Masheng's Tent

We bought Masheng a new tent! We've been wanting to buy one since last month. Finally, nakabili rin kami. I don't like the design much though since I'm not a Dora fan. Pero mas malaki at mas maluwag kasi siya 'dun sa Disney Princess na gustong gusto ko sana 'yung color at design. I'm gonna buy plastic balls at Divi next weekend para may ilalagay kami sa loob ng tent nya! :)

Masheng's Dora Tent

"Let's open these..."

"Let's have some music."

Parang nagca- camping talaga!

Kissing Dora!

Happy Masheng :)

"Can I sleep here?"

Look who's inside... :)

Batang Mahilig Mag Tumbling! :)

Recently eh nahihilig si Masheng magta tumbling!

... At mahilig 'din siyang mag tip toe!

Hhmmm, ipasok ko kaya sa Gymnastic or Ballet class pag laki laki nya?

"Look at me, Mama!"

Tumbling to the left...

.... at naka tip toe pa!

Tumbling to the right...

Ang sabi ng matatanda, 'pag tumutuwad daw ang bata, eh, naghahanap na daw ng kasunod!

Tsk, tsk, sorry anak, 'di pa ready si Mama at Papa na gumawa ng kapatid mo eh! Hihi!

Happy Father's Day, Papa!

For my dad,

Happy Father's Day! We love you so much!

Love,

Michelle, Marchelle and Joms

Papa's Girl

Papa's Pride

Lolo's Girl

* (Kainis... I did a very long blog for my father pa naman. 'Pag save ko nawala.... Grrrr! badtrip!)

Masheng Has Measles!

Hay, may tigdas na nga ang baby ko! She had her measle shots naman pero tinablan pa rin. Sabagay, nangyayari daw talaga 'yun. So far, she's ok na naman. Heto tulog na tulog na. Nagigising lang minsan dahil naiinitan. Hindi kasi namin tinatapatan ng fan since sabi eh, bawal daw siyang mahanginan. Buti na lang at hindi namin napaliguan today. It's a no-no daw since hindi lalabas ang init sa katawan. Sa ngayon, may rashes na sya sa face, sa tyan at sa likod. Sabi nga ng mga tita ko, lumabas daw 'yung rashes nya dahil daw pinakain namin siya ng itlog kanina. I don't know if it's true. Hehe, siguro nga...

Well, happy baby pa rin naman ang anak ko. Hindi mo nga aakalaing may sakit. Kahit nga kanina dun sa private hospital na pinuntahan namin, eh sobrang likot nya. Masyado atang na "at home" at feeling nya eh nakakita siya ng bagong playground kaya ayun nagtatatakbo 'dun nang nakatapak. That was after a very traumatic experience 'dun sa unang hospital na pinuntahan namin (which I blogged about just a while ago... read it here). At least, alam kong safe na si Masheng at hindi siya basta makakakuha nang kung anu anong sakit kahit magtatakbo siya since maayos ang facilities nila. Wala ring masyadong tao so ibig sabihin, walang gaanong pasyente. Hindi gaya sa public hospital na punong puno kahit pa Sunday kami nagpa check up. Naka separate din ang OPD room ng babies and children at hindi nakahalo sa ibang may sakit. At higit sa lahat, hindi nakahalo ang patay sa buhay!

She had a platelet count test. Dasal dasal ako nang dasal na sana eh, wala namang malalang sakit ang anak ko (like Dengue or Malaria na nauuso ata dahil magtatag ulan na naman). Nagwoworry pa kami nung una na baka magwala at mahirapan 'yung nurse na kuhanan siya ng blood sample kaya hubby Joms and I were surprised kasi sobrang nagbehave naman siya kahit tinusok at pinisil pisil pa ng nurse 'yung dulo ng daliri nya.

Naka smile pa habang pinadudugo ang daliri! :)

Thank God at wala namang nakita sa blood nya. Ibig sabihin, wala siyang dengue, malaria or ano pa mang sakit na kinawo worry namin. Basta ingatan lang daw na 'wag tumaas ang lagnat. Ang sabi nga, kapag nilagnat ulit ng gabi, eh, ibalik daw namin agad. HIndi naman na siya nilagnat the whole afternoon so hindi na kami bumalik ng hospital. Pero syempre maya't maya pa rin ang kuha namin ng body temperature nya since pwede daw mangyari na nasa loob ng katawan ang lagnat nya at hindi namin malalaman kung sasalatin lang namin ang skin nya. So far, ok naman. Masigla pa rin as usual. 'Yun nga lang, naglabasan na ang rashes nya. And we expect to see more after several days.

