The first week of August is World Breastfeeding Week. And breastfeeding advocates around the world are making sure women (and men) are made more aware of the importance and benefits of breastfeeding.
Towards the end of my third pregnancy, the helper, probably noticing I wasn’t buying bottles and feeding paraphernalia, asked me why I haven’t done [...]
Last night, in the bedroom. Kids were winding down. I was getting my dose of Bones. The Christmas episode of Season 1 was on. It was quite an emotional episode, and if you knew me, you’d expect me to be crying. Of course.
This was the episode where the whole team had to be quarantined in [...]
My family has long life in the genes.
Both grandparents on my dad’s side died in their old age – Lola in her mid 80s, and Lolo early 90s. Inang, on my mother side, died at mid-90s. My Amang, would you believe, is still well at 90-plus today! He lives to see many of his great [...]
It’s only been a month since the school year began. But I feel so tired already. Since June 7, I’ve been waking up at 5:30 AM almost every morning to drive the kids to school. Now more than ever, feel na feel ko talaga ang aking role as chauffeur extraordinaire.
This is because all three kids [...]
“Omeged!!!” was my violent reaction when I learned about the latest “in” thing on chatting – anonymous chatting. You know how we as kids were told not to talk to strangers, and how we also teach our own kids not to do so?
Well, a chat website founded by an 18-year old in 2009 espouses exactly [...]
Continue reading about Omeged! ( On Omegle.com and internet safety for kids)
When Nate was younger (and a lot smaller), he used to love listening to classical music while sleeping. I’d play a Mozart CD or that free classical baby CD I got from a milk company rep when I was working for the pharma industry. The soothing piano music lulled him to sleep, and he’d snooze [...]
Continue reading about On restful baby sleep… and other things nostalgic
(This is yet another quickie… )
Tomorrow marks Nate’s third week in nursery school. He’s been doing great, except for two episodes of crying. Both were caused by a craving for the bottle. Nate is turning four in a few weeks, but he is not yet weaned from the bottle.
We’re working on that now, reducing his [...]
For parents, time management skills start to be challenged as soon as the first baby is born. As families grow bigger and older, schedules become tighter and busier. And, unfortunately, the challenge of time management becomes more difficult with each year and each child.
There are kids to drive, kids to tutor, kids to cook for, [...]
Continue reading about Time management by example: Share your ideas for a chance to win a watch!
My family is growing bigger and we no longer fit in the sedan. Not that there’s a new addition (not anymore in the plans, duh). But we are growing – literally. Patch is almost like a full-grown adult, while V seems to have expanded this summer vertically and horizontally — exponentially! (I hope her classmates [...]
This is yet another hello-blog entry. Pffffft.
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My family is back in Manila after spending almost 2 weeks in Baguio City. It would have been the dream getaway for me and the kids – safe from Manila’s scorching heat and in the company of family that we love.
Except that everyone got sick, starting with Nate, who [...]
