this has been one of those looong days.

can someone send me a babysitter, please?

(between those two lines are 5 minutes of thought not fit to write.)

3 years

how can you expect me to work when there is someone like this around me?

too hard to ignore 

yza --

she's amazing. she has better balance now when sitting up by herself. and when doing the "strong baby" play, she stands up more smoothly and for much longer. she looks very thrilled about it, too!

work --

oh, well. working from home has it's advantages -- a lot of advantages for me. but, it has its own challenges, of course, especially when you have a very curious baby.

changing diapers while on a call or a chat, attending web conferences, waiting for eric to get home... it can get frustrating at times but still, it really is a blessing, because it means that we don't have to put yza in daycare (less exposure to infections, less expense) and, yet, i still get to earn a full income (and again, with almost none of the usual expense associated with working.).

driving --

went to the highway today.

reminds me of the time in 1997 when i was here in the US for a visit (and had very limited driving experience like, uhm, got my license because my uncle knew somebody in our town's DOT). anyway, i was driving down route 3 (i think, that was what it was), missed the exit to rutherford, took the wrong one, and ended up in the garden state parkway. and drove. and drove.

at one of the exits, i asked a lady for directions to secaucus. i don't think she heard me clearly or maybe i didn't hear her, but i ended up still driving a lot. we didn't even know where we were in relation to secaucus. but when we saw a sign which said "elizabeth port" we knew we had to go back.

apparently, while we were having that "driving adventure", our boss, who was waiting for us in rutherford, had already called manila and let people know that we were "missing". haha!

they later told me that elizabeth port is not a good area to get lost in. all i know is that there were a lot of trucks in the area and at that time, i thank God for all those good truck drivers who managed to avoid me.

this girl is a gem. she really is.

DROOLING 101 by Yza

1. drool.

2. make more drool.

3. wipe drool..

it's 10a and i've:

• left comments in a couple of sites


• read a couple of articles on postpartum exercises (heard of diastasis, anyone?)


• breastfed jomelyza (again) and she's on her way to her second nap for the morning


• finished typing up the club's constitution and by-laws; just need to add the logo and it will be ready for distribution to members


• put away the clothes ironed last night;  the bin's empty -- hooray! (which means a new round of laundry to do this week)


• made the bed


• had an uninterrupted breakfast (well, she was napping on my shoulder)


• read the front page, advice column, fashion article and comics section of the paper (and glanced at a blurb that agassi lost).

in a few minutes, i have to log on to our intranet and start my workweek

but before that i still have the time to enjoy my daughter's beaming smiles and have a quiet time with God.

peace and love to everyone... hope your day had started with a smile.

i'm still overwhelmed.

we had our club's monthly meeting which ended into... a surprise baby shower for me!

apparently, there were 3 groups who wanted to host a baby shower for me and, somehow, they got together and decided to do it with the meeting itself.

there were a lot of stuff -- eric was amazed -- and some i don't even know what for! and after the meeting, someone approached me and asked what else i need (do i need a crib, car seat..? wow.)   

now, i just need to get the baby out. i'm excited about that part. i'm excited about giving birth althogh i'm scared about the 2 weeks after that when i have to be alone with the baby. i have never ever held a baby younger than 6 months. i have 1 niece, 2 nephews, and 13 godchildren but have never held them when they were infants. i take one look at them, see how tiny they are, and i'm just scared to touch them.

but, anyway, that won't happen for another 2 weeks yet  (i hope). for now, i have to write my thank you notes. somehow, i feel that a thank you note is not really enough to express how i feel. i'm still overwhelmed. it's been 3 hours but i'm still overwhelmed.

news of the day: terri schiavo died at age 41

happy thought of the day: it's my birthday!!! (i'm getting closer and closer to my next milestone: 40!) 

and for this special occasion, eric has done his annual blog!

happy birthday, honey!