Then and Now

Time indeed flies!

When you are pregnant, you'd be forever puzzled on what your baby will actually look like when he/she is born. A 3D ultrasound gives you a glimpse of that look.

Weather check

When you're living here in Edmonton (or in any Canadian province / town), you won't survive without constantly checking on the current weather / weather forecast. Mahirap manghula, weather can go extremes kasi in a matter of a day or two (or hours pa nga). Puwedeng masyadong malamig, pwede rin namang "positive" (or medyo 'mainit'). Hence, you have to be prepared in braving the outdoors, especially on winter time. There are days to avoid and days to enjoy. There are times when you need lots of layering and times when one jacket is enough.

I am only using the default weather app on my iPhone and so far, I am satisfied. Madalas accurate naman siya. Oh, how I love seeing positive numbers whenever I look at it! =)

Bed regrets

'We should have bought a king-size bed,' a thought suddenly occurred to me.

I was about to take a bath when I took this picture. Ford wanted to sleep with us last night (he sleeps in the guest room on weekdays so he won't get disturbed by the baby) because he was planning to watch a movie in the laptop that I am using. However, Nathan has been sleeping with me since he got sick (Tuesday) so hindi na kami kasyang tatlo sa queen-size bed. In the end, the poor daddy went back to the guest room.

When we ordered our bed in Ethan Allen on December 2013, we did not even consider getting a king bed. Honestly, wala sa isip ko na magkaka-anak kami kaya hindi ko naanticipate. Our bedroom is also not that big kaya akala ko ok na ang queen. Now that we have a child, dapat pala talaga ay malaki. Even though Nathan has his own crib, there are times pala na dapat katabi namin siya. Malalaking tao pa naman kami.

I love our bed. It's a dream come true (haha!) kaya wala akong balak palitan siya in a decade or two. It's too expensive din para ireplace so I guess wala kaming choice na tatlo kung hindi magsiksikan. Pwede na rin, para close kami.

My little boy is sick =(

This is the worst feeling ever. My son is sick and I am miserable.

This is the first time in three months that Nathan got sick (it started last Tuesday). Common cold at cough lang naman pero as a first time mom, I can't help but be worried. As a first time mom, I had no idea what to do. Ito na nga ba ang kinatatakutan ko, ang magkasakit ang anak ko. It's so painful seeing him cough. Barado rin ang ilong sa sipon kaya nahihirapang huminga. Kawawa talaga ang babies kapag may sakit because they can't properly express how they feel. A mom could only cry.

I am thankful though na wala siyang fever. We opted not to bring him to the clinic anymore kasi wala rin naman mangyayari doon. We just bought a nasal aspirator to help him relieve his nasal congestion.

It's been four days and his condition is already a bit better. He vomited nga lang the past two days. Hay, I can't wait till this ordeal is over. I myself am sick. Hindi ko nga alam kung ako ang nanghawa kay Nathan o siya ang nanghawa sa akin (the past days medyo may pasipon-sipon na rin kasi siya). Pero hindi ko afford na isipin na masama ang pakiramdam ko. I have my son to attend to, walang ibang mag-aalaga sa kanya kundi ako (while his daddy is at work).

Anak, please get well na. Let's go broom broom na. =(

VDay 2015 with my boys

All occasions are more special now because we have this little guy who always tags around!

Valentine's Day 2015 fell on a Saturday so we really long planned on eating out. But I wasn't in the mood on the day itself, sobrang malamig kasi. I slept the whole day. However, Ford woke me up late in the afternoon and insisted that we go out.

Ford suggested that we eat at Chili's but upon checking on their menu online, I kinda 'backed out.' Sobrang namamahalan kasi ako. With a baby, hindi rin naman namin mae-enjoy ang ambiance eh.

Then I remembered Swiss Chalet. We haven't eaten there and their food seemed reasonably priced naman.

We went to their Windemere branch.

Just as I expected, there were many diners. But the restaurant is quite big and there were still many vacant tables. We had to wait for a few minutes for a booth though. Meron nga kasi kaming dalang baby.

Our order took long to arrive so we had plenty of time to take pictures.

Our server was a Filipina so nakipa-picture na rin kami.

Nathan got hungry na haha!

Here's what we ate. Ford and I each had a soup and chicken-ribs plate. In fairness, masarap naman. Hindi nga rin ganun kamahal.

Valentine's Day now has a deeper meaning because of my son. Our love story has produced a very cute offspring!

Cheers to more Valentine celebrations!

Puro snow ang paligid. I admire my husband for being so patient in bringing us out kahit na sobrang mahirap sa part niya. Thank you, Dear!

Ang sarap magtampisaw sa malinis na snow!

We went to Walmart after to buy diapers for Nathan. Haha, very unromantic! Iba na talaga ang buhay namin ngayon!

I just had to end Valentine's Day with this...

I wasn't able to give my husband a gift. It's so absurd if I buy something for him kasi using his own money haha! He asked me if I want something but I said no na rin kasi kabibili nya lang sa akin ng iPhone 6 a few days before.

I really am beyond grateful. Sa bawat okasyon na kasama na namin si Cheeky Boy, tumataba ang puso ko.

Nathan @ 3 Months!

Yey, our dear Nathan is now 3 months old!

February 13, 2015 (Friday). As usual, it was just the three of us who celebrated. Buhay-Canada hahaha!

I was happy because I thought Ford would come home late na from his field work. I was surprised that he was home already by 5pm.

My most favorite part in celebrating Nathan's monthly "birthday" is of course the cake. For this month, I just bought chocolate cup cakes from Walmart (cheap but delicious!). The candle set is from Dollar Tree. Nice noh?

And because it's a day before Valentine, I chose a cupid (also bought at Dollar Tree) as the "topper." It's the last piece so parang meant to be hehe. So kawaii!

For the first time, I cooked all of Nathan's handa. We had spaghetti, garlic bread, spring rolls, calamari, and nachos. 

I am looking forward to the day that my baby boy can blow his cake na. 

I added this for added touch of Valentine.

Again, how I wish somebody would take our family picture! Sawa na ako sa selfie/groufie eh!

Oh, Nathan! Thank you for bringing us so much joy! We are so pleased that you are such a happy baby! You never fail to smile everytime I say "peechur peechur!"

Thank you too for being so easy to take care of. You just cry whenever you want to be fed. You don't want to be carried (buti na lang because you are so heavy na -- around 14 lbs) so hindi nahihirapan si Mommy. But I admit, I miss you sleeping in my arms. You love to "broom broom" so we have no problem bringing you out. You sleep longer na rin at night (sometimes up to 10 hours, would you believe?) so I am getting my rest na rin.

Plus you remain so cute!

They say you are dad's mini-me. Hmm, fairer version nga lang hahaha!

We love you so much, Cheeky Boy! Happy 3 months! Mwah!

Happy Hearts Day!

This little guy is wishing you a Happy Valentine's Day!

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Just a thought. Someday, Nathan will have somebody to spend Valentine's Day with. Haha, I know it's not happening that soon but I am getting quite possessive as early as now. Ganun ba talaga ang mga mothers sa sons nila? I want to be the only woman in Nathan's life... haha, pwede ba yun? Oh well, I'll try to be a good mom. But I am afraid Nathan has to deal with a pakialamerang nanay later on. =)