Moms of the Childbirth and Child Care Threads - Part 7

[marose17]

Nesz, yes, pray to St. Joseph.  The convent of the Pink Sisters in New Manila is called St. Joseph's Convent, I think.  That's where I prayed before the Bar exams.  Every Saturday before the exam (which is on a Sunday), I'd go there before going to my hotel.  Super subok ko na ang good sisters.

Naniniwala talaga ako sa intercessory powers ni St. Joseph.  Imagine, at 30, I was single and had no boyfriend tapos all set na kong maging single forever.  I was planning to study abroad and that was consuming my time.   God had other plans. I met my husband when I least expected it and where I least expected to find a husband (in BIR, a government office full of old, married men of all places)...

Lia, huwag ka munang ma-pressure.  Bata pa nga ang anak mo. When she turns 2-3, expect an explosion of language and skills.  Magugulat ka na lang.

Kim, before akong nag-post ulit, lumabas ang new post mo.  There's a St. Joseph church in Aurora Boulevard in Cubao.  You can go there.

Kapag ganyan si EJ, I guess your prayer should be for him to grow up.  Maybe, time apart is a good idea.

[liyapot]

kim..
masyado sya dependent sa parents?
if i may ask..how old na si ej? you? how many years na kayong kasal?
if you need someone to talk to andito lang naman kami..tsaka malapit lang bahay namin sa inyo..kahit na mahal mag tricycle!

there is also a st. joseph church in las pinas.. yung bamboo organ church...

[marose17]

Oh, I forgot, sa Greenhills di ba, may church na Santuario de San Jose?  Puwede rin doon.

[liyapot]

sa may palanan meron din st joseph the worker..
i think kahit anong church pwede.. just pray lang

marose..
nape-pressure ako pag we see family from my side.. magpapa-bless eh she doesnt know how to do it.... haay

[marose17]

Turuan mo lang si Gianna and be consistent.  Siguro you can start by asking her to bless kapag darating ka from work.  Okay pa iyan kasi bata pa naman siya.  Dapat din understanding ang mga matatanda.  Kailangan kasi sa bata paulit-ulit hanggang ma-master niya.

[kimdimatulac]

thanks lia and marose! will try to go sa palanan or las piñas. dati, i used to go to St. Jude in Malacañang a lot especially during my pregnancy. i prayed for a smooth and healthy delivery which happened naman.

lia, we started to live together when i gave birth pa lang. so that's about 4 months now. we're not yet married, became a couple in 2008. he's turning 30 this year. dadaan ako sa inyo one of these days pag natapos ko na ang aking driving lessons. LOL! nung saturday, paikot ikot lang kami sa phase 1 and sa may simbahan. kaloka, puro more practice ang rating ko after. hehe

[twelvth_goddess]

^aaww Kim, dont worry things will be ok. Just pray to God lang.

Yesterday, I was updating Zoe's memory book and I asked Dan to write his part of the letter to Zoe. I fell asleep while he was writing but when I woke up, tulog sila ni Zoe and I decided to read his letter. When i finished, I was crying cus I was so touched with what he wrote. He has always been expressive with his feelings towards me and Zoe but he's not much of a writer kaya when he writes notes or other things talagang parang gold yan saken.

[simplykristine08]

Kim, hugs magiging okay din ang lahat, just pray.

Van, sweet naman ni hubby mo. Superlove nya kayo ni Zoe

[kimdimatulac]

thanks, van and tin! i know things will turn out to be okay in the end. i trust in God's plans for me. cliche as it may sound but for now, that's all i can do and savor the moments i have with my precious little one.

[neszreyes]

kim.. ganyan din si hubby napaka immature.. i was prepared to accept it all.. as in sobrang bait ko na.. pero yung ipagpalit kami sa babaeng may asawa at anak yun ang di ko kinaya.. i can tolerate his immaturities, pero ito yung di ko kinaya na part ng immaturity niya.. pray ka lang.. pero masasabi ko lang don't expect him to change, pag nagalsabalutan ka, dahil immature nga siya, prepare mo din sarili mo na di niya kayo itaguyod..  good thing na di pa kayo married

[kimdimatulac]

nesz, yan din ang ayoko na hintaying mangyari. baka dumating sa point na mambabae pa siya, di bale na lang. as early as now, i have to stand my ground and show him what's okay and what is not okay.

[neszreyes]

^yup tama ka naman.. as early as now, he should set his priorities.. kumbaga, siya may problem eh.. siya ang matutong mag adjust.. just keep on praying, malalampasan mo din yan.. ako nalampasan ko na yan.. andito lang kami

[kimdimatulac]

^thanks, nesz! as they say, this too shall pass.

