Jan 18 2012

pantas mode ON

may mga taong ipinanganak na maraming opinyon at may mga taong sadyang walang sariling opinyon.   sa dalawang ito, san nga ba ako napapabilang?  ayaw ko namang isipin nilang diskunektado ako sa mundong aking ginagalawan, pero hinding hindi ko kayang magpanggap na pantas ako at maalam.

Jan 16 2012

365 Awesome Moments

ok, less I forget here are the highlights of my week, popularly known as 365 Awesome Moments:

#7 – January 7, 2012
Since I have given up my Saturday rests since the start of 2nd semester, I normally spend the afternoons making up for the loss sleep or time with Sofi.  When I came home today Sofi was out with Papa, and I had 1 few hours of ME time.  Never mind if that ME time was spent continuing an unfinished homework.

#8 January 8, 2012

SHOPPING A woman’s best hobby.

We were late for Church though :(

#9 January 9, 2012

the adrenaline rush you get when preparing a surpise party.

#10 January 10, 2012
The fruits of our birthday prep were laid out, and the sweetest of them all is seeing the birthday celebrant happy!  And to make the happy day, happier Jaims came home with a surprise announcement from the office.  Major restructure lead to another gift from heaven.

#11 January 11, 2012
Yesterday was quite tiring, and waking up at 5AM was such a chore. In fact, my fingers were nice enough to dismiss my alarm :/ I left home at 6:45, and I was still lucky to get a bus.  Taxi is not option anymore.  And oooh, I had a meeting and they served free lunch.

now, this part I forgot to log :( there goes my 365…

#12 January 13, 2012

remembering that Shakey’s thin slice pizza is better than their thick crust.

I forgot about this but when we had our meeting today, we ordered a thin crust, and all those good ol’ memories were back in a snap.

#13 January 14, 2012

- Flash Day 1 -
hello first love = hello programming!

#14 January 15, 2012
heard a complete mass, FINALLY!

#15 January 16, 2012
extra 40 minutes, because I did not meet the students that I was supposed to meet every Monday.

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Jan 5 2012

365 Awesome Moment #4

January 5, 2012

that small smile you efffortlessly gave despite the pain you’re feeling

After being giddy the rest of the afternoon last Tuesday, I had another bout with migraine and hyperacidity (I think it’s called ULCER by this time).  I was dressed for work yet I’ve been in and out of the rest room to vomit my intestines out.  It was so worse this time that I spent the rest of the day sleeping and consuming several Maalox and Biogesic.  Mama said she checked on me and I was so asleep I didn’t notice.

Anyway, I overheard Sofi before leaving that she’d rather not attend school because I might need her.  And when she got home, the first thing she asked was if the cook took care of me while she was out.  Aaaawww…I felt loved :)

Jan 2 2012

it’s back! 365 Awesome Moment

Since I ended 2011 in a depressed mode, I promise myself that I’d make 2012 the “bestest” year there is.  How should I do it? Well, I’d be bringing the 365 Awesome Moment back…and this time I hope to even reach more than last year’s total posts.  I’m keeping my fingers crossed…and so are my chubby legs :)

Awesome Moment #1
January 1, 2012

Sorry Papa Jesus that we were not able to go to church during your birthday but I have a good news for you…we made it on the first day of the year :)

Since we spent New Year with my hubby’s family, we were able to get home at past 2AM already. Naturally our bodies responded by waking up at almost 12 noon.  The original plan was to hear a New Year’s eve mass but we didn’t know that the Church near their place was closed. We can’t make it in time for the noon mass either so we said we’ll hear mass at a later time.  During the afternoon, when we had our late lunch around 5:30, mama insisted that I get the clothes from the sampayan.  Since I was in a hurry I rushed folding.  We thought mass was at 7 but we learned from the schedule posted outside the Church that the last mass was at 6:30.  We were late but at least we made it :)

Happy New Year everyone!

bye bye bottle feeding
Dec 21 2011

how to wean?

For Sofia, weaning came very late.  I was told by many that kids should be weaned out of bottle-feeding as soon as they turn 1. Her pedia said we should try at 2, but luck wasn’t on our side.  She would throw tantrums at night when she doesn’t get her supply.  We’ve resorted to lowering her oz intake, making her milk too diluted and even controlling the number of bottles left in the room.  But because she gets to stay in the room all by herself, she ends up putting extra scoop in her (matalino!).    When she turned 4 I tried coaxing her that since she’s big already she should stop drinking milk from the bottle but she would contest.  A few months before Christmas, I told her “o pagChristmas na, no more mimi bottle na ah“.  I would sometimes hear her telling her lola and tito that she would start drinking milk in the glass when it’s Christmas.  I gave her time after.

One night, when we went to the mall, I intentionally left the bottles in mama’s house.  She hasn’t drink milk for the past two nights, and maybe tricking her one more night won’t hurt.  When we came back, she was looking for milk and I told her we don’t have milk bottles.  Then I remember bringing home a mineral water bottle from the mall.  I told her, I’ll just make milk in it.  She agreed, and she was able to finish the serving.  The following night I told her I don’t have bottles again, so she agreed that I make it in her school jug.  The next milk nights, she agreed to have them in the glass.  I did this every night, even leaving a glass with spoon and water so she can make her own when she gets back from school.  We’re now on our 4th week (we started sometime November) and she seldom drinks milk now.  Though, for me it is an achievement I still prefer she continue drinking milk even in glass.  Sometimes she would even refuse to eat rice.  I would have to deal with that sometime…and thumb-sucking.  Bye-bye botes!