First Potty Training Day

I was busy sending Halloween greetings to my online friends when my hubby sent me a picture thru MSN. Since I didn't want to be disturbed, I didn't open it right away. But then I got curious when he told me, "Tingnan mo na lang 'yan matutuwa ka."

I got really surprised when I opened it!

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I almost couldn't believe it! Nung huli kasi naming sinubukan, eh talagang nagwala si Masheng! I asked if she already pooped on it... hindi pa naman daw. But the good news is, nag weewee na daw siya sa potty nya. Not bad for a beginner di ba? Syempre, I'll ask my hubby to tell me the whole story when I get home from work later (yep, I'm still here in the office working... *sigh*).

My husband really amazes me. I'm really wondering how Joms was able to do it. Ako, nga, eh pinagpaplanuhan ko pa kung panong gagawin since I've heard a lot of mommy stories saying na mahirap daw talaga sa simula. Anyway, hubby and Masheng really did a good job. 'Can't wait to go home na tuloy...

Masheng's New Hairstyle

Guess who did this to Masheng's hair...

It was her dad! ... Ang tyaga no?

At alam nyo bang it took him less than 20 minutes only to finish tying Masheng's hair with almost 30 tiny bands (while it took me half an hour removing just half of those)... At syempre, it also took him a lot of "pang uuto" to make our li'l girl stay in one place habang inaayusan. Samantalang ako eh, hindi ko sya masuklayan kahit isang minuto lang...

He knows how to braid too!

Buti na lang at marunong si Joms mag ayos ng buhok, dahil kung hindi eh, malamang pareho kami ng anak ko na laging mukhang bruha! I've been wearing a long hair since elementary days pero never talaga ako natutong mag ayos. On the other hand, marunong na talaga sa hairstyling ang asawa ko since he was young. Siya nga ang taga braid ng hair ko (at marunong ding mag cornwall!) nung college kami... Sana lang, mamana 'yun ni Masheng para lagi din syang mag aayos (not like her mom, heheheh).

Haay, how time flies... parang kailan lang when I also excitedly posted a blog announcing that we can already tie Masheng's hair. The picture below shows Masheng's very first "pusod".

Masheng's Hair at 10 Months

Marchelle's First and Second VTR

Here's a video file of my Masheng's first VTRs (ang alam ko bawal ang camera sa loob, pero hindi naman kami sinita during both VTRs.)

I filed a leave just to be able to go to those VTRs (haha, ang salbahe ko, nag sick leave ako kahit wala akong sakit!). First time namin so we were all excited! Muntik pa nga kaming magcancel kasi medyo maulan that day. Buti na lang at medyo huminto kaya natuloy kami. Sa house pa lang eh, kinokondisyon na namin si Masheng. I took her pics at pina pose at pina smile ko sa camera nang husto para ma practice muna. As usual, very cooperative naman ang anak ko.

Our own "Practice VTR" at home :)

Mukhang ready na... todo pose at smile

She did good naman. She showed her sweetest smiles (kahit pilit, hehehe) at nagpakitang gilas by showing some of her antics and tricks (she loves dancing in front of the camera). Joined forces kami ni hubby sa pagpapatawa sa kanya (my hubby was the one behind our cam).

Although, nung una nyang VTR eh medyo nagloko nung patapos na, napagod ata kaka-smile, hehe. Pero nauto pa rin namin so smile ulit 'till the end.

After the VTR, we praised her for doing a good job. Ganun din nung second VTR nya. Hehe, mukhang nasasanay na nga ang baby ko sa harap ng camera! Sana more to come pa. Kapagod lang kasi ang lalayo ng mga location ng offices nila from our place. Buti na lang at nag eenjoy ang anak ko kaya hindi napapagod.

Marchelle's First VTR

Marchelle's 2nd VTR

Click here for the video.

Marchelle's First Setcard

I'm one hopeful mom again

Thanks Mommy Grasya for allowing me to use our photoshoot pics...

Marchelle's 4th Magazine Appearance

It's our first time with Working Mom (Baby Face Section). It was for the theme "Li'l Witch" (October 2008 issue). We didn't really prepare much for it. We just had her worn my black satin blouse and a witch hat that I had worn last Halloween. We also forced her to "play" with my cousins' very old doll para may props (hehe, parang manika kasi talaga ng mangkukulam).

Here are the other pics that I sent. It was so hard to make her smile. She didn't want to wear the witch hat either (I guess it was because the hat was too big for her) so taking her "witchie" pics wasn't a breeze.

She really didn't want to wear the witch's hat...

...That's why she kept on removing it from her head.

It was so hard to make her look at the cam...

Finally!... she's waving "Hello"

The pic that they chose... She's eating gummy bears here.

She's finally posing!

Kita cleavage... :)

Thanks to Working Mom! We got a 1K gift certificate as a prize...