On his 7th month, he can now sit on his own, loves babbling in a very loud voice but still hates drinking milk. He loves solids though. His fave right now is mashed sayote with broccoli, yummy!  He sleeps through the night but wakes up really early at 6am.  Naps twice or thrice a day and while awake, he loves to play in his exersaucer and playpen.  Both are hand me downs from his achi.  He poops in the potty seat (which I have to take a pic of!) twice a day  - one in the morning and one in the afternoon.  So far, he’s one happy baby. I don’t like his fondness for thumb sucking though. I hope he outgrows it soon.

He’s really growing very fast. Pretty soon, he’ll join his achi playing with the swing sets on our lawn. And I’ll have two kids running around the house already. I bet it’ll spell chaos. Something I really won’t mind though.

Party preparation for his 1st birthday by the way is in full blast now. This keeps me so excited lately. I just wish I could squeeze everything in with our budget. Wish me luck!

It was our usual date when her yaya goes on a day-off. Only this time I met with Mateo’s birthday party planner first.

Last Saturday was bonding time again for me and my little girl.

We were at Powerplant at 1o:30 am. First stop - breakfast.

(Mc Donalds in Powerplant doesn’t serve breakfast so we ended up having donuts instead.)

And then shopping. I got myself a pair of flats from Aldo while Sophia got another Hannah Montana DVD and a pair of sandals. Here she is while we were paying for her DVD.

Lunch time at Burgoo after.

(Reason why she wanted Burgoo was to be able draw on the table top.)

We went to see a friend after.  Since we were using my MIL’s driver (ours was sick), he wasn’t familiar with the place so we got lost! How I wish we have those gps systems so it would be easier to find our way around. Oh well, soon I hope those will be available in our side of the world.

Michael Jackson’s death came as a surprise to us all. I am not a loyal fan but the news that the King of Pop died made me real sad. It practically made my whole day gloomy. And reading about his childhood made me all the more sad.

I made sure to catch the news that day as I wanted details on his death. They said he died of a cardiovascular attack which they highly differentiated with heart attack. In my side of the world, the news that day even cited popular people who also died of cardiovascular attack. And we had a pretty good number. Scary. And then I did a bit of reading. I thought that there must be something that could lessen the probability of suffering the attack or something aside from living a healthy lifestyle of course. And there it was, according to American Heart Association, Omega 3 fatty acids benefit the heart of healthy people and those of high risk or who have cardiovascular disease. Bingo! Now those Omega 3 health supplements are worth checking, don’t you think? So far, Omax3 seems to be a very good choice as they claim that they have developed the highest purity omega-3 supplement available over the counter even verifying it via their freezer test. Check their website for more details.

We should all start living healthy and there is no better time to start it than now.  Being young is no excuse to not think of our health (yet).

I should practice what I preach! LOL.

I’m four and I’m now in Junior Kinder. I am so excited to get back to school and meet my new teachers and classmates. School is always fun for me.My first day was great. My mommy and daddy made it a point to be with me during my first day in JK of course. They wouldn’t miss it for the world. Too bad my mommy wasn’t able to get more photos of me during my first day other than this one below.

She however took some pictures yesterday to make up and here they are …

So far, being in JK is great!  I’m looking forward to new adventures with my teachers and classmates.  I bet its going to be a great year ahead.

— SOPHIA

To date, no specific plans still. Boo.

Seriously, after much thought and being the scaredy cat that I am, I am putting off travel plans for now. Jon is leaving with his dad though for HK next month to attend to some bank stuff. We’ll be left behind as per my decision. My mother in law agreed with me though and said “better be safe than sorry.” Nasa huli nga naman ang pagsisisi diba? There would always be next time.

We do have other definite plans though like HK for December and US trip come March. I just hope the virus clears up by that time! December trip will be with my family and it’ll be our first time to be in HK Christmas time. I am so excited! I would love the cold weather for sure and my kids will love Disneyland in Christmas time too I bet. Oh, I can’t wait.

I am extremely excited about our US trip too, of course! The husband already confirmed that we are finally going to US by the time Sophia’s school is over so I am one happy gal. Two weeks is all the husband can spare away from work though but I am not complaining. That is more than enough for me. We plan to just meet my sister in law in LA anyway and not go all the way to her flat in Virginia to save time. After all, the places we want to go to are all in LA. My father in law suggested that we make the most out of the trip though and go around west coast. We’ll see about that.

With the husband’s confirmation of the US trip, as early as now, I am already looking for hotels or vacation houses where we can stay at when we go to LA. Knowing my husband, he won’t settle for anything less than three stars or should i say four? Nothing like those of Outer Banks rentals I saw online but hopefully close enough. He’s very picky when it comes to places to stay at you see so I need to do my share of research. I have to find a place that meets his standards which also won’t break his pocket or else no shopping moohlah for me and the kids! LOL. We’ll be staying in a hotel for the whole two weeks we’ll be there kasi so I need to look for something affordable. Any suggestions?

So far, these two travel confirmations from the husband are more than enough for me to be excited about right now.  After all, I’m also excited and will be pretty occupied with the preparation for Mateo’s 1st birthday party this November too.

See, I’ve got a lot on my plate now. Puro gastos, haha!!!

My daughter loves to swim. And since we don’t have a pool in the house, she has to make do with our tiny tub, haha. Of course, swimming in a tub is no excuse not to wear a swimming outfit, right? So here she is, in her swimsuit and all on a lazy Monday morning.

Now, imagine if we do have a pool in the house. You think it’ll be worth it? I bet! I’d probably even join the little girl, haha. Or on a second thought, I probably won’t as I am afraid of the sun bwahahaha. Let me just stay on the pool furniture then while watching the little girl enjoy the pool. Yeah, wishful thinking! LOL.

Jon and I are making a pact. We are now dead serious on losing weight, both of us. Fact is, I am making the diet menu now for one whole month. I hope that with our special diet and a fat loss pill, we’ll be close to our goal of getting into our dream weight. You see, both of us are really frustrated. We both can’t fit into our old clothes anymore. So we really need to do this. Besides, it’ll be for our health too.  We are pork eaters and are so into all things greasy/oily and it has got to stop - now.

Wish us luck!

Just so you know, we are researching about South Beach Diet in the pic below. LOL.