Moms of the Childbirth and Child Care Threads - Part 11

[domestic diva]

Wow! Hindi toxic thread natin today.. because it's Sunday?
I just went out to buy vinagre aromatico.. magamit mamaya even with the older ones!

Still bag hunting with the older kids. Jansport, Billabong and DC lang nakikita ko.. and  P3-4k per back pack?! Wala na bang ibang brand na matibay din?

Maui: nag-fun run ka today? I tried running with the stroller too.. kahingal talaga! LOL

[sachism]

hindi ba delikado to run with the stroller at nakasakay si baby?

nagawa ko na din ang checklist at reminders ni yaya at hh.. piprint ko na lang at eexplain ko tomorrow..thanks pia for sharing your file next item ko ay ang menu for the week for us and V.. dalwang parties namiss ni V this weekend bec of what happened

im so craving for a chocolate cake

[MauiGS]

Oo Grace, korek ka-mega hingal ako hehe yabang ko pa kay hubby na kayang-kaya lang yun 
Hmmm Delikado din talaga siguro, super paalala nga sila on speed & brake at seatbelt check, lalo kung Hindi ok young road pero kanina wala namang accident except sa biglang nagpa-diaper change at the middle of the run na nakita namin hehe

[domestic diva]

^ang cute naman! diaper change in the middle of the run. rule of thumb next time, dapat diaper change before the run

i'm sure delikado ang running with stroller that's why they sell those jogging strollers in the states. napatakbo lang ako kasi umiiyak na si J at gustong kumalas na sa stroller eh nasa middle of our walking path exercise pa lang kami kaya napa-jogging/running tuloy ako. i didn't want her to cry and cry.

Jai: chocolate cake.. polly's masarap!

dd and i tried you tube's dangerous chocolate cake..
baka mataas lang ang expectations ko as a critic but i didn't like it at all!

[marose17]

Hi girls!  We had another day out with the kids.  After Mass at Padre Pio, we went to Eastwood.  Had lunch at Sambo Kojin, super busog.  Good deal na for P599/person, kids below 4 ft. at P295.  We've never tried Yakimix so I have nothing to compare it with.  We feasted on the salmon sashimi, plus salmon, shrimp, beef and bacon everywhere for the grill.  Okay din their tempura and always nire-refill.  Great service.  Attentive, polite and efficient ang wait staff, very friendly pa sa kids ko.  The place is very clean.

May pre-school fair sa Eastwood mall.   Kumuha ako ng mga brochures, so for QC moms, I can give the brochures during the EB.

Excited na my kids for Kung Fu Panda.  May puppet show kanina sa Eastwood.  Siempre pa, we had to go to Fully Booked. Naka-4 Curious George books na naman ang little dictators.   Sabi ko, next week we will not be buying books.  Agree naman sila sa deal namin.

And finally, I was able to buy custaroons!  Nag-taste test pa lang ako kanina.  Mamaya na ang verdict.  I love the packaging ha.  Maganda pang-gift iyan sa Christmas.

[Grayce]

Jai, praise God at safe naman na si baby. Naku after your kwento ako naman ata an nagalala sa kung anong high chair ang gagamitin e gusto ni hubby booster seat lang kasi.

Re: mustela, mas mura dito specially na may 15% discount so far sa kiddy palace. I got the bubble bath ng $13 lang ata after discount since regular price nya is $15sgd. Yung hair and body wash ata is $18. Check ko later we're goin to the mall in a bit.

Dra. Gwendolyn wong's PF is 500 lang.

Waah kamusta naman kaya pag may sariling freezer si BM! kahit na gusto ko parang d ko nakikita practicality lalo na at la ako balak na magtagal kami dito SG, nagiipon lang kasi kami dito. Yun nga lang wa parin ipon now dahil sa gastusin w/ my pregnancy and now hospital bills naman. Dbale God will provide.

Normal delivery ako Jai, ayokong ma CS at gudbye ako sa gym life at active life. Ayaw self confesses kiti kiti ako. D ako sanay ng walang sports or d nagggym. Ininduce nga lang ako ng ob ko dito which is wala naman sa birth plan ko. Oh well. Basta next na pagbubuntis is sa Pinas na talaga ako. An after 4yrs! Yoko na masundan muna maloloka ako magalaga ng babies la kasi kami HH dito. Ako
Lahat gumagawa.

