An open letter to my Teenager!

To start off

I’ve been seeing a lot of posts from mommies and daddies sa facebook about how lucky and proud they are of their children’s achievements. Trending ang mga top 10 students, student awardees at pinaka sa lahat ang mga Report cards! Last week I went to Ate Kyla’s School to get her report card. Advanced mag isip masyado si Ate kaya bago pa ko pumunta sa school sinabi nya na sakin na may isa syang subject na may mababang grade. She got a 75 in Science that made her report card look a little not so nice but for me okay lang yun as long as she will find ways to be better in her succeeding grading periods. Sana mabasa nya tong letter ko and the only way I'll know is if mashare nya tong post ko! Haha! 

:)

Dear Ate,

   Una sa lahat I wanna Thank you for doing your Best at school. I know there are days I don't get to ask you How's School or How are you doing, Sorry Anak hindi sa wala akong pakialam pero minsan I am just to busy trying to make things better for you, for Niela and for kael and for our whole family. I am busy trying to make sure that you all will have a better future.   

  I want you to know that I wasn't mad when I saw your card, siguro kasi sinabi mo na kagad sakin bago ko pa mareceive yung card mo (Good Job niready mo ko :) LOL). I was a bit sad but I am fine anak. Your report card doesn't define you as a person but only defines your learning in a specific amount of time. You can always be better, you still have 3 more gradings to be better. I know that you are a very intelligent girl, syempre mana ka kay Nini haha! Alam kong kayang kaya mong mas maging magaling. Please always remember that attitude is more important than a high average in your report card. A good heart is better than a good report card! 

  Lagi kaming proud ni didi sa lahat ng achievements mo, mula nuon (nuong six months ka palang tas narinig mo kong kumakanta tas pag kakanta ako sasabay ka din ng nasa tono) until now. Your grade in science does'nt make you less of a person but it should make you realize na dapat lahat ng bagay pinaghihirapan. Kung sa english or math ka nagkaron ng lower grade baka nagalit ako kasi we both love those subjects pero hindi ko sinasabing ok lang na forever na mababa ka sa science but please let me know if you need help kasi andito lang ako lagi anak I am willing to do anything and everything for you.

  In times na feeling mo we dont love you na kasi may 2 pang babies please think again kasi kahit kailan hinding hindi mababawasan yung love namin sayo ni didi kahit maging 10 pa kayong magkakapatid! hahaha! Char lang anak! 

  Please always remember that no matter what grades you have mataas mas or mababa we will always love you and we will always be proud of you! I just hope that this grade will challenge you to be at your best this time. Lagi lang kaming nandito ni didi to guide you kahit madalas nasisigawan kita when I'm tired and stressed at nasasabunutan pag sobrang bingi mo na yung tipong 10x na ako nag utos pero hindi ka pa din sumusunod. I'm only one chat or call or text away akhit tulog ako pag may kailangan ka you can always wake me up kasi I have all the time in the world para sa inyo. Oh hanggang dito muna Anak wag ka na umiyak, haha LOVEYOU BABY!!!

                                                                                                                              Love lots
                                                                                                                                  Nini :) 
        

  Kayo mommies nareceive nyo na din ba report cards ng kids nyo? How was it? How did you react if they got lower grades than usual. You can share your thoughts sa comment box! 

Thanks for reading! Happy Rainy Monday po!

#TeamANDRES

My 26th Birthday Celebration :)

I love celebrations! As in lahat yata ng pwedeng icelebrate sineselebrate namin so you see even baby monthsaries we still celebrate maybe because nakasanayan na namin. I turned 26 nung April 29th, so we had a little celebration at home with family and friends, konting kainan, konting kantahan at konting inuman.

It's my Birthday so I had to look awesome! hahaha ! Salamat sa magaling kong kapatid na si Kenneth pra sa aking bonggang HMU!

Bongga diva? feel na feel ko nga ang birthday ko e! hahaa - o pag need mo ng HMUA you can contact me or my sisteret for faster transaction. :)

with didi, ate kyla and niela

(ate parang pilit na pilit naman ang tawa mo heheh)

Photostory nalang tayo ah! :)

This is my Mama! Ang ganda diva, nagmana sa akin ahahaha mali pala ako pala ang mana sa kanya! Haha! Ma, thanks for the delisyoso food you cooked on my beeday! 

