happy anniversary!

to the most beautiful parents on earth. <3


we wanted to take them out but my mom comes home around 8 from work so i decided to cook for them instead.

parmesan crusted chicken with avocado salad, asparagus and broccoli.

i always talk about how i want to be like my parents when i grow up. it's funny to see how they are still SO in love and how they are so compatible. soul mates.. i'm so blessed to have parents like them. i love you guys<3

gifted path

hey guys! so dennis' cousin made this website where people can donate funds to contribute to your chlid's college funds~ we decided to make one for james!


here is the link to james' giftedpath~


hope you guys will take advantage of it as well~ you can create a free profile for your little ones!

"what i think i do" - moms

my cousin made one for herself.. so she inspired me to make one of my own :)

happy james

dennis went to vegas for a business trip and was gone for four days.. when he came back he was giving james his usual bath, but james seemed to be SUPER excited to have his dad back!


i love them so much<3

almost august

can you guys believe it? july is almost over... sigh. the weather also has been a little wacky these days. 100+ then dropping down to 60's... then back to the 80's. global warming? eh..

these days i've been running on little sleep due to james' fussiness. (he's teething!) it really hurts to see him go through so much pain at such a young age.. i wish i can take the pain for him, but i guess that's another part of being a mother.

growing up, i was basically the only child (my brother and i are 10 years apart) so he was never home. i never had a pet or anything so i didn't know how it felt to really care for others.. but now every time i look at james crying or seeing that he is hurt.. really breaks my heart.

i also think of my mom.. and how much crap i've put her through.. now i understand. and despite all the shit i've done, she still believed in me, and always took my side.. always tried to understand where i was coming from instead of judging me. words will never describe how thankful i am to have such a loving, hardworking mother like her. she's so beautiful from the inside out.. she is my role model. will i ever be like her? can i??

she goes to work 4 days a week from 8-8, comes home.. eats, does the dishes.. makes food for the next day, help me put james to sleep.. and she says she's okay with it. how does she do it? how do moms do it..? i'm so amazed.. seriously. so blessed. i love her..

hubs, mom, me, dad.. i love them so much. <3

wouldn't trade the world for them<3

James' first haircut at the barber shop!

we've been cutting his hair at home but we decided to go to the barber shop and get it professionally done! i was soo proud of him.. it was almost his bed time and he was hungry too, but he didn't cry at all until the end! he was really calm about it~ it really almost made me shed a tear. i'm not going to lie i was very.... sad. haha sigh. :(

here we go!

:)

!!!

he's so calm haha

look at the barber's face! haha he's so cool :)

goodbye hair!

after!!!!

<3

full time mom

all happy smiles and giggles aside, i am going to air it out and tell you guys how it really is.. HARD!!!!!!! sometimes it's really frustrating! like when i'm trying to make lunch but the baby is crying... and he needs my attention. not only that, he is teething so he is super cranky and fussy. he take cat naps which doesn't help, but you know what.. i still wouldn't change it for the world.

but by having james i'm learning a lot more about myself.. and what kind of life i've been living, or what kind of people i was surrounding myself with.. or what i'm capable of doing and not capable of doing. i'm learning how to be more patient, and also realizing that i am NOT superwoman. trying to juggle everything all at once.. being a mom and a wife, is harder than i thought but this is what i wanted.

i am not perfect, nobody is.. so i guess it is normal for me to feel this way. and as for my "surroundings", something has got to change... i cannot stand being in this situation anymore. i need to be in a better place with positive energy.. no more of this bs!

half way there!

one milestone after another... i can't believe that my baby is already six months old. six months... it seems like it was yesterday when i got admitted to the hospital. gees~

anyways, a lot of people have been asking me if i'm still breastfeeding.. and the answer is *drum roll* YES! i mean.. if you're going to wake up to feed the baby in the middle of the night ANYWAYS, why not just breastfeed? it saves a lot of time and it's so convenient. i was strongly against formula because i wanted my baby to have the best of the best.. haha :) don't get me wrong there's nothing wrong with feeding formula.. but there are some things that breast milk has that formula doesn't. i also love the bond that we share when he's eating~ i'm very fortunate that my milk hasn't dried out yet~ six months was the max i was going to go... but i think i'm going to shoot for six more months~ we'll see. :) on the other hand, we did put him on solids and he's been eating it really well. i'm so proud of him.. my hungry hungry hippo!

this month, he started rolling from his stomach to his back and vice versa, started eating solids, saw his cousin for the first time, went on a road trip to baltimore and DC, got a new car seat and stroller, went to the beach, and was on babycenter.com!

six months... six more months and he's one year old! i have a feeling that day will come very soon! :(

revel, AC

my babies<3

testing.. testing...

in his new car seat :)

maryland with uncle tae & auntie aro

at DC

your future president talking

white house

dennis, james & uncle frank

chinatown, DC

with auntie natasha

with uncle frank

inner harbor, baltimore

dipping his feet into the beach for the first time..

he didn't really like it.. hahaha

happy 1<3

with grandma, cousin david and auntie rhan

my second fam<3

happy 100th day!

happy baby :)

new habit

eating solids for the first time

because.. jumping.. is fun! :)