day 01 - start of countdown

uh-oh i need to start the countdown...in 1month time mami jheng will be going home to Philippines. dadi vhonn is not yet so sure...he just got home last May 2009 and surely had a great time of bonding with son Vaughn Adrianne.



i will post their adventures later...




we're excited to our son's 1st bday bash...we have started planning for that big day...cakes, balloons, invitations and tarpaulin and menus were some...


time flew very fast he's turning 1 next month...everybody is excited for the big day...

i came early here in the office. no more traffic for the past 1month, students are on vacation. i quickly open my YM. i had a chat with my brother. discussed about the birthday bash...


i cannot explain what am i feeling about my homecoming...i am excited because of my son...imagine we're apart for almost 9months. good thing and im so thankful to the power of internet now a days st least i have the time to catch up with his everyday developments.


oh my son! how i love and miss you so...


i've been imagining him walking towards me at the airport...

DKNY Be Delicious

i am not really fond of perfumes but when i came to smell DKNY Be Delicious i fell in love. Way back in the Philippines it was really impossible for me to buy a single perfumes. It cost thousands and it's impractical for me to buy those expensive perfumes.

when i came here in the desert, my friend gave me her used DKNY Be Delicious. it's scent live in my skin. as if i want it to stay in mine forever. i checked its price and i told myself i'll save something for it. at the end, honey vhonn bought one for me which i am still using up to now.

why not give a visit Scent.net and find the exciting world of scents that would suit your taste.

perfumes speak of ourselves wink*

ARIZONA

When I was a child i've been wondering how to live in a cold place such as Canada. But as I grow up, I came to realize i cannot live in a place which is too cold and with snow. I remember honey vhonn always tell me he cannot live either due to his sinusitis.

So maybe that's the reason why we ended up here in the desert aside from it's easier to get a job in here rather than in other country. It's really hot in here specially during the months of June - September.

While browsing the net i found out Scottsdale Fine Properties in ARIZONA Whew* since we are used to warm weather here in the desert, seems it's a great idea to get a place in there for a short visit or better find a greener pasture.

Well, i think honey vhonn and I can stand the 80degrees in Arizona as well. That's too hot but i know we'll enjoy to have a visit in Arizona.

Mommy Moments: Special Day with VAUGHN ADRIANNE

it's mommy moments once again! Today's theme is Special Day.

Come, join and share your mommy moments with your adorable babies as we show to you our little angel's Special Days.



this was taken at Central Private Hospital - Sharjah UAE on 21st August 2008. I gave birth to Vaughn Adrianne. This was the most SPECIAL DAY in our lives. The 1st Day we were together.


this was taken on his Christening at St. Michael's Catholic Church - Sharjah UAE on 13 November 2008.


this is taken monthly wink*.
Every month is a celebration - a Special Day to Celebrate. It is a countdown to his 1yr old. Every month you'll see how he appreciates and enjoy his cakes and candles. Seems he's ready for a big celebration on August for his 1st birthday. we are all excited.

a love from Ninang Wendy

dadi vhonn and mami jheng do knows that many loves & cares for Vaughn Adrianne from the moment he had his first heartbeat till he burst out from mami jheng's tummy.

one of the many people who loves and cares for Vaughn Adrianne is Ninang Wendy.

this has been made and posted by Ninang Wendy on her Multiply Site. we are so touched. We are sure, our Vaughn Adrianned will like and appreciate it.

so Vaughn Adrianne says: 'abyu ninang!

Vaughn Adrianne's 7th Month

every month is a celebration. it's like a practice on blowing his candle. it shows on his smile that he really enjoy a party. he's ready for his 1st bday celebration wink*

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dear son, everyday is a blessing since you came into our lives. having you is indeed a happiness! you give joy and peace to everyone around you.

now that you are 7 months, we your dadi and mami is praying to Papa Jesus that you'll grow in a proper guidance and love unconditionally. we may be far away but in our hearts we are near. we'll be home soon baby.

loves you here,

~dadi vhonn & mami jheng~

birthday preparation

5months more, we'll celebrate our Vaughn Adrianne's 1st Birthday! time flew very fast. seems yesterday your were just inside my tummy. now you are a hypher baby, talkative and can roam around the house.

we want to celebrate your 1st birthday a memorable one. but we have to be budget wise.

