An Unfortunate Event

Erika,

A sad thing just happened recently. Your tito *** got shot by the rebels and not just once but seven times!!! Imagine our shock when we learned what transpired. And the real reason why he is now in a critical condition angered us more. Fortunately, he is still alive while I am sharing this story to you. The doctors say he's "masamang damo" after seeing his ct scan result. It is indeed a miracle that he survived when he took a bullet in his head. We are all very affected most especially your father who has treated tito *** like a real brother. I am just so happy that you are spared from all this. You play, you throw your fist into the air when people chant "Go Mike Go!" (tito mike is running for city vice mayor this coming elections. cross your finger, hope he wins), you have a new facial expression - a cross between smiling and crying. You know what fish and flowers are. You have a terrible tantrum and always get what you want. You are a very very cute little baby and everybody as in eeevrybody looooves you. I hope you grow up to be a very nice girl anak. And I hope you still have the chance to get to know your tito *** as he is also very fond of you.

P.S. So cute in mommy's headset huh...

Pre-birthday

Hi Ika!

It's 15 days before your first birthday and i'm soooo excited.

you're gonna have two parties. one here in sorsogon and one in manila.

We had a FREE pre-bday pictorial with ate Carla Berroya. Twas a great experience eventhough you were not smiling at all...well, you just woke up from a nap before the pictoria..that would explain it.

you better check this site out: http://www.carlaberroya-foster.blogspot.com/

Love you baby!

Firsts

Hi Ika!

Some of your firsts caught intentionally on photos...


First Christmas Morning December 2006







First New Year's Eve December 2006









First High Chair Experience - Jollibee Sorsogon (December 2006)







First Attempt to Crawl with Knees - Dec 2006 (but not successful)

A lot more firsts...but need to sign out first. Daddy's pestering me about the computer...

He's hooked on some Khan or Rhan war games whatever!

We love you baby!

Btw, you have a new yaya - Yaya Maricris aka Yaya Vanna! hehehe...she's quite nice. but learned recently that she's kinda sensitive...hehehe cried a lot last night...you seem to like her though.

Goodbye Yaya Gin

haaay ikay, yaya gin, your 2nd yaya for 2 weeks pa lang asked my permission to go home na to her family. she has a lot of reasons you know....she said she's having a hard time taking care of you coz ur so big and she's so petite lang. She told me na sumisikip ang dibdib niya when she carries you plus the fact that you're reall malikot na. Another reason she said, is that her mother misses her so. her sister texted her this afternoon telling her that if she does not come home, her mom will fetch her!

what can i do anak? i can't force her to stay. i wouldn't. sayang. she seemed so nice and sweet and really fond of you. back to step one na naman. time to look for another yaya that would help me and yaya deling. yaya deling is a bit old na kasi. she can't juggle household work and taking care of you. sooner or later, magrereklamo na rin siya. coz ur so bibo anak, ur so full of life...ubos energy namin ni dad, me and your yaya. nakakatuwa ka na pero nkakadrain ka talaga ng energy. and u have the tendency na to throw a tantrum when u dont get what u want....haaay nak, we love u!

For Erika

Dear Ikay,

Beginning today, this blog is gonna be all about you, me and ur daddy but mostly about you since i intend this to be a diary of all your happennings, your milestones, your firsts...as long as i can manage it.

Today, you've managed to pull mommy's hair and tried harder to pull mom's earrings since you didn't find your usual toy around my neck..yup, it was my cross necklace. i've told you over and over again that it's going to be yours eventually, only if i didn't lose it myself. I told you too that I'm gonna buy you one when you're older, with your name in it.

I had a hard time feeding you with your cerelac - mixed veggies. You are behaved while eating most of the time but on this particular day, you were hyper!!! Bathing you had always been pleasurable to me since you liked taking a bath. You even know how to say Amen by putting your hands together. But today, you were exceptionally restless. You were sitting in your tub and trying to reach the water inside the basin beside. You were so cuuuuute but it took me longer to bathe you. Even asked the help of your yaya Gin to keep you still. Grabe anak! you are so active na.

Nevertheless, you still look angelic even when you're pouting but you really look better when you're smiling. Hehehe. We love u anak! You are God's greatest gift to me and ur dad.