Showing posts with label family affairs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family affairs. Show all posts
Friday, November 28, 2008
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
The August that was...
It's been a long while since I've ever blogged. August 2008 was a series of events for the whole family. There was our daddy's arrival...the kid's first periodical exams...Kuya Jeremy's Jollibee Kiddie Party...my CS delivery...whew!!! Everything was in a marathon phase. At least now, with God's grace, we got through it in flying colors. Hurray!!!
First week of August :
Hubert confirmed that he would be arriving 11th of August and would be staying until the 30th. My expected date of delivery ( EDD ) was yet on Sept. 9 yet I could have my safe CS surgery between my 38th-39th week of pregnancy...pretty thrilling...since it has to be before Hubert leaving again for China after 3 weeks. As of this time, my OB-Gyne just wouldn't confirm as to what definite date it would be, huhuhuhu...stressful!
August 11
Hubert arrived from Shanghai along with his FSSZ officemates who were participants of the Technical Sharing of FSC at the Waterfront. Since the group will be shuttled from the airport to the hotel, we opted to meet him at the hotel lobby instead. While waiting, this is what we did...
And finally...our much awaited Daddy...
And of course...Daddy's loot...
We stayed with him at hotel and strolled around at The Walk in I.T. Park, just across the Waterfront...
And by the time we went back to our room...
August 18-22, 2008
The week started with a declared non-working holiday, which meant more study time for this week's 1st Periodical test. I'm just so glad I was still on my 37th week, so I would still be hands-on in tutoring the two kids with their lessons. Plus, Hubert was there to lend a hand. :)
Exams are on a half-day basis for the entire week, so the kids still had enough time to study for the following day's schedule at the same time they still had time to unwind when they finished studying earlier.
Saturday came, it was market day for the whole family, Mama-lo and Papa-lo included. We went to Consolacion markket to buy fresh supplies of our daily staples.
Sunday, we went to church at 10 am. Had our lunch at home and then headed to Jollibee Consolacion for the advanced birthday celebration of Kuya Jeremy. It was his 8th birthday party and he requested a Justice League-themed party. I could have done better with the preparation and all. But still we opted this hassle-free party because who knows, I might be going on labor anytime hehehe. So upon Daddy Hubert's approval, Jollibee party it was...
And on the 25th, Kuya's actual birthday, we had a simple dinner and a choco fountain treat...
And guess who enjoyed it the most?
Them...hehehehe...
August 26, 2008
7:00 am
I was already experiencing labor pains. I texted my doc and told me to proceed to the hospital if the pain persists.
9:00 am
I walked into the delivery room.I was My vital signs were monitored.
11:00am
I was transferred to the Operating Room and by 11:30am they were preparing me for the surgery.
11:44am
First time to meet my 7.1 lb Baby Josef Blake. It was a tear-jerking experience, hearing him let out his first cry made me cry too. It was also very touching to see him again already bathed and was latched to me.
Here are some pics...
That's my pretty doc, Dr. Jezreel L. Dabon, who happened to be my classmate since we were Prep up to 6th grade at St. Joseph's Academy.
August 29, 2008
6pm
We were discharged of the hospital. Ate Franee and Kuyaa Jeree came with Papa-lo to fetch us at the hospital. The two were very eager to meet the new member of the family.
August 30, 2008
9am
Daddy Hubert has bid goodbye to everybody since he will be flying back to China. I was left home with Baby Jaybee while the kids accompanied him to the airport with Papa-lo ,of course. I had to stay upstairs due to my CS operation and enjoy service de luxe from Ate Cherry, hehehe.
Well, Daddy Hubert couldn't the moment pass without our new family picture with the new member of the family...
Well, that would be all for now. A marathon, wasn't it? :)
First week of August :
Hubert confirmed that he would be arriving 11th of August and would be staying until the 30th. My expected date of delivery ( EDD ) was yet on Sept. 9 yet I could have my safe CS surgery between my 38th-39th week of pregnancy...pretty thrilling...since it has to be before Hubert leaving again for China after 3 weeks. As of this time, my OB-Gyne just wouldn't confirm as to what definite date it would be, huhuhuhu...stressful!
August 11
Hubert arrived from Shanghai along with his FSSZ officemates who were participants of the Technical Sharing of FSC at the Waterfront. Since the group will be shuttled from the airport to the hotel, we opted to meet him at the hotel lobby instead. While waiting, this is what we did...
And finally...our much awaited Daddy...
And of course...Daddy's loot...
We stayed with him at hotel and strolled around at The Walk in I.T. Park, just across the Waterfront...
And by the time we went back to our room...
