pre=birthday shoot

It's a mere 2 months before Raven's 4th birthday, and we had a pre-birthday shoot last Saturday with Click&Shoot.  This photo and video service is owned by friends, so we basically got the their service free! For this pictorial, I only paid for the studio rent, which is way too little compared to what I would've paid a photographer.  We had a 1 hour shoot, and it produced almost 50 good pictures.  I was secretly praying all the time that Raven would cooperate with the photographer, and he did! He was so fond of her Ate Jell and Kuya Teej that he followed all their instructions.  The plan was to take pictures of Raven in a race car costume, and one casual wear.  It was a success, and I would like to thank the photographer for her patience and good way with kids.  You can check some of their works on Facebook.  Just click on this link to go to the Click&Shoot page.https://www.facebook.com/pages/ClickShoot/125851587499738  Sharing some of the pictures.

Back in the Workforce

I am now a certified work from home mom, and I am loving every minute of it.  I never thought that this would be possible.  This is a dream job for me! I am working, but still I can supervise my kiddo.  Thank God for a friend who referred me to their US based company.  Basically, our job is to provide support and customer service to car dealerships in the USA and Canada.  I don't know much about cars, but training really helped.  I am now on my first week of training, and I am enjoying every minute of it.  Although I am a bit stressed out when I encounter unfamiliar terms like piston rings or crankshaft.  Thank God somebody invented Google!

 Oh, and I also got my first paycheck today via PayPal.  Although it is not much since it is only payment for 2 days or 12 hours of work, it feels so damn good to have your own money again.    As you know, I have been a stay at home mom for over a year now.  It's also an exciting fact that we are paid in US dollars.  I am a PayPal newbie.  I am a blue star ebayer, but I normally do my transactions via Globe Gcash and bank deposit.  Well, something new to learn and tinker with.  I really hope I don't get too familiar with PayPal since it is so tempting to use it for online shopping!  I promised myself that I will only withdraw from my account once a month, and save up for the future.  The little one is starting real school (err meaning not play school) next school year, and it ain't gonna be cheap!

I know that working will all the more set me back with updating this blog, but I will really do my best to keep you updated.  Now that Christmas is just around the corner, I promise to share with you my good finds in the malls and bazaars.  Until next time!

Dengue scare

After the trick or treating activities this past week, I noticed last November 1 that my son is feeling a little bit under the weather.  Early morning of November 2, I checked his temperature and it read 39 degrees! I was alarmed.  I am not the type of mom that can keep her calm during stressful situations.  A lot of things came to my mind.  I was so scared it was dengue fever.  Can it be that he was bitten during one of the events that we attended? First thing in the morning, we went to his pediatrician.  Urine and blood tests were done in order to rile out dengue fever or typhoid.  Thank God his platelet count was normal.  The culprit was Urinary Tract Infection.  He had this when he was 3 months old, and this is the second time he got this.  Salty foods are now banned on his diet, and replaced with lots and lots of water.  I had a little trouble giving him antibiotics.  He was never a sickly kid, so he is not used to drinking meds except for his regular vitamins.  My heart is crying whenever I see him gag the medicine because of its bitter taste.  However, I need to put my game face on and force him to drink.  All the while explaining to him that it would make him feel better.  To make it worse, he also had an asthma attack that night.  My son was diagnosed with bronchial asthma at 3 years old.  I am praying everyday that he will outgrow it.

I didn't have the heart to be with him during the blood extraction at the hospital.  It was done twice with a 24-hour interval since the first platelet count was 154.  The doctor requested another one done after a day just in case it goes down.  The second result was 245, which is good!

It's the most spooktacular time of the year!

Halloween is my second most favorite holiday.  Christmas season comes first of course.  I only started liking Halloween when I became a mom.  My son's first Halloween, he was only 9 months old.  He came as  McDonald's french fries.  It was a pleasurable experience, and I am sure that my son will enjoy looking at the pictures when he's all grown up! Who knows, I might even show it to his future girlfriend just to embarrass him.  Here are pictures of his past and present costumes.

 The year after, he was almost two years old, and he enjoyed the trick or treat at the mall much better.  He was walking and playing with other kids.  He came as Tigger.  This costume was sent from the US by my super kind cousin.

Come Halloween 2010, he was in the middle of his terrible two's that's why we had a bit of a hard time trick or treating.  He was really cranky and didn't want to walk or even ride the stroller.  Nevertheless, he was the cutest bee I've seen!

 This year, we attended three trick or treat events.  Last October 29, we went to Island Cove Hotel and Leisure Park for their Super Villain Halloween Party.  The kiddo had a blast trick or treating there since the grounds are really nice, plenty of fresh air, and a lot of scenery.  He didn't even mind that we had to walk quite a distance to go from one establishment to another.  Since the theme was villains, I decided that he should come as Yosemite Sam.  For those of you who don't remember him, he is the arch-enemy of Bugs Bunny. 

Next stop is the McDonald's Halloween party at Cavite City.  This costume is a special request from my kid.  He insisted that he goes as Buzz Lightyear of Toy Story.  I bought this item online since this is only available at Disney Stores. Notice that on this dressed rehearsal, he still doesn't have any shoes on.  I found the perfect shoes just in time for the event - a neon green one star Converse - sweet!

Oh before I forget, my little one won the Mr. Halloween 2011 award at school.  He went as a cowboy.  Yee-ha! Proud mama! Of course how can I resist donning a matching cowgirl outfit? Cute don't you think?

 I can't wait for next year.  The little one already has requests for his costume.  He wants a soldier costume, which came to mind when he saw Lucho Agoncillo's birthday pictures on Yes Magazine.  We'll see...