Happy 3rd Birthday our dearest Zoe..

Time flies so fast but she wants..no, she insists....that we still call her Baby Zoe...well, she's still the baby of the family....May she continues to grow up as loving and as sweet as she is..God bless her always.

Happy, happy 3rd Birthday Baby Zoe..We Love You!

Happy Mother's Day Mommy...We Love You...(FUNNY)

Watch as our two little girls, Cianna and Zoe, prepare to make a video greeting for Mommy for Mother's Day..Funny and yet a very endearing video with Cianna still with her chicken pox and Zoe just being Zoe trying their best to make Mommy feel special this day.

and yes, Mommy was very very happy with the girl's effort :)

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL MOMMIES OUT THERE!

Zoe steals Ate Cianna's show

Today, April 1, our family went to Cianna's school for their Annual Family Fun Day- a day of fun-filled activities for the whole family. The students from all levels were divided into four (4)color-coded teams as the Red Scorpions, Pink Panthers, Green Dragons and the Yellow Tigers, complete with their own gimmicks and team cheer. Activities include a cheering competition, a team dancing competition, best muse and escort and of course, parlor games for parents and children.

Cianna was assigned to the Pink Panthers team so she came to the school wearing a Pink shirt and White shorts. To avoid any jealousy on her little sister's part, Mommy and I decided to make Zoe wear the same colors too. And she really made herself involved with the her sister's team, as she sat and mingle with them all the time.

Cianna's class performed an intermission number but to our surprise and delight, our youngest, Zoe escaped from her Mommy's arms and decided to join her sister. She just ignored Mommy's call for her to come back to her seat as she stubbornly remained on the floor.

Here's the video of their number. Warning: the best part is towards the end...lol!



There she was causing a small distraction by trying to get hold of a girl's hoola-hoop, then making her own cute poses and dancing...completely out-staging and stealing the show from her sister and the whole class!

All in all, it was a fun day..my girls really enjoyed it..And so did I.

Vacation 2010: The Girls' Plane Ride

The girls are just excited to get inside that plane!
Kuwait International Airport, Oct. 28 10 AM

Zoe's still in a playful mood
Doha International Airport Oct. 28, 2010

Cianna also gets in the mood

Aren't we there yet, Dad?
onboard QR644 to Philippines Oct. 28,2010

Zoe won't stop exploring. It's her first flight after all!
onboard QR644 to Philippines Oct. 28, 2010

Do I have to finish all these?
(Return flight to Kuwait QR645 Dec. 03, 2010)

Whatever..someone's having fun with her in-flight entertainment huh?

This toy's mine!

I got my Spongebob too...Thanks Qatar Airways!

it's bath time!

Zoe's 2nd Birthday Celebration

Happy 2nd Birthday Zoe

My daughter Zoe is one very active toddler- she's always on the go..she never runs out of energy.. always up to something..climbing, jumping, running around the house..Her hands are so quick, we cant take our eyes away from her even for just a second or she'd already have grab something..the bad part of it is that she destroys everything she lay her hands on..toys, food, Mommy's cosmetics, her sister's school things..those are her usual victims..but it's fine, that's normal at her age I guess..

she's also an active eater..she doesn't need to be called during meal time-she's already on her chair even before the table is set!..she demands her own plate and eats on her own...and she never seems to stop eating.

She's very picky when it comes to dresses--she prefers "sexy" clothes at daytime and only agress to wear pajamas when its night time..try to put a simple shirt and shorts on her after her morning bath and chances are she will refuse..or even if you succeed, she will eventually take them off in no time..

But she's a very loving girl- she never fails to say "ababoo" ( I Love you) before we sleep..she always got a welcome smile and hug everytime me and mommy come home..she's very thoughful too, she'd take my shoes back to the shoerack as soon as I remove them and offer me my slippers before saying "I win!"(that's her way of saying she's good hehe)..she'd even fight with her ate Cianna to get my shirts off the drawer..

Well,that's our little girl..the darling of the family...that's our lovable Zoe..and she's 2 years old today.We thank the Lord for this day and we pray that you continue to grow as sweet, lovable and thoughful as you are..We love you, Baby Zoe..Happy Birthday!

Zoe's Dictionary of Common Terms and Phrases Volume 1

Wow, after a looong, looong time... I'm back to blogging LOL!..well, hopefully, I'm really back..

anyways..some time ago..well, actually years ago, I wrote this blog about Cianna's vocabulary..and today, it's my youngest daughter Zoe's edition..

so enjoy folks!

aba 'boo = I love you

aba ‘doo = balloon

ah 'pen= to open

Ape Te= Ate FE (kasama namin sa bahay)

Ate, Nana = Cianna

atu 'tu = Thank you

Ah-win = I win ( expression while watching Mom or ate play PSP)

aww! = aray

baba= bantay sa tindahan

bibi = TV

dadi = daddy

dedede -'uu = dede (milk)

eat= eat

e’bays= embrace

go, goin‘ = go

go-gay = Dora ( the explorer), any cartoon

ib, ibin= give, give me

ipip = sleep

kaka'= poop

kokay= vomit

kokets= chocolate

mama=mama

mamaw= dark, black or anything scary ( no, not me! )

mami= mommy

nanay=nanay

na-na = no more

papa=papa

papay= bread

pays!= smile

pepis= pepsi

ta 'tu= Tita Sharon (aunt)

tatew= water

tis = shoes

yak! = anything yuckie

favorite TV Shows:

wawawee (complete with hand gestures) = obviously, Wowowee

totay = Showtime

agua tetita = agua bendita

momay = momay

( o anong panama ng jejemons dyan? LOL)..hope you all like it..more to follow..

Zoe's First Steps

This is how you do it :)

"My Name is Zoë...That's Z, o, and e with the "umlaut" or "two dots, ma'am."

