..it has been a week since I updated this site, isn’t it? Life has been so much busy in my part of the woods:) But I’m enjoying life nevertheless! I was thinking of updating a few of my authored sites tonight but I need to check on this insurance online the husband asked me a while ago. So, I might not be able to do it again. But just wanted to pop by here and let ya all know (just in case a few souls out there is actually checking this blog) that we are all great;)

See yah!

Saturday 9: Hot Fun in the Summertime

1. Is summer your favorite season? Why?
+ Spring and Summer! Warm weather. Flower blooming and a time for vacay! Who wouldn’t love that! LOL

2. Do you exercise more in the summer because you wear less clothing?
+ I try to;)

3. Do you enjoy tanning or are you more concerned about the dangers of basking in the sun?
+ I don’t. Well, I tried a few times but decided I won’t do it again in the near future:)

4. You are on the beach when a waiter appears for your drink order. What do you ask for?
+ Mango shake,please!

5. Do you camp in the summertime?
+ Sometimes! But we’re more of beach junkies! This reminds me to check on a new memory sticks because my HD is full and we are heading for a last hurrah of beach fun!

6. What was your favorite summer vacation as a kid?
+ Going to my grannies and enjoying the life of the farm. Then before heading back to the real world, my parents would bring us to the beach;) That explains why I love the beach very much too!

7. Do you enjoy sleeping outdoors?
+ If the weather permits!

8. Do you throw a summer barbecue every year?
+ Not really..just when the gang is around to have fun and chat!

9. Have you ever been to a nude beach? If yes, what did you think?
+ Nope. Not sure how would I react but I will surely just shut up;) LOL

Got this from,Mai.

1) listen without interrupting. (Proverbs 18)
2) speak without accusing. (James1:19)
3) give without sparing. (Proverbs 21: 26)
4) pray without ceasing. (Colossians 1:9)
5) answer without arguing. (Proverbs 17:1)
6) share without pretending. (Ephesians 4:15)
7) enjoy without complaint. (Philippi ans 2:14)
8.) trust without wavering. (Corinthians 13:7)
9) forgive without punishing. (Colossians 3:13)
10) promise without forgetting. (Proverbs 13:12)

Very well put!

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1. Do you have any hobbies? If so, what are they? If not, what do you do with your down time?
+ Photography, Reading, Eating and Shopping! hehe

2. What do you like to do for fun?
+ Ah..shop of course! LOL

3. Do you go out much? Where do you like to go? What kinds of things do you like to do?
+ These days, yes! And I love it! Beach, parks and gardens..Great for photo opps as well! Then there’s the mall’s of course;)

1. Do you freak out about the little things or the big things? Why?
+ Both sometimes…Specially if I don’t know the whole story yet! Good thing, the husband is so much calmer than me;)

2. How do you handle death and dying?
+ Oh..it’s a SAD thing. I don’t know…

3. How do you handle being yelled at by someone? What do you do about it?
+ I just listen specially if I am in the wrong position. Otherwise, be very careful! LOL

Looking for a place where to spend a family vacation with your love ones come summer? Well, I’ve heard so much about Cancun from friends who got there already. Raves and photos of that beautiful place has been in my minds this past months. Like last summer a friend of mine got there and all I did was wowed with their beautiful photos! Someday though, I’d love to go there! Or maybe soon! Somehow, this cold weather makes me want to just jump off in a crystal water pool or beach and I’m sure those Karisma Hotels has those beauties! I’ve read that Karisma Hotels is a collection of divinely favored properties on secluded white-sand beaches on the Mexican Riviera Maya. Sounds really interesting and a fun place, right?

I have this save in my notepad when Babycenter emailed it to me. I have an almost 18 months old you know..so, it’s always nice to read them when I have time..Thought you might b interested as well;)

Self-care
As your child gets older, she’ll learn to do more things for herself — from taking off her shirt to getting her own bowl of cereal in the morning. While watching your baby’s growing independence can be bittersweet, learning to take care of herself is an important part of your child’s personal and social development.

When it develops
Your child will probably start doing things for herself sometime after her first birthday. Advances come fast and furiously at around 18 months, and while children will still need lots of help and attention for years to come, most will have the basics of self-care — dressing, brushing their teeth, washing their hands, feeding themselves, and going to the bathroom on their own — mastered by or soon after their fourth birthday.

How it develops
Although your child won’t make significant progress in self-care until the toddler years, you’ll see the first stirrings fairly early on. At about 8 months, your baby will begin to understand how objects relate to one another and may begin using them for their intended function — brushing her hair, babbling on her play phone, and so on. A few weeks later, she’ll start learning how to drink out of a cup, and in a few months she’ll be able to hold the cup herself (the one-handed grip will come at about 24 months). At 11 months, she’ll even start holding out her arm or leg to help you dress her.

