happy birthday chelo!

to my sister from another mother, birthday wishes and prayers from my heart to yours!  i couldn't decide which card suits you best, so i made two! =)  you are such a wonderful friend chelo, with a warm heart, a beautiful soul, oodles of talent, a fantastic singing voice to rival the best of them, oh, and a fabulous taste in shoes! hahahha! what more can i say? 

you seem to have the best of everything, and you certainly deserve that and more.i wish you all things blissful and wonderful today, and always.  sending you warm hugs all the way from singapore (and wishing i could be there in person to give them).  love, patricia

thank you tita ayen!

thank you tita ayen for the super cute onesie!

look, i'm wearing it now!

my handy helper

i am soooo proud of vito!

he has totally stepped up to his role as kuya.

in just a few weeks, he has gotten rid of all the bad habits he developed in cebu without any strong discipline measures from us parents.  he's back to feeding himself, cleaning up his mess, getting water for himself, washing his hands, brushing his teeth, even reminding me when it's time to give him milk or vitamins. 

now he even helps me in my daily chores.  he brings his used plates and utensils to the sink, turns off fans and lights when he leaves a room, assists me when i'm changing raoul, helps me out when i need to give raoul's vitamins, and even tries to entertain his baby brother when i'm busy.  i can even count on him not to hurt raoul. 

i really wouldn't be able to manage if it wasn't for vito's help every single day. 

we try to have time together when raoul is asleep, so that vito doesn't feel left out. we snuggle and read a book, or work on his writing and counting (and doing sums) so that he doesn't forget them.  and we talk all the time. or at least he talks, and i listen. heheh. 

vito is really a kuya now. and i couldn't be more proud!

my sweet little sunshine

this sweet little baby wakes up with a huge smile.  he loves to coo along when people sing to him, and gets excited when i play music.  he's so easy to please, and is also very easy to take care of.  if i had known what a joy he would be, i wouldn't have been so apprehensive when i found out i was pregnant. =)