My little toddler boy

Our little boy is growing and growing.. and it's unstoppable!

These days, since I already allowed him to roam arround the house, sobrang kuliiiittttt na talaga. Kahit ano ano nalang kinukuha at ginagalaw.

Then last weekend, we brought him to USCE, ayun, nagtatakbohan sya kahit saan. He's not scared at all. Hindi nya nakuha sa Daddy nya ang "cautious" na attitude. Feeling ko lang, nakuha nya sa Tito Jeff nya ang "brusko" at "risky" na personality. Hindi talaga sya takot sa kahit ano.

Hopefully, the rain would stop so we could go out more sa mga parks and allow him to play.

Oktobar 2008

Because I was creating a copy of my son's photos on his Dad's portable drive, I came across this photo exactly shot a year ago. Maverick was still a month old here, looking like a smurf and Yannah, my precious niece was still a cutie Devojčica (little girl). The photo was taken at SM Bacolod, a local department store/mall in my province.


Maverick spend his first 8 months 'malling' here. It's a meeting place for him and his sestra Yannah. Oh I miss the crowd! Back then I would get easily annoyed seeing a lot of people in the mall, because I easily get dizzy with all the motions and the noise. But now, I am so totally missing all of it! Especially that Bacolod is celebrating it's 30th Masskara Festival. I love riding the jeepneys, the delicacies, the foods, and everything about Bacolod. I stayed there for more than a year before leaving for Belgrade and I'm attached to my birthplace again.

And above all, I miss everyone whom I loved and left. My parents, my extended my family, my relatives, my friends and my niece. Just a year ago.... time flies isn't it?

A Happy Birhtday to Maverick!

(Delayed post again.)

Last August 27, Thursday, our son Maverick turned 1.

We simply celebrated his birthday at home, with Pasta, Serbian Pizza (my favorite!), a Cake and French Fries hehehe, and who's there to eat all those preparations? Nobody else but Mommy and Daddy! It was a quiet birthday celebration, so non-traditional for somebody turning one year old. If we were back home in the Philippines, it would have been a grand celebration.. probably a party in Bacolod and another one in Pampanga hehehe. (Grandparents love grand birthday parties!)

Earlier that day, Mavi received gazillions of birthday wishes and prayers from the grandparents, Aunts and Uncles, Mom and Dad's friends. To all who greeted, thank you for remembering, for your thoughtfulness, for your prayers and wishes. I know that you've been following my once (and defunc) pregnancy blog, so you've probably witness how Mavi has grown from that little cherub at the nursery window to this smart and cutie boy. May our dear Lord God bless you with abundance and good health.

Despite the absence of a birthday party (every Mom's greatest anticipation for their kiddos), we were happy to celebrate Mavi's birthday together and as a family, privately.

And what's a birthday without a cake right? The hubby bought the cake earlier (it was suppppperrrr delicious!!! but we put the half into the trash it expired already, walang mahilig sa sweets sa amin), and thank goodness we found a birthday candle! So here's a picture of Mavi blowing his first birthday candle ever. By the time he grows, he would probably ask us why he didn't have a party or why is it it's just the three of us hehehe.

Before we sang him a happy birthday song, the Dad and I silently offer a thanksgiving prayer for Mavi, prayed for our son's health and future, made him a wish and kiss and hug him.

But wait.. that's just the first part of the celebration... hehehe. My husband prepared something more for Mommy and Mavi :-) (Gift daw namin)

Can you guess what gift the Daddy is preparing for Mommy and Mavi?

Our Eczema Baby

These are the skin care products of my little boy. He did not graduated yet from his eczema. Though the rashes are gone, but the dryness of skin is still there so we still have to keep on moisturizing his skin.

I brought the Cetaphil brands from the Philippines. You can't see them sold here. So I tried to make use of what's available for now.. the Nivea Baby.

Thank goodness that they have this NUTRI SENSITIVE products, for babies with ultra sensitive skin. It comes with a Nourishing Milk (lotion), Wash Lotion (bath) and a Nourishing Creme (for the face).

I can say Cetaphil is more effective compared to Nivea. But I am not using the Cetaphil brands for now, for I only brought 1 item for each product, I'm reserving them for the "worst case scenario".