Christmas 2011: In Photos
Here’s a quick re-cap of our Christmas in pictures. I never regret nagging the husband when it comes to taking photos. No matter how busy or stressed we are, having our pictures taken is a high priority. 
They always come out nice. Which makes you forget all the small holiday-related issues and just focus on the big picture. Pun intended.
The family
My girls
The boys. 
Megster and the Husband.
My little model. She wasn’t smiling because she said models are supposed to be serious.
Now that’s the Sandy that we know.
Finally, a decent shot of Meg.
Sandy watching her video message from Santa. Priceless. You can watch it here too.
From Santa
Chirpy, her favorite toy as of today.
Upgraded
I wanted to shop online for htc desire hd because of the huge discount that I found but it turned out that my credit card company is not accepted. After feeling disappointed for a few minutes, I admit I was relieved because the Husband decided to have an iPhone instead. It was a good thing that the purchase didn’t go through. As soon as he told me that he prefers an iPhone, even a second-hand one, an online friend tweeted that she’s selling her barely one-year-old 3GS for a very good price. We immediately grabbed it so the Husband is now a proud iPhone owner. He never really cared about high-end phones before but when he realized how convenient it is to email, watch YouTube, Facebook or Flickr on my phone, he got hooked!
No Time to Be Healthy
The Husband needs some Rapid weight loss pills, fast. We just tried on several of his shirts and none of them fit anymore. Either he lose weight or we spend more money on new clothes. I’d rather he lose them, not because of the money but changing sizes every year can turn into a bad habit. To be fair, he’s doing the best that he can to stay healthy. But ever since we had Meg, the sleepless nights and no-rest-weekends are taking its toll on us. So we eat, all the time! I am blessed that I don’t gain weight no matter how much I eat, thanks to breastfeeding. But for him, he really needs to burn all those calories and with work, taking care of the baby, weekend duties (grocery, etc), there’s just no time. We’ll see how it goes next month. He mentioned he wants to lift weights again as soon as our household is back to its old schedule.
Sleep: Luxury
I will need sleep aids soon if The Husband wouldn’t stop his snoring. His snores are louder when he’s tired which is why he sleeps in the other room whenever he comes home from a night out or a long tiring day at work. Lately however, we just couldn’t afford to sleep in separate rooms. Meg tends to wake up and play or cry, depending on her moods, in the middle of the night. So we need to go into parent-mode even if the last thing we want to do is get up and smile. Our roles are like this: I’ll carry Meg when she’s crying while The Husband tries his best to put Sandy back to sleep just in case she gets disturbed by Meg. It’s really hard having two kids. When one is awake, you bet the other one sleeping won’t stay that way for long. So really, it doesn’t help if the “third baby” is keeping you awake as well due to his snoring. Sleep is now a luxury and I’m more than willing to pay if only I can have a straight four-hour sleep.
Sandy’s 5th Birthday Party and Meg’s Baptism
Here are the photos from the party held at TGIF, Glorietta. I was so happy that all of those who confirmed came! As I mentioned on my earlier post, we also got five huge bags of gifts from friends and relatives. Ate Sandy was in heaven and I know Meg was happy too even if she just slept most of the time. Her bath from her baptism must have made her sleepy.
Birthday girl
Sleepy Meg
With my babies
With the guests
The kids were so happy and high (must be from the ice cream) that I can’t help but envy their energy! The parents need hgh supplements not just to feel younger but also to keep up with the kids’ never ending strength and enthusiasm. I remember ten years ago how I could stay up to the wee hours of the morning drinking and dancing. And I still need to go to work in a few hours after that! Anyway, I digress. I wasn’t going to hire a magician but at the last minute, I decided to get one. And I’m glad I did. I can’t believe I forgot how Sandy loves magic tricks. When we went home, all she did was copy the tricks that she saw and “performed” in front of Meg. It was adorable!
Adults
Prizes and cake
Again, thanks Jojo and Alpha for these photos. Most of these are with my online friends. Hopefully, I can get the batch from our friend Zer so I can see other faces as well. Too bad his computer had to be repaired at the last minute, which means we’ll have to wait.
Meg’s Baptism
As promised, here are some photos from Meg’s baptism.
She was such a happy baby that she never cried during the seminar and ceremony. The only time she got cranky was right after the priest gave her a “bath”.
Family photos thanks to Jojo
With the lolas
Pretty Ate Sandy
Lastly, two of my favorite photos
The first one is of The Husband looking like he just won something (which he did 
) and the other one is of Sandy trying to put her sister’s cap while Meg looks at her.
I am so blessed to have them.
Happy 2nd Month Little Meg!
Can’t believe it has been two months already! I remember when it was Sandy’s 2nd month. It wasn’t this good and I was close to having a break down. I guess it really is easier the second time around but not necessarily less tiring.
