BLOGGITYBOOP!

At first, I wanted to skip this week's MM because the theme was Mother's Day and I really don't have much to share about that day.  I started that day (it was actually 'night' because we were all still awake during the wee hours of the morning) with a hug, a kiss, and a greeting from hubby... The End...  Actually, I was a bit sad that day since I wasn't able to visit my Mom and give her something. I just called her up to greet her and to tell her that I love her. That's it. I also didn't receive a card or a flower from hubby **sigh** and my babies are... well, babies, so they couldn't possibly come up with a card. However, I really appreciate all the bloggers, online friends, and "offline friends" :) who extended their greetings to me. I really felt remembered with all the FB photo tagging, wall posts, and mails. Before I started making this post, I read Mommy Chris' MM entry and she noted that we should write about why this year...

Sometimes I wish I had the power to instantly change the world for the better... so that every street kid would instantly have a happy meal, the homeless and informal settlers would have permanent, legal homes, public school kids would have plenty of books and chairs, rebels hiding in the mountains would be united with their families, drivers would stop drinking or texting while driving, smokers would just quit smoking, alcoholics would just drink tea instead, no one can do abortion, and there would be free food and medicine for the needy... but then, I wake myself up and I know that those things are quite impossible to instantly happen... For my Inang Bayan... The bad news is that things are getting worse than ever. According to the World Bank, almost three billion pesos is wasted in widespread corruption in our country. That's an awfully big amount considering that 8.1 million Filipino families rate themselves as poor based on the most recent SWS (Social Weather Station) sur...

All the while I thought you can perform the same CPR procedures amongst infants and adults but I was wrong. In line with our Mommy Moments topic for this Friday - First Aid Tips, I decided to do my research on choking and CPR for babies. What follows is a guide I copied from babycenter.com.ph... FIRST AID FOR CHOKING 1. Dislodge the blockage POSITION: Hold your baby so that he is lying face down along your forearm with his head lower than his body and his back and head supported. STEPS: * Use the heel of your hand to give up to five back blows. * Check your baby's mouth and remove any obvious obstructions. Do not use your finger to sweep inside his mouth. This could push the obstruction further into his throat. 2. Give five chest thrusts POSITION: Turn your baby onto his back and give up to five chest thrusts: STEPS: * Use two fingertips to push inwards and upwards (towards his head) against his breastbone, one finger's width below his nipple line. * Try to dislodge the object ...

The sleepy heads which are fond of my lullabyes Among the songs which best describes what I feel for my kids are Slipping Through My Fingers and Not While I'm Around I first heard Slipping Through My Fingers as part of the movie Mama Mia and I cried. Here are some of the lines which best express my feelings for my kids... "Slipping through my fingers all the time I try to capture every minute The feeling in it Slipping through my fingers all the time Do I really see what's in her mind Each time I think I'm close to knowing She keeps on growing Slipping through my fingers all the time Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture And save it from the funny tricks of time Slipping through my fingers..." As for Not While I'm around, I first heard it when I watched the play Miss Saigon (Not that of Lea's, just a school rendition). I loved it even more when it was sang as part of the Johnny Depp Movie. As with the first song, here are some lines I like... ...

This is My Yana when she was a few days old... Now, here are the twins when they were just two days old... Now they are eight days old! :) Here's my Isha (Elisha Velika)... and here's my Ysa (Elyza Veronic a) ... and here's a pic of them, side by side... :) I hope I can be the best mommy for the three of them...

can't stay on this desk for too long so I'm making this announcement quick, THE TWINS ARE OUT! I was on emergency CS last Friday, FEB 12, and here they are now, my two angels -both girls. :) They are BOTH HEALTHY AND PRETTY! :) THANK YOU LORD! would post pictures sooon! :) Would love to blog soon as well! Thank you to everyone who prayed for us and visited my blog :)

In just a few weeks (probably less than 3), we will be welcoming the twins - a boy and a girl. The target date is to reach my 38th week which is Feb 20. I hope I can make it through and successfully reach that target though I'm also a bit delighted by the idea of my twins being born a bit earlier - perhaps Feb 14 :) (but if that will cause them harm - in any way whatsoever, then away with you v-day bday thoughts!) Anyway, my eldest - my lovely bubbly Yana - just turned one two days ago and I am really not sure how she would welcome the twins. I just hope she'd be able to manage it. Right now, I know that she's quite protective of - and very much connected to - me. I can still remember how scared she was and how loudly she cried when my ob placed a doppler on my tummy and she heard the heartbeats. She might have assumed that the doctor was hurting me somehow so she started crying and she tried to pull my ob away from me. At night (or should I say early morning), she won'...

4 in the am of January 26, 2009 (Chinese New Year) , I knew I was in labor. The pain was not that unbearable at first so I was able to sleep still, for three hours (We used to stay up late then). 7:00am, I woke up with my cramping legs and my stiff body. I cannot move around comfortably and I was thoroughly convinced that I'll see my baby girl in just a matter of hours. With that thought, I woke up my hubby. I was in a bit of panic. 8:00am, I was getting myself ready for the delivery (and my hubby was helping me). I took a bath, change my clothes, checked the baby bag, and the files. 9:00am, we were off to the lying-in clinic. 9:20am, we arrived at the clinic - my doctor scolding me for not showing up for the last two prenatal visits that I SHOULD have attended. 10:20am, I was off to a diagnostics center where I had to take an Ultrasound screening (again) plus the Glucose Challenge Test 10:30am - 3:00 pm - I was in labor but I was still having myself tested for my sugar level. Unfo...

You just cannot blame a mom for being obsessed with her baby... especially when her baby is as cute and adorable as my bubbly Yana :) hehe

Next year, I’ll be having three kids… (I have a 10 month old daughter now, and by February, I’ll give birth to my twins). I know I’m one of the lucky few. Not everyone gets to have three lovely angels by her side! But still, I’m worried. THE BIGGEST DILEMMA: What if I don’t turn out to be a good mom? I’ve read a lot of books, participated in many forums, and I’ve practiced the “art of mommying” among my sisters but I still I can’t shake off the jitters. I’m just praying that everything will turn out well and I’m trying to prepare myself for everything… Part of this preparation for my full blown “mommyhood” next year is reading a book on child discipline. That’s why I’m crossing my fingers and joining the “New Dare to Discipline Book” contest of MarriageandBeyond.com . If you want to try it, here’s how: Visit MarriageandBeyond.com and subscribe to their blog; Write about the contest in your blog, Include a link in your post to the url of MarriageandBeyond.com ; Leave a comment with a l...