This morning, I found myself browsing on our photos and I realized how big my daughters had become since 5 years ago. Looking at our photos made me feel nostalgic but happy. I feel very grateful to the Lord for blessing us with health and means to provide for the family throughout the years. I also realized that God may have destined us to have two girls only for us not only to be able to provide them well but also for us couple to have ample space for ourselves and be able to share some to others. Our Princesses I also want to...
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Year 2015 is almost over and our journey to a perfect smile for my eldest daughter is also in its final stage. And because we were very grateful to Dr. Urbi and Green Apple Dental Clinic who introduced us to Myobrace, a painless way of having my daughter’s teeth fixed, I thought a pre-2016 post will just be worth it. After 15 months of wearing Myobrace and monthly dental check ups, you won’t even know that Maristel already wore her first braces. The results of the appliance she wore almost the whole duration of the program...
My daughter who just turned 12 had a simple, but happy and meaningful birthday celebration with the rest of the family this weekend. Thanks to Red Ribbon dedication cake, Maristel started our simple family dinner by blowing a single pink candle. I’m proud of her and proud of myself and my husband for having a beautiful and intelligent daughter. God was so good to us for giving her good health and an active mind. Currently, she dreams of becoming a pediatrician on which we told her that we will support her all the way. Thanks to...
I’ve already seen a lot of movies where daddies teach their daughters how to ride their bikes. It’s because learning how to bike is quite a milestone, and it becomes sweeter when you are able to remember your first ride with your father. This December, my daughter got her first 2-wheel bike from JSPGC and her dad, my husband, was just so eager to teach her how to balance and ride without support. They went out one early morning to the community park and after an hour and a half, I heard Mariel shouting outside the house telling...
Yesterday, I realized I was entering into a much harder phase of parenting, the part when I think I have to start talking to my girls about sex. Everyone was doing something yesterday then suddenly, my daughter blurted out, “Mommy, what is orgasm?” That was unexpected because I thought the sisters were doing their assignments and I found out that the two of them are reading something from the laptop. Maybe they searched for something for their assignment and they saw the word. That moment, I felt the need to explain but then...
It’s the beginning of December and everyone and everything seems to be in a hurry. Personally, I feel that time just slips away and I still have tons of things to do. But these stressed feelings can be contagious and our kids will most often pick them from us. So much so that I don’t want them to feel anxious like I do, they will also have so many things to do in school (quizzes, periodical exams, christmas programs and parties to attend). What Happens When The Kids Are Stressed Out So how do we know when the kids may be feeling...
Halloween is one of the most awaited days of our kids and to keep with the tradition and of course, to make our kids happy, we usually give them candies. Where do you think this tradition of giving candies came from? According to Wikipedia, “The custom of trick-or-treating at Halloween may come from the belief that supernatural beings, or the souls of the dead, roamed the earth at this time and needed to be appeased.” When the kids pose and wear something like these ghosts, they become protected from being harmed from these...
Have you ever visited a Baby Company store? My babies are now grown up but we still do visit the store nearest to us when we need to buy gifts for inaanak or for babies of our family friends. Baby Company had been my favorite store ever since for baby products and I remember my husband I bought our baby cribs and strollers here, not to mention the pillows, baby bottles, toys and so many onesies for our little girls way back then. Recently, we had been invited to witness the opening of Baby Company in Powerplant Mall, Rockwell Center. It...
