Mommy Moments: Give Love On Christmas Day!

Talking about gifts to be given this Christmas, I'll say that the best thing I can give to someone is my unconditional love. I can easily give it to my family who loves me for what I am. Hubby told me not to give him any tangible things for he doesn't need them. All he asks is for me to be happy and get well. I can also see it when I look at my son's eyes. His cute little eyes tell me that he loves me and he understands what I am going through. My son already gave me my present when he prayed for me and my health. He was crying then and so was I.

My gifts for Jacob is a mouse trap game (for that is what he asked for), for hubby, a Seiko watch (though he didn't want anything), and hubby's present for me is a Coach purse. Isn't he generous or what?

My immediate families, relatives, friends at church and outside my faith had given me the gifts of love when they offered prayers and help during this trying times of our lives and we are grateful for that. This gift can never be bought neither replaced. It will be treasured forever in my heart.

Heavenly Father (God) is the perfect example of a generous gift giver when HE gave His Son (Jesus Christ) for us. No one in this world will ever do that, but HIM.

Now, what do you think you can give to Jesus and Heavenly Father this Christmas?

As for me, I would try to give service to anyone I know who are in need. Be more patient with my son, appreciate my husband more, and tell my parents how much I love them in words.

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Babies Best Friend, Butt Paste

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MM: Last Christmas (2010)

Here are some of the photos I took last Christmas in our humble apartment. I hope you guys enjoy my share for this week theme's on Mommy Moments :-).

Our Christmas tree...at night.
Us, chilling and having a happy time together.
The two important men in my life....
and my little one....
who loves Christmas so much! Have a Happy Holiday Everyone! Join us here...

MM: Big Stuffs!

Here is my share for this week's theme on....

Taken at Texas State Fair 2010

At Tomato Festival in Virginia

And in front of our house in Richardson, Texas.

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Mommy Moments: So Little

When Jacob was borne, he only weigh 4.3 lbs. He was so tiny for his age. The reason is that he was borne two months early (preemie). And so he stayed at NICU for a month just to gain weight; he had no medical condition that needs treatment or anything like that for that matter. So here are few of the photos taken three days after I delivered him on c-section. T'was our first time to see each other and my first time to hold him.

Inside the incubator....
Me holding him for the first time....
Here with the very happy and proud Dad :-).
And with his very proud first time grandparents. My share on this week's....

Jake Lost His First Tooth.

Jacob lost his first delicious tooth this morning. A week prior to that, he has been telling and showing us his loose tooth. Finally, when he woke up this morning, that tooth came out! He was very excited for whatever reason, lol. The thing is that we couldn't find it anywhere on the bed. It is probably somewhere on the floor in our bedroom. The tooth fairy on the other hand put a dollar under his bed the next morning, and Jake was very happy! One thing for sure, my son is growing so fast and I couldn't stop it. I want my baby boy back!

Mommy Moments: Jake's Fave Color

When Jacob was three year old, he used to like the green color. He even used one color when he was drawing and writing or scribbling.

Now, his favorite color is blue.What about your kid/s? Share it with us here on....

Missing Karate Lessons on Wednesdays

This day light saving time is not rally helping me nor Jake and his Dad at all. I prefer waking up still dark in the morning than taking my son to his karate lessons on a dark 6 o'clock evening. Yup, for the first time, Jacob missed his Wednesday lesson. Why? because I don't want to deal on heavy traffic that time...and I don't want to drive at night period. I also hate that hubby has to drive to work on a busy interstate with those crazy Texas drivers. But what can we do? He needs to work and all we can do is pray for his safety. Crazy drivers almost drove him off the road twice and that terrified me. Thank God, he is always protected and safe. Talking back on Jake's karate lesson, we are very excited for the coming exam/test in December. His instructors are busy teaching them steps and movements to prepare for that event, hopefully Jake, Seth, and Nicolas pass the test so their white belt would be replaced by an orange one. He is pretty excited....just the thought of getting new belt inspires him to listen and concentrate more to what his instructors have to say and do.

Sunday Stealing: The 14 Questions Meme

1. What do you consider your hometown to be? Nueva Ecija

2. What’s the hardest part of your average day? Waking up at 6:40AM

3. The easiest? Why? Preparing dinner before 5pm

4. What beverage do you reach for to quench your thirst? Cold water

5. What is one not-so-secret goal you have for your life? I’ll let you keep your secret ones to yourself. Going back to my original body size which is small.

6. What physical pain do you fear most? For example, I’m trying to decide how bad my jaw pain needs to get before I risk a potential needle from my dentist. So, for me, throbbing is preferable to jabbing. Shots of all kinds :-)...vaccinations that is....

7. Where do you find solace? Home

8. What makes you the saddest when you read/see the news? Murder, child molestation/rape, terrorists attack...

9. What do you eat for a favorite snack? Fruits

10. What movie could you/would you watch more than two or three times and still enjoy just as much as the first time? The Notebook, all of Julia Roberts movies.