Your child will really start developing her own sense of self in the first few months after her first birthday. By 15 months, your toddler will recognize herself in the mirror — no longer will she reach out and try to touch the “other” baby. And soon after, she, like most toddlers, will probably go through a period of adamant no-saying. It’s her way of asserting her new feelings of individuation.

As her sense of self increases, so will her achievements in self-care. Over the next three years, your child will master:

• Using a fork and spoon: Some toddlers may start wanting to use utensils as early as 13 months, and most children have figured out this all-important skill by 17 or 18 months. By the time she’s 4, your child will probably be able to hold her utensils like an adult, and she’ll be ready to learn table manners.

• Taking off her own clothes: While this may lead to lots of naked-toddler chase sessions, it’s a key accomplishment, and your child will learn to do it sometime between 13 and 20 months.

• Brushing her teeth: She may start wanting to help with this task as early as 16 months, but she probably won’t be able to do it on her own until sometime between her third and fourth birthdays.

• Washing and drying her hands: This skill develops between 19 and 30 months and is something your child should learn before or at the same time as using the toilet — you don’t want her spreading bacteria.

• Getting dressed: She may be able to put on loose clothing as early as 20 months, but she’ll need a few more months before she can manage a T-shirt and another year or two after that before she’ll really be able to get dressed all by herself. At 27 months, she’ll probably be able to pull off her shoes.

• Using the toilet: Most children aren’t physically ready to start toilet training until they’re at least 18 to 24 months old, and some won’t be ready to begin for as much as a year after that. Two key signs of readiness include being able to pull her pants up and down by herself and knowing when she has to go before it happens. For more, see BabyCenter’s complete toilet training guide.

• Preparing her own breakfast: Toddlers as young as 3 may be able to get themselves a bowl of cereal when they’re hungry, and most kids can do it by the time they’re four and half. If your child wants to give this a whirl, make it easy for her by leaving kid-size containers of cereal and milk in the cupboard and fridge.

What’s next

As the months and years roll by, your child will get better and better at taking care of herself. Before you know it, she’ll be able to tie her shoes and take a shower or bath by herself — and then it’s just a matter of time until she can do laundry and cook dinner, not to mention drive herself to soccer practice.
Your role

As always, encouragement is key. Whenever your child tries her hand at a new skill, whether she succeeds or not, tell her you’re proud she made the effort and urge her to try again. Along the same lines, don’t step in too quickly to help; it’s essential that she have enough time to master these things on her own, at her own pace (so don’t pressure her before she’s ready, either). Be flexible — if learning to wash her hands means a messy bathroom for a few days, or if getting dressed on her own means she spends a week running around in an old pink turtleneck, a bright red skirt, blue jeans, and flip flops, go with the flow. The more she practices, the better she’ll be.

Be sure to keep a watchful eye on your child as she begins to experiment with doing things on her own. Set limits and explain them: Tell her why it’s not safe for her turn on the oven by herself or cut her own meat just yet. She probably won’t be very happy about it, but she’ll get the idea eventually.
When to be concerned

Children develop skills differently, some more quickly than others, but if your child hasn’t shown interest in doing anything for herself by the time she’s 2, tell the pediatrician at her next appointment. Keep in mind that premature babies may reach these and other milestones later than their peers.

I meant both my boys! I know I haven’t been talking much about them for the past weeks. That’s because I am just busy. And I also know this blog is supposed to be for my youngest boy:) But then again.. I’m a hands on Mom. I do everything for my lil ones even if I have nannies for them. Specially now that we are here for a long vacation. I always try to make sure that I am the one who feeds them, bathe them, play with them and etc. Nannies are there in the picture when I want to have my “ME” time. And I am needed in another things in the house. That’s always been ever since with my eldest. It’s very tiring alright but I got this amazing feeling when I think about it:) I’m so proud that my eldest will be a year older in a few weeks..You should see him now! Anyway, I saw this Baby Bedding Sets that would look good for the crib of my youngest! He’s a toddler though and has this attitude to get off things and throw them! haha But it looks really nice and affordable as well! Imagine, you can get 12 pcs for the set! I really think this one is a total steal, Mommies! I still have to add a few more baby items and I am all set. Right now, I am better off with online shopping..