My aunts adviced me to buy "kolantro" tomorrow (actually I have no idea what that is). 'Yun daw ang ipaiinom at ipupunas kay Masheng. Bawal siyang maligo at mahanginan. Kaya 'eto kahit mainit eh sinuotan ko ng pajama at medyas. Naawa nga ako kasi pawis na pawis na, inaalagaan ko na lang sa punas para hindi matuyuan...

Kaya 'wag kayong magtaka kung bakit gising pa ako at nagba blog sa mga oras na 'to... ang hirap palang matulog 'pag alam mong may sakit ang baby mo. Ngayon, naiintindihan ko na kung bakit hindi rin halos natutulog sina Mama at Papa (pati na rin 'yung Tita Mel ko na halos parang nanay na rin namin) noon kapag may nagkakasakit sa amin. Ganun pala talaga...

Anyway, thanks po sa mga nagtaygang bumasa nito at nung isa ko pang blog. I feel much better now. Tips naman po kung pano mas madaling gagaling ang tigdas ni Masheng. Pa share na rin po ng experience nyo nung nagka measles ang babies nyo... Thanks and good night! Ay, good morning na pala ... :)

A One Day Experience in a Public Hospital

She started having a fever last Thursday. We thought that it's all because of the weather. Grabe kasi ang init dito lately. Sumasabay pa ang tubo ng teeth nya. Pero kahit may dinadamdam, sobrang likot at bibo pa rin... kahit pa nga on and off ang fever nya for 3 days. May time pa nga na nag 39 ang body temperature nya at nagawa pa nyang ngumiti at sumayaw samantalang kami eh, natataranta na at halos isugod na siya sa hospital. Buti na lang at napababa namin ang lagnat nya at hindi siya kinumbulsyon. The next day, she was ok. HIndi na nilagnat ulit at just like the usual, sobrang sigla pa rin so akala namin ok na.

Then, came Sunday... Hubby Joms noticed red rashes on Masheng's face. Actually, the night before eh, napansin ko nang medyo mapula ang scalp nya. I just thought that it was because of the heat coming out form her body since nilagnat nga siya days before. As usual, hyper pa rin naman si Masheng but we didn't want to take a risk. We still brought her to the nearest hospital for an emergency check up.

Una kaming nagpunta sa iang public hospital nearby. I really didn't want to go there but hubby told me na i-try lang namin since 'yun nga daw ang pinaka malapit. Since Sunday ngayon, sarado ang OPD ward at emergency ward lang ang bukas. We waited for almost an hour since they were having several emergency cases. I wasn't surprised to see a dead man's corpse lying on one of their beds since nung nasa labas pa lang naman kami, eh napi feel ko na ang komosyon ng mga taong labas masok sa emergency room. But I was taken aback when the attendant called us and told me to take Masheng inside na para bang walang patay sa loob. Despite my hesitation, pumasok na rin ako sa kagustuhan kong matapos na ang lahat at makauwi na rin kami. Mas lalo akong nagulat when she told me to put my baby on the weighing scale ('yung pang bata) na bukod sa sobrang dumi eh, katabi pa nung patay! Buti na lang at bago pa ako makapag protesta eh, nagloko si Masheng kaya hindi na pinilit nung babae na matimbang siya dun. Later on, kinuha naman ang body temperature nya. Bago ko pa masabi 'dun sa girl na kami na lang sa bahay (dahil alam kong ang mga gamit nila 'dun eh gamit nang lahat) eh, naisuksok na nya sa kilikili ni Masheng ang thermometer nila kaya hindi na naman ako nakapag reklamo. Lumabas muna kami since I was really scared na mahawaan ang anak ko nang kung anu anong sakit. The attendant followed at parang nainis pa at sinabing hindi daw nya kami susundan nang susundan. Gustong gusto kong sabihin na, "Hoy hindi mo ba nakikitang may patay sa loob?". Pero nanahimik lang ako since ayoko namang masabihang mayabang or whatsoever. In the first place, sasabihin lang nila na walang bayad ang services nila kaya walang karapatang magreklamo at mag inarte ang mga pasyenteng pumupunta sa ganun.

Later, parang hindi ko na kayang mag stay pa. Nahalata ni hubby na sobrang disturbed na ako so he told me na umalis na lang kami at lumipat sa private hospital. 'Di na ko nagdalawang isip. Dali dali kaming lumabas at hindi na nagpaalam 'dun sa attendant kahit na hindi pa tapos ang check up.

Ang sama sama ng pakiramdam ko. Feeling ko ang sama sama kong ina for having my precious girl experienced such a thing. Hindi ko kasi talaga alam na ganun pala sa public hospitals. Never pa akong nagpatingin sa ganun at first time din namin na ipa check up si Masheng since ngayon lang talaga siya nagkasakit. For her vaccines and regular check ups naman eh, lagi kaming 'dun sa private clinic ng pedia nya pumupunta. Ngayon lang talaga kami sumablay, siguro bunga na rin ng pagkataranta this morning.

