Hailey at 3 months.

Hailey is now 3 months old. She is no longer colicky however she still has crying spells. She likes talking to people in her gurgling language. She smiles a lot these days although it could be immediately be followed by crying. She has tried to lift her head up while lying on her tummy. We have also seen her turn over from lying on her tummy to lying on her back twice already. I am not sleep deprived at night because she usually wakes up to nurse then goes back to sleep right away. She's getting bigger and bigger each day. Before you know it, she would be sitting, crawling, standing, walking and talking. Can't wait till she gets a few months older so I can buy her more cute little dresses. It is really fun dressing up little girls. If only she had a lot more hair, i would buy her cute little hair clips. She looks like a baby boy because she doesn't have much hair.

School Boy

Griffin has been really good at school. He is well behaved as evidenced by his Good Job cards and Happy Grams. Academically, he's doing really well. His quizzes have perfect scores except for one chinese test where he got 2 mistakes. His seatworks are mostly very good too. He also did very well in his oral tests in chinese and english. I am looking forward to seeing the results of his quarterly exams. It was really easy studying for the tests because he has mastered all his lessons. I just had to review him a little.

Griffin turns 5

Griffin turned 5 years old today. As was his request, he had a Ben 10 cake and cupcakes. I also bought him flying balloons. Of course, he got to open his gifts which were mostly Ben 10 toys. He particularly loved the Alien Creation Chamber. We went to Greenbelt to eat at Chili's but there were no more seats so we ended up at Flapjacks. My baby is a big boy already. I will miss the times when he was younger that we spend every single day together, just the two of us.

Hailey is 2 months old

Hailey turned 2 months old last July 20, 2009. She sleeps a little longer and doesn't sleep as much as last month. She's not so colicky anymore, although she still cries at times and likes to suck her hand or my arm. You can make her smile now, when she's in a good mood and is either lying down on the bed or sitting in her seater.

Sad Griffin

When i picked Griffin up today, he looked sad and had teary eyes. I asked him what was wrong and he answered, " I don't know". In the car, on the way home, we asked him again why he was sad and he still said, "I don't know". When my mom asked him if he got a "good job" card, he said he got 3 stars but he did not get a "good job" card. We asked him if that was why he was sad and he said, yes.

I wrote to his teacher and she told me through email that Griffin did cry before dismissal because they had Penmanship and he was scared to stay after school to finish his work in case he doesn't finish it on time. He however finished second to the last and on time so he need not stay after school. He did get 3 stars and his good job card is in school where the teacher keeps them till the end of the week to keep track of who gets a Happy Gram by Friday.

Mid-quarter PTC

I went to the parent-teacher's conference at Griffin's school last Saturday morning. I talked to his teacher, Teacher Ail. She told me that Griffin is a happy boy in school. He is enthusiastic when it comes to recitation. She also told me that when asked a question, Griffin thinks about his answer. His answers are very related to the question unlike some kids who just answer without thinking. She told me that Griffin is smart and has no problem with academics. He is also very friendly. He just gets easily distracted when other kids are talking or playing in class so his attention has to be called. Knowing his happy disposition in school the teacher was surprised when Griffin cried when classes were cancelled. He kept on saying to the teacher that I did not know that classes were cancelled and that I would not come to pick him up.

I am really happy with the feedback I got from the teacher. He also got a Happy Gram last week for being a good boy the whole week. Griffin has improved a lot. He had a lot of homework last weekend, particularly penmanship homework. He was able to finish it without any tantrums. Knowing that he's not fond of writing, writing so many letters and writing his full name 8 times was a major accomplishment, specially because he had to write it on blue-red-blue lines.

Ben Tennyson

Here is Griffin in his Ben 10 costume made by Ama.

Happy Birthday Ama!

Cancelled Classes

Classes were cancelled yesterday. Unfortunately, I learned about the cancellation when I arrived home already. Poor Griffin, he had to wait for more than an hour to be picked up while most of the kids went home already. When my mom got him from the classroom, he was just sitting down on the chair. He kept asking Ama where I was and why I was taking so long.

That night, he told me that he almost cried because I was taking so long. He asked me why I did not know that classes were cancelled. I explained to him that I only learned about the cancellation when I reached home so I had to go back to pick him up. My poor baby, next time it's raining hard, I'll wait for a while, in case they cancel classes again.

Best mommy in the world

Griffin and I were walking out of the EED gym, when I picked him up from school yesterday afternoon. As we left the gym, I saw one of his classmates who was not in PE uniform .....
Me: Why isn't Diego wearing his PE uniform?
Griffin: Maybe his mommy forgot it is PE day today.
Me: Maybe.
Griffin: You're the best mommy in the world because you know everything.
Me: Thanks.

It feels good that Griffin appreciates the things I do for him.

Hailey is 1 month old

Hailey at one month still sleeps all day. However, she prefers to be carried while sleeping. If she is left on the bed and she wants to be carried, she cries till someone picks her up. She is also not so fond of taking a bath so she usually cries during bath time.

Her main problem is colic. There are times when she cries and cries because of this. There are also times when you can see from her facial expression that she wants to get the air out by passing gas or pooping. Sometimes she throws up and seems to feel better. She is a breastfed baby so I hope she is not lactose intolerant. I hope she outgrows the colic really soon. Some say babies usually get better at around 3 months. I'm praying that it is not lactose intolerance that is causing the colic.

First Day in Big School

Yesterday was Griffin's first day in big school. They did not have their regular class yet since it was the open house for the nursery class. He just did some coloring and gluing shapes on paper. Then the teacher discussed some stuff then the kids were free to go and play in the playground. He had so much fun playing and loved drinking cold water from the drinking fountain. He's so happy that his school has a big playground. I hope that he'll always enjoy being in school.

Hello Hailey Caitlin!

Hailey Caitlin was born last May 20, 2009 at 8:29 am via cesarian section delivery. She weighed 7 lbs. 3 oz.

Here are my babies, Griffin and Hailey.

Hailey Update

I went to my OB this morning and had my last ultrasound to check if Hailey is ready to come out already. According to the doctor, she's not ready yet if I wanted to give birth this weekend. We decided, however, to schedule my c-section next Wednesday, May 20. According to my ama, May 20 is a very good day to give birth. My doctor has agreed to this date as I will already be on my 38th week of pregnancy. Praying that everything will be fine during my delivery next week. Hailey is already 7 lbs. based on the ultrasound.

Here's the latest ultrasound of Hailey's face: