It’s my birthday tomorrow…

so I am thinking that  I will be sleeping as late as I want to, I will be going to a spa, and i will be painting my toenails a sufficiently silly color….but I think it will be more fun to wake up when my daughter wakes up, cook a nice birthday breakfast for the three of us (or maybe Dadda can do this!), and spend the entire day with the two people that i love the most!   mimmy birthdays are much more fun!

Thank you

Thank you for being patient

Thank you for making me laugh

Thank you for  giving me money when I was broke

Thank you for cooking for us

Thank you for fixing my computer

Thank you for not smoking too much

Thank you for drinking malunggay tea

Thank you for being the best dad to our daughter

Thank you for building our house

Thank you for  still making me kilig until now

Thank you for your love

Happy 2nd Anniversary Dadda! I love you!

Do scrimp on…

CLOTHES—there are definitely a lot of cheap but nice clothes…try having your clothes tailored. I envy TPS because she can make clothes for her daughter, and they are really nice!

EXPENSIVE COFFEE—I don’t like coffee, so this not a problem for me.

EATING OUT—This should be limited to special occasions…better to just save the money  for travelling!

ELECTRICITY—Pull out the plugs of the appliances that are not in use—i sometimes forget this with the TV

KID’S TOYS—I think it’s better to buy books!

I cannot think of anything else…I am not really a good saver but i am gonna try and be one… I know a lot of experts on good budgeting like the husband’s wife and kg and I intend to be like them…again, wish me luck! hehehe!

What would you want?  Be frugal and live a simple life and have the time to spend with your family because you don’t have debts to pay or be extravagant and  have expensive items and having to work your butt off to pay for all the things that you do not really need?

Do not scrimp on…..

HEALTH—I know someone who stopped taking vitamins because she is saving up…i think that’s crazy! I also got so mad to my brother for not completing the vaccines of my niece, he just completed it after my niece got pneumonia.

FOOD—because eating makes everyone happy!

EDUCATION—My husband and I  will really work hard to send Cassie to a good school because I want her to have a bright bright future! 

TRAVEL—this I have only realized when I met my husband…How I wish that I have saved up for travelling…The farthest that I have been to is Bicol…hehehe! But it’s not yet too late! I wish to travel with Dadda and Cassie. I really hope to do that soon…

I just thought of writing about this since my favorite seatmate and I are constantly talking about ways on how to save money or how to budget… I don’t know much about saving or budgeting…I am still in a very very bad financial situation…but I hope to change that before Cassie starts school! Wish me luck!

wahmmy—work-at-home mimmy

I am now a semi-work-at-home mom! I got this online English tutoring job for Koreans…I’m still not ready to leave my other job because i know it is still what I want to do…and i would definitely miss butting in on kg and mordsith’s conversations… I am hoping that things will get better on my copy editing job…I get sad just thinking about it…

Anyway, this new job that I have is amazing since I get to work at home and whenever i have no class or it’s my breaktime, I get to spend it with Cassie! The pay is just ok, sometimes it gets boring…. and if only I don’t need that much money, I would just be doing this and leave my copy editing job since I my editing job just adds to the mountain of things I worry about.

I now know what it’s like to be a work-at-home mom…i love it! But i guess now is not yet the time to leave my other job..I am hoping and praying that things would be better for me…that I would finally feel contentment with what I do…

hey baby girl…

Dear Cassie,

I know your only 1 year old…But please please please go to sleep when it’s sleeping time na…I can’t believe that at 1 am you still want to play! Sometimes mimmy is so tired na, and mimmy has to rest or else I will be crabby the next day…ok baby girl? i love you

impressionable mind

I never really liked crocs….i don’t like how it looks….i think it’s overrated…but then I saw  a picture of Shiloh Jolie-Pitt wearing one and I suddenly like it now…

DADDA and CASSIE

DADDA: (holding a toy snake) Cassie, snake, hssssss….

CASSIE: Gahzzzzzzzzz…

:)

my recent conversation with Cassie

MIMMY:  (pointing to a picture of a cat) CAT…. CAAAAT

CASSIE: TAAAAT, AAAAT

teehee! i’m sooo happy!

Oh time, patience, and cash!

I need more time to do my mimmy duties, my wifely duties, my work, my MT training…I need patience in training our household help or in  my conversations with her, how the hell would you answer “Te lagyan ko po clorox yung paligo ko…gusto ko pumuti eh!” And cash to be a stay-at-home mom…with that, i wouldn’t have to worry about anything at all…

Happiness begets happiness

i’m sooo happy that you are happy now…you’re fun to be with again…your laugh is better…and you now have time to listen to my kwentos…it’s just like the first time that we became friends….