GGSS syndrome haha!

 

Blowing my cake with didi. Boy, thank you for everything. I love you to infinity and beyond! Thank you for your undying love and sacrifices. Thank you for being the best dad to ate and niela. Thank you for being the best boyfie to me. Sana ay mas magtagal pa ang ating pagmamahalan! haha!

picture taken @ 4am - grabe ang mga kumare ko kinarir ang nomo inabot n ng umaga. hahaha

with my cousin loyd and his wife ann, kasama si uncle ricky c niela at didi, salamat sa pagpunta kahit late na humabol pa din kau with tephen. :) 

with mommy ditas, auntie vec, ericka, kenet, claud and angel.

Thanks to everyone who celebrated with us, next year po ulit. :)

Thank you God for another year of fun, laughter and happiness.

                                                                                                                    Dane :)

Ate kyla’s 5 day kiddie crew workshop @ mcdo (from orientation to graduation)

I’ll be sharing ate kyla’s 5 day kiddie crew workshop @ mcdo.

I know every mom would love to enroll their kiddos to a summer workshop like this, not only they will enjoy but this is as well a good chance for them to show there hidden talents and to improve it. I was very excited upon enrolling ate kyla to this workshop. I know she will enjoy each and every day of this workshop. I know for sure that ate enjoyed it but I was a bit disappointed and didi was disappointed too. I always thought that most of the time they will spend doing crew works not dancing and dancing and dancing. They did some other things but 75% of the workshop went to practicing for there performance for the graduation which is I know needed for them to win but I was sad that they did not really have the chance to be kiddie crew for 1 whole session. I hope that it is different in evey branch so we can still try other mcdo branches next summer and I hope that it is better. The best part of the workshop was the graduation parang graduation sa school nakakatuwa at nakakaiyak, haha! I commend the mcdo marketplace for the graduation yun yung talagang pinaghandaan but I hope they will give kiddos more time sa counter or doing task na pang crew talaga. Sorrypo medyo napahaba ang aking paunang salaysay! LoL.

Graduation Day

Ate kyla got some awards!

Best in Singing – I agree to that! Syempre mana yan kay nini e.

Best in Lobby – I agree ulit kasi naman minsan lang naman sila nagstay sa lobby L

Most Behave – 100%! Ang tahi tahimik ni kyla sa workshop, over shy type ang peg and nini and didi are not happy we that, sa bahay naman ang kulit kulit, ang likot likot at pasaway pero sa workshop ni ayaw magsalita! Can you tell me why?

nini, didi and niela



ate kyla, niela and nini



Happy 7th Month Niela! :)

Last July 5th Niela turned 7 months. How time flies, prang kahapon lang lakad ako ng lakad para lumabas kana niela tapos ngayon dalaga ka na baby. Niela knows how to crawl the real way this time! LOL - hindi na kasi paurong when she was 6 months paurong kasi ang gapang nya. 2 teeth pa din si niela nothing has been added as of yet but she is now very good in eating solid food lalo na pag rice (MANA sa nini more rice more fun!)

These were some pictures taken on her 7th month celebration.

we cooked carbonara and just bought an ice cream cake late na kasi kami nakapagluto

the celebrant was so happy ohh - isn't it obvious ? smiling face ang niela

showing her teeth to nini

who are you looking for?

nini, niela, ate kyla and didi

with tita tinay and tita puray

her monthsary cake was an icecream this time

blow your candle niela!

thank you kenetzu for always cooking yummy food for niela's monthsaries.

Stay healthy and cute bebe! We love you :)

Mommy guilt

I am a mom of 2 lovely girls, Ate Kyla going 8 years old and baby niela 5 mos.





this is ate kyla - she is turning 8 yrs old this july
picture taken last march 2014 - she was one of the flower girls @ my cousin's wedding





this is niela - she was 2 mos old when this picture was taken

  I love my 2 girls so much and like any other moms I'd like to give them the best.