August 18-22, 2008
The week started with a declared non-working holiday, which meant more study time for this week's 1st Periodical test. I'm just so glad I was still on my 37th week, so I would still be hands-on in tutoring the two kids with their lessons. Plus, Hubert was there to lend a hand. :)
Exams are on a half-day basis for the entire week, so the kids still had enough time to study for the following day's schedule at the same time they still had time to unwind when they finished studying earlier.
Saturday came, it was market day for the whole family, Mama-lo and Papa-lo included. We went to Consolacion markket to buy fresh supplies of our daily staples.
Sunday, we went to church at 10 am. Had our lunch at home and then headed to Jollibee Consolacion for the advanced birthday celebration of Kuya Jeremy. It was his 8th birthday party and he requested a Justice League-themed party. I could have done better with the preparation and all. But still we opted this hassle-free party because who knows, I might be going on labor anytime hehehe. So upon Daddy Hubert's approval, Jollibee party it was...
And on the 25th, Kuya's actual birthday, we had a simple dinner and a choco fountain treat...
And guess who enjoyed it the most?
Them...hehehehe...
August 26, 2008
7:00 am
I was already experiencing labor pains. I texted my doc and told me to proceed to the hospital if the pain persists.
9:00 am
I walked into the delivery room.I was My vital signs were monitored.
11:00am
I was transferred to the Operating Room and by 11:30am they were preparing me for the surgery.
11:44am
First time to meet my 7.1 lb Baby Josef Blake. It was a tear-jerking experience, hearing him let out his first cry made me cry too. It was also very touching to see him again already bathed and was latched to me.
Here are some pics...
That's my pretty doc, Dr. Jezreel L. Dabon, who happened to be my classmate since we were Prep up to 6th grade at St. Joseph's Academy.
August 29, 2008
6pm
We were discharged of the hospital. Ate Franee and Kuyaa Jeree came with Papa-lo to fetch us at the hospital. The two were very eager to meet the new member of the family.
August 30, 2008
9am
Daddy Hubert has bid goodbye to everybody since he will be flying back to China. I was left home with Baby Jaybee while the kids accompanied him to the airport with Papa-lo ,of course. I had to stay upstairs due to my CS operation and enjoy service de luxe from Ate Cherry, hehehe.
Well, Daddy Hubert couldn't the moment pass without our new family picture with the new member of the family...
Well, that would be all for now. A marathon, wasn't it? :)
Monday, April 28, 2008
It's our 8th!!!
The whole family is together here in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China for a vacation, well for the kids and me at least hehehe...while Hubert works during the day. It's the longest time we've been together since Hubert started working here. He would come to the Philippines for a couple of weeks or less every 4-6 months. And we always made sure that each time was well worth it. Same time last year, we had our 7th Wedding Anniversary. We started it with a renewal of vows led by my cousin-priest, Fr. John Anthony, and had our house blessing on that same day. We shared the celebration with our friends and relatives. And then we also celebrated Christmas 2007 together and then he was back to fetch us after Frances' graduation in March. So here we are right now :)
How fast time flies! It's been another year full of blessings and bliss.There are so many things to be thankful for. I know many people find it weird that both Hubert and I have decided to take the road less travelled, in our case choosing not to live together in Suzhou. Every decision we make entails a lot of thinking and consideration...and mostly it's done for everybody's good. It's good to get the best of both worlds at this time though. We get to travel on a vacation and be together, Hubert gets to go home on for a vacation too, and at the same time we get to send the kids in a school in the Philippines where they would learn the basic socialization skills which will aid them to be well-adjusted adults in their time soon. I get to exercise my role being a doting mother to them in school, hehehe...I always put in mind that the kids should go through things I have gone through as a child before because my childhood was so full of fun and Hubert's too! :) And I don't want my kids be deprived of that or worse they would be giving that look on their faces, asking us " Have you seen my childhood?" Familiar with that MJ song? But we also agreed that, if the kids would have been smaller yet, it would have been a different story though. We would have stayed together wherever the head of the family may go. Just like what we did when we decided to reside in Baguio City sometime in 2002. But things are different now, the kids are doing well in school, they are at the age where it's very hard to uproot them from where they stand. Just like a growing plant which you want to try uproot and transfer to another place, they may wither. Anyway, even with the kind of set-up we are in, I can say that we are always happy, thanks to technology ( PC, internet, mobile phones, etc.) we always feel like we're just near each other. It doesn't make neither one of us feel anything less of a wife/husband or mother/father just because of our geographical distance. Contrary to what people say that the wife should be there to serve the husband all the time, what other better way is there for a wife to serve her husband than seeing her taking well good care of the rest of the family, the household well-taken cared of, and the family's finances well-secured?