The Birth of Cassandra Simone

I had a wonderful pregnancy. From the moment that Dadda and I knew about my pregnancy, we were both happy and excited. I  was spoiled from then on…    I was 34 weeks pregnant when my doctor told me that I was 2 centimeters dilated. I worried that my baby would come out premature and would be needing an incubator. I don’t want that to happen. I didn’t like the idea of having to leave her at the hospital. But my doctor said that it was ok and I have nothing to worry about as it seems that my baby would be reaching her full term before she says hello to the  world.  After that check up with my doctor, I became really anxious to give birth. The idea of finally meeting my daughter made me feel so excited! But I was also hoping she would hold off coz I don’t want her to be premature.

On my 37th week, I was super duper atat na to give birth!  There was gonna be a long weekend because Araw ng Kagitingan was moved to Monday. Dadda and I didn’t plan anything, we were just gonna relax at home…And hope that Cassie would come out na…    Saturday morning, I noticed that I had rashes in my legs, I didn’t mind them coz at that time it didn’t look like it was something to be alarmed about, but then they started to get itchy and  the rashes were getting worse. I was getting worried that it might have an effect on my baby. I texted my doctor and she told me to see her on Tuesday, she was probably vacationing somewhere.  I couldn’t wait that long so I made kulit my friend whose sister is an OB Gyn to ask what was happening to me. While waiting, I googled “rashes, pregnancy” and nakakapraning mag-google! I read about not so nice things which made me cry and I begged my daughter to come out na!  I was really crying so hard and really begging her…para kong loka-loka! I was able to relax when my friend came by and inspected my rashes, he said that his sister asked him to make sure I was not having chicken pox. Hindi naman chicken pox, so I was able to relax na…

 Sunday morning, I prayed for my baby and I also talked to my baby again and I told her na di ko na sya mamadaliin..I’ll wait patiently…Dadda and I just spent the whole day at home. In the afternoon, we went to church and I prayed for a safe delivery of my baby after that we strolled around Ruins, bought some DVDs and had dinner at Gourmet Palate, one of my favorite eateries in BF homes. We went home and watched “I am Sam” and “Knocked Up.” Both having scenes of giving birth. I enjoyed watching those films with Dadda. We slept at around 2 am. I must say that that night was one of my favorites, I don’t know why, but I was just really happy and relaxed.

A little bit past 3 am I woke up feeling  pain on my tummy. It was different because it didn’t go away and it was a little bit more painful than the ones I felt before… i woke Dadda up and we walked around the living room while he was timing my contractions. After a few minutes, I went to the bathroom to pee and I was surprised to see that I was bleeding. I called Dadda and showed him and he just said ” Ayan na yun!” and turned his back to me and got dressed! He didn’t even wait for me to come out!

We came to the hospital at around 5:30 am and when the nurse checked on me, I was 5 cm dilated. I texted my doctor and told her I was at the hospital. I also texted my sister in law so she can come coz I was kinda nervous and my mom was not around… Dadda wanted to come with me inside the labor room but he wasn’t allowed…I could feel my pain becoming stronger and the intervals were becoming shorter and shorter. Past 6 am, I think, I was wheeled to the delivery room and my doctor was there. I was so glad to see her!

There were like 4 nurses inside with my doctor and the anesthesiologist. They were telling me to push…At first I was following them but I got tired and I couldn’t take the pain anymore…I was finding it so irritating that they wanted me to push and push, I was like “what the f%$#@!, kayo kaya dito?!” I could hear my doctor saying that she could see Cassie’s head and to push some more but I was tired na nga so I just push whenever I feel Cassie pushing…My doctor said, maybe because she’s impatient na, “ay naku, ayoko mag Caesarian.” They said to push one more time and so I did and then I think I fell asleep na…I didn’t know that Cassie came out na. I woke up and noticed that there was only one nurse left and I asked him if I was going to push pa…He said that it was ok na, Cassie’s out na. I was kinda disappointed that I didn’t see my daughter right after she came out, but I was happy that it’s over na and i would see my bundle of joy already.

They transferred me to my room and saw Dadda and my SIL waiting for me… Dadda was crying and saying that we have a baby na … I couldn’t remember how I responded, I think I just touched his face. I was feeling sleepy and tired.

After a few hours, Dadda and I went to the nusery to see Cassie…I didn’t feel much when I was looking at her. I just looked at her noticed how muched she looked like her Dadda, but when the nurse gave her to me and I held her for the first time, I felt sooo happy for finally meetimg her. I held her upright, close to my chest coz  wanted her to feel my heart , and from then on that was her favorite position to sleep…

Today, Cassie is exactly 1 year old and she has been nothing but joy to Dadda and me.

