Dana had lice.. uggh..

okay so that caught your attention I bet hahaha even though it sounded gross, it deserved to be in the blog because it's still a milestone in my child's life hahahaha especially after that last post about new firsts hahahha

Before we realized that she really had lice, I saw her scratching her head like there's no tomorrow. I figured she was all sweaty from riding her bike that that was the reason why she was itchy. And then, when her babysitter was combing through her hair after her bath, she mentioned that Dana indeed had lice and there were so many of them LOL

I immediately told the babysitter to remove as much as she can and instructed Patrick to buy medicinal shampoo to stop the lice from multiplying.

It took 2 days for us to get rid of all the lice and some of them have hatched too. We then went to Dana's favorite hair salon and had her hair cut. It was all good timing because school was about to start. Here'a a picture of Dana with her new lice-free hair :)

New Kids' Firsts

This year is going to be a milestone for Dana. It will be the year where she'll first start to go to school. I know, some of you may think that she's starting late considering some kids are in toddler school as early as 1 year old. Well, I wanted to enjoy my kids and want them to stay kids for as long as they can hahaha that's why it's only now that she's going to school. But hey, for someone who hasn't been to school, Dana knows a heck of a lot!! In fact, during her entrance exam, she scored the highest compared to those who already had formal education. Just because she's at home doesn't mean she doesn't learn. I guess she's just very bright and she takes instructions well. But I may have been a good teacher too hahahaha That's a testament to my mom!!!

So, we've been busy preparing for her first day of school. Buying school supplies has made me teary-eyed, believe it or not! There'll be an orientation on June 8 so we can't wait :) We're all excited ! :)

Dylan too has a his own firsts. Just last Saturday, he watched his first movie at the cinemas! It was Night at the Museum 2 and he loved it. he was so noisy inside the theater but only because he was reacting to the scenes. It was a good thing that the people around us were understanding hahahaha

But my gosh, theater tickets are way too expensive. Can you imagine one ticket costs P170?!!! I remember when tickets cost P40 and you can watch the movie over and over again. If you need to go out and buy something to eat, you can have the guard stamp your hand hhahahha and then you can come back hahahaha

The kids also had the first out of town trip when we went to Island Cove and Clark just this month. The details are in the other blog, as well as the pictures :) But one thing I can say, these kids know how to enjoy a good out of town trip :)

Can't wait for more firsts!! :)

Kids' New Toys

Just wanted to share a few photos of the kids and their new toys :)

Here's Dana with her new bike which we bought a couple of days ago. Naturally, she wanted a Lightning McQueen one so when we saw one in the exact size for her we bought it already :) Needless to say she was jumping up and down with joy :)

With Dylan, it wasn't so much as the toys but the toy shelf where I arranged the toys in LOL Before, the toys were in a huge bin where you have to dig through it to find them. What happens is that only the toys that are on top of the heap end up being played with.


When we saw these shelves in Shopwise Cubao on sale, buy 1 take 1, we decided to buy them. They're pretty cheap and they're light blue so they fit in with the room color scheme :) I still have yet to assemble 1 more for Dana's books which I need to make space for.. that's a whole new room renovation plan there! LOL

In fact, Dana wants her room red!! and she's waiting until we fix the windows in the room which she shares with her Ate Den so she can help paint it too :) I just don't know if Ate Den wants red too hahaha maybe we'll have to divide the room hahahha

What's new with the kids?

Obviously, I've been missing out on updating my kids' blogs. So many things happening at home what with the house repairs ongoing, getting a new nanny, a job interview and Patrick's new job to boot!

Well, the kids are adjusting well to the new nanny, Bing, although when we were talking about that subject with Dana, she refused to have one. I guess she thought that I won't be there to take care of her. When Bing arrived though, Dana was very explorative with her, at first shy, then she was showing Bing her toys, her stuff which meant that she's okay with her :) Dylan was shy too but then he adjusted well too.

When I went to my job interview with Patrick, that was the first time we left the kids alone in the house. Fortunately, Den didn't have school at that time so Bing wasn't totally alone with the kids. Dylan spent a long time crying (which was to be expected). When we arrived, he immediately run to my side and hugged me tight.. he really missed me (aww). Dana was not too bothered when I left because she knew I'll be back anyway. We brought books for them and Krispy Kreme donuts :)

One other milestone for Dana was when we moved rooms to accommodate Bing. Dana and Den now share a bedroom. Dylan rooms with me and Patrick :) When I moved furniture around, we installed the ladder for the kids' double bed. Dana was fearful of climbing it but Dylan had no fear from it. When Dana saw that Dylan could do it, she found strength in doing it by herself too :) My kids are growing up so fast :)

Now she considers their bedroom as the "Girls' Room" since she's sharing it with Ate Den. She's just waiting for me to paint the room red when we've also replaced the window in their room :)

A Merry Christmas to Everyone!

I've been remiss in updating my kids' blog, mostly because I've written about them in my other blog hahaha

But I hope this makes up for it during this Christmas season :)

Love ya all! From Dana and Dylan

How many words can your child speak?

While browsing and blog hopping, I dropped by Toni's blog and saw her post about the kids' pedia mentioning the number of words a child needs to know or say by the time he's 2/12. So that got me thinking.. how many words does Dylan know? I know he's a little behind compared to his sister, Dana, since at 2, Dana can already speak in sentences.

So, I listed down the words that Dylan knows or can say:
1. daddy
2. mama
3. ate (older sister)
4. ga-ga (grandma/grandpa)
5. kiss
6. dog
7. bear
8. cat
9. rat
10. mouse
11. horse
12. bird
13. tiger
14. coke
15. bread
16. milk
17. shoes
18. eat
19. food
20. please
21. night
22. down
23. out
24. go
25. sleep
26. car
27. yeah/yes
28. no
29. book
30. write
31. ballpen
32. color
33. pooh
34. wee-wee
35. poop (sorry!)
36. bath (take a bath)
37. diapy (for diaper)
38. cook
39. chair
40. couch
41. watch
42. elmo
43. mumble (the penguin from happy feet)
44. blue (from blue’s clues)
45. panda (kung fu panda)
46. Park (Jurassic Park)
47. Dora (the explorer)
48. Boots
49. Ragnarok (not the whole word, of course!)
50. Doraemon

So I guess Dylan is still okay, although I would like him to be able to speak in sentences already with clear words .. but kids learn at their own pace so it's just a matter of time :)

What a busy weekend!

Last Friday, October 10, we all went to Dana's Ninong Carlo's house in Project 4 because Tita Gigi (his mom) was celebrating her birthday. It's been such a long time since we were there that we decided to go even though it was a bit late, 8pm :)

Upon arriving, Kalila was at the door and she shrieked in happy surprise! :) We were all welcomed like family (which we were - one big extended family). It was a great time to catch up and Johann even went back to his house just to get the kids' last year's Christmas gifts which only shows you how long we haven't seen each other hahaha

The food was great, the company superb what more can you ask for? :) We went home at around 1am, which was really late but we all had a great time :) Can't wait to do it all over again hahaha

And then on Sunday, there was another birthday party at the compound. It was Sean's 7th birthday so free food! haha

Stevie also dropped by that time to pick up his share of the money that Dad and Tita Flor sent. He stayed a while and we watched Iron Man on DVD. We were like Johann too because we remembered that we haven't given Lance's last year's Christmas gift too :) We keep forgetting, getting old, can't help it :P