Strollers for Two

The weather is getting nicer where we are. The nicer it gets, the more I am encouraged to start walking again. Lately I have only been doing short walks going back and forth from one block every other day. I couldn't walk farther because I have to babies to watch and look after while being outside. Yes, we do have a stroller intended for jogging or walking but it is a single stroller. I don't want my three-year old to be walking along the streets with no sidewalk because she might get hit with a car. The only thing that hinders me from doing a serious walking exercise is that we don't have a stroller that carries two kids.

While browsing on the internet trying to find that very stroller I need, I found this bumbleride indie twin strollers to be the exact stroller or jogger I would need in order to enjoy walking again. I will try to save up some money and see if I can come up with the amount that this jogger cost. I would be happy to have it and bring smiles to my little ones' faces.

All She Can Eat

Jadyn is acting strange lately. She wouldn't eat rice unless she is starving. She is not like that before. All she can eat now is rice porridge or champorado as we call it. My husband knows I am feeding her the porridge and he insisted that there is nothing to it, that I should feed my Jadyn healthy foods. If he wants, he can feed her the right kind of foods... as for me...he cannot stop me from giving porridge to Jadyn as this is the only thing she can eat right now. I've no energy to argue with him, I just do whatever I can so Jadyn can have something in her belly. I tell you, she could go for hours not eating anything and that worries me. Giving her porridge is better than not having anything at all, right?

Big Appetite

My pre-pregnancy weight was 94 pounds then it went up to 124 pounds until I gave birth to my second baby girl. Now that she's out, my weight is down to 108.12 pounds which I am not worried. I am easy to lose weight if I want to. My target weight will be below 100 pounds but I cannot do the dieting just yet. I am breastfeeding my baby so I just have to put the dieting off until maybe she stops getting her nourishment from me. You know when you breastfeed your baby, you will have big appetite, you feel hungry from time to time and most all no matter what you eat you still feel like starving.

Sleeping Too Long

It's been three hours since Jadyn finally shut her eye and sleep. We were all lying down in bed at four after such a long morning we had skipping breakfast and lunch. I guess we got her exhausted for until now she is not waking up even though her dad kind of disturbed her minutes earlier. This is going to be a battle for me and her tonight. It is one disadvantage of her taking an afternoon nap because when it's time to sleep at night, she wouldn't be drowsy enough and go to bed while I, on the other hand, often find myself lack of sleep and really wanting to go to dreamland as soon as my body landed in bed.

Getting a real tight sleep for 8 hours these days seem so difficult to do. Aside from the fact that I am training my big girl to sleep in her own bedroom, there is this squirmy little life inside of me that kicks and moves a lot. Sometimes in the middle of the night, the fetus would be awake and she's like having a disco or a great time inside for she just wouldn't let me sleep.

Very Brown

This is my baby girl in the picture here. As you can see she's got brown hair now which I like so much. I got very dark hair and my baby has a brown hair for a change and for sure I am gonna love it more and more. I don't wanna cut it so it won't get dark. Her brown hair will make her standout among the rest of the kids in the Philippines.

Ready To Be Trained

Jadyn did such a great job last night for she used the toilet to do the number one. It was amazing! She wasn't crying nor whining. In fact, she enjoyed the whole time she sat on the toilet giggling and smiling. I guess she is ready to be potty trained now. All I gotta do is train her seriously so she will get used to sitting in adult's toilet. I tell you how expensive diapers can get even if we buy store brands, yet it cost us money.

Our little girl has her own mind now, once she peed twice in her diaper she'd voluntarily take it off and wear a new one. Most of the time she does the cleaning of her bottom with wipes no matter how stinky she gets..she manage to get rid of the dirty diaper. The next thing I know, she already cleaned her bottom and ready for a new one.

Happy and Sad Faces

It is interesting how our little girl can change her facial expressions from extreme emotions to a super jolly and happy one. I took these photos of her in two different situations. The first one below is of her sulking in the closet when I stopped her from eating too much shrimp paste. The second one is of her showing her happy face with her new clown doll given to her by Jean.