Maui, nakwento ko kay hubby yan na meron run w/ babies pero nasa stroller. Napacomment cya agad na delikado kung di ok stroller or walang hydraulics like quinny buzz

Marose, OA ang RL dyan tsaka dito. Yung pang baby na binili ni Pia for J, nasa $99sgd dito! Kamusta naman ang OA-ness ng price pero agree ako maganda talaga RL. May LE shirts sila now for kids yung dragon na chinese word nakalagay. Nice sana kaso ayoko alamin presyo:p sa kids and babies lang meron designs. Sa adults naman now meron sila yung fOr Japan hope
Fund ata nila yun. Nice din cya, but as always, ayokong alamin ang presyo at wa pa ako K mag polo polo ngayon dahil sa flabs!

[skipper]

marose - sa bank ang counterpart ng MF is UITF. halos same lang sila, managed by the bank nga lang ang UITF. minsan lang yata mas malaki returns sa MF. depende anong bank at sino fund manager. Nakita ko nga pala sa post mo yung sa lawyer na nag switch ng career. Try ko si dra yu. dun ako sa may mercury nagpapa acupuncture dati tamang tama.naisip ko pala baka di pwede obagi sa nagbi-BF. Ok ba ang SK-II? Eto yata binebenta sa Forever Flawless pero mahal dun. I also like Meg Ryan’s bookstore sa You’ve Got Mail. Sana di na nya pina plump lips nya. Di nya bagay.

grayce – try ko din siguro si dra wong. How much ang RMK dyan pag sale? As if naman, mahilig ako sa make up kaso tamad ako mag makeup kaya nakatambak lang. pag may okasyon lang ako nagme make up.  Kainggit naman ang lakas ng milk mo

rata – I forgot to answer yes one year lang yung 5.75% pag fixed term for 10 or 15 years yun yung mas mataas nasa 11%

pia – haha! Kakatawa ha hindi ka mukhang ibuburol sa make up sa jesi mendez. Naalala ko tuloy nung nagpa make up ako dati to attend a wedding eh bago pa lang kami ni hubby na bf gf nun so nagpapa impress ako nagpa hair and make up ako. Ayun nagmukha akong ibon! Blue na eyeshadow wit matching bangs na nakataas lol!

grace – gamit nya sis is summer bather yung large parang ganito sulit na sulit sa amin pero malaki na si baby.
http://www.summerinfant.com/Products/Bathing/Baby-Bathers/Mother-s-Touch®-Deluxe-Baby-Bather.aspx

tin – ok nag timba! Haha! Balak ko yan pag 2 years old na si F

maui – welcome, if may question ka ask ka lang

lisa -  baka pwede gawin ng sis mo is dagdagan ang BM for twins tapos pagdating nya pump na lang sya pampalit sa frozen BM kesa naman magutom kids parang it defeats the purpose of giving the best for our babies kung nagugutom sila. Hindi naman siguro madalas itong ganitong situation. Tingnan ko yung bather na suggestion. Kung emergency fund di advisable na ilagay sa MF. Pang long term talaga ang MF like 2-5 years. Pero minsan suswertihin ka naman pwedeng kumita ka in one year pag good ang market. Kasi if there is an entrance fee say 2% tapos may exit fee sabihin na nating 2% din kasi you will get it in 1 year at ang return is 20% so kita ka pa din ng 18%. The downside is what if kailanganin ang emergency fund tapos at that time hindi ok ang market? Minsan kasi ang returns negative pag less than a year pa lang. meron yata mga treasury bills na 3 mos I will research nga, alam ko may mga TD na shorter than one year ang maturity. Dapat talaga sis iba ang emergency fund sa investible fund.

jai – sa equity fund and balanced fund kami nag invest, nag start ako sa 80ksa Philequity  tapos na engganyo na ko. Kasi that 80k is now 180k  more than 5 years na kasi. But during recession ha back in 2009 the 80k became 50k.

