One year onwards, Four years ever after

Been quite a while since we last posted up here. Things have been whirlwindy since the little girl celebrated her first birthday November 6th of last year - the holiday rush and the prepping of our new home.

So, what's been up? 

Yeyo turns 1

Happy 1st birthday!

First off, we celebrated Yeyo's first birthday with a kiddie party at...ta-dah! KFC (insert fake surprised look now! hehehe)! It was made extra special as our baby, well, now a toddler, learned how to walk unassisted exactly a week before she turned one, and that at the time of her birthday, she was already trundling back and forth at the party area. It's true what they say: kids grow up fast! Truly, you wouldn't want to miss a thing. 

She's 14 months to date and at this rate, she can follow instructions by association - "Kunin mo 'yung lampin" (she picks up her lampin and gives it to you), "Pagpagin mo ang mga kamay mo" (when her hands get dirty), "Ooops! Bawal ka d'yan" (she doesn't go near the plugs and anywhere she's restricted to go to or touch, although she would sometimes tease you) - and claps her hands with her every accomplishment. She calls her sapatos (shoes) "Sshhhs", and loves it when she sees us brushing our teeth. She says "Baaah!" when we gargle. For that, we got for her her first milk teeth toothbrush. The first time she got a hold of it, she wouldn't want to let it go! Hello tantrums indeed! She has now perfected blowing kisses and even the cheek to cheek, too, that she says "Mmmmwaaahh!" with every kiss. Nakakatuwa!

Brush, brush, brush, 3 times a day!

We decided to communicate with her in Filipino (sometimes in Sambal - the vernacular of Zambales, hehehe) for now. She will have at least 14 years to learn English in school anyway, so we will just let that be. Right now, we're teaching her "Paa, tuhod, balikat, ulo". After four or five rounds of singing, she knows where her paa and balikat are. Not bad, ano?! Hehehe.

Oh, and she loves watching Eat Bulaga! and shouts "OO!" (Ah! Ah!), "HINDI!" (Dee! Dee! Dee! Dee!), "PWEDE!" (Dee! Dee! Dee! Dee! pa rin. Hahaha) when it's Pinoy Henyo time with her Ate (nanny). Hahaha! Cute!

Our fourth anniversary

Yep, we've been married for four years and nearly a month to date (December 15th) and we couldn't help but marvel at how God has immensely blessed our marriage! Things have turned full circle since Yeyo arrived, but we've become solid partners through and through. We must have done something right one way or the other to deserve such blessings!

We were a bit occupied lately that we weren't able to really "celebrate" (meaning, go on hols or even just have a nice dinner) our past two anniversaries - Yeyo's coming in 2010 and moving things to our new home late last year - but still, that doesn't really matter much. Anyhow, things will settle back to normal levels in the coming months. What matters most is that we celebrate our love every single day ;-)

We're excited to see all the wonderful things that God has in store for us this year! More love, more growth, more milestones! Can't wait!