Archive for December, 2007
Sunday, December 30th, 2007
I don't know if this is the same in other countries, but in the Philippines, the godparents carry the gift-giving "obligation" during the Holidays and birthdays more than the parents and relatives of the child.Ninong/Ninang is the term we use here for godparents.I remember a time in my childhood when ...
Posted in Family Quirks | 4 Comments »
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007
Everyone has that certain childhood photo that he/she will never show his/her future friends. Mine's that photo of me dancing the hula with 12 more children my age during a kindergarten presentation. Why was it a fad to dress kids up in Hawaiian get-ups during the 80's? Adults then found ...
Posted in Proud Mommy | 4 Comments »
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
" When I announced to my mom via phone that I'm pregnant, I was surprised to note that she sounded so happy. Not just for me though, I could tell that she was happy for herself. She said "lola na ako(I'm a grandmother), and hurriedly warned me to take care ...
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
I've been a mom for a time now but I still feel that parent's sense of helplessness and feeling of being torn (between scolding and cajoling) when a child is having a fit.Sometimes, the reason is simply boredom, or the desire to do something that one cannot do at the ...
Posted in Baby Basics, Baby Quirks | 4 Comments »
Sunday, December 16th, 2007
One day, hubby and I thought of dressing up AJ in pink and tying his hair back to look like a pony tail. We then showed this photo to our friends and they all said:What a cute little girl!Some relatives frowned on this and told us that we could be ...
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Thursday, December 13th, 2007
I heard that some parents cut their child's hair. However, I couldn't personally bring myself to cut AJ's hair because
1. I don't know how, and
2. Aj doesn't like wearing caps or bonnets (*smiles*)
We had his first and second haircut in a kid's haircut place called cuts4tots located in Glorietta, Makati, ...
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
At first, i thought that my son's habitual spilling of his milk was a bid for my attention. I've obliged him a couple of times when he does it and promise hugs and kisses as ways of curbing his attention hunger.
Now that he's been doing it habitually, though, I'm thinking ...
Posted in Baby Quirks | 3 Comments »
Monday, December 10th, 2007
I can see why my son likes her so much. She's bubbly, witty and smart. Just like Mommy, haha.The only thing that troubles me is that she's fond of going out of the house to go to far away places. I mean, adventures are nice but can you at least ...
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Friday, December 7th, 2007
Shopping with a baby is never easy, but the gratification comes with the fun he's having. The kiddie car-turned-shopping carts that our local grocery provides are a big help to moms bringing kids along for grocery shopping.
While we're browsing the kids' toys section last week, my son grabbed 2 things ...
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
I am now in a quest to prevent the world's deadliest disease from catching my son off guard when he grows up. This disease is diabetes. It usually manifests as symptoms related to other diseases and won't show its true colors until it's too late.
I and hubby both have family ...
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