MF -nag invest kami sa Philequity= 43.62%  , FAMI (First Metro= 42.51% tsaka GSIS Fund = 37.35% ang one year return. The first two MF invest their fund sa stocks or equities ang third like GSIS is balanced fund which means na half sa stocks half sa fixed income (mas mababa ang returns but less risk) like Treasury Bills. There was a time kasi na the balanced fund return is the same as the equity fund returns. Ang napansin ko lang during recovery mas mabilis tumaas ang returns ng equity fund than balanced fund. It has been proven na stocks outperform talaga all the other types of investments in terms of returns but these are for those that have time pa on their side and not risk averse. Kasi say if you are a retiree it’s best to invest in fixed income na lower returns and low risk like treasury bills . I think you will get 6%-8% yata. Pero kung bata pa sa stocks na lang. high returns – high risk. Low returns = low risk. Meron pa nga workbook si Colayco na you can calculate how much you need to invest a month at x % so that by the time you retire the interest from your savings will finance your expenses. So parang you are LOI na or living off on interest. Term nya making the money work for you than working for the money. Passive income vs active income. Active income yung sweldo natin. Passive income are those w/o doing anything kumikita tayo like interest from investments.

[domestic diva]

Marose: I want to try Sambo Kojin too kaya lang it's hard to do buffet dining with a baby in tow so we will see.. But thanks for the review, at least alam ko ng sulit siya : )
Where's it located in Eastwood?

No wonder Kung Fu Panda is on McDo's shake shake fries (it's back but walang sour cream flavor.. boo!).. there's another movie?

That's good na you can make deals with your boys, Marose
Ako din with my kids, ganyan din. Look around lang ha. Next time we will
buy when you're super sure you still want it. Ok naman sila.

Where can you get Custaroons? I've heard so many good reviews (although dapat may sweet tooth ka talaga).

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[domestic diva]

Michelle: I cannot open the page    

May nakita akong pang bathing for baby online.. parang baby spa ba yon. para siyang timba na sosyal. Water saver daw. Eh kung mukhang timba, water saver nga but I can't imagine baby enjoying that kind of bath

[marose17]

Grace, sulit naman Sambo Kojin.  The waiters are very friendly and attentive to children.

It's at the back of Something Fishy.  There's a big sign naman, you will find it easily.

May custaroons sold at Padre Pio Chapel sa labas.

[skipper]

Lisa – yung PO box ko next week pa daw ipapa ship ilang days na nasa kanila items ko kasi daw may cutoff. Ganun ba yun?kala ko as soon as dumating lahat items eh ship agad.

Marose – sorry din a ko naka BR parang may nabasa ako na Magic School Bus. Ano yun? Kasi yesterday bumili ako ng baby Einstein (First Words) mahal nasa P1,300 hehe kurips na naman ako. Hanap kasi ako ng pwede kay F pang lesson lesson nya. Yung books kasi nasugatan fingers nya from paper cut. Kaya di ako makabasa pa sa kanya dahil inaagaw nya. Bumili ako ng soft book pero isa lang tsaka wala naman masyadong kwento yun. Pang girl pa yata nabili ko kasi lady bug. Baka tapos na topic na to di kasi ako naka BR na ng thread 1-8. Iniisip din namin mag switch ng cable na may Playhouse Disney pero may nabasa ako na di ok masyado na TV sa kids. sa padreo pio ka din pala, dun kami nag mass 12nn. di pa din si fr clement ang priest. sya favorite namin. yung priest kanina mukhang bata at naka hair color pa with matching taas taas na gel na hair

Grace - eto sis another link http://www.amazon.com/Summer-Infant-Mothers-Comfort-Bather/dp/B000B90G9K


BW – ako naman sa rustans makati sa Brazilian Bare. Free ang UA hehe minsan bikini lang ang singil sa akin. nakasabay ko si khristine florendo.bakit ganun iba talaga skin nila and skin ng mga artista hehe. Nga pala if bawal pa massage ang lower part ng tummy sa spa bec of C/S baka bawal din ang BW? Napaisip tuloy ako.

Healthy chest– mas gusto ko to , ang downside lang di pa kasya ulit sa akin ang mga damit ko dati lalo sa chest hehe parang puputok pag binutton up. Kaya iba pa mga sinusuot ko ngayon lalo na may mga buttons di ko talaga masuot, bumili tuloy ako ng iba and hindi ako masyado maka porma haha!

[pinkcoyote]

hi mommies!

