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Hotdog Dance

kian loves dancing! he would sway and jump to any tune

cayden tries to sing with daddy. of course, their fave - mickey's hotdog dance!

i love my kids! they're such happy babies!!!!

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All Set For Christmas!

i dont know why, but this year, i am really excited about christmas. maybe because we didnt really have a proper one last year because cayden got sick and we spent christmas eve in hospital (in and out the entire holiday season!). or it could be because for the first time, i have accepted and embraced the fact that england is my home now. no escaping the cold, gloomy winter (which i USED TO hate - yeah, i dont mind now). plus, our family is truly complete, and hopefully, all healthy and well.

last sunday, i instructed tantan to gather up all our christmas paraphernalia because i want to decorate already. and come monday, we have put our tree up!

one helpful little elf

and one cheeky little reindeer!
sorry for the crappy pics! i was too lazy to get our digicam, which i should use more often!

we placed the tree in our downstairs hallway. the lounge (where we used to put it up) is too crowded with all of the kids' toys plus, this way, the gate will stop the little one from plucking the very irrisistible baubles and trinkets! at least, we wont be stressed by constantly stopping kian from dismantling the tree =D. i just wish we could have finished redecorating the hallways (up and down) but tantan is super busy with work and school (it's been a year already since we started!). but that can wait. sayang ang earning opportunity - it's not for life! lol

i am also done with my christmas shopping. im just waiting for my last batch of orders to arrive before i start wrapping. i want everything complete first (oc-oc!). i am so excited!! i love wrapping gifts though i dont really have the expertise. but seriously, it's the thought that counts naman di ba? =D

oh wait... i realised another reason why im excited for christmas. it's because after christmas, it'll be february soon after! and that means, kian's first birthday, which means - HELLO FLORIDA!!!!

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9M

happy 9th month, baby! wow, this only means one thing, mommy's going back to work soon! it will be the hardest because i will surely miss being with you and kuya! but mommy has to, so we have even more shopping money to spend lol

you now prefer to eat our food despite mommy trying her best to prepare/cook the yummiest (in her own opinion!) baby food she can offer you. you always want to have what kuya has - food, toy, attention. i can see that you're slowly learning how to "claim" things. this early, we try to teach, both of you, the concept of sharing. but i know when you're a bit older, you'll fully understand.

we love your fake cry. the way you pout and point your lips, so hard to resist! but know that that wont work for much longer! lol

i say this over and over, you're really a very easy baby to take care of. just recently, you had your very first fever. we reckon you're teething but we're not so sure. anyways, you took your meds with much gusto, even protesting for more! so unlike kuya!

you love imitating us. we were surprised when one time, you saw someone use the phone (for the first time) and soon after, you were putting your hand on your ear and saying something close to a hello! and you'll do that everytime you see someone talking on the phone. and you'll use whatever thing you'll pick up on the floor as a handset. how clever!

cant say if im excited to see you learning more things. that only means one thing, the baby is quickly turning into a toddler and i'll miss "baby-ing" you! because like kuya, you will learn to refuse kisses and cuddles and will want to be left on your own to do your thing. but no matter what, i will never tire of kissing and cuddling you both!

love love you!!!

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Zumba Sampler

tantan's 1st zumba class. a 45min video, condensed to a 7min sampler. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED (it's looong and you'll see mostly tantan's butt LOL - but that's the point. i know you want to see him shimmy! =D)!

notice the girl wearing black sleeveless top and gray trousers, WOW! (unfortunately, it's not me lol). tantan is inspired to attend zumba bec of her =D

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8M

wowa baked you a custard cake!

at your last weigh-in (20 oct), you already weighed 9.2kg (when kuya weighed that much he was already 1y/o!)! your appetite is as big as ever. and we reckon, soon, you'll be bigger than your older brother! you can now drink from the bottle, juice and water mainly. you still dont want to drink milk from it though but soon, you'll have to as mommy's going back to work. you surprised us by drinking from the straw too!

you are very playful. you can now sway/march/dance to tunes that you like (theme fr masterchef australia is your favorite! lol). most of the time, kuya plays rough and takes toys from you. but we're trying our best to teach him (and you as well) how to share. you love following kuya around despite that and i really love it when i see the two of you play and laugh together. i hope you'll grow up really close and be each other's best friend. you are a babbler and we feel that you'll be more talkative than kuya. you dont cry as much as you used to with strangers but daddy still calls you a mommy's boy because you always look for me. i dont mind though! you and kuya are both my life! and daddy too =D

we love you!

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Passports - ✔

finally, we have received kian's passport.

kian's still super taba when the pic was taken =D. he got the new passport type

it took tantan months (2months!) before he was able to process/adjust kian's picture to the required size. he was that busy. i didnt mind because there's really no rush. we wont be travelling till feb next year anyway.

the passport processing took longer as well. we got cayden's passport 2 weeks after we applied. with kian's, it took 5 weeks. it took that long because they sent a letter to my countersignatory's office (sa hospital) to check that she really works there. but the letter got lost in transit. it took the passport office 2 letters before it finally reached the recipient. i had to ask my friend to check pa if they received any. she said no. after a few days, she texted me and said they finally got it. funny thing is, nagchecheck ung passport office kung dun nga sya work. sya pa din ang sumagot sa letter e sya na nga ung vineverify! hahaha. she sent the reply last wednesday, i got kian's passport the other day (tuesday).

so now finally, the little one can travel. me passport na kami lahat =D

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Chismoso

tantan's car is still in the garage. oh wait, i have been away from here long, i have to backtrack a little bit....

last saturday, we were supposed to go to chessington, then spend the night at our friends' house. unfortunately, tantan's car broke down on the motorway and had to be brought to the garage (we used his car bec we have a lot of stuff with us and we're supposed to pick up a friend on the way). there's a problem with the fuel pump, it has to be replaced. it will take up to 3 days (and ₤270!) before it gets fixed bec the part has to be ordered pa.

