She’s going to be 22 months in a few days.

She sings her ABCs and counts 1-10 more clearly now. She doesn’t know all the letters yet but she can pronounce a lot of them (and mumble the rest, lol). As for counting we only go up to 10 for now.

She loves singing along with the theme song of Friends (yes we still watch the show on cable). She actually likes singing a lot.

Currently loves Barney, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Pocoyo, Jojo Circus and Hinkley Town Heroes.

She uses our Ipod video to watch her fave videos.

Is not a picky eater although I’m not going to say she is matakaw.

Knows how to brush her teeth. I let her after do it after I brush her teeth.

She likes to help out. Give me something when I ask her too. Switch on/off the fan, etc.

Can sleep by herself during nap times. This doesn’t happen everyday but it’s a great when it does. I just tell her that it’s time to sleep and she should close her eyes.

Likes to point on our body parts and tell us what it is (like nose, eyes, ears tummy, etc).

Calls and talks to her daddy on the phone.

That’s all I can think of for now.

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I was looking at our living room the other day and I really think it is time for a makeover. It looks fine and everything but since I’m always taking pictures of the little girl we need to change it up a bit. My husband and I both agree that Modern Furniture is the way to go. My mom and I are very different when it comes to home decorating and furnitures. She likes antiques while I prefer Contemporary Furniture. She likes to collect things like vases and display them all on shelves. I prefer less clutter and minimal display. I guess it’s because I have a toddler that would grab anything she can reach, so having a lot of display is not a good idea at the moment.

Our sofa still looks good although I won’t mind having something like this:

We have white a white sofa too but the bold orange and yellow cushions make all the difference. It gives it a bright and happy feel to it. I think the design is great too, clean lines and sophisticated. I think Italian Furniture are made this way, very classy. I’m not sure we can afford Designer Furniture right now especially since I just splurge on a new camera but it does seem very tempting. I still think we need to spruce our living room a little bit. If I can’t get new furniture I’ll settle for new cushions and a nice rug then.

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Thanks for the tag Mai & Yen

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Moms Who Played Along: Mai | Yen | Jacq | YOU

Preggy Facts:
1. Who did you first inform about your pregnancy and how?
–my husband. i showed him the result of my 4th pregnancy test shortly after the two pink lines appeared.

2. Maximum weight?
–I can’t really remember. I think it was around 64kg.

3. Cravings?
–Swedish Meatballs from Ikea, Oriental Chicken Salad from KFC, Tinola, French fries from McDonald’s.

4. Aversions?
–Nothing really.

5. Morning Sickness?
–YES! All day sickness for the first three months.

D Day Facts:
1. Number of Kids/Deliveries?
– 1.

2. NSD or CS?
– Normal.

3. Girl or Boy?
– It’s a girl

4. AOG (age of gestation) on Birth?
– Two days early of EDD.

5. How long in labor?
– Sixteen hours with epidural for 11 hours of that time. It wasn’t a bad experience at all.

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Tagging my twitter mommy friends

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thanks Faye for passing this on to me!

Do you know any bloggers that kick ass? Maybe they’ve got incredible, original content. Or they’re overflowing with creativity. Is it someone that helps you become a better blogger? Or a bloggy friend you know you can count on? Or maybe it’s someone who simply inspires you to be a better person… or someone else who sends you to the floor, laughing your ass off. Whatever the reason may be, I’m sure you know at least a couple of bloggers that kick ass. Well… why not tell ‘em so? LOVE ON ‘EM - Choose 5 bloggers that you feel are “Kick Ass Bloggers” - Let ‘em know via email, twitter or blog comments that they’ve received an award - Share the love and link back to both the person who awarded you and back to www.mammadawg.com - Pass it on! To get the code for the image you can go back to mamadawg.com - don’t forget to link up the person who nominated you for the Kick Ass Blogger Club.

And now my turn to nominate the following bloggers to the “Kick Ass Bloggers” Litzie, Aggie, Joy and Diane

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Last Wednesday we went shopping at Ikea. The little girl was so excited. Of course she didn’t know where we were going but as long as we go outside the house she is one happy little girl. See this is her when we were about to go…you can see how delighted she was (thank goodness for good lighting I was able to get this nice photo).

We got there around lunch time to we went to the restaurant first. Good thing is was a weekday because on weekends this place is packed with hungry shoppers. The little girl was behaved the whole time. She ate her food and stayed on her seat (to mommy and daddy’s relief). We were able to enjoy our lunch.

Now when we went to the store it was a different story. She became really excited, especially when we were at the children’s furniture section. She was giggling and running all over the place. She sat on the sofas, lay down on the beds and played with the toys.

Guess what she wanted us to buy for her? A lint remover! Lol. She was carrying two lint rollers the whole time, good thing I was able to distrate her with something else so I was able to take it from her before we checked out our purchases. I ended up getting new bedsheets, curtains for the living room window, some kitchen stuff and a tent for Iyah.

It was a great shopping trip indeed.