Jai- sa e.rod branch the other one is in new york st.right? Near kids ahoy? Binalak ko nga dati dun sa new york branch nung nagpplayschool pa si S1 ko sa kids ahoy.

marose - ako i've tried both sambokojin and yakimix, sa food choices mas gusto ko yakimix, pati desserts masmadami. Sa taste, so-so lang pareho. But sa service, sobrang mas accomodating staff ng sambokojin, and mas-maluwag and relaxed ang ambiance sa sambokojin, nasisikipan ako sa yakimix.

pia -thanks sa YayaToDo chart ha, ask ko pala para san yun calamansi sa tuhod? Gusto ko din gawin kay s1 sana hehe 

[sachism]

Marose: bago lang ba ya? Recently ko lang nakikita yan sa mga pics sa fb.. Hahaha.. Yan ba pumalit sa saisaki? Kasi parang may ganyan sa dad's sa edsa. Wow usapang schools.. Kaya dapat maging attentive ako dito sa MF lessons ni michelle.. Hahaha

Grayce: thank god talaga ok si v. Wow mas mura nga mustela dyan.. Hanggang kelan kaya sale nila? June 17 punta namin dyan.. Kita tayo ha... Excited nako makita si J with his fatroll? Hahaha

Michelle: mas maganda ba dyan kesa sa prulife? Or iba yan? Talagang gusto ko matutunan.. Nangungulit na kasi yung agent ko sa pru..na maginvest ulit.. Na pepressure ako kasi wala akong alam hahaha dko alam rebuttal ko.. Lol

[Grayce]

michelle, yan ang dilemma ko now, DAMIT! lalo na at madalas ako lumabas, so ginagawan ko paraan nalang yung mga kasya sakin na old clothes ko and yung nursing tops ko rin medyo d ganun kadami. mahal kasi dito kaya nagpapabili pa ako dyan sa pinas... Check ko until when sale ng kiddy palace

RMK dito mga nasa $30-$50 pag nagsasale based dun sa local blog na nakita ko

marose, nasa food bucket list ko paguwi ang sambokojin. i love buffets

[domestic diva]

Marose: yes, I saw that little bakeshop outside of Padre Pio! Dapat pala pinasukan ko siya when I went there!.. Sabi siguro ni Padre Pio, next time na at ang diet! LOL

Michelle: sosyal naman paliguan ni baby.. it's so cute! My baby bath sling is Dex Baby and then pinapatong ko lang sa bath. Nowadays, nakaupo lang si J on it. At least hindi siya madudulas.

[redrose]

Hi ladies, I am so back! my golly, ang haba ng BR ko. Ang daming topics 

Oh Marose and Michelle - we didn't hear mass today @ PP, pero we made visit na lang kase I really wanted to line up to personally pray/thank sa statue ni PP. Anyway, we we're there 2PM pero natapos kame 330. Ang haba pa din pila even if tapos na ang 12:15 PM mass. Pero good thing na din kase I was able to drop by the PP office kase till now di ko pa din nakita mg testimonial letter posted. Eh yun pala, nawawala daw ata. I submitted it kase na nakapaloob sa brown envelope (sealed). Pero sabe ng secretary, she will ask Don Ramon muna daw then she will give me a call kung nandun or wala so I can reprint  After, I bought some custaroons din (yes marose), the small box only. Sabe ng salesgirl, mix daw...kaso when I opened, parang cheese lahat. Ate 2 pieces on our way to BHS, okay naman lasa.

We went to BHS kanina to check some books sa Fully booked and the pediped shoes sa H&L. Got some books for Y kaso yung pediped hunting ko, failed. Wala size si Y dun sa abigail design, meron lang is 0-6 months. Though kasya pa sa kanya un, pero baka sayang kase as in wala na allowance. Eh ang mahal ha 

Re BF - I breastfed, 4-5 months no formula ata yun (except first 3 days na pinagbigyan si baby ng mom ko kase nga wala pa ako milk, even if I said di naman kelangan may milk intake na si baby during those 1st 3 days). Then when I reached 5 months going 6 na, medyo mixed na (mostly on weekends pag lumalabas kame) kase I'm so impatient na rin, tapos baby is impatient also. Ay naku! So itong 6th month onwards na, pure formula na si Y. I decided to stop even if at 1st eh gusto ko din ang 1 year cut off. I asked myself if I am happy ba na ginagawa ko yun or napipilitan lang, and I assessed na I'm unhappy and so siguro is my baby. Kaya yun, formula na kame. Mas happy kameng 2 now than before  Please wag niyo akong awayin BF moms ha, yun lang po ay akin lang 

Momai - I didn't get to see the pix of your baby but showed it to hubby, and as in naiinis  He showed the pix to my yaya maid! LOL! sabay sabe, Ela wag na wag mo gagawin ang ganito kay Y kundi magtago ka na sa kung sang lupalop, di kita papakawalang buhay. LOL! So mean!   