1. Invitations - mami jheng will do personalize invitations.
2. Tarpaulin - dadi von will do the lay out.
3.Theme - 1st option is Barney, but for the past few days you are enjoying the sound of tatay's motorbike, we'll make it DISNEY CARS.
4. Costume - nanay tere will ask her classmate Kuya Sendong to make your costume.
5. Cake - already ordered via multiply. unfortunately, today mami jheng received an email from the supplier that they cannot cater the cake on 21st of august for their daughter's bday as well. so i need to find a new supplier.
6. Foods - nanay and tita bhe will prepare the menu.
7. Reception - as of now Nueva Vizcaya. We hope friends and relatives from Manila and Laguna can make time to attend.
8. Games - i am still in the process of searching
9. Gifts - give away for the kids.
10. Souvenirs - undecided yet

well it's long way to go...it will be just a simple celebration but will do our best to make it memorable.

we love you son,

~dadi vhonn & mami jheng~

a love letter to our vaughn adrianne

dear son - vaughn adrianne,

God knows how mami jheng and dadi vhonn misses you. it's been 4months 1week since you went home there in the philippines. we didn't intend to let you go, to be far away from us. we had choice to let you stay in here with us. but we didn't take the risk to have a nanny for you. we chose nanay to take care of you instead. we know, she'll take care of you as much as we do. mami jheng and dadi vhonn needs to work for you our son. it is for your own good. it won't take long son. we're doing our best to get you back here as soon as possible. we'll all be together soon - you, dadi and mami.

we love you so much son! you are the best Gift we have ever received from Papa Jesus.

mami jheng cries every now and then. i miss your smell, your cry and your touch. i feel jealous whenever i see you over the webcam hugging nanay. how i wish i am nanay whom you are hugging. how i wish i am the who you'll run to when you feel bad, want to sleep or hungry.

i feel jealous when nanay tells me that only Her you want to be with. i do know you are too young to understand everything. but i am praying that one day you will come to understant why we have to sacrifice to send you home in the philippines. as i said, son it will not take so long.

today, i really cried...cried so hard that i even lost my right Contact Lens. I was waiting for you since morning to go online. dadi and i wants to watch and chat with you the whole day. it's friday son, it's our off from work. unfortunately, nanay forget to switch on the PC. it's already evening when you go online. we saw you son, we talked to you for a while. you look so good and hypher. you were so talkative now. then you keep on laughing. but it lasted for half an hour only as you felt tired already it's 9pm. it's time for you to go to bed. you went with nanay to the room. slept soundly.

yes we see you everyday via webcam. we're very thankful to the technology of internet. so thankful that unlike other parents 20yrs ago there were no internet nor mobile phones to communicate with.

son, we pray to Papa Jesus always to keep you safe there. you have your Guardian Angel there watching you eveyday. be good always. i hope one day, you'll have the chance to read this blog dedicated to you.

we love and misses you so much vaughn adrianne. we'll see you soon.

by the way, dadi and mami started preparing for your 1st birthday celebration.

keep safe our baby....

love's you here,

dadi vhonn & mami jheng

mommy moments: Summer outing with Vaughn Adrianne

this is our entry for summer outing on mommy moments.

our son is too young for waterparks. i don't have any latest pictures of him for summer. the pictures above were taken at Buhairah Corniche, Sharjah UAE. It is a park beside the lake.

mommy moments - Vaughn Adrianne with Cousins

it's mommy moments once again, this is really a week late post...

our Vaughn Adrianne is the first grandchild on mommy jheng's side and the youngest among two on dadi vhonn's side.

when our Vaughn Adrianne went home to the Philippines last Nov'08, nanay & tatay took him to Laguna to visit his lolo/lola as well as cousin ate Iya. his Ate Iya is just a month older than him.

see they look like twins!

on the other hand, he has also 2nd cousins on my side...

this is vaughn adrianned with his kuya alfred... he came home on december to celebrate Christmas. they are residing in Cagayan De Oro.

and here's more...

his 2nd cousins Kuya Harvey, Budang and ohh i am so sorry i forgot the other names hehehe

Ask Ms Recipe's Spring Fling and Birthday Contest!

i am not good in writing but i do have a blog wink* i just put down whatever that popped in my mind or just sharing my baby's development which made me join in some topics on having a baby. I don't usually do tags as well...But today i have decided to join a contest in the world of blogging.

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