Too Soon?

This week opened a door of new big decision ( and hopefully a good adventure ) for our little kawaii princess. While we were on our usual mommy bonding one time last week, someone gave us a brochures on our way to the Baby room.

I kinda got excited and yet unsure if its too soon to send our lil girl to a pre-school. Although we've already thought about enrolling her to a school when she turns 2 even when I was still pregnant (lol).

I'm thinking It might be best for her to play and socialize with other kids. Something she would look forward every week. The activities and curriculum are quite tempting because moms would be also participating in the first few months until kids are ready to seperate from their parents for awhile. The class will start on the first week of March and I just made a reservation on the last day, feb 8... ( i still have few days to confirm or cancell -feb 15 )


I'm a stay at home mom and we don't have much kids at her age in our neighborhood. Although we let her mingle with the kids at my japanese grandma's school sometimes, but I just can't take her there everytime even if Okasan says ok. It would be unfair right coz she's not really attending on that school.

Oh well bottomline is... I'M 20% CONFUSE... Her DAD says ok though.... I want to send her to a pre-school but I'm thinking which pre-school? I have to research and find other options aside from Miki House Kids Pal


am i confuse or in denial ? I feel crappy right now, mixed emotions... excited, confuse, happy, and sad..

Help Suggestions / advices are very much appreciate

Sweet 16

I hope you all had a fun weekend. TIME INDEED FLIES SO FAST. I always hear these words from my oldies before so it really sounds like a cliche to me. But now, I find myself saying these over and over and I just realized, am I getting old? I guess I had never been much paying attention before over the time has passed. Is it because of my lil girl?

It was only like yesterday when we can hold her to our arms as long as we want. Now, she doesn't want to be held anymore, only when she wants to ( bratty!).

Oh well, I'm starting to get sentimental again because today (feb 8), our little princess has turned 16 months ...

16 Wonderful and Sweet Months of being with AZUMI

Looking forward for our new adventures this month..

Before I end this, let me share some of our weekend snapshots...

Posing time in our lovely front yard before we go lol

I love Anzu's new pair of boots which I bought a day before with a 50% discount.

Anzu's First time in Ball Playground ( i dont really know what you call this lol ). She was exhausted after..

After being asleep the whole time going home, we stopped on a park near us...

Can't get enough....

Language of Love

Well I think we’ve come a long way since the first day she came out to this world, and US as a parents.  Our goal is always been to raise our little girl thoughtfully and intentionally. We've learned that it's not easy and it takes alot of effort and dedication.

Thanks to Mommy Chris. I've become aware with the basics of Love Languages. So glad that we're doing a good as far as I know.

Words of Affirmation.
Honey believes that this is the most essential thing we should teach our (future) kid, COMMUNICATION. We do this as soon as she wakes up. Staying in bed for a little bit, snuggling and talking to your baby (even if she still cant talk) could create a good mood for the whole day .  We're so much extra careful with our words and actions now that Azumi loves mimicking (although sometimes i tend forget but i'm trying not to say bad words in front of her). IT's also important to praise/compliment your child even the simplest or little thing she learns.

ON Quality Time.
No questions. I'm with her 24/7. She's my buddy, she's always with me. She's lucky coz we always eat breakfast and dinner together with her Dad. We always take her somewhere she would enjoy, parks, riverside, malls, zoo, groceries, or simple driving around.


Physical Touch.
Hugging and snuggling are my two favorite thing .. I think she also loves hugging. When she's on a good mood, you don't have to ask her to kiss you, coz she will.

Receiving Gifts
I would like to thank my friends (online and offline) for every lovely gifts they give to Azumi. We really really really appreciate it. We feel so blessed. Thank you so much .
 
Acts of Service
I'm kinda OC when it comes to my lil girl . I wash her clothes separately. I iron them. Change her sheets and towel every 2 days. Alcohol is in every corner of the house. When it comes to food, I want it healthy.
When it comes to chores, I now let her stay beside me ( even if she can be too makulit ) and show what I'm doing. I think she's having more interest in sweeping the floors.

Eminent Eights (updated)

Thanks to Ate Seiko of Seiko's Diary and Ate Clang of Kizuna for this tag.