At 2 months, Meg coos, giggles and blow bubbles when she’s excited. Her toothless grins are famous now and can totally erase any memory of a bad night. She’s getting heavy, thanks to breastmilk and doesn’t seem to have a bad case of cross-milk allergy unlike her Ate. She is amazing even when she’s not doing anything! Just a quick glance at her big thighs, chubby hands or big, bright eyes and all is forgotten.
Btw, we’re all getting better thanks to meds. The big Ate is having plenty of rests and food so I’m hoping the weight she lost will come back soon. I still miss her and the Husband though because they still sleep in the other room while she’s recuperating. A few more days and we’ll all be sleeping together again. I know it can be chaotic at times but I find it sad whenever I wake up in the middle of the night and it was just me and Meg.
Anyway – here are some photos (we got loads!) of my youngest baby. They say that the first three months is the hardest when it comes to taking care of a baby. This thought alone helps me get by at night and I’m so excited to prove that it really is true.
Happy 2nd Month our Little One! We love you so much and so happy that you came to our lives.
More photos on my FB and Flickr.
The ODD One Out
This is Sandy’s favorite game. If you’re the game master, you need to list four to five items that are similar or connected. The “contestant” will have to guess which one is the odd one out but it doesn’t end there. You need to enumerate the reasons why it’s the odd one. She plays this with everyone who’s willing but mostly, with her papa. Lately, it evolved into a drawing version. Both of them will take turns in drawing things and the contestant will put an x on the drawing for the odd one out. I try to beg off most of the time especially when I’m working but whenever I see how happy and excited she is, I just can’t help but stop whatever I’m doing and just play with her. As the contestant, she loves to think of reasons and as a game master, I love how she can come up with different kinds of items that are related. And even her drawings are so detailed with lines and shapes that I can’t help but laugh when I couldn’t recognize them anymore.
This was her writing and drawing.
I always urge her to ask her Papa to play with her instead. Aside from The Husband being more patient than I am, it serves as their bonding time at night.
Busy coming up with questions.
While her Papa is drawing for the next question, she always touch my tummy and wait for her little sister to kick. She then tells her how she wants to see her soon and how they will do all sorts of things.
Hongkong Disneyland Day 2
Day 2 was much easier for us. Although it was colder, it was still comfortable for me. And because the Character Buffet breakfast was full, we decided to have a buffet at Disneyland Hollywood hotel. Love the food and the price wasn’t that bad.
Here’s us waiting for the shuttle to Disneyland park.
Sandy knew what to expect since it’s our 2nd day already.
She posed for a while and then told me that she wanted to give her drawings of Mickey and Minnie to them. It was a long line I’m telling you but after an hour or so of standing, we got our chance to meet the most famous characters in Disney. Sandy gave them her drawings and I was happy to note that they both “loved” and gushed over it. Then they gave Sandy plenty of kisses which thrilled Sandy to no end.
After that, we went to Adventure Land to watch the Festival of the Lion King show. Sandy got hungry again(!) so we bought her some snacks and had some photos taken while waiting.
One of Sandy’s shots.
I’m so glad she’s old enough to take photos!
After the shows, we ate twice again (trust me, you’ll get hungry with all that walking too), had some photos taken with Cinderella, watched the parade (another post) and then stayed in the park until 7PM to watch the fireworks.
More photos on Flickr.
Hongkong Disneyland – Day 1
We went to HK Disney last Jan 28th. I loved the weather there, not too cold as I feared and just very comfortable. Sandy loved Disneyland so much and no matter how tired or aching her knees were, she still walked and walked and wouldn’t want to go back to our hotel in Disneyland Hollywood.
I like that my pregnancy wasn’t a hindrance at all to this travel. It’s Sandy’s last solo performance in the spotlight so we tried to make the most out of it.
Things I love:
The characters are just magical. Even adults will be mesmerized.
The shows – Golden Mickeys and Festival of the Lion King rules!
The weather, ramps for wheelchairs and strollers, small shops and Main Street
Things I hate:
The people. Ugh. So rude! They probably haven’t heard of falling in line before.
Expensive food. Okay, so there were plenty that costs 40-50HKD per meal but knowing The Husband and I, and now Sandy, it’s just not enough for us. We always end up eating at a restaurant or at the hotel which is really costly.
Disneyland was a little too expensive for me but seeing Sandy’s face light up whenever she sees a princess (more of this on Day 2) or any character, you’ll totally forget about the money. Her happiness is really priceless.
Here are some photos taken but you can browse for more on my Flickr account.
Some photos of my favorite show – The Golden Mickeys
Flickr Photos
Day 1 photos | Day 2 photos
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I am Dzoi, a 28 year old Filipina who currently works as a web designer. I am a loving wife to my equally loving husband Sherwin and a mommy cow to my 2-year-old daughter, Sandy.
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