Getting insured

I have just wrote about health insurance which is something that I wish Donald and I could get a decent one for our family. He is already a PhilHealth member and is paying religiously after learning the lesson the HARD way last year (when Eman got hospitalized three times in a span of one month) but I honestly doesn’t feel so secured with it. Our next goal is to get another health insurance plan like the medicare supplement plans to make our minds worry-free for any untoward incident that may occur. We were caught off-guard when Eman got ill that is why we are not taking any chances now.

Gotta have this playset

I am not yet through the idea of me digging gold bars in the yard, it made me daydream of things I would want to buy! Here is one that I would really really want for the kids.

This is one of the biggest wooden swing sets and it would occupy our whole home lot! So I’d go buy a huge house with a huge yard where we can put this play set for the kids and their friends to enjoy. I would also want to install a swimming pool with a sun shade so we can go swimming all day without getting sun burned. Wohooooo! I really have to start digging now. Gotta buy a shovels for me and Donald.

My family went bowling

Yes, we did! Last Saturday was the first time I tried bowling and it’s Ella’s first try too. I was afraid I will just put myself in shame. I imagine myself getting gutter balls from start to finish but Ella was the one so excited about it. She keeps on bugging about when will we go there etc etc while we were still killing the time at the mall before the agreed time. LOL It was actually an activity of the youth group of our congregation. Donald and I are not youth members and Ella and Eman are not either but we just went anyway because we feel we still belong with the group. LOL

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Mastitis

Today I woke up with fever and chills accompanied with unbearable pain in my lower back that runs down to my thighs and an engorged breast. I had a feeling that I have mastitis on my left breast. Well I just diagnosed myself. LOL The lower back pain might be another case. I will have to see a doctor hopefully tomorrow. I had no idea why I have it. Eman is draining both my breasts well  and he is already 16 months old so this makes me feel a little bit confused. So I researched for more informations about Mastitis in eMedicineHealth. Read the rest of this entry »

His second haircut

So it is Monday again! Whew! I am such a lazy blogger. I even cannot remember what happened the past days so I went to check the photos I took. Last July 31, we decided to cut Eman’s hair.

Although I don’t have problem with the hair on top and back, I didn’t like the hair touching his ears. So this time, I brave the feeling of missing his hair. The first haircut which was done at FunCuts went quite smoothly. No fuss, no tears on his part but I cried a river after realizing he is not baby anymore and I missed his hair so much. LOL This time I was okay with it but we had one wailing kid at home. Donald held him while we play UP, his favorite movie. I was in charge with the razor and it took us almost forever to get it done. He went ballistic probably because our razor makes a very scary sound. I do not know what the neighbors were thinking and if we live in the US, a social worker was surely at the doorstep in just a few minutes after we started cutting his hair.

So here is, back to his old happy self. I love his hair! He is so darn cute! I am looking forward to his third hair cut. And oh I also did Donald’s hair afterwards. They now have the same look.

My kids at church

Guess I have some cute photos of the kids that I wanted to share. I actually have a LOT of it taken the previous week so be ready for future posts with lots of photos. This batch was taken last Sunday evening when we went to attend the worship service at Uyanguren congregation. It was the second Sunday that we attended the evening service. We had a short talk with our preacher at the lobby and I was able to take some photos of my two beautiful children.

The last two photos are taken inside the auditorium while waiting for the service to start. They are both wearing their birthday clothes although Ella wasn’t able to wear that dress on her party. We bought that for her birthday portrait at the studio which will still happen this week. More than a month late! Anyhoo, better late than never is my favorite motto lately.

That Sunday I didn’t get to hear the message because Eman was walking around the room and I have to bring him out. The preacher’s wife told me to just let him go around the room but he could distract others from listening.  He is really becoming a handful to me and I am just so glad Ella was there to help me look after him. He is such a good big sissy! She deserves a reward.

The doctor’s patient

Ella still plays but not with her toys anymore. She usually play school taking down notes and such….writing down questions which she answers afterwards. Then she will let us check it. Last Sunday morning, she brought out the little table with rollers and started playing school again but to her dismay, Eman came to her side trying to join. Well they had a short fight. Ella was scolding her little brother of scattering her things and Eman seem to understand that he started mumbling like he’s answering back. I called a time out. Ella was really disappointed but Eman as innocent as he is, started playing all by himself. Minutes later Ella called her little brother and said, “Friends na tayo Eman…”. After they appeased (well Eman had no idea that they had misunderstanding LOL) , Ella brought out the little table again not to play school but to play doctor.

