DIY First Aid Kit for Baby

[ ] Baby nail clippers or blunt scissors

[ ] Cotton balls (don’t use swabs to clean baby’s nose or ears)

[ ] Baby thermometer

[ ] Bulb syringe/nasal aspirator

It's been, I guess, a month since Marky had this what I call his "tool box," a handy portable box where I put all his essentials. Good thing I chanced upon this. This will surely be helpful. =)

From Swanky Baby:

[ ] Medicine dropper or spoon with measurements

[ ] Petroleum jelly and sterile gauze (for circumcision care)

[ ] Infant acetaminophen (Tylenol)

[ ] Antibiotic cream

[ ] Saline nasal drops

[ ] Baby gas drops

[ ] Disinfecting hand soap (for you)

Today My Life Begins - by Bruno Mars

Just chanced upon the song a few minutes ago... just think it's gonna make a great new theme for my website. =)

Sing along and enjoy! =)

i’ve been working hard so long
seems like pain has been my only friend
my fragile heart’s been done so wrong
i wondered if i’d ever heal again

ohh just like all the seasons never stay the same
all around me i can feel a change (ohh)

i will break these chains that bind me, happiness will find me
leave the past behind me, today my life begins
a whole new world is waiting it’s mine for the taking
i know i can make it, today my life begins

yesterday has come and gone
and i’ve learn how to leave it where it is
and i see that i was wrong
for ever doubting i could win

ohh just like all the seasons never stay the same
all around me i can feel a change (ohh)

i will break these chains that bind me, happiness will find me
leave the past behind me, today my life begins
a whole new world is waiting it’s mine for the taking
i know i can make it, today my life begins

life’s to short to have regrets
so i’m learning now to leave it in the past and try to forget
only have one life to live
so you better make the best of it

i will break these chains that bind me, happiness will find me
leave the past behind me, today my life begins
a whole new world is waiting it’s mine for the taking
i know i can make it, today my life begins

i will break these chains that bind me, happiness will find me
leave the past behind me, today my life begins
a whole new world is waiting it’s mine for the taking
i know i can make it, today my life begins
today my life begins…

Got A New Phone!

It used to be the primitive phones. Now, it's this:

(Yehey... marunong na akong gumamit ng webcam ;p)

Pardon the poor quality... those photos have just been taken from my laptop's webcam.

(Gee, there's my blog! =p)

Gotta get back to working... super time to sleep already....

(There's little Mark Pork sleeping. Can't go anywhere farther from him... he acts like a magnet whenever I stray away from him... he'd also go up and cry...)

To all this, I can say... thank you Daddy! And, thank You, dearest Lord! =)

HAPPY 10TH ANNIVERSARY....KRIS! (Isang Dekadang Pagsasamahan)

Went home last night feeling very nauseated and heavy...

Opened the door... there's a party.....

Rice is cooking, pancit just done, 2 cakes and fruits on the table, and on the chair, some clothes.

(Of course, there's also little Marky, making kulit)

Thought it's somebody's birthday... so I asked Daddy what all this is for.

And then, Daddy showed me this:

... flanked with this:

I almost cried. Hugged him tight. =)

That was last night. Today, June 9, 2011, marks our 10th year as a couple. It's not like how some people will perceive it to be... it's actually a super on-and-off thing during our first years... and we really just got along a few years back....

10 years ago, we were both active young community leaders, and that's how we met. Remembered my prayer back then that I want a church group member to be my lifetime partner. He came... but I never thought then that he's the answer to my prayer. Thought he was just another guy... but apparently, we're meant to be together.... Indeed, that's how this website was conceived...through the belief that people who are meant to be together always find their way in the end (One Tree Hill).

Roughly two years ago, I got pregnant with our first child, Marky. That's when we started living together. It wasn't always easy. Like many couples, we often have misunderstandings, there are things about each other that we just can't accept, and we were always defensive. But as time flies, we found out that one reason why we stuck to each other: We know how to push each others' buttons. =) We know we can fight and soon, we'll just be laughing about it. It also helped that he's a very responsible person. He values his image and his principles very much... they're principles that are very liberal... they're bound to raise eyebrows, but hey, they work wonders....

