father’s day sale

Deciding on a gift for our fathers or husbands is no easy task. It helps to think about his personality here. If he’s the techie type, you could get him the latest phone or better yet an Apple iPad 2 . I am sure you would be a total hit! Or you could consider something which he may need, like a simple mug for the office, or a new watch.

When picking out a gift for anybody you love, here are points to consider: his interests, personality, needs, and of course your budget.

Wow it’s been two weeks since I posted an entry here … I don’t know what happened but it’s like when Sean turned 5 months old,  there was also a switch that was turned on. A switch for waking up in the wee hours in the morning and not sleeping anymore. It’s been like that for the last two weeks that’s why I don’t have much energy to blog. I am very tired.

Just this morning after I fed him, he  didn’t want to sleep anymore. He was moving around our bed, pulling his dad’s hair, leaning against me. All of a sudden he  vomited, I think he threw up everything he just drank. We had to get out of bed to wash him and take the bedsheets from the bed as well. We didn’t go back to bed anymore and went to the living room since we know he was not going to sleep any time soon..he super active. We on the other hand are super sleepy. We put him to play in his playpen. His dad went to make coffee and I slept at the sofa…I don’t know what happened next.

My hubby said, brace yourself because this is just the beginning! More fun sleepless nights to come

Look, look I can do push ups!

He just got his hair cut again, yep twice already in 5 months because he’s sweating so much with so much hair!

My little Prince Charming, I cannot believe it, you are Five months old already. You change so much everyday. I cannot even keep up with posting here the new little things you do. Let me see where to start, uhm okay there are times when you would scream on the top of your lungs while you look at our ceiling fan, I find it so funny!  And times when you would just start babbling like you have a story to tell.

You started rolling over and you can move around in your playpen on your belly or on your back backwards ! Sometimes you would cry because you would get stuck in a corner and cannot move furthur. Once we put you in the middle, you are okay again.

Another thing that you started doing these past few weeks is that you started grabbing our mouths and sticking your little fingers in it. You also play with our face alot and sometimes you scratch us if I don’t keep your fingernails trimmed really short.

There are many things in your environment that interests you like the japanese umbrella hanging on top of our room or the dragonflies that fly around in the afternoon. You love licking everything that you find interesting which makes me really crazy because I am worried of the germs and what not you get when you lick these stuff.

I can’t believe that next month you will be half a year old. I can’t wait to find out what new things you will do!

An essential factor in becoming successful in whatever field is exceptional language skills. One has to be able to speak eloquently and converse intelligently for one to be able to share his thoughts. And, of course, one has to have excellent comprehension skills to get the most out of various learning experiences.

There are plenty of products and programs that target early childhood development and that claim to boost a young child’s cognitive abilities. It can be quite daunting for a mom like me to choose which ones are suitable for my son and which ones would greatly benefit him. One program I came across with targets early language development.

Your Baby Can Read, a program designed by Dr. Robert Titzer, was created specifically for teaching young children to read by exposing them to language and reading early in life. I have heard many positive feedbacks about this reading program but there are also some who refute the effectiveness of the program. I guess I wouldn’t really know if it works or not until I try it firsthand. I’m hoping my baby would already be reading by the time he turns a year old. But if not, then I’ll still be glad we got to have plenty of bonding moments while going through the program.

A good thing to do is to plan ahead for your dream vacation; the best month would be January to March. Working moms and dads have a long vacation during Holy Week, so planning to have a vacation within this period should be planned early. Most of the resorts, hotels and villas are fully booked within this period. There are different resort and villas you can check out, the Villas in Puerto Pollensa and Villas in Alcudia are few of the highly recommended places to stay. This is the one of the best place to stay if you want to escape from your busy schedule, relax for a while and have a quality time with your love ones.

If you are already decided where to go, it is advisable to make a checklist of things that you might need to bring so that you are sure that you will not forget anything. You should pack your things earlier and not on the very night before the trip. Make sure to check the weather of the place you are going to visit. If it’s sunny there of course it’s recommended to bring comfortable clothes and extra hand towel, and if it’s cold then bringing a jumper or any clothes to cover you is advisable.

I just got a great news this wonderful Monday morning from my Kumareng Pehpot – she has given birth to Sati already. She sent me a picture and I hope you don’t mind girl me sharing this to the world because I am really proud to be a godmother to this beautiful baby. I am sure she will be loved by the whole blogosphere together with your other pretty Ninangs – Fedhz, Niko and Kaye.

I hope to see you soon Sati!

I have , lots of times. When I was studying, I used to plan on ditching the television for a week so I can study more. I’m sure you can guess what happened next. I ended up resenting myself for the deprivation and watched television anyway.

We can apply this concept to planning a budget for your family. Sometimes, budget plans never materialize because they only look good on paper. In reality, depriving your family of the small things that make them laugh can be detrimental. If it means you will enjoy each other’s company by spending an hour or two in virtual gaming bliss, surely the cost of purchasing an xbox or a playstation is worth it.

Besides spending quality time as a family, you can help improve your kids’ morale by playing games with them. Considering these reasons, I can say that buying a gaming console like Xbox 360 or Playstation can be the best investment during the times when we have to tighten our belts.

Instead of cutting entertainment out of the budget without thinking of the consequences, find other means of saving cash. If, for instance, you have been going out as a family twice a month to watch a movie, maybe you can opt to play some games at home instead. Of course, you can still prepare popcorn to eat while you’re playing.

In the end, it’s the time that you spend together that really matters. If your family is not into video games, you can play snake and ladders, scrabble or other board games instead.

Now I am so craving for some chocolate candy! Even one bar of Butterfingers or Hershey’s would would suffice my carvings. But sadly I cannot eat chocolates at the moment as I get tons of pimples. Life is so unfair !

Well even if I cannot eat chocolate, I would still give my nieces and godchildren some goodies this Christmas if I can go back to the Philippines for a holiday. Candies and chocolates would surely make the children happy. I know that for a fact because I am still a big kid inside.

For parties and special occasions like Christmas and reunions, you can never go wrong if you bring candies and I know the place where to get them, check out SugarStand – they have a biggest selection of sweets,candies and chocolates I have ever seen. Believe me, you would feel like a kid again when you browse through their selections. They have the popular brands like Tootsie Roll, Wrigeley, Hersheys and I think everything else you could think of.

Ahh thinking about holiday and chocolates makes me so happy! Anyhoo, if you are preparing for the holidays too like me, take my advice shop for candies. Happy Candy Shoppping!