I never thought that more than the expenses it is harder to divide your attention to your children in a way that they would'nt think you are being unfair! This is my biggest dilemma now a days. Paano ko kaya hahatiin yung time ko ke ate at ke baby na in a way I will be fair to them? It honestly makes me feel guilty whenever I'd give more time to niela than to ate.

It has been my fear to have another child since the day I gave birth to Ate kyla. Aside from the painful labor and pushing natatakot akong magmahal ng iba, natatakot ako kasi baka maging unfair ako sa 2nd child ko thinking I will only love Ate Kyla and thinking about having another child scares me.

Lagi kong sinasabi na ayoko na magkaron ng bagong baby kasi kawawa si ate kyla. I would always say I will love Ate kyla more than new babies we will have, pero hindi pala ganun yun noh? hindi pwedeng meron kang mas love, hindi pwedeng hindi fair. Pantay pala sya, you will love your new baby like how you love your firstborn.

When niela came, I was like a new mom - same feeling! same excitement! Para akong bagong nanay!

I never thought i'd love her like how I love ate kyla pero I feel guilty most of the time kasi madalas mas focus ako ke niela because she needs more attention at this time - there were days na di ko na gaanong naasikaso si ate.

* I feel guilty kasi minsan makikita ko nalang mahaba na pala yung kuko nya - dati I have all the time in the world pero now kasi busy lang at madalas ke niela nakafocus. I'm sorry ate I may not have all the time to take care of you pero I love you so much kahit na madalas matigas ang ulo mo.

* I feel guilty kasi pag pagod na ko I don't get to read books to her na - like what we always do before

* I feel guilty kasi when we sleep naka harap na ko ke niela hindi na sa kanya! so when I have time pag tulog si niela at nanjan si didi I make sure na mag bobonding kami ni ate kyla

and most of all

 * I feel guilty kasi mas marami akong time ke niela kesa kay ate

but i remember one time I asked ate kyla - "Hindi ka ba nagseselos ke niela?" ate said "No, kasi mahal na mahal ko sya e"

buti nalang ate kyla is old enough na to have another sibling - at buti nalang din she understands everything and she is not jealous about niela.

What about you mommies did you ever feel the same?

Why I love BREASTFEEDING!

Hi Mothers!

I'd like to share lang some reasons why I love BREASTFEEDING

For sure you guys have your own reasons as well pero these are just few reasons why I will always love BREASTFEEDING!

1.   It is easy! 

Just offer your breast to the baby and that's it! You don't need to do much work to have it done, di tulad pag formula kelangan mo pa maglagay ng tubig at mag scoop ng gatas bago mo maibigay ke baby. 

No need to wake up in the wee hours para lang magtimpla ng gatas.

2. It is free! - 

Yes! It is! 

No need to worry if you'll still have milk to offer to baby for the next days. No need to spend thousands of pesos to buy formula for baby but I make sure to eat healthy for the niela! Meaning - instead of me buying formula for niela I can just buy another paid of wedge! LOL (just kidding) I can buy her more stuff since we don't have milk gastos. hehe

3. Best Bonding Time with Baby - 

For me, ito ang best bonding ko ke niela. I get to play with her while she is breastfeeding. Eye to Eye contact kami while she holds my fingers tapos mayat maya kang ngingitian. Precious moments ika nga! 

This is the only time na masosolo ko sya that she will focus on me. 

4. Breastfeeding helps weight loss - 

This is my best benefit! LOL! I know that every mom would like to lose those excess fats they got from pregnancy, who would'nt? 

No need to diet! No need to skip meals! 

Sow.. From 60 kgs to 57 kgs after I gave birth and now 55 kgs - I was like 50 kgs before I gave birth. LOL

5. Helps moms lower risk of these health problems

* diabetes

* Breast cancer

* Ovarian cancer

* Postpartum depression

Very Good! It won't eliminate these health prombems but atleast it would lower the risk of having these health problems.

Ikaw mommy ? What are your top reasons bakit y you love breastfeeding? I hope you can share your thoughts.

:)