Stroller

Dear Sophie,
Our love affair with your stroller started when I went to Makati for the first time after giving birth. We saw all kinds of strollers and I started to want them for you. You already had a good stroller from Ninong Dennis, so I sadly just shrugged it off. Plus I checked out the prices and they were ridiculously expensive.

Then one day, when you were about five months old, lolo commented on how you were beginning to outgrow your stroller. I took that as a sign that we should go hunting for a new one.

We looked at several designs,  but the one I really wanted was the Quinny  Senzz™m with its sleek design, and perfect specs, but it was ridiculously expensive that would've been half of your birthing cost. I felt guilty about spending too much when others have so little (you will hear a lot of that from me, and I hope you will feel the same way in the future)

I looked at one of the popular choices, Graco, but it looked too plastic for me. I had images of a Chinese factory just spewing out graco strollers after graco strollers.


Then I tried the second hand route. Combi and Aprica were also popular choices, but there were a lot of Japanese surplus shops selling them and I met, through facebook one who sold both.

We initially got you a Combi, something both you and lola liked. You were finally allowed to sit up and you looked really cute with your foot propped up on the banister.

But I was an idiot, and I wasn't content. I was still looking for the perfect stroller. So off to the same store we went. This time we picked up an Aprica. I wasn't able to take pictures. Lola wanted an umbrella type and she wasn't too pleased that I kept changing my strollers. I decided to just buy one.
Tadaaa

I believe that everything happens for a reason, and the chain of events that led to this further strengthened my belief.

we got this at sm sucat, at half the price. and we love it because it fully reclines.

Avent

Dear Sophie,

Our pump broke. The electric motor just upped and died and I feel like crying because Avent, who is supposedly mother friendly, isn't being mother friendly.

They are refusing to honor the warranty because I bought it online.

Six Months - 8.3 Kilos

Dear Sophia,

You're six months today, and my gift for you was another shot. You didn't cry this time though.
You're getting so big and so cuddly already  I can't help but wish I could stay home with you often.

New tricks - Close Open and Highfive!

Mommy showed me your new tricks today. I am soooo proud of you!

Solid Food Feeding

Dear Sophie,

Your feeding process in pictures. Today's menu - Upo with Miswa.

 

 

Your soup - malunggay, ampalaya leaves and chicken broth

*yes, those two tiny bottles are your frozen milk stock. Don't worry, you have more than enough in the chiller. That's just our security blanket. Yes, I know, I must add to it.

Excersaucer

Finally, something you can enjoy for hours and hours on end. Thank you Tita May and Ate Mika

Of Death and Dying

Dear Sophie,

Lately I've been terrorized by thoughts of death - you dying, my parents dying, me dying and you with noone - Now I'm beginning to understand why mom never let me out of her sight for as long as she could. I can't die now, not without first giving you someone to belong to other than myself. Your grandparents aren't enough, because they're getting old. Your aunt and uncle are definitely (i never could spell that word) going to be there, but I want someone who will take it upon himself to be your person should I die.

I will update this once I find someone. Until then, your person after our family is Ninong Ton.

Wishlisht item - Moonwalk Baby Walker

Christmas Barbie

Dear Sophie,

I really want to dress you up in tutus and cute rompers and onesies, all things baby-iesh, except your lola doesn't want you in these. I want to enjoy your babyhood of crazy onesies with nice designs and Im actually going to start, now that you can almost sit, sewing cute stuff to your clothes bottom.

It already kinda sucks that I can't decorate the room with all the lady bug stuff because mom thinks its a mosquito hazard (which of course I do agree with, but hey, the rest gets to do that and they're fine)

You have my genes, which means you have a 50%chance of growing big, so I'm going to try my best to make sure you're motivated to staying fit and slim. I started doing that for myself already so that it will be easier for you to just into a healthy lifestyle.


So don't be fat, ok? it's really really hard being fat.

Heat

It was very hot when I did that. I made you an ice candy made from orange juice. I dont remember when that was or when I took the picture, but I remember you liked it a lot.

Bath

Dear Sophia,

 

You smell really really nice, and we love kissing you all over. Yun nga lang, after everyone has kissed you all over, you don’t smell nice anymore. You smell like laway.

 

So I give you a sponge bath a couple of times a day.

 

 

Crib

Dear Sophie,

You have a new crib. At first I was very sad about it, because I  was afraid you would just get scared and would feel lonely, but after a few days I realized you sleep better there, what with no one bugging you every time you move, adjusting your head, your legs or whatever. You actually sleep longer too.

I never would've considered getting a crib. We co sleep and that's that. But lolo was getting sleep deprived sleeping next to you because every time you moved, he would wake up and end up looking and staring at you for hours. Mom and I were skeptical at first about him being able to take you sleeping so far away (the crib is on lola's side of the bed) but apparently, he's ok. So far.

So here's how it goes, Weekdays you sleep in a crib, weekends you sleep beside me.

And I'm really happy with that.

Love you

Love 2

Dear Sophie,
If in the future, when you're a teenager making your own brand of mistakes, creating crazy thoughts in my head and driving me nuts with rebelliousness,  discard what ever I would say, if it contradicts my loving you. Because right now, I am all about you. Every thought and every breath is for you. There is no longer me, it's all just you.

(Oh yeah, I can get emo on your ass)

Love

Dear Sophia,
I am overflowing with love for you.

mommy