In the case of Hubert, he always make sure he talks to the kids all the time especially at night and update on each other. We all know this kind of setup is just temporary, and that there will always be a time that the family will be together once again. We just have to make our sacrifices and just invest a lot of trust on each other and most especially on God. All thing's will work out fine as it has been for almost three years now. :)
And now today, as we celebrate our 8th Wedding Anniversary...there might be no relatives and close friends to share our blessings with this day..but there's always the FIVE of us together...yes and I mean five, hehehe, you'll know why :)
Happy 8th Wedding Anniversary My Loves!!!
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How fast time flies! It's been another year full of blessings and bliss.There are so many things to be thankful for. I know many people find it weird that both Hubert and I have decided to take the road less travelled, in our case choosing not to live together in Suzhou. Every decision we make entails a lot of thinking and consideration...and mostly it's done for everybody's good. It's good to get the best of both worlds at this time though. We get to travel on a vacation and be together, Hubert gets to go home on for a vacation too, and at the same time we get to send the kids in a school in the Philippines where they would learn the basic socialization skills which will aid them to be well-adjusted adults in their time soon. I get to exercise my role being a doting mother to them in school, hehehe...I always put in mind that the kids should go through things I have gone through as a child before because my childhood was so full of fun and Hubert's too! :) And I don't want my kids be deprived of that or worse they would be giving that look on their faces, asking us " Have you seen my childhood?" Familiar with that MJ song? But we also agreed that, if the kids would have been smaller yet, it would have been a different story though. We would have stayed together wherever the head of the family may go. Just like what we did when we decided to reside in Baguio City sometime in 2002. But things are different now, the kids are doing well in school, they are at the age where it's very hard to uproot them from where they stand. Just like a growing plant which you want to try uproot and transfer to another place, they may wither. Anyway, even with the kind of set-up we are in, I can say that we are always happy, thanks to technology ( PC, internet, mobile phones, etc.) we always feel like we're just near each other. It doesn't make neither one of us feel anything less of a wife/husband or mother/father just because of our geographical distance. Contrary to what people say that the wife should be there to serve the husband all the time, what other better way is there for a wife to serve her husband than seeing her taking well good care of the rest of the family, the household well-taken cared of, and the family's finances well-secured?
In the case of Hubert, he always make sure he talks to the kids all the time especially at night and update on each other. We all know this kind of setup is just temporary, and that there will always be a time that the family will be together once again. We just have to make our sacrifices and just invest a lot of trust on each other and most especially on God. All thing's will work out fine as it has been for almost three years now. :)
And now today, as we celebrate our 8th Wedding Anniversary...there might be no relatives and close friends to share our blessings with this day..but there's always the FIVE of us together...yes and I mean five, hehehe, you'll know why :)
Happy 8th Wedding Anniversary My Loves!!!
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Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Hubert's Arrival
Hubert is here for our 7th wedding anniversary tomorrow and we'll have our new house blessed on the same day too. It's going to be a long day today for us --- running errands, buying things needed in the house, going to the grocery, taking the kids at the mall, visiting our parents, etc. So I'll just leave you with these pictures taken last night at the airport...
Daddy, Jeremy, and Frances
We're complete!!!
Bonding moment...
Spending quality time in the family room...
Frances' quiet time with her new pink gameboy a.k.a. gamegirl, hehehe
P.S.
I just learned something new tonight... that bats also prefer to land at the airport, hehehe... Ciao!
Daddy, Jeremy, and Frances
We're complete!!!
Bonding moment...
Spending quality time in the family room...
Frances' quiet time with her new pink gameboy a.k.a. gamegirl, hehehe
P.S.
I just learned something new tonight... that bats also prefer to land at the airport, hehehe... Ciao!
Sunday, April 15, 2007
The March that was...
The month of March flew by so fast yet it left me with sweet memories. I was just so overwhelmed with so much activities to go to. I always caught myself always running against time--- the kids final exams; school practices for two weeks; Moving Up Day; Graduation Day; Echie and Mira's wedding; and lastly, Lola Pat's 83rd birthday celebration. The last two activites were two occassions when some family members flew in from the U.S. like Aunt Margarette Helen, cousin Echie, and Ate Catchy with her family.
Frances Clare's Moving out Day March 26, 2007
Jeremy's Graduation ---March 27, 2007
The Graduate
During Echie and Mira's Wedding ( March 28, 2007)
Lola Pat's 83rd Birthday @ Eastland Estate Clubhouse and Pool
March 31, 2007
Lola Pat, the Birthday celebrant
Frances Clare's Moving out Day March 26, 2007
Jeremy's Graduation ---March 27, 2007
The Graduate
During Echie and Mira's Wedding ( March 28, 2007)
Lola Pat's 83rd Birthday @ Eastland Estate Clubhouse and Pool
March 31, 2007
Lola Pat, the Birthday celebrant