Manila Sundance weekend!!

        Yay! Had a super fun day today at the Manila Sundance Bazaar at the Metrotent in Ortigas. If you haven't noticed I have a special thing for bazaars, i absolutely love participating in the and selling stuff! i find it enjoyable and stress relieving. Specially now im trying to get rid of stuff that i don't use anymore to make room for new ones. It was even more enjoyable to be sharing a booth with my good friends Helga and empress and saya lang namin, was mommy bondin time as well!

        I got there later than they did so I set up late and I didnt even have prices on them because i was too lazy the night before, so habang inaayos ko un gamit ko people were buying na, ayun naubos agad un shoes ko! Like 40 pairs, super saya!

       We had our booth imfront of another booth that was selling fragrances that smelt exactly like the originals. Super naaliw ako I bought my favorite fragrance un "Sarah Jessica Parker" for a super reasonable price i got the scent and you get to choice a bottle u wanna fill it in. They have all the good perfume brands i suggest you check them out!!
The Fragrance co. -09326698299 or 09279575051 looooveee love!

        Aside from awesome finds and shops, outside there's a bunch of oh-soooo-yummy restaurant that came from Kapitolyo and all the way from Maginhawa! we had such a yummy lunch and merienda, tas nun gabu they even had a DJ!

        Guess who also had a booth!? Ara was there selling her hazelberry pastries and Ara's Secret pampaganda products!

         One of my favorite brand of clothes was also there by no other than SAY! hahaha @beforetwelve was there seeling their comfy dresses!

         Today was super nakakapagod and fun, cant wait for tomorrow. We will be adding dressed, shorts, pants and other item so please do come see us at the MetroTent, Ortigas for the Manila Sundance Bazaar from 11am-10pm, until Sunday! Make the most out of your weekend!!!

BE KIND,

      Mel

downloading...soon!

         

          I woke up early today and I woke up excited to see two people! One, is a very good friend of mine and the other, was the person that's going to set up my official blog page for me, so I cant get my blog up and going and update all of you as much as I can! I cant stand still super excited!

         I have a lot in store for all of you, lots of thoughts and ideas, and on some personal things too! Also very excited to shre with you my Video blogs on youtube and learn how to edit (hopefully kaya ko) hahaha  I've always been curious with other peoples blogs and I like to surf the net for ideas, i especially like the mom articles that help me out alot.

         We also have an awesome surprise for all the fans, mom and friends out the, Ara, Say, Helga and I are cooking up a project that im sure all of you will love i also cant wait for that! and its all gonna be online so its only one click away! I hope I can make you all feel the excitement we have! will update all you soon!!

P.S this birthday cake from Starbucks is wildly delicious!!!!  

BE KIND,
       Mel

Mommy thing!

          Lately I've been hanging out with some cool moms, and we've been going to a bunch of parties, and event and I find it really cool. Not all my friends have babies so some of them don't really understand the "struggle" ahhaha #thestruggleisreal... Its nice to know other moms are going through the same thing and you have someone to talk to and ask advices from, tutal our babies are almost all the same ages!

         One event we went to was the Mott's event.. was fun! It was held at Earths kitchen BGC and the food was great. Im definitely going back! Its nice to know fact about the products that we feed and let them drink, i learned its important to check the labels of food they eat. Motts is 100% apple juice! no sugar! amazing i always thought di pwede sa babies, pwede pala, well of course with the advice of you doctor. Its okay to give them 1oz. I was adviced by my Pedia, not to give to much because baka ayaw na nila mag milk if masarapan. Akalain mo? hahahah here's some pics during our event..

They event even had game for us mommy bloggers we had to dress up a Mott's bottle with the materials given to us. Can you guess which one is ours?? hahahaha the MINION! We'll we didnt win but it was fun hahaha

       


We also attended Max's 70 anniversary and our babies were there to! I also met Ms. Amor who is now Kiera's coordinator for her Birthday!!

        It's super cute how Asher (Say's baby boy) also comes along with his mama, he's such a behaved pogi little boy!

        My bestfriend Thirdee was also at the event!!


         Its always fun to have time out, most the time kasi im at home lang and just watch tv or play with baby its fun to get to talk to other people or makipagchismisan with other moms hahaha simple things like that really make a difference and take away that little bit of stress.. After all moms just wanna have a little fun!

         Helga, Ara, Say and I, cooking up something fun for you moms and friends! We're super excited na!! coming soon!! :)



       BE KIND,
          LOVE,
             MEL

Happy Halloween

                                                First of all Happy Halloween to everyone!

                                        

         This year is kinda different, well last year was also different because I was  preggy pa during that time and this year naman staying home too plus a little Mam to take care of.  No more gimmik  sa labs or costume parties for me hahaha So guess what we did? We finally fixed her room! Yeheeeey!