Sayang ang glorious sunshine!

despite our plans being cancelled, cayden was still happy bec he got to see a real life tow mater (disney cars) in action. he also got to ride in it =D

tantan worked from home yesterday. i needed my car for my appointment at the salon for a facial (yes, facial is more important than him going to work lol). tuesday is zumba day so borrowing my car is a no-no. but he needed to be at the office today so i drove him to work. well, he drove going there, i drove the car home.

anyways, heading to tantan's office, it was traffic. at one point, the cars weren't moving (on our side of the road while the other side is so open). i told tantan frustratingly that i wouldnt make it in time for the zumba class - i still have to go home, pick up my mom and the kids. tantan then said, there's probably an accident on the opposite side of the road. i got confused. i said, no if there's an accident, it's probably on our side bec we're barely moving. he didnt argue. he we patiently drove on.

look at our speedo: 0. not moving at all on our side

lo and behold, the accident was indeed on the other side (the one going back home). drivers on our side were just making USI, slowing down to see what's going on, building the traffic up! kainez d b?! chismoso much? there's really no reason for our side to be traffic.

big accident involving 6 cars. fire trucks, ambulance and police all responded

d ba super luwag on our side after we passed the accident site. really no reason to be traffic AT ALL! but look at the parking lot on the other side! that's where i have to pass going home

tantan still managed to be at work on time. but i had to wait it out as i didnt want to be stuck in a gridlock! i'd rather be in a real parking lot! unfortunately, tantan works in an industrial estate. nowhere nice to hang out in. i waited an hour before they cleared the motorway.

on a lighter note, while waiting for the traffic to ease out, tantan's boss came and parked beside my car. at that time i didnt know he's tantan's boss. i even said to myself, ang kaskasero naman nito because he was parking pero ang lakas maka-accelerate! he saw me and probably deduced that im tantan's wife bec he's seen tantan drive my car before. this is part of our chat:

neil is the boss. tama naman sya e! haha

sabi ko, partida, hindi pa ko naliligo! LOL

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How To Watch The TV

let's count the ways: (long but cute post. ok, im biased! =D)

deadma while squishing kuya (na mukhang nabibigatan)

looking constipated

in between kuya's legs

with a headband, looking like a girl, munching on a bear

upside down

devouring a toy

looking like a certified bum

on a bumbo

with friends while thumb sucking

on the tummy

while playing with the shape sorter

while munching a banana

sideways in the playnest

while eating a biscuit looking very much like "fred" flinstone's kid =D

gnawing a spoon

in the playnest looking like a bum (again!), snacking on a teether

leaning on the playnest, almost kneeling down and munching on something

standing, leaning on the sofa, half turned, munching on a wooden hammer

in the crib while cruising

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Fully Booked

bookings for studio/pool classes

busy week ahead. well, this is pretty much what my typical week looks like ever since we joined the gym. in between, i bring cayden to an arts and craft class on a tuesday (hope they do it again on a thurs so i can still bring him when i go back to work), and both kids to a kindermusik class on a thurs and swim class on a fri.

if my mom and i are not doing a class, you'll find us in the gym working out. some days, i go twice. in the morning to work out and in the evening to attend a class (with either my mom or tantan). come november (3rd week), gym time will be reduced but that's not to say my sched will ease up as i will be going back to work from mondays to wednesdays (but definitely doing classes in the evenings!)!

though my calendar looks hectic, i love it! i really enjoy going to the gym. i feel really at home. which is good news because that helps with the motivation to get fit. now if only i can eat less, it will be perfect! i wont need belo's sexy solutions as back up lol

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iChomped

pic from the internet

“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.” – Think Different

wednesday was a sad sad day for the techie world. the great innovator, that is Steve Jobs, has passed away. i dont know him personally but i am somehow affected by his passing. who wouldnt be, as im sure everyone lusted on the products he first imagined and made into reality, if not own at least one of them.

i, for one, own(ed) these life changing innovations:

1st gen ipod. i still have this because we had it engraved (FRECHIE: POWER OF TWO). it still works!

1st gen iphone (yes, i once owned an iphone and i think i was one of the few who had it in UK just because i was in NY a few months after it was released =D). now thinking of getting the iphone 4s as a tribute to jobs but i dont think tantan will approve LOL

power mac g4

macbook pro

6th gen ipod nano

ipad2

see, steve jobs has been, and still is, an integral part of most people's everyday lives. even if you dont own an apple product, your gadget has been made to try and compete with (or topple) steve's inventions. so even after his death, he will live on as we will continue to savour in his legacy. he changed our lives. he made it better. RIP, steve. yeah, first name. we're close. closer than what we actually are. not only did i take a bite on your apple. i chomped. and boy, it tasted real good!

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