Matthew's 1st Studio Portrait

It's been a while I'm not updating this blog because so busy lately. But I want to share the portraits of my baby boy just taken lately. He is really so cute and I'm so proud to be his mother. He is an angel to me.

After Hurricane Ike

After the hurricane ike hit our area we are doing well and no damages on our properties as well.Only limbs on the yard. We are so thankful that GOD really watching over us. It was the horrible moment in my life specially that Im worried about my son.The house was shaking because of the strong wind.The electricity was out and we decided to escape texas for a while to kentucky.We been staying at my sister until the electricity back last friday night.I cant imagine how Ike brought disaster and able to take the living of some people. I pray they can move on and will start a new life after the devastating hurricane Ike.

6 months and 2 weeks old

Your baby's growing tower of babble indicates movement toward talking, although the ability to form words and sentences is still many months away. You may hear the same syllable repeated over and over with variations in pitch and tone. Or she may make more complicated sounds, such as two or even three different syllables strung together. Your baby is experimenting with them like a musician testing out a new instrument.

Latest progress of my little pumpkin.
Matthew can press on and off the button on his mobile on his crib. I talked my husband that my fussy lil baby boy before is now a big boy and such a sweetheart.

Shrimp Skewers

I do love to cook for my husband so I'm trying my best to serve him a healthy and delicious meal.So far he love the food I cook and make me proud myself. One dish that he love most are the one I cooked lastnight for our dinner. Its really so simple and easy dish. I always watch Life Pinoy Style by Chef Ron Bilaro on TFC and that show help me alot to improve my cooking.

So heres the ingredients and cooking intructions in case you want to try this recipe.

1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper (optional if you want them hot)
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 medium sized onion
1 lb. shrimp, (tails on)
2 tbsp. butter
Mix first 6 ingredients in a shallow dish. Marinate shrimp for one hour. Place on skewers and grill until pink and cooked through.

Happy Cooking

Kemah Boardwalk Weekend

Last Saturday my family went to kemah boardwalk to have fun. I am so excited when we are eating at aquarium restaurant that I thought the whole restaurant was made of aquarium,that we are like under the ocean but its not really what I expected. It just an ordinary building with some aquarium on the wall etc..The place are nice and expensive..lol..We rode the train and we seen the whole place it was really fun. And we are surprised that my baby not scared when the train passed under the tunnel so dark and there where alot of scarry noise and stuff..While the other kids are crying to death.I guess my son is a brave baby boy.

Reading Bills

Matthew is very curious for everything and for sure all the mothers can relate me though.He will touch,grab and suck everything to his mouth..lol..I want to share this photo one night that he seriously read the bills..lol..It was so cute of him so his daddy captured that moment.

6 months and 1 week old

I got this newsletter from baby center where I subcribed about the development of my baby boy every week. And thanks GOD his development is very good and even some are advance.

Independent sitting is itself an important skill, but it's also a big step toward learning to crawl. Once your baby can sit up, it's only a matter of time, strength, and coordination before that translates to a lunge forward onto hands and knees. A few babies start crawling (or getting around via some other form of early locomotion, like scooting) by 6 months, although most take off between 7 and 9 months.

Rice,Bacon and Egg for lunch

I woke up 7am this morning to feed my baby boy but after feeding him decided to go back to bed and woke up almost 11am, I don't know but I'm so tired even I was asleep good last night. I just heard my son screaming moooooooooom up his head on his crib looking at me..lol..He always doing that to wake me up. I was starving to death so I just cook me a bacon and egg for lunch. When my husband where here I can imagine his reaction."Baby, Bacon and Egg for lunch?"Why not? I'm proud to be Filipino we are unique..

Lemon Pepper Tilapia

Just want to share you guys a recipe that so easy to prepare. My husband and I really love this recipe.

Tilapia Fillets

Lemon pepper salt

olive oil

Sprinkle lemon pepper to the fish fillets.Make sure it is balance in both side.

Then fry it with the olive oil or vegetable oil or corn oil.I like the taste better if I used olive oil.Serve with hot rice.

Busy Day

The things I've done today.
1. My priority: taking care my son especially that he is not feeling well because he is teething.

2.Fold clothes
3.Wash clothes
4.Vacuum the carpet
5.Mop the tiles
6.Clean the bathroom
7.Free dust the furniture and appliances.
8.Washing dishes by hand( don't have dishwasher save to electricity)lol
9.Preparing for our dinner tonight
10. The rest are monkey business(internet,tv and sleeping) :-)

Sweet Corn

Back in the Philippines one of my favorite food is corn since we also planted corns in our yard.Here in the USA if fresh corn so expensive I just bought sweet corn kernel in can for side dish. Last Saturday, we went to grocery store for grocery shopping I got 6 pieces of fresh corn and it more cheaper this time. Lastnight, I boiled them for our dinner and its really so sweet and good. I ate 4 of them..lol..

Substitute to Champorado

Yesterday morning I was craving for champorado but too lazy to make it out of rice. So like before I was just make oatmeal champorado. Bring oatmeal and milk to boil for 5 mins or more then mix choco powder. Easiest and yummy breakfast.

5 months 4 weeks old

Your baby's development is now working in your favor when He's fussy: He's increasingly distractible. Intensely interested in the world around him, his rapidly evolving brain zeroes in on things that are new and different. So when your baby is a little cranky, use his growing interest in novelty to your advantage by making a funny noise, singing a song, gently banging a pot - any change from the norm may snap his out of her grumpy mood.

From: Baby Center

The day He came to my life

It was Febuary 28,2008 @ 10:16 am. A precious baby boy was born by C-section @ Women Hospitals in Conroe,TX. He is 8 lbs and 11 onces and 21.1 inches long. He is such a healthy baby boy that Im so much thankful to GOD. Even on that day I was fighting death after I gave birth to him but GOD love us both that HE saved my life to be with my new born forever. My son is a gift from heaven that can be treasure in everybody's heart especially daddy and mommy. We love him so much.