1. Mornings. This has to be the grainiest and blurriest family portrait ever, but I'll keep it. It was taken Wednesday morning, one of those rare mornings when all of us are up early, and Daddy doesn't have class, and the babies are not crying even with all the hugging, and ...
Day 10: Book reading, multi-tasking, and silent nights
1. Book reading. One good thing about watching over or carrying a baby for most part of the day is being able to finally do some book reading. You see, it's impossible to get some work done on a computer while carrying a baby—I tried it many times. But reading a book while ...
Day 9: Mondays, sisters, and taking photographs
1. Mondays. I have a love-hate relationship with Mondays. Now, it's love. No more long commutes and grace periods. No need to squeeze myself inside a jampacked train, or sit through 2 hours of traffic in a crowded bus. No more time ins and time outs. Sure, Monday is still the ...
Day 8: Manny Pacquiao, changed lives, and family picture
1. Manny Pacquiao. It's not every Sunday that you hear a message preached by a world-class boxer, says my brother. I agree. It's a long story how Manny ended up in the pulpit of our church last Sunday. Let's just say, it all began when he came to know the saving grace of Jesus, ...
Day 7: Saturdate, TV time, and now-what moments
1. Saturdate. We took advantage of the twins' afternoon nap time. We left them with our yaya, took out our chuck taylors and walked aimlessly around the village while the sun was still up. I love long walks, especially when I do it with someone I enjoy talking with. And I'm so ...
Day 6: Kuya Nikos, 3 months, and Thursday Group
1. Kuya Nikos. It's his birthday and the whole family spent a lazy afternoon hanging out and stuffing our mouths with food. He's 16 months older than me but growing up (sometimes even until now), we were always mistaken to be twins—chubby cheeks, round eyes, dimples and all. I'm ...
Day 5: Officially working from home, mutual appreciation, and my little support group
1. Officially working from home. After lots of deliberation, pages and pages of journal entries, prayers, consultations, and waiting on God, I'm now officially a Work At Home Mom (or what they call WAHM—sounds like burger to me!). Working from home is not new to me. I was in this ...
Day 4: Real smiles, pinstriped slacks, and a breakthrough
1. Real smiles. And the whole day revolved around this little milestone: our two daughters learning their first real smiles. Bear with me but I just have to sing: When you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while. I didn't know it was possible to fall in love ...
Day 3: Rain’s smiles, Lola Mommy, and extended prayer & fasting
1. Rain's smiles. I woke up to the sound of my husband's laughter. It was early in the morning and Rain was on a roll. Daddy was feeding her, and she was smiling non-stop with her froth-covered lips. What a great way to start the day! Albeit sporadically, the twins started ...
Day 1: Dawn’s answered prayer, 7 hours of sleep, and my sister
1. Dawn's answered prayer. A few days ago, Dawn was having a hard time sleeping and breathing because of a runny nose. Everytime I would try to put her down on her bed, her nose would be clogged with mucus in an instant and she would start crying again. We had to suction her nose ...
30 Days of Gratitude: Crazy Excited for 2013!
30 Day Blog Challenge, Round 3. I'm typing this with trembling fingers. I know I don't exactly have a lot of free time, and doing a 30-day challenge in between motherhood, homemaking, and home-based work sounds toxic, if not crazy. A part of me is almost sure that I don't have ...
We Love Spinkie’s Bitbit the Rabbit
This post about Spinkie's Bitbit the Rabbit was first published on ThisMommyLife.com. When my husband and I were thinking about what to get our twins for their first Christmas, we both agreed that we won’t be giving them clothes. Newborns outgrow their clothes too fast; besides, ...