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That’s what I’m thinking about this year. If the little girl is ready for her first halloween costume. This is not her first halloween but it is the first time I’m considering the option of choosing amongst different Halloween Costumes and find the one that is perfect for her. It is not really common here to celebrate or prepare for halloween but I thought dressing up in cool halloween costumes is a great idea now that our little girl is a bit bigger. I know I could find the perfect costumes for her but I really want one that isn’t so scary looking. Maybe something that is whimsical and fun. Yes I think that would be better for a toddler.

These costumes are so adorable. I figured she could dress up as a princess when she’s a bit older but for now she could be minnie mouse or a care bear. She loves watching disney cartoons and I loved Care Bears as a child. Any of these two will be great for her. Now I have to talk to my friend who brings her kids to the mall on halloween, I have to check if there is some kind of party or program that her kids go to dressed in their costumes. We could probably join them, oh I’m getting excited just thinking of the photos I could take. You know the scrapbooker in me is whispering that I should get my daughter a costumes so I could take pictures of her. Well it doesn’t sound like such a bad idea at all, in fact I think it’s great. It would just be more fun for her if she gets to spend time with other kids dressed in costumes too. She loves being around other kids so I’m sure she’ll have a great time. Now to decide on that halloween costume…

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I want all mommies to share their kid’s favorite snacks.
When you are done with the tag link me up here so I can add your blog(s) to the master list.

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(Credits: Doodled snacks by Kate Hadfield)

Iyah’s favorite snacks right now…
1. Yoghurt. Any flavor will do (she even tried Aloe Vera once, lol).
2. Cheese. I give her one cheese slice when she ask for it. We have the We have Kraft Singles here at home.
3. Strawberry Apple Puffs from Gerber.
4. Honey Stars Cereal
5. Plain crackers. Marie and other local brands here.
6. Yanyan. Just plain, she doesn’t like the chocolate dip.
7. Cheese waffles.
8. Raisins.
9. Bread.

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I’m tagging all my mommy friends

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Thanks Aggie!
The object is to complete each of the following snippets. I have included the blank ones at the end of this post so they can easily be copied and pasted

Participants: Startin’ A New Life, Too / All Things Me / Because Life Is Fun / Feels Like Home / Mommy Talks / Aggie Shoots. Aggie Scraps / All Kinds of Me Stuff / The Salad Caper / Winding Creek Circle / InkBabyStudios / I Am Mommy / All About The Memories / Enchanted Play / YOU

I am: Jacq
I think: My daughter is growing up so fast
I know: My daughter is growing up so fast
I have: to finish two projects by Thursday

I wish: It’s Friday already (long holiday weekend here).
I hate: dirty kitchen countertop.
I miss: eating cake. So babaw I know pero totoo. Hahahaha.
I fear: it will rain on Friday and we can’t go out.
I hear: nothing, it’s very quiet here right now.
I smell: coffee, gotta love coffee.
I crave: KFC Oriental Chicken Salad.
I search: peace of mind and contentment
I wonder: if I should buy a cake this afternoon.
I regret: letting myself gain a few pounds again after losing all of it.
I love: being with my daughter and watching her grow.
I ache: my neck, it is aching.
I am not: a bad person (most of the time anyway).
I believe: in God and unconditional love.
I dance: when Barney is on, me and my daughter.
I sing: Barney songs everyday.
I cry: when I’m watching Grey’s Anatomy by myself.
I fight: with Iyah sometimes, no climbing on top of furniture is not fun!
I win: after crying she will run to me for hugs.
I lose: paypal money to digital kits and Gymboree clothes.
I never: tried white water rafting before (and probably never will).
I always: think too much.
I confuse: myself sometimes.
I listen: my daughter sing.
I can usually be found: online everyday.
I am scared: dying unprepared.
I need: to take the family somewhere fun.
I am happy about: with my life. I have my family, I got everything I need.
I imagine: a lot.

Now I’m tagging Litzie, Joy, Diane and Kathy.

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I got tag by Arlene at Joys in Life and Ems at Sripe&Yellow. It’s so in time because we don’t have a Nanny right now. And I never liked chores ever since! LOL who does?

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MY ANSWER:

I grew up in a home where there’s a household help to do everything around the house for us. For my dad is was more important to study our lessons than to help with everyday things. I knew he meant well but I never learned to do housework because of that. It was only when I lived abroad and got married that I was forced to face household chores. I came a long way from that clueless person that I was. I would however say that I hate folding laundry, yes that’s the chore I dislike the most. 

So how about you, Litzie, Joy, Diane and Caryl and anyone else who wants to share what chores you hate and at the same time wants to improve that technorati;)

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Iyah takes up after her mom and dad, she likes using the computer too. A few days ago I mentioned about how she loves watching Barney videos on Youtube, she would actually try to find the site by herself…

Take a look. I went in the kitchen for a minute and found her “using” my laptop. Notice how she knows how to use the mouse as well. She likes looking the mouse pointer move around the screen.

Here she is checking my messages on YM and MSN.

Whenever she finds the computer chair vacant she will sit on it and reach for the keyboard. In a few years I think I will have someone to share my laptop with

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