Before I Was A Mom

Thanks Bambie for this great tag! :) To everyone, feel free to do this tag! :)

Before I was a Mom -

I slept as late as I wanted and as long as I wanted. I didn't have a routine and I didn't have anyone depending on me. My time was mine.

Before I was a Mom -

I only shopped for myself. Now I rarely shop for myself.
I never had to worry about outgrown baby clothes and shoes, buying enough towels, sterlizings baby bottles, a baby-friendly room, what appropriate baby toys to buy.

Before I was a Mom -

I've never been (in order of appearance, LOL) spit on, puked on, pooped on, peed on. I've never had to worry about having spare clothes in the event that the aforementioned happens.

Before I was a Mom -

I've never smiled after being on a 24 hour duty at the hospital. Having JT is like taking care of a VIP patient where I've had to wake every 2 hours to nurse him, groggily change clothes after being puked on, peed on, or pooped on in the wee hours of the morning, look after him when we wants to play or talk or cuddle at 2a.m. AND still make me smile when he wakes me up at 5a.m.

Before I was a Mom -

I've never blushed because I had to nurse in public, wearing a moving (he wiggles a lot) nursing poncho for privacy and receiving stares.

Before I was a Mom -

I'd like to quote Bambi since she has described exactly and perfectly how I feel:

"I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life
so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom -
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important.

Before I was a Mom -
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known The warmth, The joy, The love, The heartache, The wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom."

Send this to someone whom you think is a special Mom...

And remember that behind every successful woman......
is a basket of dirty laundry.

-Unknown

Be Original

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What is Plagiarism?

According to Dictionary, Plagiarism is the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work.

To all Bloggers who exert effort to create noteworthy entries and who continue to maintain a Blog which is a reflection of who she / he is, " Good job! "

To those who have the desire to Blog but are merely scraping contents from other people' s materials, " Whether you are monetizing your site to help you with your basic needs or to satisfy some of your wants, do it the proper way. Stop making money out of someone else's work. Otherwise, you are nothing but a common thief! "

Thank you!

Friendship Chain

Thanks, Mommy Chris, for the friendship!

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This is the easy way and the fastest way to :1. Make your Authority Technorati explode. 2. Increase your Google Page Rank. 3. Get more traffic to your blog. 4. Makes more new friends.

Rules :
1. Start copy from “Begin Copy” until “End Copy” to your blog.
2. Put your own blog name and link.
3. Tag your friends as much as you can.

1. Picturing of Life 2. Juliana’s Site 3. Hazel-My Life, My Hope, My Future.4. Jeanne-The Callalily Space5.My Family is my Life 6. The Simple Life of a Baghag 7. On A Wonderful Day Like Today 8. House Everything 9. The Creativity in Me 10. Travel and Photography 11. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 12. You Are My Sunshine 13.Song to Remember 14. Super Blog 15. Philiippine Tv Marathon 16.Simply Blue 17. Breaking the Boundaries 18. Top Five 19. A Simple Life 20. Simple Happy Life 21.Mom's Special Diary 22. The Mommy Journey 23. Mommy Diaries 24. You Are Next!

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I am passing this on to All About Elizabeth, Smart Mommy, Twinkie Calls, Pages of Memories, and trust.loyalty.bliss.

An Award and A Tag

AWARD

Thank you, Mommy Chris, for this award. I'm passing on this award to Twinkie Calls, My Princess' Closet, Azumi - Kawaii Princess' Story, Her and History, Jeng Speaks, My Little Angels, and trust.loyalty.bliss.

Rules: 1. take your award here - check 2. put the logo on your post - check 3. link the person who awarded you - check 4. nominate at least 7 other blogs - check 5. add links to those blogs on yours - check 6. leave a message for your nominess on their blog - check

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TAG - IBC
Rules 1. link the person who tagged you 2. copy the image above, the rules and the questionnaire in this post 3. post this in one or all of your blogs 4. answer the four questions following these rules 5. recruit at least 7 friends on your blog roll by sharing this with them 6. come back to BLoGGiSTa iNFo CoRNeR (PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LINK) at http://bloggistame.blogspot.com and leave the URL of your post in order for you/your blof to be added to the master list 7. have fun!

Q&A:

1. the person who tagged you - Twinkie
2. his/her site's title and url - Twinkie Calls
3. date when you were tagged - May 2, 2009
4. persons tagged - Beth, Beth Moreno, Ninang Angie, Jes, Genebei, Jeng, Bambie, Chris

8 Things I'm Looking Forward To:

1. Trip to Baguio this coming weekend.
2. Mother's Day this coming weekend also!
3. Sherwin's 30th birthday (May 26)
4. Our first wedding anniversary (May 31)
5. Badminton and yoga
6. JT's first birthday
7. My residency
8. JT's first word

8 Things I Did Yesterday

1. Fix JT's food
2. held JT while he splashed about in his kiddie pool
3. Blogged
4. Played with JT
5. Played with Daddy
6. used our GC for The Spa, Podium where we had a relaxing 75 minutes massage (the GC was a delayed wedding gift which was about to expire on wednesday)
7. shared with Sherwin a big ensaymada after the massage
8. attempted to enter stores at the mall but was interrupted by Yaya's text that JT was awake so we had to rush back home