These photos are just few of my favorites because there is so much to tell in these shots here. They are so cute, do you agree?

Smart Baby Girl, Really!

Today has marked the very first time that my Jadyn showed her intelligence to mommy. It's undeniable that at age two she already knows how to use youtube and starfall websites for learning and watching cartoons online but I assist her just so she can go to the websites mention above. I open the site she ask me to do and then when on the page I specifically type in the cartoon name that she'd like to watch then she'll start her cartoon videos. Once it is finished, she would just browse more on the right side of the page and continue watching and that is on youtube. On starfall on the other hand, I open the alphabetical letters page and just let her click on letters that she'd like to look first then I leave her. That is how it is done for the past months.

I was just amazed of her this afternoon, she turned on the power button of her pc, I turned on the monitor and I told her to wait for me in there and I'll be right back once the computer is done displaying all the icons on the desktop (bec. her computer is as slow as a turtle that's why I don't wanna wait)... to my surprise, she didn't call me instead, she just went ahead and double click on the STARFALL ICON on the screen and mao nalay ako nahibaw-an the sound of DANCING LETTER U was playing...

How smart was that? Hmmm I couldn't be more prouder of her. I taught her once to double click on something she'd like to visit on the screen and today she DID IT! Perti jud naku lipaya as in!

Pigtails

I am glad baby girl loves the pigtail style for her hair. It's annoying to see her hair falls down to her eyes and mouth when I'm feeding her. The little girl doesn't seem bothered with her hair but I am. It was Marcella who started doing pigtails to her and that's what I do now to keep Jadyn's hair from eyesight.

I like it that way for it looks neat and comfortable.

Breakfast

Baby girl's breakfast was her favorite fruit, mango paired with fish soup and rice. She made me happy for eating all the foods I gave to her, of course she could have not done it without me feeding her. I don't trust her feeding herself alone so I had to do the feeding myself to make sure she finish the food and so that I can see how much she ate.

She had been pooping good lately that is why she is eating very well. That is my only happiness to see my baby healthy and eating her meals each day. My mind is at ease knowing that I am done feeding my baby on time. I can just move on with my thing on the computer with no worries at all. Baby is on her computer too watching videos on youtube. Thanks for such a good girl this morning.

She's The Reason

My baby girl is the reason why I celebrate tomorrow's occasion, Mother's Day and I am proud of that. Becoming a mom is easy but being a mom is difficult. You need to give your all for the sake of your child. Nothing is more fulfilling job in this world but being a mother, it is tiring sometimes but it's all worth my energy. Yes, taking care of a child requires a one full day of your time but it is all worth it. If there is one thing I can do and never get tired of it, that is watching my baby playing, being happy, being so bubbly and just being herself.

Ah what a joy especially when she calls me "Mommy!"

And here's a brief poem dedicated to all mothers out there!

A Mother...

When you're a child she walks before you,
To set an example.
When you're a teenager she walks behind you
To be there should you need her.
When you're an adult she walks beside you
So that as two friends you can enjoy life together..

Author Unknown

Her Sweet Prize

It is very seldom when Jadyn can finish the food tendered in front of her. More often than not, she always leaves half of her food in the bowl that I end up throwing away which is a waste of food. That definitely makes me feel bad!

I am happy that Jadyn was able to finish her arroz caldo moments ago. I fed half a bowl of smokin' arroz caldo and fortunately she ate it all! As she made me happy, I gave her an ice cream as her sweet prize for finishing the food. It's an ice cream flavored mocha slides that we both love... and I am gonna have some of it when I am done with my porridge too.

Mini Me

If you ever wonder how I looked like when I was two years old, just take a look at this photo ----->
I am certain that Jadyn is my mini me in many ways except that she has got lighter skin than me. I definitely see myself in her especially when she cross her eyebrows and sulk.

Disney Princess

I opted to giving my girl some Disney Princess gummies multivitamin instead of using the toddler drops because I am having a hard time making her swallow it. Every time I attempt giving her the liquid vitamin she would only resist as hard as she can that I end up making a mess on the rugs.