[twelvth_goddess]

^Correct Kim. As they say, there's always a reason for everything. Whatever happens, I'm sure God will be with you and Katie

Nakakaloka na ang childless thread. The discussion has become cheap na, ayoko na syang basahin hehe

[pinkcoyote]

hi mommies,pa-join. I have 2 kids both girls, a 4-year-old preschooler na ang dilemma ko now is what school to send her to pag gradeschool (traditional or non-traditional). My second baby is 3months old who's exclusively breastfed, she was just baptized last weekend This forum has been really helpful to me. hope to know more about you mommies! =)

[simplykristine08]

^ hi sis! Welcome sa thread. Ano po pala name nyo?

[sachism]

hi mga sis, yung landmark grocery trinoma ba closes at 9pm?

[clueless]

I just got home. Nagenjoy ako sa landmark makati mag-grocery kasi kumpleto talaga. Tingin ko don na kami lagi mag-grocery. I used to go to save more in alabang kasi nag-grocery ako after office.

Yung job offer ko kanina mas mataas naman ng konti ang offer nila in temrs of gross pay. But sin e i work for an rohq now and i enjoy 15% tax, nadali sa net pay, mas mababa. Though gusto ko sana bumalik sa 8-5 job, di namina afford the paycut. Sayang di . So maybe what i can do now is see if a 12-9 schedule will work better instead of 2-11. But if i do that naman, sayang din yung matitipid namin ni hubbyby taking 1 car to work na lang kung pareho kaming 2-11. Hay. I have until tomorrow to respond. I will try to negotiate pa.

Kim, some men are really immature but maybe later on he will realize what he has to lose if he doesnt change his ways. Sana it wont be too late when that happens. But savor your moments na lang with katie. And i dont agree that 2 people have to stay together just for the kid/s. Pray for guidance.

Van, i saw those heinz rusks. Sabi sa box, mix with milk then crush eh. I wanted to buy nga sana.

Pinkcoyote, welcome. Please give your name and age and yoir kids' names also.

Lia, i think ok din na may lesson plan si yaya pero i think dapat may follow through ka din. I also encourage the yaya to teach b some things like close open, wave hi and bye, mga ganon. But i also teach her these things para tuloy tuloy. And consistent.

Bumili ako ng maliliit na hair elastics kanina for b. Eh di pala kaya ang hair niya kasi ang nipis. Pero ang haba na eh, gusto ko iclip. San ba nakakabili ng mga plastic clips. Puro bakal yung nakikita ko eh tapos patusok. Baka matusok naman ang scalp niya.

[sachism]

naeenganyo naman ako sa LM na yan.. dito lang kasi kami sa small time grocery store malapit samin kasi mura talga dun un nga lang hindi kumpleto.. kaya tuloy gusto ko na mag grocery kay LM sana kanina pero ayaw na ni hubby gabi na daw.. baka bukas na lang.

Lisa, naka 15% ka pa din sa ROHQ? ROHQ din ako pero hindi ako pasok sa 15% dahil sa bagong memorandum na yan..grrrr... pero ang take away ko na lang ay madami akong work from home kaya i cant ask for anything more na din.. kasi they have been very accommodating to my situation.. lol.. kaya i have a lot of time to spend with V.

kim, mas mahabang pasensya talaga kelangan. at more more prayers.. ive seen great miracles in my life thru prayers kaya dont lose hope aja aja!

hindi pa din ako nakaktutok sa online shopping na yan.. hanggang FB lang kinaya ko pero nagka prob pa.. lol... hindi ko pa kasi alam kung ano gusto ko.. pag may nakita ako gusto ko sana shoes for V... makikisingit ako sa pobox nyo (excited much) LOL

nangangarag ako ngayon kasi busy sa bday ni baby sa June (lapit na) at kay MIL this weekend (mas malapit na) LOL...

[clueless]

Jai, yes 15%. i think not all our employees enjoy 15% tax. may certain criteria yata to qualify like may minimum annual salary requirement, dapat senior consultant, etc. My last 2 employers 15% tax din but not rohq. Special arrangement for companies in the petroleum industry. Kaya tuloy hirap ako makahanap ng company na tatapat sa net ko kasi kung regular 32% tax, i skew their salary structure daw. Ilang companies na nagsabi sakin niyan.

Re pobox. Dear, kung sasali ka sana asap na. Latest delivery estimate of our items is may 10 tapos aalis na ang box. Kung sasali ka sana on or before may 10 din ang eta ng items mo sa pobox warehouse in california.

Naalala ko pala. When we out to dinner for my mom's birthday a couple of weeks ago, natuwa ako kasi yung size 1 rl sandals na espadrille type ni b eh nasuot na niya. Kaso bago umuwi tinanggal ng mom ko tapos di niya alam saan niya nilagay. Ilang days ko nang hinahanap pero wala talaga. Sabi ng mom ko baka daw naiwan niya sa sugi, where we had dinner. I called sugi yesterday, wala naman daw naiwan. nasasayangan ako sa shoes.