Thank you for reading one of the best times of my life!  

invitation

sent out the invitations for my baby girl’s birthday… design was done by Dadda and the printing was sponsored by Ninang Maki.

Wishlist for Cassie’s Birthday…

Cassie’s ninang was asking me what gift should she give for Cassie on her birthday….I thought of making a list…:)

 

• Dress — a size bigger (they grow up fast) so I don’t have to worry about her wearing it just a few times, sayang naman kasi…

• Shoes —a size bigger din…
• a nice hat
• pillows — wala lang gusto ko lang
• a small pool filled with lots of little balls…like those in the malls’ play area for kids…I just know she’ll love it!

25 days to go ;)

Wahh! 25 days to go before Cassie’s birthday! I hope I could still make it special! The theme would be “flowers and ladybugs!” Why? Because I want to! She doesn’t have any favorite character yet…and I’m the Mimmy, so, ako masusunod! haha! No problem with Dadda coz with things like this, he just lets me do what I want… My good friend, Jane, will help me with the decorations! I’m sooo excited!

A sicky week… :(

     I  had another  super duper tiring week! Just two weeks ago, and I didn’t even blog about it, Cassie had a fever. She got it from her yaya who has the habit of sleeping also while Cassie sleeps. Because of that I  had me to take a leave from work and from my medical transcription training. I have repeatedly talked to her about it and she just keeps on doing it….I’m not a bad employer, i just want her to make sure that Cassie is not perspiring when she’s sleeping coz I’m afraid Cassie might get pneumonia. It’s kinda hot inside our room, no aircondition and it’s small, we’re still living in my parent’s old house. We might buy one when our house is finished. So, anyway, back to my very tiring week… Dadda got a fever and sinusitis last Saturday and had to be confined to the hospital and Cassie also had a mild fever and a very very bad cold—coughing, sneezing, runny nose! I had to leave her to the yaya. It was the frist time that we didn’t  sleep together! I was so guilty I left her for two nights because I had to take care of Dadda. The doctor said Dadda could go home by Monday. So when Monday came, I told Dadda that I will fetch Cassie so I could bring her to her pedia, and we could all go home together. But then her pedia told me that it seems like Cassie has pneumonia and had to be admitted to the hospital! I got scared for my baby girl coz whatever thay were gonna do, I just know she wouldn’t like it… I was surely right! I was crying with her while they were inserting the needle for her IV…We were in the hospital for 4 more days…Actually, I was also feeling feverish the whole time I was taking care of her and Dadda…but i had to fight it off coz I’m the Mimmy, I have to take care of them. I hope and pray that this won’t happen again. I talked to the yaya and I hope she follows me…I also hope I could get a better yaya. It’s times like this that I wish I’m a stay-at-home mom…I just know my baby girl won’t get sick when I’m with her all the time…   

Chocolate is a very important nutrient

Ever since my little cupcake started eating solids, I have been sharing chocolates with her…Yes, I know, I’m such a bad mom! I read from a baby book that you should delay introducing sweets to your baby for as long as you can. I didn’t do that…I love sweets and I was just too excited to  be able to finally eat sweets  with my daughter.

Just a while ago I bought donuts for her, and we ate it together. She was smiling with every bite! She was even clapping her hands! Probably her way of thanking me…

Around this time last year…

we found out that we are gonna have a baby girl…Dadda literally jumped with joy!

He has been calling my tummy Cassie from the start coz he really wanted a girl. I wanted a boy sana coz I wanted to address them as”my boys.” But a girl is ok…Cassie’s so lambing and she really has this ability to make her Dadda smile no matter what…Just 2 more months and our little cupcake will be one…:)

What we did on Father’s day…

It was Dadda’s day so we did one of the things he loved doing….malling! It was fun and I’m so kilig seeing Cassie enjoying our stroll. Dadda carried her most of the time which made it more enjoyable for her. She was fascinated with everything she was seeing! And she also thought that people were playing with her so she would laugh if someone gets near her…

We also went to church and again Cassie was so fascinated with everything she sees. It was the first time that we brought her to church with us after her baptism because Dadda said that its better if she’s a little bit bigger na para masasaway. It was a very nice day and Im happy  knowing my two teddy bears enjoyed it very much!

Second first entry :)

 I was not able to make a post again after my first one coz Cassie has been very whiny these past few days. Always wanting mimmy’s attention. I’m really finding it so hard to find the time to write a blog entry but I’m hoping that I could still continue this. Its my only outlet at the moment…