Thursday, November 22, 2012
rhiane in action..
Thursday, November 15, 2012
rhiane @ 9 months
my little angel is growing up so fast, its so hard to keep up with her as much as trying to let her stay put. she's now at a stage of exploring and wants to try everything. fear isn't in her vocabulary yet and she has no idea what it is
, so go lang ng go si bagets. i'm happy that at her age, she can now stand for several seconds. and she can now walk from one place to another holding on to furnitures and walls. i'm praying she'll be able to walk before her first birthday. which i am so excited about.
on her mat
then she starts to crawl
she loves to explore what's inside the cabinets. since she learned what's open and close, she does that to all doors she sees.. open-close,close-open.. hay naku anak! ma-ipit ka inday!
she hardly sits on her high chair.. she likes it standing up..
and when you remind her to be careful..she gives you this face.. ahhhh...
the joys of motherhood! priceless!
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
second generation friendship
the whole family flew to cebu last weekend to attend my bestfriend's daughter's birthday. i wouldn't want to miss it for the world. i think me and tet-tet are MFEO to be friends. we both went to the same school but we were not batchmates. she's two years younger than i am. i think we started to become friends when we bacame buddies during a dance workshop in Kalipayan Dance Company. we were the youngsters in the company then. but became really close during college days when she transferred to cebu and stayed in the same dorm as i was. we did everything together. and shared adventures and misadventures in life together. and the rest they say is history.
single and carefree days
see? even our destinies are aligned. we married a year apart. and got pregnant 2 months apart.
tet during rhiane's baptism, me during nina's birthday
running buddy..we were each other's maid of honor
nina and rhiane "talking." i really hope our kids will be best buddies too. they even have a resemblance. during rhiane's christening nina was mistaken to be rhiane. and during nina's birthday some guests greeted rhiane a happy birthday thinking rhiane was nina! Cute!
Friday, October 5, 2012
i'm back!
been in a long hiatus. my life just turned a complete 360 turn. motherhood has kept my hands full these days! boy oh boy! it's true when they say being a mom is not an easy job. i could restore teeth or pull them out all day long, but being a mom is no walk in the park but needless to say, i'm loving every minute of it..
since this is my first post as a mom, let me fill this page with photos of my little girl. she's one smiling little angel. she'll be turning 8 months this month. time flies so fast. she's an active baby. right now she's the constant source of laughter with her crazy antics. smart one,huh! and one proud mama here!
peeps! meet Rhiane Elisha Calumpiano Aparri
she was delivered via ceasarian section coz she was in breech position. she just won't fit in my small framed body,she can't turn around. she was actually sitting indian style. even inside she's already a diva! hehe..
born on: Feb. 16,2012 @ 2:39am
weight: 2.85kg
length: 49cm
we were so excited to be with her,we asked her to be roomed in even if i still can't feel my legs yet. and she gave us her first smile..
the first 6 weeks were literally sleepless days for ronald and i. both newbies and with no experience of babysitting at all, nangangapa kami pareho. good thing my mama and nanay(my mother in law) were out there to help us out. i breastfed her her till the 6 mos. i only had a few milk maybe because i was adviced to stop for a week coz she still has jaundice for more than a month already,just to rule out breastfeeding jaundice. but i just let her latch till she would cry her lungs out not contented with my supply.
on her 7th week onwards, life was already a breeze! she'll sleep through the night only waking up for her feeding. she even sleeps on her own already. and every morning you'll wake up to this. up to now,she has not woken up in the wrong side of the bed. she never fails to put good in good morning!
@ 3 months she hates bath time
her turtle smile
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
25 weeks and counting
i am on my 25th week in my journey to motherhood. being pregnant is a joyous moment for every woman. though there are uncomfortable times, just the thought of having an angel inside you makes it bearable. i also miss doing a lot of stuff like running, shopping or just hanging out with friends. but then again, i still wouldn't trade motherhood for the world. i decided that when our angel comes out, all else will come in second. even my career. it's also a good thing that almost all my closest friends got pregnant too. others just recently gave birth. well, i am the last one to give birth actually. so i have a lot of new moms to consult and exchange notes with.
we recently found out the gender of our angel. it's a SHE! i've always wanted to have a girl for an eldest child. the grannies on both sides are excited. especially, my mother in law. she waited for a girl apo for a long time. she's finally having it in 3 months time. mama is excited as well. she now has two princesses that she could dress up.
