Safety First

How important it is traveling with your baby using the car seat?  First, it is really advisable to use a car seat for your baby's safety inside the car.  Second, it is more convenient to you and your baby.  In our country, we are not obliged to buy and use a car seat, but in other countries it is mandatory.  We love road trips and long drive and this is one of my baby's must haves.

The moment Peycie is buckled up and her dad start driving, in less than 2 minutes her eyes are already droopy.  ☺  I'm just lucky that our little one also loves traveling and she only vomited once.  Here are some of her photos in her car seat:

 

 

Take note that car seats have expiration, who would have thought that they expire? They can only be used 6 to 10 years.  If you have or you'll buy one, check the bottom of the car seat to check the expiration (applies for Graco).

So moms, if you have a car and loves traveling with your baby, don't take any chances and buy one.  Safety first!

P.S. Don't forget to read the instructions carefully. ☺

Staycation!

Recently, I just noticed that most people preferred to have their short vacay in the city than going out of town.  I agree with them because you can save a lot compare to traveling to provinces.  Last week, my sister-in-law attended the Induction of Diplomates of the Philippine Pediatric Society at Sofitel and my MIL decided to have an overnight stay in a hotel nearby.  She decided to book at Manila Hotel and I must say that we had an awesome stay!

Let me share with you our experience.  When we checked-in, we were given 4 stubs for the welcome drinks to claim in the lobby.  There were 2 choices, and we chose mango puree over the orange juice.  We booked 2 rooms, one is the Grand Deluxe room which is facing the hotel entrance and the other one is Superior Deluxe with bay view.  I can say that their rooms are well maintained, but you can definitely notice that the rooms located near the entrance (first 4 floors of the building) are kinda old compared to the modern rooms on the other side of the building. 


Bed in the Grand Deluxe Room

Mango Puree

Pool Bar 

The breakfast was the best part of our stay! There are 2 free breakfast for each room (which also applies to other hotels).  We had it at the Café Ilang-Ilang and we really enjoyed the food!  If only we could stay there from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., but seeing those food makes me feel full! I wasn't able to taste each of them but I was satisfied with my continental breakfast.  Oh! also the TAHO, I sooo loved it!  Sofitel has one as well, but I enjoyed what Manila Hotel has! 

To sum it up, we had a great staycation in the city and will definitely go back before I fly to Canada! ☺

Tip:  Book with your favorite travel agent, they offer cheaper rates than booking online.  Php4,000 is a big difference! 

Have you ever been thankful for having your husband?

This was the question I asked myself when I heard my bestfriend 's life story.   She's currently in a situation that only her and her partner can solve.  Going back, have I been thankful for having my husband?  Of course YES!  As I always say to him, I might not be the typical woman who usually do the PDA-thing, but that does not mean that I don't love him! 

Way before I met him, he's known for being a happy-go-lucky man.  A man who spends nights in a bar instead of sleeping, plays basketball like a teenager, plays playstation like a kid.  He is still the same except from having night-out with friends.

When I was still single, I always pray to God to give me a partner who will understand and accept me for who I am.  And yes, He gave me Edward.  The man who loves everything in me including my imperfections.  I am very thankful for having him in my life!  There's no word to perfectly describe how great he is for being my husband and a father to our daughter.

To you my dearest Daddy, thank you for loving me and Peycie unconditionally.  I know it will be hard for both of us to live separately, but I believe that we can make it work!  Thank you for your support. I love you very very very much!

Beat the Heat!

I am sooo excited to share my baby wearing her bathing suit I bought online.  It fits her perfectly!    We will be having an out-of-town trip with friends this coming weekend, but decided to leave our little one with her lolo and lola.  So what we did, we inflate her bath tub, wear her bathing suit and dip her into the water.

My baby loves water and I can tell that because everytime we finish bathing her, she cries.  This morning, she stayed in the water longer than usual and I can see in her that she really enjoyed it!  Who said baby can't enjoy summer? :)