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Happy 4th birthday Johann! We love you so much. God has a wonderful plan for you and we pray you continue to be an inspiration and a testimony to His grace.

Born on the morning of Oct 2 at 7.3lbs via Normal delivery. Welcome Gianna!

I have yet to begin packing my hospital bag but my gut tells me I should start soon, or is it the OC in me? I’m on my 32nd week and wobbly, sleepy, and lazy as ever but I have sooo many things to take care of before the maternity leave starts. To get me going on [...]

Johann’s been accompanied by Yaya in school. No she doesn’t stay inside the classroom, she stays outside with the other Yayas who stay behind. Initially, we wanted this set up so Johann will have an easy transition. But with a new baby coming, I wanted the Yaya to slowly let go of the time she spends [...]

Last summer as we were preparing Johann for schooling we took the chance to fully potty train him as well. We were going through our days that he didn’t wear diapers when at home and we were doing well, it was time to move on. As with anything new, it was a bit overwhelming, but we have [...]

We are on our 31st week and Gianna is said to be the weight of four oranges combined. Yes, I feel that she’s that heavy already. I also feel that she’s running out of room inside my womb, because when she stretches, it feels like contractions already. I’m not complaining, mind you. I’m simply cherishing the last [...]

One of the biggest concerns we have now is how to parent a girl (next to how to parent two or more children.) Since we had a boy previously, my mindset is ‘boyish’. Not sure how to elaborate on that, but I just do. I’m not into girly stuff, pink or floral. I am used to [...]

So we started school. It was too late in the game that I realized that going back to school, aside from shopping (which I liked a lot), would mean we’ll be doing homework as well. It’s been more than ten years since I did my own homework so when Johann brought home his first homework, I [...]

Pretend play is one of the best ever activity Johann has. His imagination is so vivid and his interest in whatever he is pretending to be is fascinating. I don’t remember myself as imaginative as Johann is now. Must be from his Dad then. But I am amazed at how cute he is. Yes, proud mommy [...]

Johann has one of the sweetest Ninangs in the world. My sister is on the other quarter of the world, in the Middle East, but you can’t stop her from showering her affection towards Johann. For the past few months she was accumulating ‘stuff’ to be put in a balikbayan box to be shipped over to [...]

At the start of the year we got a big blessing, albeit a big surprise. Johann is going to be a big brother! Yes, he’s gonna have a little brother or sister soon. What big changes for this year right? When the excitement finally died down (after three months haha) we got down to business. Johann was [...]

Our loot from our online shopping has arrived but we are only sharing it now. We now know better with Gianna what stuff we need and are essential versus stuff that we just thought we needed. We gave priority to our breastfeeding paraphernalia because we are extending our goal. With Kuya Johann we took it one [...]

We found out Gianna is Gianna when I hit 24 weeks. I went to In my Womb Ultrasound Center at Megamall to get my routine ultrasound and know the baby’s gender. Gianna is very healthy, with a very strong heartbeat, and her size is up to par with her AOG. Thank You! At this point, she [...]

Before we sent out the letter to their parents, I had to come in the class and actually explain to the kids what is in Johann’s ears. I was overwhelmed with how much a child can absorb, and how much wonder they have for the world. I got the idea from Mommy Tin, and I [...]

One of the ways we learned would help people around us to know how to handle Johann is to actually talk to them about it. As in serious mode talking. For Johann’s classmates, it was a story telling session. But for their parents, who would probably endure the endless barrage of questions from their preschoolers [...]

Gianna when we had our first ever ultrasound for her in February.

Today marks Gianna’s debut into the internet world. I am currently on my 23rd week of Gianna and everything is divine. She is actively kicking/punching around, probably somersaulting inside my tummy. She even said hi to her Dad one time and would always move whenever her Kuya says hello. Only a few months more and [...]

We are in school! Well, at least Johann is. We believe it is the perfect time for him to start, just like in potty training. He is now 3.5 years old and has showed signs that he is ready to mingle. We enrolled him in a preschool just around the corner from our home so [...]

Today is Day 5 of the 30-day blogging challenge. 25 more to go! I need a break. Seriously. Being pregnant is taking a toll on me. I need to relax. But since I am confined to the city, taking a voluntary ban on travelling, I think I can’t go far. I also can’t do a lot of [...]

This is day 4 of the blog challenge sponsored by my husband and I almost missed it! We have a close friend who celebrates his birthday today and he thanked everyone who made his life wonderful. He’s in his mid thirties now, and what struck me most was how important he noted of the relationships he built [...]