But with the gummies, it's so easy for her to take thinking that is is just her POP as she calls it, pop is short for lollipop. After breakfast everyday I give her vitamin. One call saying "Jadyn, your Princess!" she would come right to me no matter what she is doing, a happy face with joyous heart baby is taking her vitamin everyday. Knowing that she really likes what is good for her put a smile in my face too.

Worry

I have no clue as to what to give to my baby these days. She is becoming more and more difficult to feed. Sometimes she would only eat once a day plus milk and that put a burden in my head because I am not used of her eating once a day. Filipinas eat three times a day and so does Jadyn. I try giving her food from time to time but all she could eat is just a tiny bit of it and the rest will be fed to the dog. As usual she'd put the food in her mouth and spit out to the floor.

I worry that she might get sick or something. Oh Jadyn! The only thing you can do to make your mommy happy is be healthy and eat good. She cannot eat good food but she can foods that are unhealthy like chips, yogurt, cereal etc.... very American and very light kind that I don't think can sustain her needed nutrients for her growth.

At Home With My Family

In this cold dark night all we could do is be ourselves, do the things we like to do. I'm here in my computer, Jadyn is going round and round in the bedroom listening to her dada's loud music and hubby is working on the doors, putting them up and installing new henge. Times like these should be appreciated for we are all home united as a family.

Though it is kind of slow night for me, somehow thankful enough for my lovely family being together. Nothing is more important in this world for me but seeing my family happy and healthy all the time.

She Is Two

For those who don't know, my baby just turned two last January 16 at 7:35 p.m. I really can't believe I have a two-year old baby now. Oh no amazingly how time flies so fast.

Before I know it, Jadyn will be going to school and in the years to come, she'll be noticing "BOYS" at her school. God forbid! I don't want that to happen yet but I don't think I can stop my girl from growing.

That is how life is all about, you give birth, the baby will grow, start a school life, making boyfriends, get a job and hmmmm make a family of their own.

Hey, wait a minute?? What am I talkin' about here? She is only two but then my mind seems to be so advanced.

She Acts Differently

We woke up in a good mood this morning. My baby was good, she did not whine nor tried to wake me up. She was just happy and talking babyish talks and that puts me in a smile mood too. Unlike when her dada is here, she would try to get our attention by crying nonsense and that pisses us off early morning. I don't know why she acts differently when her dada isn't around?

Whatever reasons she has, i don't think it is fair for her to bother us every morning while we are still in the middle of nice/bad dream. When she is awake, she also wants other people around her to be awake too. SIGH.

Excited For My Baby

I grew up in a family where there were only limited resources of money. I never had lots of nice toys nor nice dresses or other special things that a little girl could want. If my parents could buy me a new school bag, that alone made me feel like on top of the cloud. Never did I experience opening gifts on Christmas day just because there were too many kids in our household that my parents couldn't afford to buy each kid a present.

With all these being said, I am making up my with my baby by giving everything to her the nice stuff I never got to have when I was a child. This coming Christmas is going to be our Jadyn's second Christmas and we are thankful for that. I finished wrapping all her toys last week and when we went to San Antonio we went shopping again for additional toys.

We have like 8 gift boxes for our Jadyn to open this Friday and I am sooo excited for her to open those. I can't wait for Christmas day to come really.

Jadyn's First Trip To The Dentist

Jadyn's first trip to the dentist took place today at one in the afternoon. It didn't take us long at that place though because the dentist didn't do anything in her teeth except just to look at them and see how bad is the discoloration of teeth she has. He was saying that it is nothing major. It cannot go worse either except that we need to be persistent in brushing her teeth.

She is set to see the dentist again in six months time to take a better look at her teeth. I hope in 6 months time she'll let the dentist see through her teeth so the discoloration will be taken care of before it's gonna go bad. The reason we brought our baby to the office is that we have a hard time brushing her teeth every night. She wouldn't allow us to do so but I am stubborn and wouldn't let my baby rule over me even if she insist I would still brush her teeth.