8 TV Shows I like to watch

1. Prisonbreak
   
2. 24
   
3. The OC
   
4. The Hills
   
5. Desperate Housewives
   
6. Ally Mcbeal
   
7. Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo
   
8. The Buzz (hehe chismosa)
   

8 Favorite Place to Dine-out

1. Chinese Resto in Akishima
   
2. Hamakatsu (tonkatsu resto)
   
3. Juju's Yakiniku
   
4. San Maruko
   
5. Red Lobster
   
6. The Otani Hotel
   
7. TGIF
   
8. Outback

8 Things I look forward too.

1. Grand Vacation to Philippines
   
2. Azumi's Christening in PI
3. Moving to a more compact house ( condo unit )
   
4. Sissy's Vacation here on April
   
5. Getting back to shape (from 50 kg down to atleast 45 kg )
   
6. Japanese Driver's License
   
7. New Business Venture (steak resto or PUB)
   
8. DSLR

8 Things that happened yesterday

1. Heavy Breakfast
   
2. Clean
   
3. Afternoon Sleep
   
4. Went to Grocery and 100yen Shop
   
5. Rent Dvds
   
6. Long Dinner (as usual)
   
7. Online
   
8. SNOW in Tokyo

8 Things I love About Winter

1. Snow
2. Warm Comforters
   
3. Lazy
   
4. Pigging out (always gutom kasi)
   
5. Ice cream (ironic)
   
6. Winter clothes for my dolly (cute eh)
   
7. Mufflers for me
   
8. Boots

8 Things I’m Passionate About

1. Being a mom
   
2. Shopping clothes and stuff for my dolly
   
3. endless Photoshoots
   
4. Scrapbooking (pag masipag)
   
5. Being with Loveones and/or friends ( i miss them )
   
6. Being a loving partner, friend, girlfriend, wifey et al to my honey
   
7. Helping/visiting my mom's MIL twice a week
   
8. Giving unbiased advice/opinion to friends who need it =)
   

8 Word/Phrases I often Used

1. azumi!
   
2. hi----!
   
3. haha funny!
   
4. sheesh
   
5. aishiteru!
   
6. gosh gosh
   
7. YUCK!
   
8. haller?!

8 Things I learned from the past

1. nothing is permanent.
   
2. you can never change a person overnight.
   
3. Change is constant.
   
4. Parents are the main ROLE MODELS to their kids.
5. Good manners (lol).
   
6. Real Friends are FOREVER
   
7. Happiness and sadness go hand in hand ( and so as LOVE and Hurt ) ... so if you're sad, CHEER UP! Happiness will come soon!
   
8. You can be a good cook if you want to...

8 Blog Friends I want to tag

 

1. Mommy Liz (a.k.a MOM OF FOUR) of This is My Life
2. Kathy of Life
3. Lulu of Bits and Pieces of My life
4. Love Noreen of Maarte
5. Peachkins of Blowing Peachkisses
6. Genejosh of Her and History
7. Chubskulit of Etc Etc
8. Shydub of Simple and Happy Life

Thanks To You Droppers

I missed acknowledging the regular droppers of this page for the month of December because of the holidays..

Anyway, summing up the fourth day of February, I'd like to acknowledge my dolly baby's blog's TOP TEN EC Droppers for the month of January.

(as of today)

Title: Yashiro

Tagline: life, family, journeyy

Category: Personal Diary

Description: All about myself and my family's adventure, happenings, events, milestones, life, etc.

The Twitterer
Online Mommy's Corner
Best travel pictures in the world
Simple Happy Life

The One Minute Guide
Bits and Pieces Of My Life
Travelin' With Marie
What's Cookin' With Molly
Cornymans Money-Blog, everything about financial independence

Needless to say, the top dropper is always featured in my sidebar

Thanks Yashiro

I also have the entrecard top dropper widget so to give something back to my top 5 regular droppers. So guys, continue dropping by here

First Snow in Tokyo

We had the first snow of the season in Tokyo last monday night, February 1, 2010...

Whatta pleasure view from our balcony, seeing Snow falling...

had this clear snow shot during the night, adjusted the ISO to 3200

It's hardly ever snow here in Tokyo.. Usually it's just a day of two in the whole winter season. I haven't experience yet making a Snowman nor snowballs.. I thought I can let my lil dolly have her first snow experience the next morning but geesh, the sun shined so early than the usual, the ice was melting lol..

It was also frustrating to take my dolly's first snow photos ( er maybe I was just lazy to go out coz it was really freaking cold )

Looking forward for our lil Anzu's first real Snow Experience next year... hmmmm

Happiness Award

I feel guilty for not posting my other pending awards.. I forgot to save the other links for some reasons I can't remember ( im so bad ) Arte ko kasi eh This year I'll try to post whatever tags and awards this precious blog of mine would ever received as soon as I can ..

SO yeah, THANKS to Kaye of WAHMAholic, Melandria of My Journey To Life, and JAC of Mom'S Special Diary for this Happiness Award

So along with the award there are some rules. I have to link her blog to me and I have done that above. Next I am to list 10 things that make me happy.

1. Good Mornings with my love.
2. Playing with my lil dolly.
3. Endless Chats with my friends and loveones around the world.
4. Joyride with honey and dolly anzy
5. Great Movies
6. Sweet Private Messages
7. Seeing someone close to me Happy
8. Dining out once in awhile
9. Shopping
10. Goodtime and partyying with my loveones and friends in the Philippines. I miss them..

Now the hardest part, im passing this to ...

Kizuna, Blowing Peach Kisses, Mary Anne's Musings, Simple Happy Life, Bitz and Pieces of My life, Insights, Pen, Paper Pan, Nostalgic Marveling, Komentaryo, ...Written Feelings...