it’s never early to let children understand the value of learning and to expose them with good instructional materials to better prepare them for the big school. I have been collecting educational DVDs, flash cards and books to help me in teaching Lizzie read and write. Just by looking at the materials make me giggle with excitement.

mango tango

Two weekends ago, I prepared some mango shake for Lizzie and myself. It was seething hot so I asked the maid to grab some mangoes in the market and brought out my "almost-unused" blender.


Here is the photo to prove it:

Here is the end result:

And here is my daughter enjoying her share of the shake:

Happy Summer!

get up stand up!

Lizzie's must have this summer and when school opens in June. GapKids is one of our favorite stores and lucky for me because I only have to choose the styles, send the photos and my parents take care of shopping for the little girl Ü

striped patio dress

smocked terry patio dress

printed ruffle dress

tiered tshirt dress

butterfly flipflops

converse all star lo-top

cut out suede ballet flats

patent ballet flats (oh this one is soooo cute!)

The little girl will definitely love these stuff. Hay, sarap lang mag window shop! Hehehe Ü

weekend snapshot/s

I had Lizzie swim all morning last Saturday. I didn't have work so I baby sat and enjoyed watching my little girl do her tricks in the water. She's all bubbly and confident. She's all grown up and ready to face the world! Sigh.

I'll post some more photos in the morning. Ta!