Re gymboree, naku di naka-attend si Y today kase late na ang labas namen. So my trial payment na 500 is forfeited na. But anyway, okay lang din kase new enrollment for her sa GB 5. Yes! Hello Weng, Luz, Lia, Nesz! 

Re house hunting - we had tripping yesterday and naku medyo di na namin type ang condo. LOL! So ipon ipon pa talaga to get a really nice house.

Van -I can feel your sadness regarding your account not renewing na. May ganyan akong account/program na nahawakan when I was still working in a Call Center. Kawawa mga agents  Pero I hope your company will not let go of them but sana ilipat na lang ng ibang account. Kaso sadness pa din ano? Kase you're no longer together.

Meron akong nakakalitong decision ngayon re Party Planning! Seems like ayaw ko na sa Santuario de San Antonio as venue for Y's bday! Ano ba! Ang gulo ko ano? Kase 12-3PM party eh madami people ata dun. Nadidismaya ako. Gusto ko na clubhouse so by then PC will be the caterer (di kase ako 100% go kay Verleo kaya di ako nag d-DP).

Ma-share lang, ang likot na ni Y bihisan ngayon! Minsan nawawalan na naman ako patience! Jusmiyo! Ikot dito at ikot dun! 

Re Mustela - ang bango nyan promise! Si Y, lagi pa din mabango, kahit na may 2in1 sya, I still use the shampoo separately. Pero I also want to try BB.

Jai - good thing, okay na si V! Thank God! buti nga you switched your HH.

Hay mommy time muna ulit ako, wala pa yaya maid ko. Every sunday kase ang off kaya nanay mode drama ko! But I love it! 

[emeenem]

Michelle, i've finished one bottle of SKII na. Parang walang efect sa akin. malamang hiyangan.

Ano lasa ng custaroons? Ayoko ng old fashioned macaroons is it similar to that?

Sambokojin is also owned by the Villavicencio's (Triple V group).

Jai, nagustuhan ko ang Fast 5! Naguluhan lang ako sa arrangement ng F&F films. Nauna pala ang Fast 5 sa Tokyo Drift. And yung isang police dun na newbie, yun pala ang real life wife nung actor na gumanap ng Thor. Re tattoo: super sakit. Parang hinihaw ng blade yung skin ko kanina nga inalok ako uli ng mom ko kung gusto ko daw ba uli patattoo. Nyaaaa!

Iniisip ko baka hindi masyado steady ang chair na pinaglagyan ni booster seat kaya natumba. Buti okay na baby mo.

[Grayce]

Jai, 2 in 1 hair and body wash $18.50sgd. Until end of june ang 15%

Jen, normally mga how much ang baby books sa fully booked? M starting to buy books for J pero naloka ako sa price ng mga children's books dito

[clueless]

Marose, maganda talaga ang packaging ng custaroons. Si dato arroyo ang nag-gift nyan last christmas so pwedeng-pwede pang gift talaga.

Marcia, macaroons siya na may custard. Di din ako mahilig sa macaroons pero ito nagustuhan ko. Super sarap! May 4 pa ako sa house. Tinitipid ko.

Michelle, tinitingnan ko nga din government bonds ba yon o t-bills. That's one option. Pero kasi di ako marunong eh so di ko alam talaga paano magsisimula. Yes, may cutoff ang pobox. Wednesday or thursday yata dapat masabi mo sa kanila na ipack na para tuesday ma-ship. Our box left the US may 16, ETA dito end of june pero so far naman, maaga sila dumating.

Some items sa mothercare naka-sale. Bumili ako jeans for b.

Some items sa stride rite up to 65% off, mostly school shoes.

[sachism]

marcia: hahaha nakakahilo talga no LOL.. pero nakaktuwa lang.. mababaw kaligayan ko so tawa ako ng tawa sa mga ibang lines   sa pang dining set chair namin nakalagay yung booster seat.. sabi kasi sa kahit anong upuan daw pwede

grayce: wow.. hanggang end ng june.. sorry.. san mall ulit meron? hahaha

lisa: talaga nakasale? hanggang kelan kaya? katabi lang ng gymbo ang mothercare sa trinoma

jen: wow.. uu ipon mode muna.. hahaha... mag MF na! sabay sabay tayo magaral nyan hahaha re party planning, i'm almost done.. i think.. hahahaha...

sam: malapit talaga venue ko sayo.. hahaha kasi dun ka nagpapasalon e.. isang tumbling lang