And yeah, it helped that whenever I look at him, now a lot healthier and flawed, I can still feel that 'kilig,' and I fall in love with him more and more each day.

Now, I'm almost four months pregnant with our second baby. Told Marky it's gonna be his baby. Know it's gonna be a challenge, but if Marky brought us closer together, this sure will, even more.

Thank You, dearest Lord, for the wonderful ten years....

He is the best thing that's ever happened to my life....

He completed me.

I love you so much, Daddy.

Happy, happy 10th birthday.

LOVE,

Mommy =)

(This is the most decent family photo we could manage... hehehe)

Day-Off, At Last!

Still proud of myself for getting the whole week through without any absences.... Anyway, it's already 9:42am... woke up around 8am because Marky's fretting... oh... he's awake now... grinning and climbing up my back....

So... well... Marky's now talking to me... saying ALIKULIKULIKULIKU... his newly invented word... hope he doesn't bang on the keys....

(OK, he's awake. So... what now?)

Guess I'll have to continue my blogging later. My son's coming over and he is banging my keyboard. Gotta turn on the music.

Posted.

Just keepin' you guys posted... 'guess I have no more excuse to not update this blog any more, since I now have a laptop of my own. =)

Thanks largely to my husband who made this, which, as y'all guys know, has been a dream two years back. =) 'Never thought that dream would be realized soon... thought it's still gonna take us one more year or so... but really, thank God for sales in the malls, we were able to avail of one that's not too pricey and yet, has a quality that we can be proud of. =) And it even comes with a warranty for one year... free repairs and replacement for unit and parts. =) The agent actually advised us to keep on using and using and using the laptop so that we'll sort of exhaust the warranty. =)

Thank God as well for my doubled income. =) Been doing so little to pay Him back. And having a bit difficulty these days because of my daily bouts of morning sickness. I've been perennially late in the office, it's starting to get a bit shameful. Thank God the big wigs understand... but of course, I hope I'll get over with these morning illnesses soon.

That's all for now. Want to share about further dreams and aspirations, but Daddy's been nagging me that he wants to go online.

Haha. That's us.

See ya around guys.

God speed.

I'm Back!!!!

finally got the energies to go back blogging again... this is the most i could muster for now... i feel nauseated....

anyway... just some updates for you here... royal wedding's done at last... and the weekend before that, which happened to be easter... marky's baptism! really, a whole lot of thanks for those who attended, sans the very far venue... we really appreciated it. =) pity i can't download photos here for some reason, but you may find them at my and my husband's Facebook. =)

hmmm... about the holy week... i really did nothing but sleep and lie down... i felt so lazy and dizzy all the time, it was frustrating 'cause i had wanted to tidy around the house and refresh myself during vacation... but there i was, doing nothing and being useless! but at least, i was able to catch up on some of the lost sleep... and i was able to take on the prescribed bed rest....

btw, dunno if i told you guys about this already, but i'm now about 2 and a half months pregnant with our second baby. 0_o had a preg test again this morning... this time, it yielded a positive almost as immediately as the flick of a finger... which explains why i have these dizzy spells and morning sickness... had about a couple or so absences already... sighs....

anyway, still thankful God has blessed me with a job that gives me double than my asking price... really anxiously and excitedly waiting for the first trimester to be over... i mean, the phase of lazy, dizzy, and vomiting... and hoping that, when that phase ends, i'll regain my energy and love for work....

also really very grateful to God for a husband who knows how to invest, and who takes care of all our home needs for me. i know, that's supposed to be my job, but he understands very well that i need somebody else to do it for me right now. hoping that he gets a better job, the job of his dreams, soon.

and yes, i'll be eternally full of thanks to God for my little boy, who's now growing so fast, so aggressive, and so full of life, at 9 1/2 months! =) i'm teaching him how to listen and heed to "no," and "come here," and "get that." the reason? i happened to know some babies who don't. 0_o thankfully, my son listens, and he obeys. so, as a reward, i let him explore as much as he wants, unless of course, if there's potential for danger.

Lord, bless our new baby. =) hoping for a little girl so that we'll have a boy and a girl. =) hubby and i are planning to name her kriziane kate, from both our names and because her conception coincides with all the fuss about the royal wedding. =) what d'you think?