i am excited and anxious as well. ronald and i would be in-charge of another life and her future will depend on how we would raise her. but i claim that it can be done! God will be with us all the way. my delivery is getting close. i always pray for a safe and smooth one. and that our little girl is normal and healthy. so far, i've never had any complications- Thanks God! baby is doing A-ok! she's jerky and moves a lot. the last check up i had, my placenta is higher than before and she's now in cephalic position. i'm doing a lot of pelvic exercises to keep her in that position. i'm psyching myself as well that i will have a normal vaginal delivery. we are just looking forward to be able to hold and cuddle her in our arms.
we recently found out the gender of our angel. it's a SHE! i've always wanted to have a girl for an eldest child. the grannies on both sides are excited. especially, my mother in law. she waited for a girl apo for a long time. she's finally having it in 3 months time. mama is excited as well. she now has two princesses that she could dress up.
i am excited and anxious as well. ronald and i would be in-charge of another life and her future will depend on how we would raise her. but i claim that it can be done! God will be with us all the way. my delivery is getting close. i always pray for a safe and smooth one. and that our little girl is normal and healthy. so far, i've never had any complications- Thanks God! baby is doing A-ok! she's jerky and moves a lot. the last check up i had, my placenta is higher than before and she's now in cephalic position. i'm doing a lot of pelvic exercises to keep her in that position. i'm psyching myself as well that i will have a normal vaginal delivery. we are just looking forward to be able to hold and cuddle her in our arms.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
baby checklist
i'm on my last month of my second trimester.. halfway there..few more weeks to go and i'm going to be a mom! i'm so excited. before, when i go to the mall i directly go to my fave shops to check on their latest stocks. now, i'm in the baby's section! there are a lot of cutie stuff for babies. as a mother, you'd want your baby to have everything. but from friends' advices, it's not practical to splurge on your newborn as babies grow fast. they suggest to just buy the essentials and just add stuff as you go along.
here's the checklist i found. this will help me search for practical buys:
here's the checklist i found. this will help me search for practical buys:
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
how it became to be..
i've blogged about my journey to motherhood but i overlooked to write about how i met the hubby. i know a lot of friends were surprised how we ended up with each other. i guess only a few really knew how it all began...
remember the cliche, LOVE MOVES IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS? well, that sort of applied to me and my husband. i never told a lot of people this, but i have a huge crush on him way back high school. we were batchmates and went to the same school from kinder all the way to high school. i remember when we were in third year when i realized that he's got beautiful eyes. he was an athlete, a musician, a CADET officer. in other words in high school life, he belong to the COOL group. but the thing is, he never gave me a time of day. he found me too MISS GOODY TWO SHOES! and he was the guy who can get girls from the higher year or from the different school. I was too nice to be his type-He said.
though we were not the best of friends, we both share a love for music. and because our family names were alphabetically close, we are often seatmates or rowmates. that's where i got to know him more. like any teenager then, he was full of angst ( partly maybe beacause he was an artist too). if provoked he'd get into a brawl. he's not the bully type but if any of his friends are in trouble, he goes to battle with them. he drinks, he smokes, he cuts class or miss classes. in other words he was a troubled teenager. despite that, it never turned me off. when you talk to him, he has this genuine kindness and goodness in him if you just look beyond.
i lost touch with him during college. i decided to study in cebu. most of my barkadas stayed in tacloban. they'd often update me about him and how he's been notorious with women. he dated a lot. and so they discouraged me to continue on "crushing" him. my girl barkadas got close to his boy barkadas. so when i'm home, we'd often get together, which includes him. they said, i changed a lot from what i was in high school. i was no longer the neneng type and because i was some sort of a city girl already, i kinda explored life as they say. i was more outgoing, open-minded and (ahem) fashionable! :) this time ronald was alloting time on me. he'd call and would take time to catch up on me. but knowing his reputation, my guards were up.
this was taken at jay ian's house in one of our get togethers. the friends were teasing us and insist of having this pic taken.
i guess, i was having so much fun meeting other people in the bigger city that i outgrew my fondness of him. he had a six year and a three year relationship that didn't work out. i had a five year relationship that didn't work-out as well. till we met again on December of 2008 which both caught us by surprise.. we were both single nor dating anyone.