I know that parents should always give what's best for their kids. I feel bad because I almost failed to do it today. But I promise that, it would be the last time na dadalhin ko ang anak ko 'dun. I won't ever have my precious daughter's feet set on such a place again. I'm not being arrogant or conceited. I just wanna give what my baby truly deserves.

"I'm so sorry, anak..."

My 2nd Mom's Day

We just had a simple celebration at home.

My hubby cooked a special dinner for lunch (with presentation pa ha?), did all the household chores and pampered me all day as his gift for mom's day. I also heard him, teaching Masheng say "Mama, Happy mother's day ... I Love you!" ... but of course my baby could just say, "Abu!" (which means "I Love You") which really melted my heart. We chose not to go out since lately, we barely stay at home during weekends.

My sisters also prepared some food and bought a cake for us (for me, my mom and my aunts). My mom gave me a book about motherhood (with a very touching letter she had written on its very first page) and of course, a dress for her dear "apo".

Everything was simple but still very memorable since I was able to spend that very special day with my dear family and loved ones... Belated Happy Mom's Day to all!

My second Mother's Day

Bonding Time

with the best mom in the world

With Mama and with our Mom, Tita Mel

I also wanna share my first Mother's day picture... Masheng was just around 2 months old then... Haay, ang bilis talaga ng panahon...

Masheng Visits Mama's Office Again

I asked hubby Jomski to take an off from work today so we could bring Masheng to my office ('di ko kasi kaya mag isa, hehe). It's been so long since she last visited at my working place. 'Yung last time ata eh, nung Halloween pa (we had a Trick or Treat for kids... Masheng dressed up as a pink li'l fairy then) ...

It was like a surprise visit for everyone! Everybody in the office knows her. But of course, she is the very first ES baby!

At the Elevator ... Going up to the 33rd floor...

"Masheng, that's the wrong door..."

"We're here!"

With some of the ES people...

With naughty Ninangs Lyn and Nery

With Ninang este Ninong Shaney and Tita Sah

Cool Boss

Break Time!

... going home

nawawalang bata....

Marchelle's New Shoes

I finally received my online purchase from Fetish Craze yesterday (thanks, Tin!). I was even surprised since I was expecting it to arrive next week!

I ordered one Old Navy Espadrille Sandals from their site for my li'l girl. I was so happy to finally have it since ang tagal tagal ko na siyang gusto. I first saw it on a different Multiply online shop. I've been eyeing it since then and since before Masheng's birthday pa. Hindi ko lang siya nabili agad so ayun naubusan ako dahil naka reserve na sila lahat nung tiningnan ko ulit. I also saw the pair at the Old Navy site mismo, kaso nakakatamad namang mag place ng order since you have to register first and you also have to use your card as a payment (which I haven't done yet ... I only use Paypal for online payments). So when I saw the pair again (sa Fetish Craze na this time), I had it reserved for me immediately. Nakakatuwa, kasi last pair na pala ang nakuha ko! Kung nahuli pa ako ng konti eh, malamang, hindi ko rin siya mabibili 'till now...

I really like it! Medyo malaki pa kay Masheng pero ok lang since she still has a lot of shoes and slippers to use as of now. Maybe she can use it when she turns 18 months 'till her 2nd year.

Thanks again to Tin! More power to your online shop! 'Till next transaction... :)

Marchelle's Very First Studio Pics

Would you believe, this is Masheng's very first time to have her pics taken inside a studio ... We want pictures of her kasi wearing her birthday gowns ... Eh napakalikot naman ng model at ayaw pumirmi sa isang lugar so medyo nahirapang kumuha ng angle 'yung camera man (o hindi lang talaga siya marunong, sabi nga ni hubby Jomski, dapat daw siya na lang ang kumuha ng shots!)... we still had fun, though! At kahit ata si Masheng, feeling artista na hinahabol ng paparazzi! (Click here for her video.)

Well, everything was simple... no dreamlike backgrounds, no decorative and cute props (except for their grungy looking stuff toys, hehe... If I only had known, I should have brought Masheng's fave dolls and bears), no fanciful lights... but for me, it was perfect because everything was just all about our Marchelle... what do you expect from a 200 peso worth package from a not so popular studio? At least matipid, hehe...

But this won't definitely the last time for Masheng... I think I have to save some money next payday to get a membership from BUB or other good studios for kids...

Hay kung may SLR cam lang ako, mag aaral talaga ako ng Photography kahit basics lang. In that case, hindi na namin kailangang magpa-studio, di ba hubby Joms?

Marchelle's First Magazine Appearance

Baby Magazine - April 2008

Baby Gallery - Theme: Fun in the Sun!

Yipee! I'm one proud mom again!