so what did E get?

I mentioned in a previous post about my mum’s birthday that even though it was her birthday it was E that received a present. Actually he got two, one was a space police lego that he has been wanting for a long time (leave it to mamita to buy it for him haha .. lucky for him that it was one of the cheap ones and that it was on sale) and this … a BEN 10 bike. Early Christmas and birthday gift for E. We asked him if he wanted the cars one (which was cheaper) but he really insisted on getting the Ben 10 bike. It’s timely too that it’s nearing summer when we can bring him to the park so he can get lots of practice riding the bike.

mum’s birthday

Mum flew in a week before her birthday, I specifically scheduled it that way because her birthday would already mark my 37th week which means that I could give birth anytime. Anyways, on her birthday we celebrated it with a yum cha lunch at hilltop phoenix at castle towers.  We initially intended to have the yum cha at eastwood but then we learned that they had a granny smith festival parade that day and preggy me didn’t want to walk a lot that day. After lunch we walked a bit around the mall and even though it was my mum’s birthday it was E who got presents haha. Talk about spoiling the grandson :p I’ll post what E got (a super early Christmas and birthday present) in another post.

At the resto ..

Helping mamita blow the cake …

what?!

What is happening ?

Last Wednesday in Sydney,  this was what greeted us in the morning ..

Dust storm at 6am

and at 9am

And then just this Saturday in Manila ..

this was the view from our relatives house in Quezon City, this photo was taken from the second floor balcony .. thank God everyone was ok.

from facebook:

from facebook (by miggy unabia, Sept 27, 2009, 7am) .. this is very near my mom’s place

from facebook: at my former university

We’re just glad that all our families back home are safe, though there may be material losses but still they are all safe. I wish and pray that all those who are still stranded are rescued and there are campaigns for donations and relief goods that have been setup. You can check out Bianca Gonzales’ blog for a list.

birthday boy

I didn’t get to plan anything for Ichi’s birthday this year. Preggy mama here didn’t really feel like planning anything for this year. Although initially we planned for him to take leave on his birthday and have yum cha lunch and a movie after. But with him being busy at work these past months, he wasn’t able to get the leave.

E and I went to the mall the day before Ichi’s birthday to buy him his gift and a cake. E was very excited to get home and wrap the gift for his dadai and I asked him to keep everything a secret. Which he did for a while at least haha, he couldn’t wait to tell his dadai about the cake and the magic candles we got for it. So he kept mum about it up until dinner time when he finally couldn’t hold it in and told Ichi about the cake and the candle. Good thing he still didn’t tell about the gift.

He (E) was so excited about the magic candles that he couldn’t wait until 12mn, he kept on looking at the clock. He didn’t want to go to bed without having his dadai blow the birthday candles. So when 12mn came, he quickly reminded me and off we went to the kitchen to get the cake and give his dadai the birthday gift.

E had so much fun watching the candle light again and again. After the candle blowing, E went  promptly to sleep

numbers

Earlier today while E was in the toilet waiting to finish what he was doing. He started counting ..

E: 1, 2, 3 … 10, 11, 12 … 15, 17

Me: 16 (prompting him)

E: 16, 17, 18 … 21,22 … 29, 29

Me: (prompting him again) 30

E: 30, 31, 32 … 39, 39

Me: 40

E: 40, 41, 42, 43 … 49, 49

Me: 50

E: 50! Mommy, up to what number did I count?

Me: 50

E: Wow, 50! That blows my mind!

Ichi and I were laughing our heads off. The things they say Oh, and I hope he gets well by tomorrow, he’s been sick with fever the past days.

lately …

I had my 27th week checkup yesterday and so far so good. My tests for sugar and iron intake came back good. I think my OB is a little concerned that siobe might be small, coz every now and then she would ask me again how much E weighed at birth. My next scheduled checkup will be the start of fortnightly ones.
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I was also able to schedule a maternity tour of the hospital for September. I know it’s a bit late but then we’re already booked with the hospital, it’s more of a familiarization of the facilities they have.
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No new purchase for siobe’s stuff except for some clothes (couldn’t resist the closing sale and was even able to get a couple shorts and shirts for E) and some blankets.
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Another thing off my to-do-list is getting the Application for Enrollment for Temporary Visa holders signed by the Principal of the school. We have to send that in to the Temporary Residents Program of the Department of Education to get the authority to enroll so that E can be officially enrolled in school. We rang to inquire if there was a possibility of getting fee-exempt and was able to find out that they also take in application for installment payment of the fees. Now, to just complete the documents required.
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Ichi’s birthday is coming up and I haven’t planned anything yet. I think he’ll be able to take leave that day since he’ll be working that weekend’s saturday. So maybe a day out with E would be what we will be doing, probably lunch and a movie? Hmm .. we’ll see.

Siobs!

Today marks a new chapter in your life. Ahia and I are truly happy for you. I hope you know how much we really want to be there but circumstances prevents us so. It will probably be one of the regrets in my life but know that we send our love to you and Neal. I know it will be a wonderful wedding and can’t wait to see the photos. Here’s to the start of a wonderful marriage. I love you siobs! Our best wishes and congratulations to you both! Kisses also from E.

Photo from our wedding. Manila, Philippines 2001.

easter show

We recently went to the Royal Easter Show held at the Sydney Olympic Park. We were there on a Saturday and there were really lots of people especially on the farmyard animals exhibits where you just follow the lines of people throughout. E would touch all the animals where he would put his hands carefully between the bars. We started the day on the kids carnival, we let E choose which rides he wants and we were surprised that he wanted to go on the free fall and the roller coaster and it was ok for him to ride it by himself, good thing he met the height requirement. Of course he didn’t miss the carousel and the bumper boat. After grabbing some lunch we went to the farmyard nursery and of course we couldn’t leave without getting a showbag. Even before we finished at the animals, E was already asking us for his showbag, which you can’t really not buy as all the kids there have at least one. So off we went to the showbag hall to buy him his ninja showbag, yes a ninja showbag, he didn’t really take notice of the other bags (like Cars, Wall-E, Wiggles, etc) all he really wanted was the ninja bag. And as soon as we got it he told me he was ready to go home, haha!

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not a baby

A few weeks ago …

E: mummy, don’t call me baby because i’m not a baby anymore.

me: but you’ll always be my baby.

E: no, i’m not a baby, i’m a big boy.

me: ok, you’re my little boy.

E: mummy, i’m not a little boy. i’m a big boy so call me E. don’t call me a baby, call me E because i’m a big boy.

me: ok, E! (wala na akong magawa)

Please don’t grow up too fast.

another canberra weekend

Despite being tired from doing house inspections in hot weather, we decided to push through with plans to go to Canberra. After multiple stopovers  (including one at the weereewaa lookout) to rest we finally made it to the Bauis’ home, good thing they were kind enough to put us up for the weekend so we didn’t have to look for extended stay hotels.

The following day we visited the Parliament House some of the areas outside were blocked off to prepare for the following days Australia day celebrations. Dinner was at the Molinas who treated us with a delicious steak dinner and wonderful conversation.

Australia day was spent checking out Cockington Green before driving back to Sydney.