Sleeping On Her Own

Whenever Sandy sleeps on her own, I can’t help but do a happy dance inside my head. Last night, when she wanted to nurse, I told her no but offered to carry her in my arms. She agreed but after 10 minutes, she went to her own bed and “looked for her spot”. After 30 minutes of tossing and turning, she stopped moving. As I kept my movement to a minimum, I hopefully checked if her eyes were really close or if she was just pretending to be asleep. And there she was, mouth open, sleeping like a log. I was so proud of her that I wanted to wake up the sleeping husband to share my joy hahaha.

By the way, I’ve changed my weaning plan from June 21 to September 18 (her 3rd birthday). However, as of this moment, she has not nursed since yesterday 2PM. So hurray for the both of us. I’m still letting her nurse during her naptime so I can get back to work quickly. For night time, it depends if I’m too tired or sleepy. But as much as I can, I try my best to just carry her until she’s sleepy enough to find her spot and sleep on her own. Wish me luck because I badly need it!

June 18, 2008 | Filed Under being a mom, parenting, princess sandy | 8 Comments 

BabyFy Reviews

Whenever I buy products online, I always check for reviews to make sure that I’m buying my money’s worth. Since I can’t touch or see the item work personally, it’s very important for me to read other people’s experience on the product that I’m about to purchase. My recent discovery is babyfy.com, a website all about baby product reviews. I like the fact that they are not affiliated with any brand or manufacturer. I’m always looking for reviews from real people, not just marketing websites who are obviously trying to sell you their products.

BabyFY is a haven for parents, especially to first-timers who needs all the help they can get from finding the best hospitals to buying the cutest pair of onesies to getting the latest in baby equipment. It’s a place where parents can connect with each other so they can share their experiences and exchanged tips and tricks on parenting as well as shopping. The baby industry is so huge that new baby products appear every other day. Even for someone like me who loves to shop, I find the too many choices overwhelming. I find the expert reviews combined with user reviews, a very powerful combination.

The BabyFy blog is also worth checking out. The posts are funny, inspiring and I find myself relating to almost all of the stories posted there.

December 11, 2007 | Filed Under parenting, website reviews | Leave a Comment 

Helping Your Troubled Teenager

I’ve never realized how hard it is to raise kids until I became a mother myself. Parenting is definitely on top of my most challenging jobs because whatever choice you make will affect someone’s future. I don’t want to think about my little girl becoming a teenager just yet. It’s good to know that there are lots of help that you can find in the Internet when it comes to parenting. From websites with articles on how to raise a toddler to blogs helping parents with troubled teens. Teen Help Blog is one of them and its main focus it to provide parents valuable resource to help their troubled teens. They have articles and reports on several issues such as drugs use, bipolar disorder, eating disorder, self-mutilation and more. Some of the parents I know are not even aware of these problems and I believe that prevention is always better than cure. Teen Help Blog can help parents recognize symptoms and find the best way in facing the problem.


September 19, 2007 | Filed Under being a mom, parenting | 1 Comment 

Math Troubles

Sherwin’s cousin from New York called him last week to ask how Sandy’s doing. Sherwin regaled her with Sandy’s latest antics while saying “Oh, she’s doing great! Getting smarter everyday” every sentence. She then told hubby that her son, Michael is not doing very well in school, particularly in Math. She said that she’s finding it hard to tutor him especially now that her new job requires her to stay up to 8PM in the office. Upon hearing about this, I asked her cousin’s email address so I can tell her about SCORE!. It’s an educational center that utilizes customized programs for students who need to make progress in school. Their Math Tutors can help his son understand the basic principles of math and make the equations easier for him to understand. I know how hard Math can be so I hope she try it out for Michael’s sake.

June 18, 2007 | Filed Under parenting | Leave a Comment 

Conversations with the Princess

Sandy talks a lot. She never ceases to amaze me on how she can put her sentences together.

While watching barney
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kids singing from the tv: wiggle waggle giggle gaggle wo ho ho when you’re feeling happy…..
sandy: (with matching kick in the air) let it show!

after seeing the kids wash their hands
sandy: mama! (giggling) wash your hands?

looking around the room
sandy: mama? no more papa! papa opis?

Whenever her lola comes home
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sandy: wowa, emove shoes (remove shoes)
sandy: wowa, change dress

to the househelp
sandy: ate ging, massage wowa’s feet

She also loves to sing
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Her voice is sooooo cute

sandy: tinkle tinkle little ….
mama: twinkle twinkle little … ?

sandy: sta…r

sandy: haway ande …
mama: how i wonder what you …

sandy: are!

sandy: apabab ….
mama: up above the world so ……?

sandy: high

mama: like a diamond in the?

sandy: sky

We used to ask Sandy questions that has a definite yes answer to teach her the difference between yes and no. (ex: do you like cake? do you like juice? do you wanna go outside?)

I think she mastered it when one afternoon, she saw one of the helpers getting ice cream and probably wondered why we didn’t ask her if she wanted any. We went upstairs and I heard her talking to herself.

Here’s what she was saying
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sandy: sandy? want ay kim?
(after a long pause)
sandy: …… yes!

again in a louder voice, hoping that mommy will hear

sandy: sandy!! want ay kim??
(after a long pause)
sandy: …… yes!! (looking at my face this time lol)

Kawawa naman hehe.

I know she’s unsure of what she’s about to say whenever I hear her whisper the words slowly as if practicing.
sandy: mama, put…….on…put….on…..put…it….
(after practicing for 5-8 secs)
sandy: mama, put it on!

sandy: go..to….go…to…wowa…..
sandy: mama! go to wowa’s room!

Praying
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While teaching her the sign of the cross

mama: in the name of the father, and of the son
sandy: oly, spirit, amen!

Her ABCs
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She doesn’t know the difference between the letters. When asked about the letter A,

mama: sandy, what letter is this? (holding the A card)
sandy: A!
mama: good job!
sandy: B! C! D! E!

wahhhh

mama: sandy, what letter is this? (holding W)
sandy: dabolyu
mama: yehey!!
sandy: eks! way! zii! (X,Y,Z)

kweng kweng

Just last night
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Her ninong gave her a cupcake but it was already bedtime so I told her she can eat it tomorrow.

sandy: (in a very sweet voice): mama? eat this now.

She saw her hi-5 dvd, opened it and saw that it was empty
sandy:(in a big surprised voice): no cd!

She also knows tagalog of course
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sandy: (while playing with her fingers, trying to form a circle using her forefinger and middle finger) mama!
mama: yes…
sandy: mama!!
mama: yes, I can see that. good job!
sandy: (frustrated) ganunin mo!!!!

It turned out she wanted me to do the same thing bwahahaha.

Sandy hit her elbow while playing.
sandy: sakit!
mama: wawa baby! where?
sandy: mama nasaktan?

It’s just so amazing. They can’t seem to stop crying months ago because we can’t understand what they want to say, now they just can’t stop talking.

May 3, 2007 | Filed Under parenting, princess sandy | 5 Comments