          I’ve actually had everything ready na, problem was we made Kieras room my stock room muna habang inaayos other parts nun bahay namin, And today with the help of her Ninong Thirdee, we placed all the mats in, assembled the toddler bed, also little playhouse and cleaned everything so she can finally enjoy having her own room! Shes a big girl na! She can stand na, letting go of any support, but falls down,  at least she's trying, maybe when she turns one she can walk na. Sana nga noh?

        Most of the toys she had was her prizes prom winning the second quarter of SM's Star baby contest! I've been eyeing that playhouse for a couple months na! finally got it for her. The play mats naman medyo pricing sa stores, someone told me muna sa binondo? or divi ata? 50 pesos per square mat, nag pabili kami sa Tita ni Kiera hehhehe yehey! room baby proof!

         

      We decided to give her a toddler bed dahil di din sha mahilig mag stay or sleep sa crib as much, she sleeps through the night pag katabi ko sha. You can get this bed at SM Baby Company for 4999

(matress not included) Super cute! Its actually a “Frozen” bed, may stickers sha but I didn’t include them dahil baka rip lang niya un sticker then mag leave ng white mars hehehe para tidy ganito nalang.

      Syempre di naman kami papahuli, we were invited to her Ninang Icel's Halloween party and she won isa sa best in costume!

        Buti nalng may kasya sa kanya na Halloween costume! She was a flower fairy, but to me mukhang eggplant hahaha but still super cute!

        Since we're staying home might as well play alittle with her hats haha

I always enjoy halloween!! Hope she did too! 

We got lots of treats and she loved it!

BE KIND,

    LOVE<

        MEL

New Beginning (again?)

   Hiiiiiii!!! Its been a loooong time and this is my 1st post since then! Sooo.. If you've actively been following me on IG you would know that yet again, we moved. They condo we stayed it became to smell for me, Charles and Kiera, specially with all kiera's stuff It was just a mess. Couldn't even walk around properly. So what we decided was to look for a new place. We took 4 days of all day driving around to find a new place where we can be comfy and have alot of space especially for Kiera.:) On the last day of looking, the last house we saw, that ended up being our choice! Much bigger and more homey. Kiera even has her own room, problem was it was bare,. No furniture no air conditioners, nothing! Soo we had to fill it up little by little. On thing i can also not leave of is that i have 3 dogs, and the building has no elevator. We'll its only a low rise building but bringing boxes up one by one us crazy! Specially my shoes? One by one! My goodness! Im soo thankful thats all done!  Nakakatuwa its like im starting a new chapter in my life once again. This time its all us. A place we call home.

Here is the after pic of the top picture medyo naayos na un stuff.. Gosh! That was a long process!

We got this is a bodega in Mindanao ave for 11k. This is normally sold at 27k it was a good by konting scrub lng good as new! Wais na dapat!

This is the bodega store we checked it was referred to me by a friend na mahilig mag renovate ng house. Items that are slightly scratched or my dents or used as displays sa SM ata.. They have sofas, cabinets dining tables, vanity, side tables, tv tables, chairs, in short lahat! And up to 70% off.. Will find the address soo i can share it with you guys. No need to spend hundreds of thousands on furniture! Heres our solution! Id rather spend my money on things that would make my baby happy!

I didnt get this but its a good buy! 3,500!! Dating 17k+.. Why not konting punas!

My new home isnt quite done yet, kulang pa ng 1 air conditioner and stove but soon maapupuno na. No wifi yet too so bare with me! Ill be posting more soon as i can! Let u know how im getting by! Ahaha Its a nice feeling that everything in your home galing sa linag hirapan mo. Tunay na grown up problems nako! Still cant believe im a mom and on my own! Soo sureal!!! Omggggg!!!

Be kind,

Mel

Ears Pierced!

          I've been so excited for this day! When Kiera will finally get her ears pierced. I wanted to get her ears pierced early on pa, kahit nun una checkup niya with our doctor sa Medical City, but Dra. Liza Cruz told us her ears were to soft pa and wag muna namin lagyan. So im soo thrilled to share with you all that she has earings na!

          I had such a hard time picking alin hikaw ilalagay, syempre first un eh! hahha May heart kasi, may red diamond, meron pink meron green, thers even flower shaped ones! omg well guess which one i went with? Plain Diamond hahaha para elegant. haha Dra. Cruz told us that we can change it after a month. After every bath on drop of alcohol at the front of the ear and then the back.

         She was such a good baby i thought she wasn't gonna cry but she did I felt really bad kasi nasaktan sha but after a while she stopped crying din naman, doctor said di daw masakit natakot lang sa sound, I actually thought it would bleed and mamamaga pero mo parang wala lang, she doesnt even know its there! Grabe each time i look at her super kilig ako she has earings na, shes growing so fast!


