Si Datu Puti

Estong, almost 4 months.

Credits here.

Stiff Neck

I had a stiff neck last Sunday. Ang hirap pala. It was my first time to have a stiff neck so bad that I couldn’t move the whole morning. J took a leave yesterday to help me take care of Estong as I was still not feeling so well. I’m doing ok now, though there’s still a little pain.

Since I couldn’t move much, it was his daddy who gave Estong his baths (morning and evening) last Sunday. And he seemed to enjoy it.

Went to the mall last Saturday and I was able to buy these at Booksale. Board books at P65 each! Additional chewable ~*hehehe*~ toys for Estong!

The Great Escape

Estong escaped from his playpen yesterday afternoon. I was on the computer and when I turned to check on him (the playpen was just around 2 feet away from me!), there he was, out of his playpen, standing and looking at me! I didn’t hear any noise, so I assumed he didn’t fall out of the playpen. But how did he get out? I just stared at him in disbelief. I felt nervous, worried, I felt my whole body was shaking. I didn’t know what to do and what to think. Baka may mumu… {Parang twilight zone, strange, parang imposible.}

When he saw me staring at him, he just walked and got a toy. It took a few more seconds before I got to move. Then I put him back on his playpen and asked him to do it again. But he didn’t.

When his dad came home that night I told him what happened. He was shocked as well, but didn’t worry too much since Estong was doing fine. He wasn’t crying or anything. Baka may sumalo daw kay Estong, his guardian angel or his lolo (my late daddy). Mumu nga…

This morning, J was using the computer, I was still in bed (also very near the playpen), Estong was babbling with a bit of crying. He wanted to be out of the playpen. J just looked at him. Then when Estong realized that he isn’t getting what he wants, HE DID IT! He climbed out of the playpen. He lifted his right foot to the top of the playpen while both his hands were holding on to the railings (?? basta yung top pa din ng playpen), then nag-ala-gymnast sitting on top of the bar, then dire-diretso na hanggang makababa. Mahusay, it was quick, very smooth, very quiet. And VERY scary!

So tomorrow, we’re saying goodbye to his playpen (or I probably will just put it near our bathroom so he can play there while I do my thing ;D). Our bed will be dismantled as well (since mahilig din syang mag-akyat-baba sa bed). The three of us will be sleeping on the floor (with the mattress) and we’ll be putting rubber mats also.

Life Experiences

Gaya-gaya kay Cecille at Jenee.

Highlight the ones you’ve done.

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain (Banaue Rice Terraces, pwede?)
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said ‘I love you’ and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise (masipag ako mag-aral, di lang halata)
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game (does a basketball game in cuneta count?)
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower (onti lang)
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can (I always do. Mahirap mag-alaga ng makulit. hehe.)
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster (Yung mini roller coaster lang sa EK)
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer (But I need another one!!!)
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip (Manila to Banaue, then Banaue to Sagada, then Sagada to Baguio, then back to Manila, all in 3 days! Ang sakit sa katawan!)
48. Gone rock climbing (wall climbing lang)
49. Midnight walk on the beach (Can’t remember if it was midnight, but I know it’s late. With friends Nelson & Rochelle and Jojo sa Boracay)
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke (walang mic.)
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Posed nude in front of strangers
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business (slight lang)
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert” (if appearing in MUB talking about wedding planning for a few seconds counts.)
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage (School programs in elementary hahaha)
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music (sa casette recorder hahaha)
87. Eaten shark
88. Had a one-night stand
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house (not yet fully paid, though.. and thinking of moving to another place…)
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents (ulila na ako)
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently (English and Filipino???)
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children (Currently raising one…)
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds (wish ko lang mabawasan ako ng pounds)
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse (for pictorial purposes only hehe)
119. Had major surgery (gave birth via cs)
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi (‘yoko nito)
128. Had your picture in the newspaper (Our wedding photog told us that they included our wedding pics in an article sa newspaper. I didn’t see it though.)
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed (I threw up afterwards. Masyadong mahangin that time. Nakakalula.)
132. Petted a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad – and the Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life <p

Smiles & Giggles

Estong, at 5 months, smiling for the camera.

Credits here or here.

Another layout

Photo taken a year ago. It took me forever to finish this layout.

Happiness is like a kiss. You must share it to enjoy it.
~Bernard Meltzer

Credits here.

Independent

He is.

{no plate since he enjoys throwing the plate away ;P}

Estong likes to eat on his own. He refuses the food I give him. Though sometimes I get to trick him to eat the food I give him. But more often than not, he refuses the food, as in he would close his mouth or turn away from the food. He likes potatoes from nilaga or afritada, sayote from tinola, carrots, tilapia, bits of pork and chicken and big chunks of rice. He also loves corned beef, be it simple ginisa or corned beef omelet with potatoes. And I think he’s a leftie like me. He eats with his left hand. And yes, mealtimes are a lot messier now.

Pero ang pinakamasaya sa lahat, kami na ang sinusubuan nya, as in sinusubo nya sa bibig ko. Smart, namimili sya, pag malalaking chunks ng kanin sa kanya, pag mga butil lang, yun ang binibigay nya sa ‘kin. hehe

Random Pics

~my lower molars!~

~pasaway daw ako. hindi naman, di ba?~

~a cozy place to sit…and eat! hihihi~

~watching my favorite show: commercials!~

~bathtime~

~what’s wrong with the picture?~

Quote #2

Time stands still best in moments that look suspiciously like ordinary life.
~Brian Andreas

Credits here.

~Hoping to start Estong’s baby book soooooon…

I’m back

…to scrapping!

You can’t stay in your corner of the forest, waiting for others to come to you; you have to go to them sometimes.
~Winnie the Pooh

Credits at my Multiply site.

This isn’t posted in any galleries yet. I’m still deciding which scrapping community to join. I’ve joined a few communities in the past, but ended up neglecting my membership. *Think*…