My First Giveaway

Wow! I've reached 100 followers! I am so excited! As a way of saying thank you to my amazing followers I want to do my first ever giveaway. All you have to do is be a follower of this blog and make a comment below this post. I will draw three (3) winners using Random.org.

So here's what I'm giving out.

Because I love fashion I would like to give out to the first prize winner, a brand new (with tag) St Napping Leggings Type A.

I'm giving away the one in a dark denim color which looks like this: They may look like a pair of denim jeans but they are not. They are leggings. It is advertised as a one size waist fits all.

I love purses but I don't like it when I have to put it down on the floor so to the runner up, I am giving out a Sheffield Home Hand Bag Holder as the second place prize. It holds your handbag off the floor.
And because I love accessories, I also want to give out a pack of colorful striped bracelets to my third place winner. There are 10 different colored bracelets in the pack.

This give away is not sponsored or compensated by anybody besides me. It is from my own out of pocket which unfortunately means I can only ship in the U.S. and so this give away is only for US residents only.

Thank you so much my beloved followers and I hope you like this giveaway!

This contest ends on April 5, 2011. Open to U.S. residents only.

Meet Me on Monday

Thanks to beautiful Java for hosting this blog hop. It is a way to get to know other bloggers and know some fun facts about them. If you would like to join just click on the button above.

Questions:

1. Crunchy or soft tacos?
Soft tacos are yummy!

2. Do you scrapbook?
I would love to scrapbook but I don't have the time.


3. Do you take any daily medications?
I don't. But I have my One a day multivitamins only if I remember to take them.


4. What is your favorite sound?
The ocean. I used to live near the beach. At nights when I lay down to sleep I can hear the sound of the waves. It's so soothing and makes me think of paradise.


5. Where were you born?
Philippines. I miss this place.

My 2nd Blogger Award

I am so thrilled! I never thought my blog could be so stylish to get this award twice.

Arianna from Welcome to My Silly Life gave me my 2nd blogger award. Her blog is so cute and fun you should check it out. Thank you Arianna for awarding me this beautiful award.

4 months Trey

Trey trying to look like a good boy.


Trey being his real self.

What's so good about Trey's 4th month?

He can roll over on his own! Yay! That's a big milestone for him. Here's a vid of him rolling over on his own.

Since he was able to sit with support, we gave him Gerber rice cereal, his first solid food. He is not so sure about it. But when he tried the Gerber NatureSelect 1st foods sweet potato , he found his favorite and wouldn't stop eating.

He was lots of fun more and more each day.

What's not so good about Trey's 4th month?

I stopped breastfeeding and gave him his first formula which is Enfamil Premium Infant formula. He was not crazy about it. After 2 weeks I gave him Similac Advance Infant Formula. He was happy with it except I wasn't crazy about the price. It was expensive.

All in all, his 4th month of life was pretty fun and exciting.

What is it like after the baby comes?

They say a baby changes everything. Oh boy! That is so true! Life will never be the same again once the baby comes.

When I was 16 I got pregnant for the first time. Being young back then, I expected babies would be fun and easy.

My first child was born and I realized babies are so awesome...but demanding. My mother did not even talk to me about what I was going to go through. I knew why she didn't. She wanted me to learn from my mistakes. But it was too late by the time I found out I was not yet ready. I was so overwhelmed. I was upset that my friends continued to enjoy their teenage years while I was faced with the reality that I can't go out at nights because I have a baby to take care of. I couldn't have fun because I had to be a responsible mother. I had a lot of regrets and vowed not let it happen again.

Fast forward 10 years and then I got pregnant again. But this time I knew what was going to happen. This time I may not have my mother and my sister and all my relatives to help me like they did with my first born, but I have my amazing husband who is always there for me. But I was scared because I knew how hard it was especially when you are so far away from your family.
My youngest was born in a way I did not expect it to be (C-section). Recovery was harder than a normal vaginal delivery. But it was an amazing, overwhelming, experience all over again.
I thought that it would be easier because this time I was older and more prepared. But alas, taking care of and raising a baby is hard. You have to be strong physically, emotionally and mentally. You have to have patience like you've never imagined. The newborn days and sick days will deprive you from sleep. You are lucky if you're baby will sleep through the night as early as 2 months. Then comes the day when he starts teething, crawling, and what's next? Walking? Potty-training? Bumps and bruises? The terrible twos?

It is a sacrifice. The way you look at life will change. You will not be able to spend time with your friends like you used to. You will not be able to spend so much time with the activities you love to do. Plus your body changes that you will wonder if it will ever go back to it's pre-pregnant shape again. You have to put aside your own dreams and your own interests. It requires never ending patience and an overflowing of love. It requires to give all of yourself. My advice is to humbly accept all the help you can get.

I don't know how my grandmother and mother and all the other mothers did it. For the record, my grandmother had 13 children. Maybe it requires a lot of children to say it is easy. But I know no matter how many children I would have, it is never easy. It will be sweet and sour. Like those sour patch candies.
But a smile, a look, a touch, a kiss, a word that says "Mama" from your baby will remind you it is worth it all.
Someday my sacrifices will be rewarded.

Meet Me on Monday

Okay I guess this is so late but it's still Monday so I think I can still join this link. Click on the button for instructions if you want to join.



Questions:

1. What jewelry do you wear 24/7?

I love to wear as many jewelry before but since I had a baby it's hard to keep the jewelries on all the time so I just have my wedding ring and engagement ring.

2. Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it?

Twirl. The word sounds cuter than the word cut.

3. How many siblings do you have?

I have one sister.I also have a half-sister and a half brother who I only met once.

4. Were you named after anyone?

I was going to be named after the wife of the Philippines president because I was born on her birthday. But instead I was named after her daughter, which I'm glad because I like my name; except a lot of people mispronounce it all the time. They think it's pronounced as Amy. It's actually pronounced as Imee.


5. Coke or Pepsi?

Coke. It opens up happiness.

3 months Trey

At 3 months old, Trey was sleeping all through the night already. I was able to go back to work part time. I work the night shift so I have to work on weekends only since it's my husband's days off. That way I don't have to leave Trey with a baby sitter and my husband takes care of him while I sleep during the day.
I still breastfed him though it was hard especially when you have an 8 hour shift job, and has to go home at lunch time(2 a.m.) to pump. But we made it through until 4 months.