         I'll be uploading the video when Kiera got her piercing on my youtube channels soon.. stay tuned!!! youtu.be/tSfvtNc1hOy

OH MY BABY BAG

          Hi everyone! I had a request from an IG follower who is giveng birth really soon to write a blog about what to bring to the hospital when you gonna have a baby! This is one of the thing I definitely needed help with! I also had no idea, thanks to my mom she reminded me of the important this that i needed to bring to the hospital with me. Its always better to get this ready a month before you due date, make sure everything is clean and washed ha! So here my must haves during the most important day in you life!!!

YOUR BAG :)

1. Camera
          You cannot, absolutely not forget you camera! Make sure its always charged and has enough memory, this instance in you life will NEVER happen again! Take as many  photos as you can and tell someone else to take them you dont wanna have a bunch of photos without you in it haha.. My BF charles totally forgot to take pics kasi sobra taranta na sha thank goodness my bestfriend Thirdee was there! I always wish I had more photo! So this is the number one DONT FORGET!

2. Diapers-
          Yes you read this right! Diapers! yes yes for you, not for your baby! I wasnt really imformed about this earlier but, sorry moms to be per i dont mean to scare you, if your baby is alittle big, kailangan pala tahiin down there! and when they say after normal deliver para walang ngayri.. Hindi ganun un, well i guess for me, i had bleeding for a month, depende daw sa tao kasi my bestfriend Helga 1 day lang using a diaper ako medyo heavy flow nun blood soo mga 3-4 weeks ako nag bleed so i got the good type of diaper un adult pullups, kasi the have naman sa hospital pero un stick on sides hassle, hassle pa mag CR. but only buy a few you not sure if you'll end up like me, or you will be totally fine!! Fingers crossed!

3. Toiletries/Towel-
          Basic! No one likes hospital shampoo, toothbrush and soap and all, bring your own!

4. Night Gown-

          I would recommend that you bring this instead of pajamas, first, its easy to use the bathroom without all that hassle of pulling the jammies down when your in a little pain, second, make sure the have a zipper sa top or buttons for easy access to breast feeding. Bring a couple, maybe 3 pairs.

5. Power Bank-
          Worst thing ever is ma low batt. Camera man or Phone, always have the power bank charged, you dont wanna sit all day in you bed with a dead phone, lots of people will be checking on you and you'd want to send you selfies with baby im sure, so keep in mind to always have that powerbank fully loaded hehe

6. Granny Undies-
          Yup heard me right, you wanna be comfy. Then bring this!

7. Nursing Bra-
           I didnt even consider buying this, kailangan pala! my bras wouldnt fit me anymore! Plus hirap mag pa breast feed pag wala! At least with a nursing bra hook on of for each boob, easy access! So please, wag ako gayahin! have nursing bras!

8. Breast Pads-
          I had no idea what these were. They are little circle pad you put inside you nursing bra when you start producing milk, kasi, tutulo yan, sisirit yan milk natin! Wasnt informed also about this ehehe once you start producing milk it just keeps going and going and going! The look like little circle panty liners! very useful!

9. Sleep Helpers-
          Anything that will make u feel comfy, or make u sleep better bring it! being in a hospital is no fun, and you dont even know how long your gonna be there so might as well get comfy. I brought my pillow and my 25 year old teddybear to keep me company.

10. Headband/Hair Ties-
         One word HAGGARD haha

11.Robe-
          Showering may be a challenge, and changing to, so keep a robe!

12. Coming home outfit-
          Its a must, be pretty when you leave it you 1st day out of the hospital heading home with your baby,wag ako tularan na haggard at naka pajamas! hehe Didnt think of that while packing!


BABY BAG

1. Diaper-
Baby diapers, buy one pack muna, and new born muna. Kasi wala pa idea ganun kalaki baby mo and minsan they get allergies. I recommend huggies!! :)


2. Baby Wipes and Cotton-
          Keep baby wipes handy, but I recommend using cotton while cleaning your baby. You can used wipes later on pag medyo older na sha. But keep incase of emergency!


3. Lampins-
          For carrying baby and wiping spilled milk on baby.

NEW BORN BABY SET -@ENFANTPHILIPPINES


4. Receiving Blankets-
          For keeping baby warm, wrap her/him in a recieving blanket bring   at least 5 or bring swaddles.                


5. Bonnets/Hat-
          Baby should always be kept warm lalo na ears and head.

6. Socks-
          Little feet should be kept warm

7. Mittens-
          You dont want you baby to scratch herself soo keep her in mittens, also for keeping her warm.

8. Full Onesie-
          Para less hassle isang buo na isusuot.

9.  Baby Bath Towel-
          For her shower time
       

These are what I brought if u have any additions comment below to help other new moms! Bring at least 3 sets of each! Hope I helped!



        Love,
               Mel

          BE KIND