She played as doctor and he was her patient. The little table with rollers was used as a stretcher. Funny how Eman participated as if he knew what he was doing. When Ella says, “Oh no!!! Eman is not breathing!!!!!” Eman will make a funny sound like he’s gasping for air. LOL He learned that stunt when he was 10 months old.

I am happy that Ella can now adjust and learns to give way. She is also not selfish and smart to think of other things to do to keep them both entertained. I so love them both!!!!

We are gays

Last Saturday I met my high-school best buddies, Stephanie and Karen. Steph ordered several sets of my handmade jewelries that I made before meeting them at SM. She will be selling it at their store in Kabacan. I promised her we will be early so we can have a long chat over some food but I finished all her orders at 2pm.

Of course I tagged along my family. You know I cannot go out without Eman who is still breastfeeding. If I bring the little guy, Donald must come too. I cannot come up with the same energy level as Eman so Daddy is the one chasing him all over the place. Ella can come with us or be left with my sister Crislyn but we brought her too because Steph is with her daughter York.

Karen is a nurse who just came home from working in a hospital in Saudi Arabia so it was a pizza treat from her. We got to talk about a lot of things and Ella was really surprised to hear us call each other “bayot” (gay). Well we call each other that since highschool, it’s our endearment but Ella was like; “Mommy, why are they calling you gay? I thought you are a girl.” LOL

That afternoon was filled with so much laughter. We talked about so many things - a supposed to be “girl talk” was made even more fun because Donald was reacting from time to time. LOL They are comfortable with him around and Donald easily blends in and treats them as his own friends too. We had to end the conversation though at 5:oopm because Steph and her family are going back to our hometown. We spent another one hour at the terminal chatting and laughing our hearts out while waiting for all the seats to be filled. Then Karen and my family went upstairs at the World’s of Fun. It was a treat for Ella for getting good scores in their quizzes the previous week. I wish we could do it more often. Loving every minute that I am with these two crazy gays and of course with my family.

Ugly dark circles

I feel so giddy about my new loot! My sister Crislyn purchased items from her online friend Faye and it arrived today. I actually read it and have seen the photos last night in her post. I fell in love with the old rose Aeropostale polo shirt and I am so glad it fit my frame. There is no other Large size and I am one lucky girl. Although it looks big on me, the Medium size is too snug on me too so I’d rather get the Large sized and hope to gain more weight. I am sleep deprived lately due to Eman’s overflowing of energy and I am afraid I would loose weight. Hated it. I feel ugly when I am this slender and the lack of sleep might lead to dark circles. Yaiks! I dreaded the day when I will be browsing http://www.eyecream.org for personal interest. I hope I could tame Eman down so I can sleep more. Food and sleep is the two factors that makes me beautiful so I am going to have those in big servings. LOL

Baby sports

I was so stressed today. Eman has been giving me scare from sun up to sun down. I am talking about big scares, not just the little ones so you only can imagine how my heart beats so fast and how  the blood rushed to my head. He loves climbing up the couch with the remote in his hand, the dining chair checking what’s left during lunch and the bed…..and what could you expect from a 15 month old? He is not yet pro and doesn’t have an idea that it hurts when he falls. I think I have screamed out of fear more than 50 times today. Well I think I should have not screamed because it might cause his fall but who can stop it when you are really that nervous mom?

This afternoon while I was taking photos of my new set of Fresh Water Pearls jewelries, Donald put him inside his playpen and he started moving boxes and such from our bedroom and the living room to the other room. I didn’t know what they are doing at that time but I looked behind my back and saw Eman trying to lift his body out the railings. It happened so fast. I screamed and Donald was there in an instant. I froze. Eman’s head is about to hit the floor and thank God Donald was able to hold his feet. He has tried bungee jumping without the harness, no cable and other safety gears. He was like being held upside down by the doctor to measure him right after birth.

This little guy could really get me to the ER. He has so much energy and if only I can get him into sports, that will surely help release his extra energy and that will save me from wrinkles and acne break out and make me live longer.