11. What boy/girl first made you cry? Ed

12. What brand of coffee/tea do you drink most often? Don't drink any of them.

13. Dig in the dirt with or without garden gloves? Both

14. James Taylor or Carly Simon? -- Carly Simon

MM: Jakes Fave Shapes

This weeks theme for Mommy Moments is all about shapes. My son's (Jake) favorite shapes are circle and square. He loves to play ball games like basketball and baseball with friend and us. His loves for books tells me that he also like square. He loves to read books with me and by himself...and so we always go to the library to borrow books. This little guys will never sleep without reading books first. Blocks and Legos are his most fave toys.

MM: Before and After

My share for this week's Mommy Momments theme, before and after. I missed two weeks and I am now catching up. Happy Mommy Moments, guys!


Jake was 4 months old in this pictures...
and is 6 year old here. This is his latest photo taken before going to school.

Our Karate Kid

Three weeks ago, we enrolled Jacob at Karate School. We are glad he liked it the first time he attended the try out. He loves attending his Tiger Tots class with all the younger kids. He goes 4x a weeks for 30 minutes each sessions. For Eeighty nine bucks a month, it isn't bad at all. We signed up a 6 months contract with a hope that Jake would learn more about discipline, focus, respect, self control, and strong body to name some and how important these things for his growth and welfare.

In his Tiger Tots class, there are seven of then...six boys and a girl. It is fun watching them learn basic movements and have fun at the same time.

One Chilly Morning

The weather has been nice lately. I can really feel that Christmas is past approaching. Oops, wait a minute...what I meant is fall. Yes, fall is here and I am loving it. It is chilly in the morning and that is why my son wears sweater and sometimes light jacket to keep himself warm when walking to school with us. I took this one last week; as you can see, even though it was cold then, he still mane to smile. Oh how I love it when my son is in the mood for a shot.

Isn't he cute? I love that the sweater looks good on him.

Jake's Very First RainCoat

Two months ago, we all woke up one morning and saw that it wan raining very hard. Before walking our son to school, I suggested to hubby that instead of walking Jacob to school that he'd better drive him instead. But he replied saying that it was okay to walk. If that is what he wanted to do, then I will not complain. Knowing our son, he wouldn't want to get wet and have his umbrella get twisted and be thrown by the wind. And so, I let him do what he wants; 10 minutes later, they came back all wet and mad with each other, plus Jake was crying and it upsets me. Oh well, I try not to say 'i told you so' but that time I didn't care...i said it. He then drove our son to school.

Anyway, that same day, we went ahead and bought our son a raincoat and a pair of boots at Walmart for they don't have any at the mall. Unfortunately, it never rain again since. The raincoat and boots were kept in the closet. Then one day, it rained a little bit, Jacob excitedly said that he wanted to wear them as he plays paper boat on the little paddle of water in front of our house. Here is a shot I took before he finally went out and played with his Dad.

MM: Hairstyles

I didn't join this meme last week for I couldn't find pictures of Jake jumping. Thank goodness I have some for this week's theme which is "hairstyles." So here is my share.

He was six months old here...look at that cute smile... :-).He was three year old here; taken back in our old house in Richardson, TX.
Jake's longest hair when he was 4 year old; this was when we were still in VA.
He was almost 5 year old here...still in VA.
My favorite hairstyle of him; this was taken on Easter of last year .Jacob's current hairstyle; this was taken during first day off school.

No Mommy Moments Entry

This week's theme on MM is Jumping. I was sad because I wasn't able to join this week for I don't have even a single photo of Jake jumping :-(. I wonder why I didn't think of asking him to jump so I can take picture of him actually jumping. I bet he would really like hat. I better ask him so I can post a late entry. Anyway, I would just be contented visiting entries and have fun with cute kids jumping alone or with their friends, and families. Have a great weekend everyone!

We've Found New Friends!

This week, we attended a Family Fun Night at my son's school. It starts at 5:30pm with a free dinner (pizza and soda), followed by activities the school prepared for the kids with their parents. When we were eating dinner, my husband told me that the woman seating next to the table we were in is a Filipino. He asked me to talk with her, but I was hesitant because I wasn't really sure whether she is indeed a Pinoy. So hubby took the liberty of asking her and he was right! They are Pinoys; to make the story short, we talked and were able to get to know each other while our sons attended activities together. Not only I've found a friend, but also a walking buddy :-). Since then, we talk over the phone everyday and also walk on the park. Thank goodness, I finally found a friend, and she is a Filipino! Our sons are friends, too and belong to the same class.

Mommy Moments: Snack Time

It's Mommy Moments once again; time flies so fast for us his week for we have been very busy. Seems to me like it was yesterday when I posted my last entry for MM. Anyway, the theme for this week is "snack time." Here is Jake's fave snack foods after he gets home from school. He is hungry everyday after school and so he eats these foods on snack time, too.

Cake and ice cream....
spaghetti, his most fave foods...be it at snack time or any time of the day.
Cereal is his breakfast food, too but he eats it on snack time as well.

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Jacob's First Day of School

Here's a couple of pictures I took before my son went to school this fall. He looked happy and excited here, but it was actually the opposite. He had anxiety that time and didn't want to go to school. His anxiety lasted for two weeks. Hubby and I were relieved when he finally came back to his old self. He loves going to school again and is very excited every morning.