8 Things I Wish I Could Do

1. Lose my post-preggy belly
2. Be able to fit again into my pre-preggy clothes
3. (gagayahin ko si Twinkie) - Spend an entire week on holiday with Sherwin without feeling guilty of leaving JT behind
4. Have a career AND have time for my family
5. Go to work without feeling guilty of leaving JT behind
6. Cook healthy gourmet food
7. Swim
8. Learn to love basketball so I'd have one more thing in common with my husband

8 Shows I Watch (I don't watch too much TV, I have to watch over JT first...)
1. Heroes
2. So You Think You Can Dance
3. Whatever's cooking @ Lifestyle Network, though Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger is my favorite
4. How I Met Your Mother
5. Whatever home improvements, renovations or rearrangements I chance upon Lifestyle Network
6. Whenever I can catch a skating tournament or cheerleading competition on the Sports channel
7. TV Patrol
8. National Geographic


** (May 12, 2009) - Hi Beth! Thanks for remembering me and including me in 8 Tags :)

Purse Talk

Jeng tagged me for what bag I recently used.

First, here are the tag rules:

1. Post a picture of whatever bag you are carrying as of late. No, you can't go into your closet and pull out your favorite purse! We want to know what you carried today or the last time you left the house.

2. List how much it cost. And this is not to judge. This is for entertainment purposes only. So spill it. And if there is a story to go along with how you obtained it, we'd love to hear it.

3. Tag some chicks. And link back to this post so people know why the heck you're showing everyone your bag.

The last bag I used was this brown UCB shoulder bag. I don't really know how much it costs since it was given by my mom, a "from-one-mom-to-another" gift. She said I'll need bigger bags because of my baby.
I use this most of the time since it's easy to match with my clothes and shoes. Plus, it can hold a lot of stuff even though it's small. If I needed to go out for a little while with JT, I don't need to bring his baby bag. A few diapers, clothes, towels, one bag of wipes - it'll all fit. My stuff included. What's so great about this is that it's expandable.

I'm passing on this tag to Twinkie, Chris, Ninang Angie, and Beth.

'd TAYAGs

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Thanks for this tag, Chris! It was really fun :D

I'm passing this on to Twinkie, Ninang Angie, cousin Eariel, Beth, and Jeng. Hope you enjoy this, too!

I'm a Mother, I'm a Wife

Rules PLEASE:

1. Link with the person who tagged you.

2. Copy above images.

3. Post this on any or all of your Blog/s.

4. Answer the two-part questionnaire following these Rules. (Feel free to elaborate your answers. For questions 8 - 14, post only the one (1) which you believe best describes your choice).

5. Share this with at least seven (7) friends on your Blog Roll.

6. Come back to Living A' La Mode (DO NOT CHANGE THIS LINK PLEASE.) and leave the URL of your Post in order for you/your Blog to be added to the Master List.

7. Have fun!

Parenting Style

1. Do you exercise full or minimal control over your child's / children's behavior?

FULL CONTROL. For the 1st year, I'm gonna be a full-time mommy.

2. Do you expect your child / children to obey 100% or let her / him / them do what pleases her / him / them?

I expect JT to obey 100%. When he's older, we may compromise.

3. Do you welcome discussion or you simply set rules?

I would very much welcome a discussion.

4. Do you reprimand? YES.

5. Do you use spanking for punishment?

JT is still too young for that but I hope I won't need/do it in the future.

6. Do you use some kind of a reward System for motivation?

JT is still too young. But I do plan to use it.

7. Do you enjoy being a Parent?

Yes, mixed with terror of making a mistake.

8. Are you a hands-on Parent or do you have a full-time Nanny?

Hands-on even though we have a full-time Nanny.

9. At what age would you let your child make simple decisions for himself / herself?

As soon as he can.

10.Do you and your Husband have the same Parenting Style?

Yes. But when I tend to coddle and spoil, he does the opposite. And vice versa.

Wife Style

7. How long have you been married?

Almost 10 months :)

8. How do you feel about being a Wife?

It's fun!

9. What has been your typical sleeping attire since you got married?

PJs

* A cotton night gown.

* Sweats or Shorts.

* Something sheer & soft.

* Nothing.

10. How do you show how appreciative you are of your Husband?

* By being always affectionate.

11. What do you do when your Husband annoys you?

* Keep quiet (I have to sort and think things out first) for a little while then talk.

12. You are buying or planning to buy your first house as Husband and Wife ....

We don't know yet. Still a looooong way to go :) But we're dreaming of a large estate where our parents/siblings could stay with us.

13. How does your house look like at the end of the day when Hubby gets home?

* Immaculate and spotless. (Most of the time hehe)

14. How do you feel about running a household?

* Whatever! Just part of everyday life :)

15. What is the sweetest gift you have given your Husband so far?

My husband says, YOURSELF. awwww.

Thanks Twinkie for sharing this! I had fun :)

Hmmm who am I gonna tag?...