Yes, time flies really fast!
In a blink of an eye, she's two months already.

It's a mix feeling honestly.

She's growing too fast and I'm afraid that I'll miss her being this small...


and cute...


When she's older, I really gonna miss this.


Anyway, we celebrated her birthday as usual with my mom cooking. I'm gonna miss this as Mom will be leaving soon.

Anyway, here are the birthday pics of our birthday girl.


Baby Snow White with the frog prince



Snow White with my mom and dad, Pretty Ariel, Sweet Cinderella and her Ninong Buchoy

I've heard a lot of comments regarding my decision to celebrate Sweet Cinderella's Birthday at Jollibee. We could have saved money if we spent it in our house. I myself felt the same. Of course gastos (expenses) is much smaller if we just cooked in our house and do all the stuff. But I also know that it is so nakakapagod (tiring) and not to mention stressful.

But that is not my main concern. It would be fine with me no matter how tiring it could be, as long as I know my kids are enjoying it. But Sweet Cinderella wanted it badly to celebrate her birthday at Jollibee. Although I know she would not contest if I tell her to just celebrate it in our house, since she knows that I just gave birth and we have no money, hehehe. I told it already in one of  my previous posts. I have heard several times from her that someday she wants to spend her birthday at Jollibee like her ate. (older sister)

As a mom, if I could, I would grant every wish they have in their tiny hearts.

Seeing this smile...

It seems that only yesterday, we're on our way home with our little bundle of joy.

Now, she's 1 month old!

Can't believe we already spend a month with her.

So of course, I headed myself to buy a cake for her.

We are having trouble with Baby Snow White.

She cries a lot especially at night.

I am sure she's not having colic and she's clean, comfortable and not soaked in her poo. So it bothers me a lot that she's crying most of the time at around 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. When she fell asleep and we put her in bed, she immediately wake up and cry again. And for her to sleep, we have to put her in bed on her stomach. I am aware of the high risk of SIDS that is why I can't sleep peacefully. Almost every half hour, I wake up and see to it that she's sleeping soundly and she's not suffocating herself with pillows. Sometimes, I don't sleep the whole night. I just do my work while she's sleeping and in the morning, her father is the one taking care of her while working as I sleep.
Thank goodness that my work is not time sensitive and I can work anytime I like.

She's not like this 2 weeks ago. She sleeps well on her back. I just don't know what suddenly happen and it changed into this.

I am just hoping that is just  part of her growing and soon things will go back to normal.

Yesterday after paying the reservation for the party of Princess Cinderella
I was on my way home when I met this woman with her 4 years old daughter.
She was standing in front of Jollibee and counting some coins in her hand.
Next, I saw her begging coins to people walking in and out of Jollibee.
I looked away, thinking that she's one of those who are begging for coins.
When suddenly, her daughter burst into tears while pointing her hands to Jollibee.
I looked into her eyes and saw a tear or two falling while she was tying to pacify her child.

I don't know what came to me.
I approached them and asked what's wrong.
Without a single thought the woman asked me
"Basi may trenta ka ne? Ako lang gadaea ro imong plastik at htdan kita"
("Do you have 30 pesos? I'll carry your grocery bag for you." )
I asked her what for
She said, its her daughter's 4th birthday and she wanted to eat hamburger and french fries from Jollibee. She wanted to know how it taste.
I was amazed.
But since its her birthday and burger doesn't cost that much
I brought them in.
And I bought  her the cheapest burger value meal.
because that is all that I can afford, hehehe

I was about to go
when the little girl stopped me
She showed me her dress
according to her its a gift form her mother.
Her dress looks old and with some faded parts maybe because of laundry bleach.

Her mother told me it was a relief good she got weeks ago.
She saved it for the special day.
She kissed her daughter in the forehead
and greeted her happy birthday
The little girl smiled at her and then at me...

I was stunned
speechless


I'm not rich.
But I can bring my kid's to Jollibee anytime they want.
I can buy them clothes and toys and everything they need.
We don't need to beg
We don't need to wait for relief goods

I suddenly pity them
especially the mother
I know she wanted to give more
if only she could...

And how painful is that
for every mother
for every parents
when you know you can't give
what your child wanted for so long

I decided not to talk anymore
I just watched her eat her burger meal
I just watched her enjoy that special moment
I just watched her mother's fulfillment
because she knows she did what she want to do for her child
...

When I decided to go home
I handed the mother a 200 peso bill
It was suppose to be for my shirt

But having the opportunity to witness
a deeper sense of love from a mother to her child
what is 200 pesos...
and I know
that my money
will be used to buy
better than a shirt