relevant article
after years of being a faithful reader to relevantmagazin.com, i finally submitted an article, and they quickly replied saying that it has been put out for publication this week.
Lord be blessed.
my first published article outside the collegiate sphere:
click here: “God Loves You, OK?” by Marchesa F.Ababa
1st time sitting up by herself
this morning, as zem was on one of her determined positions to crawl, she raised her bum all the way up, put her legs underneath and pushed her upper body to sitting position all by herself! she did it so quickly and with grace, that i had to question whether i’ve seen her do that before or not, but i know she’s never done so, so i kissed her forehead while she continued to look at me with mild confusion.
perze was in the shower so he missed it, but i’m sure emma will reinact her feat very soon for him. this girl amazes me with her determination, her resilience, and spunk. she has reached all her milestones early, and continues towards the same direction. she is one big [small] baby of pure innocent energy, and i am SO blessed that God allowed me to be her mom.
every morning, i fall in love with her all over again when i see her big brown eyes open, staring at me, preparing to smile, unknowingly bringing me joy and warmth. it makes me so appreciative of the blessings of parenthood, knowing that not everyone can have children. it seems so unfair for those deserving couples who cannot conceive when in the news you hear disturbing news of teenage mothers literally throwing away their unwanted and unplanned babies and mothers who kill their children…
dear Lord, what have we done to your creation? your loving works of your hands? your blessings? forgive them for they know not what they do…
6 months
She-s 6 months young. She-s 15 lbs 6 oz. and 24.2 in. tall.

She can sit up now with a little supervision because she still is sometimes a little wobbly. She is also eating solids already, cereal and vegetables. She loves to reach for things now, everything that catches her attention, she will try very hard in attaining it. Being more aware of people, she is very inclined to apprecaite peek-a-boo, esp. with her tatay, since he does it so well. You can always expect a contagious laugh from her during playtime with tatay. But when it comes to sleepy-time, and comfort, she is mama-s little girl. she is our joy!
fighting?
sometimes fights are necessary
it’s what brought me to know you
closer than you’ve known me
to know me even more
it fixes things around
twists it and refines it
if you allow it to build us in the end
if the fight becomes a compromise
a promise
to a betterment
of you
and me
