Proud Mama

I recently switched back to being a mac user and I am so happy I made the switch. Aside from better functionality and not having to worry about viruses, my kids and I have been utilizing the photobooth application a lot. My kids loooove taking pictures and seeing themselves in the screen. Here are some fun photobooth moments:

Me, Giovanni, Belly & Santino 

Gordon with Me and Ate

Looking back at photos of my kids I can't help but reminisce at be baffled at how they are growing up so fast! Feels like just yesterday that I gave birth! ha ha :) I am especially in awe when my eldest, Santino starts to have long conversations (that make sense) and when he reasons things out with me. It makes me laugh and smile when I hear his reasonings. Just to share excerpts...

At 1130pm. Kids wide awake.
Belly:"meow. Meow." 
Santino:"ha ha ha! You're crazy!" 
Me:"why is she crazy?" 
Santino:"Because she doesn't want to sleep!" 
#ANORAW

And another one...

Santino: "Mom, it's no longer mooning day."
Me: " WHAT did you say?"
Santino: "The moon is down and the sun is up. I can see Mr. Sun already."
Me: "Ahhhh..."

And this one liner that he told his dad one day while driving home from school...

Santino: "Daddy, is the one who fixes cars a CARpenter?" 

Makes sense, right? :) My Kuya is growing up so fast!!!
And my only girl naman, she gets super kikay by the day!! As in she picks her own clothes and shoes whenever we head out and whenever she sees something pretty, she says "nice." ha ha. One time I caught her putting on lipstick! And she also frequents wearing my shoes around the house. I guess all little girls are like this. Just recently I cam home from a spa day and had a mani-pedi done. She, of course, said "nice" while pointing to my finger nails. I asked her if she wanted nail polish too, to which she replied YES.. OF COURSE. Naturally, she posed with her new hot pink nails...

You just gotta love her!! :)
My youngest, thankfully is still very much concerned with just breastfeeding, eating cerelac and sleeping. But he is getting bigger by the day and is showing signs of a strong personality as well. I am just so thankful for all my kids and am so grateful to be here and see them grow up to be exceptional human beings. :) Thanks for taking the time to read and allowing me, yet again, to be one proud mama.

All about babies

Hi Everyone, just want to introduce to you our newest addition, our 4th "baby"... Meet Gordon. :)

Gordon the Dog

He's been with us for a few almost 2 weeks already and we love him to pieces. We had decided to get a dog after our "incident" and decided on a small, perky, smart and super kid-friendly dog. He needed to be the breed that had enough stamina to keep up with 3 young kids!! And I must say he was the right choice. My kids love him so much and he's quite the character! The first few days we would put him outside our sala (outer kitchen) in a doggie cage and he would just cry the whoooole night. Kaka-awa! Then recently I bought him his own bed and he took to it immediately the first night. He now sleeps in our sale (outside our bedroom) and is super happy and content... as you can see, he loves posing for the camera. ha ha. Santino, my eldest, was the one who named him. Of course it is after one of his favorite trains, Gordon...

Gordon the Train

Hay. Si Kuya talaga... hindi mawawala ang trains. He literally misses his trains whenever we go out for the day and can't wait to come home and play with them. I think he watches too many youtube videos on Thomas trains because when he plays by himself he speaks in a narrative as if he is telling a story... for example one time I bought him talking to himself... "'Oh no! There are missing coaches,' said Gordon. Sir Toppom hat was cross."... imagine that with feelings talaga and change in tone when he shifts from the dialogue to the narrator. ha ha ha ha. I have such smart kids. Proud mommy right here. Pagbigayan niyo na. :)

Speaking of babies, I've heard great things about the SM Grand Baby fair in the Megatrade hall happening this weekend. I am seriously thinking about going... But then the mother of 3 inside me is saying I will just end up buying so much stuff I don't need anymore.... ha ha ha. But for first-time mothers, I would definitely recommend going here. Especially if you still have a lot of "essentials" that you have yet to get, it could be a chance to get a good deal on a lot of stuff. 

I remember (sometimes a bit vaguely due to all the anesthesia, haha) my first time being a mom (with Santino), I was buying all kinds of stuff especially whenever there was a sale. ha ha. I guess that's just the natural thing for mothers to do. nowadays, 3 kids later, it's more on how I can re-use or reinvent stuff from the first child up until the last one. ha ha. I guess in a way kawawa din young mga buns because they get hand me downs... but of course I make sure naman that all the second (or third) hand stuff is still in good condition. :)

My latest obsession nowadays is dressing up my 2 boys in identical outfits. hehehe!! It's just too cute!! Here's a photo of my kids during the Christmas season.. dressed my boys in matching tops and Belly in the matching hue. It's so addicting. 

When I was growing up my mom used to dress me and my sister in identical outfits ALL THE TIME.. and I absolutely hated it. I vowed not to do that to my children, but now I can't help myself!! It's just too cute. I can now relate to my mom.. or worse.. I am becoming my mom!! LOL. I'd post a pic of past matching outfits bet me and my sis but thankfully (or not) I can't find any. No evidence! ha ha.

What Ifs and Moving On.

14 days ago some people broke into our house while my family and I were sleeping and stole quite a number of our belongings... from cellphones to laptops, jewelry and even my engagement ring :( My husband and I only realized it when we woke up that morning to my mom barging in the house saying that our neighbor (my tita's place) had been robbed as well. I even joked about it saying that there seemed to be nothing wrong... as a matter of fact, neither Santi or I or even the kids woke up during the early morning so we did not suspect anything. After looking around though I realized that my wallet was open and was not in the place I had put it in the night before. I checked and there was no more money inside. I looked at my work desk and gasped because my newly purchased computer was gone as well! :( Panicked, went inside only to discover our cell phones were gone too. Even my jewelry in our bathroom was wiped clean! But despite all the things we lost, what was most unsettling was the fact that there were people that came into our house and invaded our space and came SO CLOSE to us. Just the thought or image that comes to mind keeps me unsettled.

I thank God for keeping me and my family safe. I guess it was a blessing as well that we didn't wake because God knows what could have happened then. I pray every night for safety and protection, and I am so grateful that none of my kids were harmed or stolen! Material things can be replaced, but my family is my life.

Continually talking about it with family and friends, and even writing about it helps. This has also become an outlet for me to process everything and be able to move on... and enjoy life. I write this a number of days after the incident since it has taken us quite a while to get used to sleeping in our room again. Even the slightest noise keeps us awake. The first nights after the robbery I couldn't even get a decent night's sleep. I guess you could say that that experience did traumatize me, but with God's grace we will overcome it. I continually trust in Him to keep me and my family safe.

Be safe and always pray for protection for you and your loved ones.