SubscribeI will not be blogging as much due to the busyness of the season. Too many things to do.
Will update after Christmas. Promise it will be a long one.
MISS ME OKAY?!?! 
Archives for November, 2006
Ok. I know it’s November already :).
This was inspired by a challenge in Ali Edward’s weekly newsletters. Get together random photos from this month and scrap them. I hope to do it monthly. Katie the Scrapbooklady’s Roundup helped as well.
Thankful.
Posted on Nov 25, 2006 under Daily Memorables, Married Life, Real-Life Lessons | 1 CommentTo sum it all up, Im thankful for EVERYTHING in my life - the good and the bad, the beautiful and the ugly, my friends and enemies.
As Ive told you before, I said life is hard but I didnt say I was unhappy.
One of the referrors to my site via Google was this search keyword:
“Mataba pero Maganda”.
rawkonmehn. 
And Martha fell off the bed already :(.
Buti na lang mababa lang kama namin (ala zen beds) and the floor is wood. Or else patay ako kay Edil. Ako pa man din ang lagi nagger na baka makatulugan nya ang bata. Martha woke up kasi kanina and nudged me already. We were playing with Stitch and since super pagod at puyat ako (I came home 2AM and tried to nurse her, wala pa din tapos gising na sya 4AM! Buti na lang Edil took over at 5.30AM), parang napapikit ako. Ayun, bagsak. Wala naman bukol or what. Medyo namula lang noo nya. Kaso mehn, the crying :(….bad mommy.
Buti na lang good mood si Edil kungdi Ill never hear the end of this. Hehehe.
Chubba is on a nursing strike.
Argh, at least I know what it is.
It might be caused by:
• Mouth pain from teething, a cold sore, or an infection (such as thrush). - possible, she is teething around 4 teeth lately.
• In an older baby, the baby is afraid Mom will scream. This is common when your teething baby bites and you react by yelling.
• An ear infection, which causes pressure or pain while nursing. - hmm, her nanny in Amadeo told me that her left ear smells. I didnt notice though. Must validate.
• A cold or stuffy nose, which makes breathing difficult while nursing.
• Too many bottles or overuse of a pacifier, resulting in a reduced milk supply - argh, this may be it. She has been solely taking my milk in the bottle for two weeks before coming home.
• A major disruption in your baby’s routine, such as you returning to work. - or her returning home? LOL.
• An unusually long separation from you. - uh-huh 
They say I can try this. If she is just accustomed to bottles for now, I may need to buy a nipple shield.
I need to really take time to get this back on track. And I cant take a leave from work…*niiiiiiice*.
This is what this entry is going to be all about.
- We are adjusting big time with Martha in the house. She sleeps like a chicken all day - having one hr of sleep time, then 2 hrs of wake time, repeat cycle. So basically, you are not going to get anything done. She sleeps soundly by 8PM only to up, alert and all smiling (and loud) by 4-5AM. So you can draw your conclusion that we are now zombies. (Thus, no layouts for me today.)
- It is all good though as we are doing better than I think we would. The only problem is the heat. Martha is used to cool weather in Tagaytay and humidity in Manila is such a tantrum stimulant for her. And wait until you hear her cry — you would think she is soooooooooo hurt :(. Read more… »
The brat is now, all of a sudden, refusing to nurse from me, drats. She still drinks my milk but would prefer to do it from the bottle. It has been such a pain in the a** to get up in the middle of the night to prepare milk then after around 3 ozs, trick her in getting milk from me. Im thinking she’s getting lazy at suckling already. Oh well, she’s with me now so let the battle of wills begin (I can see the trend this is going to be when she gets older, LOL.)
Links for me:
My Baby Won’t Nurse.
Baby doesn’t get it.
I will try to post real updates by tomorrow or Wednesday hopefully. I have my two kids at home and though it doesnt get any better than that, it also doesnt get any busier than what it already is. Im already itching for coffee (because of Martha’s stubbornness to nurse, argh, it has been so convenient to nurse directly before!).