When I was pregnant with my second baby-little peanut. We weren’t ready with his name yet up until I was 8 month preggy! There were a lot of names toying in my mind but I really think there was something special out there for him. For the first months, I wasn’t too concerned of what we are going to name him though. But I have a few names in mind already but the husband doesn’t like it. So we searched high and low. I even asked for help with some of my friends online. It was wort it though because his name really fits for his personality! A very happy kid he is right now! And I am really happy that we waited enough time to look around! I actually saw his first name at a parenting site that has also baby names suggestions! I’m glad I did! It was like heavens wanted me to do that:) Anyway, it’s always best to read around parenting site like this gurgle pregnancy site that offers pregnancy advices from the experts. They also have parenting advices, baby names, trying to have a baby advices and tips, and they even have gurgle books too! You might want to check it out:)

Saturday 9: With a Little Help From My Friends

1. How many of your friendships have lasted more than ten years?
+ A few of them actually. Still going strong now!

2. Which of your current friends do you feel will still be important to you ten years from now?
+ I think my 3 best friends who also live abroad! It’s not easy being far from them and me to them but we always call and keep in touch.

3. It’s Friday evening and you’re planning your weekend. What’s on your agenda?
+ The husband and I went to this posh resto and had a dinner there without the kids tagging along!

4. What was the most recent movie to scare you or give you the creeps?
+ I actually LOVE watching horror movies. I’m crazy, I know! LOL

5. Finally, the new cast and movie of Star Trek are out. Excited or indifferent?
+ VERY! haha

6. Do you have any nervous habits?
+ Hmm..I think yes!?

7. Do you swear in general?
+ Nope!

8. Do you swear on your blog?
+ I always make sure my blog/s is a general patronage! LOL I do try to talk about mesothelioma diet pills but it’s not that bad and I need it for my diet:)

9. Does it bother you when you read a post with curse words?
+ Sometimes..sometimes not! Don’t really care.

I know it’s kinda late. But I still want to greet some of my Mommy online friends out there;) Hope you all had a great and wonderful day!

I haven’t been updating at this site yet again because I have been way too busy but I’m sure some of you knew already that we are currently in vacation:) I promise for real and more photo updates very soon;) Now, off to check this medical assistant training school while I’m still online;)

So my little baby is not so little anymore huh! Or should I say, my peanut is no longer a peanut;) haha He is 17 months old today and I can assure you he is one busy baby! He eats everything his little hands can grasp. He loves to make friends and the most talkative little one he is! He loves water the most and if you will leave him for a few seconds he will go to to our bathroom right away! haha He weighs 13.5 kgs now. Run around the place like he is a big boy! He loves to climb anywhere too. I actually don`t need to have diet because I totally lost weight by just taking care of him. Let alone watch 2 boys in the house. But I am very happy with them. It`s not easy. Motherhood is amazing yet it`s a hard thing to do. But I am happy and proud Mommy at the same time with my boys;) I will post photos soon..I am just busy with some baby announcements cards for a friend who will give birth soon.

Anyway, here`s what Babycenter said about 17 months old toddlers!

By now your toddler may be able to climb up a set of stairs, turn around at the top and sit, then scoot her way back down. Some more cautious toddlers may like climbing up the stairs but will call for help to get back down. Sign your child up for a toddler gymnastics class at the local Y or community center where she can climb and tumble over soft play structures without getting hurt. Or make your own play area at home by stacking pillows on top of a mattress or futon on the floor to make a pint-size climbing course.

You might wanna join;) I have set up a little contest that you can win something;) No biggie though..but maybe you likey! Go ahead HERE in my other site.

Here`s the mechanics!

+ Just comment in any of my post from April 25 to May 31 posts. Make sure you don`t make spam comments because I will be very sad with that..LOL And I have a right to erase them if they aren`t related to the post.

+ Be the Top 15 commentators and you will have a chance to win something! I will use a Randomizer to pick for the Top 3 winners! So, you don`t have to be Top 1 or 2 or 3 in the commentator as long as you belong in Top 15, you will have a chance to win something since I will use a randomizer!

+ The Prizes?
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+ Lastly, in order to be eligible to join. I`d love if you can post something about this contest in your blog. Linking to this post/site.

That`s it!!!

So much stuff to do here and there. And yet there`s soo little time! The first week that we arrived here has been so far so good! We have been enjoying the company of my in-laws. And next couple of weeks we are going down south to visit my own parents! Plus add to that that all of my Aunts and cousins came home from U.S. and Dubai too! It will be uber fun and filled with great laughs and stories! I haven`t seen a couple of my Aunts from the U.S. for so long. And they didn`t saw my youngest boy yet! I prepared some gifts for both of them already and stuff for my cousins too! The husband was joking that I shouldn`t forget our trip later May;) He knows that my side of the family are big chatters! haha So, I should get things ready and get the term life insurance signed in and double check the whole details online. I am so glad that I saw this site a few weeks ago. I have been trying to look around information and glad I found one. At least now, I can arranged it before going to my relatives and have fun! The boys will sure;y have a blast!