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Estong (2 weeks old) and his daddy.

After his bath. An Anne Geddes-wannabe shot. ;D

Credits at my Multiply site.

.:Brushes.:
Recently discovered a site that offers free Photoshop brushes. The site is GetBrushes. I read about it in this blog. The site has nice brushes. I got the swirls I used on my layouts above from this site.

Fort Santiago

After a visit to St. Jude this morning, we brought Estong to Intramuros for his first educational tour.

We first had our lunch at Max’s Intramuros.

~crispy pata bites, kare-kare, ube decadence~

We then went around Intramuros. Passed by J’s alma mater, Mapua, and my dear alma mater, PLM. Iskolar ako!

~no parking pala, kaya pala tinitingnan kami ng guards, ;D~

After that, off we went to our main destination, Fort Santiago.

First stop is the Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel. It’s a charming, little chapel located near the golf course. It only has 8 pews, 4 on each side. You will pass by a tunnel to get to the chapel. I first saw it when we were looking around Intramuros while planning our wedding. I even thought of getting married there. It’s so quaint and intimate.

~tunnel going to the chapel~

~inside the chapel~

~estong with daddy and the manang/guide in the chapel~

~outside the chapel~

We then went around Fort Santiago.

~ang laki ng bala!~

~sige na anak, silip ka na, pagod na si daddy~

~ang init!~

~picture na~

~pahinga muna ako~

~i’m holding a kalachuchi~

~kasama si mommy~

~kasama si mommy ulit~

We brought Estong inside the museum but didn’t finish all the display since J was so tired either carrying or running after Estong. The guard even stopped us while exiting through the entrance. But when I told them that we cannot carry Estong anymore upstairs to finish all the display, he allowed us to pass by the entrance.

After a quick rest, we left Fort Santiago and went to Paco Park. However, when we reached the park, little boy was already sleeping. Next time na lang, sa next leg ng kanyang educational tour, sa Luneta.

Went to Becky’s for my brownies to wrap up our tour.

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Bagong Tambayan

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Estong Updates

~lots of teeth

~doodles using mommy’s color pencil and his very own crayons {can’t determine yet if he’s left- or right-handed, he uses both hands to write}

~tries to use his spoon and fork while eating {he puts the food on his spoon/fork, and sometimes he’s successful, but more often the food drops before it reaches his mouth ;D}

~eats on his own most of the time {super messy}

~pero napakatamad to hold his bottle of milk {as in he refuses to hold the bottle}

~likes sbarro’s spinach and mushroom pizza

~tastes the food first {as in he takes a tiny bite or he waits until we eat the food} before consuming the food {akala mo laging lalasunin hehehe}

~gives mommy and daddy surprise kisses

~feeds mommy and daddy during mealtime

~sings A-B-C with mommy {more of babbling, actually}

~needs to get better on his speech {though he can say mama, dade, mememe and a bunch of words, but most of them we cannot understand yet}

~giggles {and sometime squeals} while watching tv commercial featuring little kids {pampers & j&j}

~loves watching blue’s clues and baby einstein

~loves dogs

~enjoys being around kids

~climbs {chair, box, his playpen, tub, anywhere}

~full of life {walang kapaguran}

~’ba-bye’ for him is ‘flying kiss’, and when I say ‘flying kiss’, he will put his hand on my mouth {parang ako ang nag-flying kiss}

~combs his hair

Si Bait

~lagot! huli ako.~

~shhh, mommy’s taking a break.~

~after my afternoon *quick* nap~

I never thought

…staying at home can be stressful and tiring. Nakakapagod mag-alaga. Estong is 17 months and malikot. He’s got some toys pero ang trip na trip nyang kalikutin ay mga plugs at electric fan, pati na din ang computer. I can’t use the computer when he’s up kasi he knows how to turn it off. Makikita ko na lang ang message “Cannot perform operation. Computer is shutting down.” Tama ba naman yun? There are days that he naps for only an hour leaving me very little ‘me’ time. He rests for a few minutes, asks for water, pero after ma-recharge, buhay na naman. But he can be sweet. He will come to me, hold my face then kiss me. At may sound pa na “mmmmmm”. I say “mwwwwah” when I kiss him, so he must have gotten it from me. Thank God for these moments, or else wrinkles will pop out here and there and I might needing be help from a plastic surgeon in Albany .

Look!

I got a new haircut this morning. I like it. It feels lighter and fresher. And a quicker bath time for me. Since my hair is super straight, they suggested that the ends be curled for my hair to have a ‘body’. I declined and told them that it will take a very loooooong time to curl my hair. I remember I went to the same salon (but a different branch) a long time ago to have my hair curled. At umuwi akong luhaan. I was just not sure if the stylist understood that I wanted a real curly hair and not just a ‘body’. I felt real bad that the salon gave me a discount. But I would say that I love my naturally straight hair and I hope I won’t be needing a hairloss treatment anytime soon.

Anyway, this is me now.

~outside the salon~

~at home~

{And yes I know, I’m so round. ;P}