My parents are on the airplane flying to the US again to have continue my Dad’s treatment. Bless all those kind souls who have helped him, helped us. Please pray for their safe travel.
And please pray we are also safe. I have a lot to get ready for for this upcoming Holiday Season, Mommy is gone so Im the woman of the house again *sigh*.
Im now going to fully use my free domain and hosting space. Please give me links on what software to use to set up a gallery and how to incorporate wordpress into the web site. Basically, what I want is to have two separate (maybe three) blogs for us, a photo gallery for the kids (for relatives and stalkers, LOL), and a gallery for my scrappa scrappa.
I have searched and see Coppermine Photo Gallery and J Album. So basically Im going to teach a dumb techie like me run scripts and build databases, Galing! Help!!!!!
Since Christmas is fast approaching, I thought I’d share my Christmas wish list here (hoping others *hint hint* might read this! Heehee).
Since my ultimate wish remains to be unattainable for now, my only wish is to have a full day where I can get pampered at the spa from head to foot and a full day with the computer to myself, the 1GB memory to myself, scrapping all day :). Yun lang :). Im determined to be able to use my clothes from way back (yep, Im still hoping) and as of last checking, 6 lbs down baby!!! YAAAAAH! (plus the 40lbs Ive had with Martha before.)
Scrap-related, Id really really really want to take Stacy Julian’s Big Picture Scrapbooking Class. Ever since I read her book, the Big Picture, I have been itching to organize all our photos. But I need some push.
I’ll add more links later
Since Edil is now getting hooked in blogging.
Im now getting hooked in downloading shows.
We’re bonding LOL.
Any recommendations of shows I may want to watch?
Korean telenovelas are also good, but give something light and funny ala Full House, My Sassy Girl and Attic Cat. I want feel good ones 
my dear husband.
Now if only he can post stuff about family and not all things Anime.
It’s an addiction! An addiction I tell you LOL.
Pumping for 26 weeks - make that 23.
Posted on Nov 16, 2006 under Breastfeeding, Martha | 2 CommentsMeet the best investment Ive ever made.
Never ever in my wildest dreams did I ever consider having this as my best friend. I dont leave for work without it. (Kahit walang baon for lunch, basta dala ko to). This is the first thing I reach for when I wake up and the last thing I hold before I sleep.
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Bad Trip.
I was eating with such gusto earlier when I noticed I was chewing something hard. It was a chipped enamel of my tooth! For those who know me well, I hate hate hate having “broken” teeth. I have “real” teeth even now and have saved some money just to make sure all of those who had small holes were properly filled up, even if it was a scratch :).
So now, Im off to the dentist on Saturday.
Bad Trip.
(Kulang kaya ako sa calcium kasi Im BFing? Diba may kasabihan isang ngipin bawat anak ang masisira everytime? O sa guni guni ko lang yun? Hehehe)
Ever since I started exclusively breastfeeding, I have had the not-so-pleasurable-pleasure of seeing may hair everywhere except on my head - my pillow, my shirt, the shower (yuck!), and Im not paranoid when I say Im sure it’s more than the average 200 strands per day. So what did I do? I got a haircut, and I would’ve gone shorter if my hair stylist told me that my normal round face would be rounder than ever. I like it. But I like it better shorter - especially now that I literally do a wash and wear hairstyle with only one brushing every 12 hours (That’s how busy I am). So even if I wish I can have hair so luscious and rich and lovely like Jennifer Aniston or Jessica Simpson (I just love how rich and full bodied they are, not the color :D), I know I very well could not afford hair transplant prices, as if I ever would consider it.
So my only splurge for my vanity this Christmas would be my hair. It is dying to have it’s roots dyed especially because I have more white hair than ever (Im getting old too fast). And Im going to give this mane of mine a spa, a makeover, if you will. I just hope Id lose the 10lbs Im targetting so I can have the short hair that I want
(Picture to follow!)
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