Cookie Faces, No afternoon Nap

Dear Evie,

 Today you made play-doh cookies with faces on them. How creative you are! You love playing with your play-dohs. It's one of your regular daily activities. You love the feel of it in your hand and most of all making various shapes. Yesterday, I gave you a new one because the one that you had been playing with was already dry. You were very happy. :)

I am quite happy that you cleaned the playroom this morning. You were very good with following instructions. I know I helped you, but you did a big part of the cleaning. Thank you bebe. :)

I love you with all of me,
Mama


Dear Fi,

You didn't want to take an afternoon nap. Your schedule is kind of off. Makes me wonder if it's because you are teething. You have a new tooth on the lower front. You now have 4 teeth o both lower and upper gums. Dada said that he felt something on the side gum too.

You are taking out the DVDs from the entertainment center again. You do this everyday. Yup, you do! Mama has no choice but to put them back in the drawer after you make a big mess. I noticed that once you found something you like, you stop digging. I just wish though that you find it at the early stage of your treasure hunt.

I love you with all of me,
Mama

Big Girl in the Shower

Dear Evie

You're showing me the castle that you made w/ Ariel & a farmer inside :)

This morning you took a shower without Mama or Dada. You did it all by yourself (except when Fi wanted to join you)! You said you can take a shower all by yourself because you're a big girl now. Dada's a little sad to think that her little girl is turning into a big girl. You did a great job taking a shower today. You brushed your teeth, washed and rinsed yourself, and you even washed Fi! :)

You are taking a nap now on the big bed. Fi is on her crib. I was there with you for several minutes. I was able to take a very short nap. I woke up with you laying on top of me, your head on my chest. I actually grabbed you to be in that position because I missed the time when you were a baby. A lot of times you fell asleep on me. You love being held. You fall asleep so quickly when Mama or Dada is holding you. And we love doing that. When you're a big girl, things will change. You will have your own life. I will definitely miss you sleeping with us.

I love you with all of me,
Mama


Dear Fi,

Last night I saw your feet suspended from the floor. You were working so hard to get ice in the cooler. It was a very amusing sight. You, you, you. You do whatever it takes to get what you want. I don't understand why you and Ate Evie like to munch ice. What's with ice?  Whenever you see a cooler in the living room, you always open it to look for ice or take out the things in it. It's one of your favorite things to do. :)


I always love it when you and Ate Evie play together. Your laughter is so precious everytime Ate Evie does something that amuses you. It's music to Mama's ears. This afternoon, you didn't want Ate Evie hold your Eeyore pillow. You scream everytime she takes it away from you. Do you know that you love pillows a lot? Whenever you see one, you'd always throw your whole body on it with delight in your face. Right now you have three pillow pets and one regular pillow in your crib. I know for sure that there will be more pillow collection coming.

Ate Evie is dragging the laundry basket with you in it.

I love you with all of me,
Mama

Back at Home Sweet Home

Dear Evie and Fi,

We're back home after spending the weekend at your Nana's cottage. We had a great time up there. The temperature was 30 degrees lower than what we have here in the city. I believe your Nana had a wonderful time spending time with us (most specially with you two).

On our way up there Friday night, we were greeted by a big storm. It was dark and the rain was pouring hard. I can tell that your Dada was a little worried driving because of how small the road is in a bad weather. We saw a lot of beautiful lightnings. Evie didn't like the sound of thunder at all. You covered your ears everytime there's thunder. Even with the harsh weather, God delivered us safely to your Nana's cottage. We got there a little late than expected.

Fifi, you were into everything in your Nana's cottage. Your curiosity was a little anoying but at the same time amusing. Last night, you knocked down the trash can. Whooaa!!! Dada had to clean up the mess. Thankfully it was not a big mess.

You two were very good sitting still in your car seats with the long travel. We couldn't be more happier than that. Thank you both for being such great kids.

I love you with all of me,
Mama

Cranky Baby

Dear Fi,

You were not happy this morning when you got up. Dada gave you your milk in the "wrong" sippy cup. You were crying to protest. How could Dada give you the wrong sippy cup? You didn't stop crying. So Dada had to move the milk in the "right" sippy cup. While he was washing the cup, you were sitting by his feet, wailing. It's amusing to look at. It's funny how you have preferences in a lot of things. When you don't get it, you grumble. But always remember, you can't have everything you want.

I love you with all of me,
Mama

Dear Evie,

Whistling using LEGOs

You got mad because your LEGOs were not staying together. You ran into the room and slammed the door. Mama was not happy about it. I was very mad too. I felt like my blood was boiling inside of me. I wanted to yell at you for doing it. In fact, I stormed on my way to the door, nose and ears smoking. Thankfully, I said a very simple prayer in my mind and my raging emotions subsided. I calmly knocked the door and you opened it. We talked about what happened and your feelings. We prayed about them and everything was okay.

P.S. We are going up to Nana's cottage today and spend our weekend there.

I love you with all of me,
Mama

You asked me to ride in the choo choo train.

Thursday is Ice Cream Day

Dear Evie

 

Today we both agreed that "Thursday" is going to be ice cream day! Meaning, you can have ice cream everyday. Well. if we have available dairy-free ice cream in the fridge :) You asked for ice cream so early in the morning. You love ice cream, obviously. But you can't have ice cream at any time you want it. So, Mama thought of creating "ice cream day." I asked which day of the week you want to be the "ice cream day." Since you want ice cream today, you chose "Thursday!" Silly you! As promised, you got your ice cream in a cone.