Naming babies is always fun..Ako ang madalas nagiisip ng pangalan ng babies ko..Pero siempre, ang appoval sa mommy hahaha..My eldest daughter is Klydine Gecyrille or Dewi..well.. its a jumbled combination of my name and their mom's..My son is Klyde Bon Czaren or Bon..(klyde to connect it with her ate's name and Czaren as combination of his lolos' names, Cesar and Ente..yung Bon ay pahabol lang kasi pinanganak sya feast day ni St. Bonaventure..alam nyo naman mga elders, dapat sumunod minsan sa santo..)

pagkatapos ng kilo-kilometrong pangalan ng first two kids ko, eto naman ang maiiksi..

Cianna was a unanimous choice..sunod kasi either sa pangalan ko o kaya ni PrinCIe..at connected din kay ANAgaile..

and now comes Zoë..or simply Zoe...

We considered a lot of names prior to this but it kinda stood out from the rest..It has a sweet sound to it..me lambing sa dulo ika nga..the first time I saw my baby, alam ko the name will suit her perfectly..it means "Life" in Greek.

She will have a second name though but that will be decided soon ..I need to register her and make her name official, to get her her own passport, visa etc etc..only then I can announce her full name to the world..

but for now, she will be Zoë..that's how it is supposed to be spelled..

That's Z, o, and e with "umlaut" or "two dots".

Two dots mean two syllables. Zo-wee..

that's what makes it a unique and special name...but we might..no, WE WILL settle for the simple spelling..to avoid complications in the future..you know how "complicated" typists, registrars and who else, can be..Imagine my daughter always saying "My Name is Zoe...That's Z, o, and e with the "umlaut" or "two dots, ma'am."

I, myself, have to constantly correct my name, the spelling, the pronunciation, the gender..yes, countless times, somebody will call my name sa mga pila sa school o sa mga public offices with a MISS as in MISS CYRIL..and then later give me that puzzled look na " ay lalaki pala"...even during my college days nung literary writer at cartoonist ako for our school paper..di lang iilan yung nagtanong sa Editor-in-Chief namin kung babae daw ba ako..sus me..

anyway..

ZOE it will be..spelled without the dots but pronounced as how it should be..

Zoe at birth

Zoe at birth

Blogging from the hospital Sept.1.2008

The stork is on her way.oh yes..
August 31 , 7:20 PM..I was at home taking a nap when I received a call from my wife..ayun in-advise na daw sya ng doctor nya to deliver kasi mataas na ang BP nya...so paglabas nya from work at 11 pm e diretso na kami sa bahay at nagbihis lang sya..good thing naka-impake na ang bags nilang dalawa ni baby 2 days ago pa kaya dadamputin na lang.
Around 12 MN: nasa hospital na kami ulit, ako, si wifey at si cianna..nagasikaso ng admission etc etc..

1 am..nakakuha na kami ng room..siempre staff si wifey kaya ang ibinigay na room, malapit sa nursery (Senior NICU nurse sya)..at next door ng labor room hehehe..dito na kami nag stay ni cianna habang dumiretso na sa labor room si wifey para sa mga preliminary procedures..
mga 1:30 am: inihatid ko na si cianna sa bahay, iwan ko muna kina ate ( babysitter nya at sharing namin)..pagbalik ko sa hospital, dumaan muna ko ng McDo at bumili ng burger kasi naalala ko di na pala ako nag-dinner at bukas ay Ramadan na kaya siguradong walang mabibilhan ng food..
2 am: nasa room lang kami ni wifey, waiting..siya nakikiramdam sa laman ng tiyan nya..ako naman, naglalaman sa tiyan ko..estimate ng doktor, mga 6 am pa daw kaya subukan namin matulog..ako ang nakahiga sa kama, siya nasa sofa kasi mas comfortable sya nakaupong matulog..di rin naman ako makatulog kasi maya maya gumagalaw, maya maya me papasok na nurse..

hanggang dumating na ang 6 am...sinundo na sya ng labor room staff para ipasok, ako naman easy pa rin, tuloy ang tulog na lang kasi malamang mamaya pa yun..( di kasi sila nagpapasok ng father sa labor room e)..

mga 7 am naalimpungatan ako..naku nasa hospital pala ako at manganganak pala si kumander hahaha..dali dali ako lumabas at nagbantay sa labas ng labor room..nakita naman ako ng isang staff sabi nya balik lang daw ako sa room kasi matagal pa..

around 8 am...ayan na si wifey, naglalakad papasok sa room..sabay sabing "daddy di pa ako nanganganak"..obvious? hahahaha..yun pala nagiinarte pa si baby, ayaw pa atang lumabas kasi di daw sya prepared hahaha..pinainom na muna sya ng pangpahilab at susunduin na lang ulit ng 11 am..inutusan muna ko na mag grocery kasi gutom na ( bukas naman ang grocery pag ramadan, mga food establishments lang talaga bawal)..bumili ko ng cup noodles, biscuits at juice kasi light meals lang muna sya..tapos sabi ko uwi muna ko sa bahay to check cianna..papasok pa rin kasi yung bata sa school..siya naman babawi ng tulog habang naghihintay ng sundo.
10:00 am..back na ko sa hospital..dala ko laptop para me magawa naman habang nandito sa room..naihatid ko na si cianna sa school, nakatawag na rin ako sa office na di makakapasok kasi nga eto..
10:50 am...namimilipt na sa sakit si kumander..eto na yata..totoo na..ayan na sila sinundo na rin sya papasok sa labor room..kabado ako?..hindi, open ko laptop ko at nag start ng mag blog hahaha..

yun muna..mamaya na kasunod pag lumabas na si baby girl named...........? he he he!