jay ian and ronald- christmas 2008
i think we both matured as we were in our 30's already and had a different perspective with regards to relationships. we both had our shares of heartaches. he said he's done with the playing part(i'd like to believe so). he was a different man. so different that during that time, he was discerning to enter priesthood! even i, could not believe it! hehe.. but God has other plans. we constantly kept in touch after that get-together. what amazed me the most is his active involvement in the charismatic community that he was in! i was not just fond of him, this time, i was impressed! could this be the one i'm praying for? someone who would bring me closer to my faith.
we became a couple on february 2009. he then ask me if i would want to undergo a discernment process for couples in their community. i agreed to that and was willing to embrace the practice of faith their community has. though we weren't boyfriend-girlfriend for long, i was confident that when we decided to get married, i knew we were on the right track and was guided all along.
one year down the road of marriage, i can't say that it was a smooth ride. we've had our shares of ups and downs. in that short span, i must admit, it came to my mind to just throw in the towel and call it quits. but i'm lucky to have a very patient man in my life. it's a plus factor, that we are not just husband and wife, we are friends too. in four months time, we will become parents! we are so excited to finally become a family. our baby will complete us. and now, we have all the reasons to stay strong and faithful to our promises for this angel that's coming soon! PRAYER,PATIENCE and PARTNERSHIP is the key!
excited parents to be!
remember the cliche, LOVE MOVES IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS? well, that sort of applied to me and my husband. i never told a lot of people this, but i have a huge crush on him way back high school. we were batchmates and went to the same school from kinder all the way to high school. i remember when we were in third year when i realized that he's got beautiful eyes. he was an athlete, a musician, a CADET officer. in other words in high school life, he belong to the COOL group. but the thing is, he never gave me a time of day. he found me too MISS GOODY TWO SHOES! and he was the guy who can get girls from the higher year or from the different school. I was too nice to be his type-He said.
though we were not the best of friends, we both share a love for music. and because our family names were alphabetically close, we are often seatmates or rowmates. that's where i got to know him more. like any teenager then, he was full of angst ( partly maybe beacause he was an artist too). if provoked he'd get into a brawl. he's not the bully type but if any of his friends are in trouble, he goes to battle with them. he drinks, he smokes, he cuts class or miss classes. in other words he was a troubled teenager. despite that, it never turned me off. when you talk to him, he has this genuine kindness and goodness in him if you just look beyond.
i lost touch with him during college. i decided to study in cebu. most of my barkadas stayed in tacloban. they'd often update me about him and how he's been notorious with women. he dated a lot. and so they discouraged me to continue on "crushing" him. my girl barkadas got close to his boy barkadas. so when i'm home, we'd often get together, which includes him. they said, i changed a lot from what i was in high school. i was no longer the neneng type and because i was some sort of a city girl already, i kinda explored life as they say. i was more outgoing, open-minded and (ahem) fashionable! :) this time ronald was alloting time on me. he'd call and would take time to catch up on me. but knowing his reputation, my guards were up.
i guess, i was having so much fun meeting other people in the bigger city that i outgrew my fondness of him. he had a six year and a three year relationship that didn't work out. i had a five year relationship that didn't work-out as well. till we met again on December of 2008 which both caught us by surprise.. we were both single nor dating anyone.
jay ian and ronald- christmas 2008
i think we both matured as we were in our 30's already and had a different perspective with regards to relationships. we both had our shares of heartaches. he said he's done with the playing part(i'd like to believe so). he was a different man. so different that during that time, he was discerning to enter priesthood! even i, could not believe it! hehe.. but God has other plans. we constantly kept in touch after that get-together. what amazed me the most is his active involvement in the charismatic community that he was in! i was not just fond of him, this time, i was impressed! could this be the one i'm praying for? someone who would bring me closer to my faith.
we became a couple on february 2009. he then ask me if i would want to undergo a discernment process for couples in their community. i agreed to that and was willing to embrace the practice of faith their community has. though we weren't boyfriend-girlfriend for long, i was confident that when we decided to get married, i knew we were on the right track and was guided all along.
one year down the road of marriage, i can't say that it was a smooth ride. we've had our shares of ups and downs. in that short span, i must admit, it came to my mind to just throw in the towel and call it quits. but i'm lucky to have a very patient man in my life. it's a plus factor, that we are not just husband and wife, we are friends too. in four months time, we will become parents! we are so excited to finally become a family. our baby will complete us. and now, we have all the reasons to stay strong and faithful to our promises for this angel that's coming soon! PRAYER,PATIENCE and PARTNERSHIP is the key!
excited parents to be!
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