Nap Time Rocks!

mia, good. doctors, good?

NIGHT. INT. Bedroom

Mia: (rehashing what she just learned previously) tita det’s a doctor?

me: yup, she’s a doctor.

Mia: no, she’s not a doctor, she’s good na.

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i really regret bringing mia to World Citi to be confined (about 2 years ago). all her hands and feet got ‘experimented’ on because they couldn’t get the IV inserted right. i know it’s a challenge to do that to a crying baby but doctors at St. Luke’s weren’t as unsuccessful. at WC it was the nurse who did the insertion, and though i don’t want to discriminate, you get the picture.

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me: but doctors are good too!

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hay, trauma. she even remembers the ‘tusok’ (puncture) whenever we pass by the WC building which is near our house. she recounts, with matching facial expression, how she got injected on and all that.

World peace, bow [LP]

ang regalo na gusto kong matanggap mula kay God ay simple lang. mas magandang kinabukasan at buhay para kay Mia. as for all the children in the world who cannot have it on their own.

ikaw anong regalo gusto mo matanggap bukas?

happy holidays, everyone!

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Litratong Pinoy theme this week: Regalo (gift)

EDSA Shangri-la | 121409 | Canon EOS 400d | F1.8 50mm 1/15sec | photo by my Dad | postprocessed by yours truly | creative shot directed by Mia herself =)

my birthday girl

My dearest Mia,

You’re turning 3, about an hour from now! Yey! Such an accomplishment by such a little person and I’m so proud of you. For now, let’s celebrate His goodness to us, for another year you’ll be delighting us with your antics.

You’ve been telling me that you’re a big girl now. To me, you’ll always be my baby. =)

I love you so much!

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it pays to be polite

watch your words, ma!

especially when you’re polite to your toddler. i love how kids can easily imitate an adult’s actions and words. their minds are just a sponge, even at this early age. the rate of learning is just so fast that you don’t know where to start teaching them.

so i started when Mia began talking. or blabbering, that is. simple everyday conversations would be my mode of teaching and i would always say “please”, “thank you”, “welcome”, “excuse me”, and even “see you, ingat”.

guess what, those are phrases she regularly use now. sometimes i don’t even tell her to say them, but since she hears that from us at home, she just copies.

case in point is the “excuse me”. i was just surprised one day a few months back when she wanted to pass through and i was blocking her way. she tried to push me aside and said, “etut me!” very loudly (and maybe even a little irritated).

now that just made my day.

Picture perfect

Clarice: Smile Mia, we’re on camera!

Mia: Ito na nga, naka-smile na.

Clarice: Ganito turo sakin ng mommy ko!

Mia: I’m 2 years old!

Clarice: Hinde, ganito pag nagpapa-peechur. Korean style.

Mia: Ganito?

Clarice: Actually hindi ako sure…

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This is Mia with her second cousin Clarice.

It’s always fun to watch kids. Their curiousity is just so amusing.

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heatwave

this is too much. the heat is just too much!

Ice Cream by Ninang Patty (Lomo lc-a)

i want ice cream!!! what’s a good ice cream you can indulge in without the calories though? what’s that brand from DQ again?

Mia moment #1

Mia just loves to shout out loud in places where she knows there will be an echo.

So mommy teaches her the word “echo”.

Mommy: Mia say e-cho (enunciating the syllables very carefully)

Mia: eee-cho! (like eco)

Mommy: No, say eh– (this time emphasizing the ‘e’) –cho!

Mia: eee-cho!

Mommy: haay.

Mia’s First

First Baguio trip and first strawberry taho, that is. We went to Baguio about 3 weeks too early for the Panagbenga Festival last February, but so what. Mia still got to enjoy the strawberry flavored taho (only in Baguio) and horseback riding (well you can’t say you went to Baguio without at least riding a horse once in your life). She was so happy to ride the pony at Camp John Hay that she kept pointing at every horse she saw and shouting “horse!”

I, on the other hand, loved the bonding time. Buti nalang it’s one whole week that I’m not going to work. I hope we get to spend it on the beach!

Ikaw san lakad mo?

Are you excited for tomorrow? [lp]

I was excited the first time I saw Mia at the nursery. I was excited during the first time she could crawl and sit up. I was excited everyday to go home to her. I still am.

These days, it’s hard to find anything to inspire us and be excited about because of the looming financial crisis. But once we find that inner peace in Him, there’s no reason not to look forward to the next day, and the next, and the next.

I wish this kind of peace for everyone so we can all be excited for the new year ahead of us. Take care!

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. – Philippians 4:7, NIV

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Canon EOS 400D. Mia.

Fun Ranch Weekend

This is my [very] late Weekend Snapshot entry. Had a bout of migraine and bad tummy last Monday, that’s why. But anyway, Mia and I spent last Saturday at the Fun Ranch at Tiendesitas. If it wasn’t hot, it would have been lots of fun for Mommy.

For her though, it was as if all the UV rays of the sun could’ve shone and she couldn’t care less.

Mia loved the bumper boats the most. In the pond they actually have live fish (that you can also fish out), to which Mia happily responded, “peece!”

As for me, as long as she enjoyed it, I’m happy.

And since I thought it would be fun with more kids around that Mia can play with, we invited her 2 (second) cousins this coming Saturday. Yey!

Check out my ride, ya’ll [photoblogging]

Mia getting in her ‘pimped up car’, in sizzlin hot colors of yellow, sky blue, and apple green.

Mia cruisin’ the streets in the ‘hood.

“Check out my ride, ya’ll!” Mia sends a shout out to her hommies.

“Those have got to be the nicest set of 6-inch wheels you got there.” says one.

This is my hood ya’ll. And I’m the boss here. Check it out.

Peace out.

My music girl {ws}

Guess what Mia can do now?

Make lots of noise with the drum set at home, that’s what But she’s really good at it because it’s not so disorganized like how babies usually do it.

I guess weekends like these will be spend exploring more of Mia’s (and mommy’s) musical skills. Why not?

How was yours? Learned anything new lately?

Sunday Playtime [ws]

Sundays once or twice a month usually mean playtime for me and Mia with my cousins and their kids.

Tita Sarah: Seriously Mia, did you think your mom is gonna let you have that piece of chocolate?

Mia: (very confused now)

Mia: What? The chocolate has a thousand calories in it!?? Mom!!!

Me: I told you so!

Clarice: Well that’s how it is. Whatever tastes good is always, always unhealthy.

Mia: I see…

Tita Baby (background): Tingnan mo tong dalawang to, ke-bata-bata pa, diet na ang pinag-uusapan!

Clarice: Well, don’t forget what I told you about chocolates! They’re good for you while you’re a kid and you still have all your teeth!

Mia: I won’t! See you soon!

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And that was my weekend. How was yours?