This morning after I got up, you wanted us two to draw something. You drew flowers and I drew my favorite scene ever since I was a kid -- mountains, house, flowers, clouds, sun, palm tree. Later, you wanted to draw a ballerina. But you got so frustrated because you didn't draw the ballerina the way you wanted it to look. Dada informed that you crumpled the paper and threw it in the recycle. I wanted to take a picture of us with our drawing but you were too upset, you didn't want to take pictures.  I had to talk to you about your boiling emotion. Keep trying. Practice, practice, practice. When you feel too frustrated and you cannot get anything right, take a break, take a deep breath, or do something else. When you feel better, you can come back and do it again. We were finally able to take a picture of our drawings this afternoon. Thank you bebe :)

Your humor of the day: "I love Mama and Dada." Mama asked how about Fi? "I love Fi a little bit." Mama asked, why just a little bit? "Because she is little!" I love you funny girl!

To my dear Fi,

You were so mischievous today. You kept pushing the cable box's off button while Ate Evie was watching a show. It's funny to see of what a teaser you are. But Ate Evie was not really happy of you turning off the cable box every 20 seconds. I do not know what's on your mind when you do that. I wonder if you do it to tease us, or you do it to get attention. Sometimes I want to think it's more of a tease because you always have that mischievous smile in your face and you try to run away after you turn off the box. That look of yours tickles me inside.

I love you with all of me,
Mama

I Am Sorry, I Will Do Better

Dear Evie and Fi,

You are my prde. My joy.

Mama is not doing a good job with keeping this blog for you. When I look at the date on the last day I wrote a letter for you, it's been more than a year already! :( I am very sorry. I want to write you letters everyday. That is the desire of my heart. But most of the time, Mama gets caught up with so many things. Some important, some not so important, some not at all important.

I love you two so much. You are the blessings that give me joy everyday. You do not have any idea how much color you bring into my life.

Right now as I am writing this letter, you two are sitting in front of the TV watching Nickelodeon (Max & Ruby). And Evie, you just approached me asking for hot milk with oreos. Of course Mama will go and make you hot milk. Oh, so now you want chocolate chip cookie instead of an oreo? Now, you're letting me to choose between oreo and chocolate chip cookie. Well, excuse me for a little bit so I can make you hot milk and decide which cookie to give.

(3 minutes after)

So Evie, I decided to give you the oreo cookie. I thought, it's already opened, so better let you finish it. You mentioned chocolate chip cookie. Actually, those are not real chocolate chip cookies that your Dada baked last night. It's a "pretend" chocolate chip cookie. Two weeks ago, Dada found a "pretend chocolate chip cookies" to bake -- dairy-free. Until now, your allergic reaction to any food with dairy in it is still severe. I want you to eat the food we can eat and I am sorry that you can't eat a lot of those. I am also sorry that Mama is not religiously asking Jesus' help to heal your allergies. Mama needs to work on this. I need help on this. Can you help me? Maybe we should include this request when you pray before going to bed. Do you know that your prayer is very powerful? I believe that your prayer is the most special to God because it is asked with pure innocence, pure heart and without a doubt. Of course Mama will ask Jesus when she prays by herself.

For you Fi, I am very happy that finally you chose one of the three new sippy cups we got you for your milk. I started to get frustrated that you didn't want the change. You just wanted your precious, "soothing" bottle. Yesterday afternoon, you began to drink your milk in the sippy cup without a fuss. Hoorayyy!!!! That was a relief for Mama :) At the same time, I want you to know that there is a part of me that feels sad. I feel sad to accept the fact that you are no longer a baby. But you know what? You will always be my baby, you and Ate Evie. I am just sad that you are starting to be independent. I love taking care of you. I know I need breaks sometimes, but, I love attending to your needs more than taking a break. I am your Mom. I am wired by my Creator this way. Thank you for going a mile with me with your transition to a big girl's cup. It means a lot. This afternoon, I gave you juice in a different sippy cup and you chugged it down. You quenched your thirst from a different sippy cup!!! How awesome! :)

Finally, sippy cup that passes your standards.

My girls, I know that I am doing a bad job with writing you letters as much as I could. But it does not end there and I am not going let it continue. I commit to write you letters everyday. Yes, everyday. Even if it's just one sentence or a word, I will devote a part of my 24 hours a day to say or tell you something. If circumstance does not allow me to post it online, I will do it offline and will post it on this blog when I can access online. This is going to be a challenge. This is going to be tough. I cannot do this alone. I need a divine help. I need my Father in heaven. I need Jesus.

I love you with all of me,

Mama

Five More Minutes

Dear Evie,

You didn't want to take shower today. So Mama had to grab you and be firmed with asking you to take off your clothes. It took soooooooo long for you to take off your underpants and shirt. It's not because you don't know how to do it, but because you just didn't want to take shower. After your clothes were off, you immediately jumped onto the toilet seat and told Mama you needed to pee. I was already in the shower and you were still on the toilet, probably 5 minutes already after I was in the shower. I knew you were not really peeing. You just wanted to delay your time in the shower. I had to count. When I did that you said, "five more minutes!" Ha ha...it's funny to think because that's what we always tell you when you are doing something (playing usually) to remind you that you have that much time to enjoy what you're up to at the very moment. And now, you're telling me the same thing. It sounds cute. I do not know if you really understand how much time a five-minute is, but you never had a problem agreeing with us when we tell you. Well, Mama waited for "five minutes" and hurried you after to take a shower.

I love you with all of me,

Mama