Cagalli's Corner

Kalli has been sleeping with us on the bed these past 3 nights. She used to sleep in her own crib, but ever since she started turning on her tummy I didn't feel it safe to let her sleep there anymore. I was afraid she might turn and I might not wake up. So now she's sandwiched between me and Leo on the bed. With her sleeping so close, I feel like hugging and squeezing her all the time! Nakakagigil baby ko! :)

Last sunday, Kalli slept at 8pm. By 12 midnight, when Leo and I were about to sleep, she woke up and wanted to play. Leo and I immediately pretended to be sleeping. Quite frankly, we were so tired then that we just wanted to rest. Kalli then turned to me and looked straight in my eyes (of course mine were squinted, pretending to be closed). She waited for me to look at her and, I guess realizing that I was asleep, started pinching my cheeks! Hahaha, I wanted to laugh so hard! I opened my eyes a few times and she would give me a big smile everytime I do - as if saying "There you are mommy!" When I close my eyes, she'd go back to pinching my cheeks again :) Sometimes she would turn to her daddy and do the same, except instead of pinching his cheeks, she pats and kicks his arm (since that was the only part she could reach,hehehe).

After a few cycles of waking her daddy and mommy, she went back to sleep herself. Like they say, if you can't beat them, join them, right? ;)

Ok, so I've enable anonymous comments on this site. I didn't realize that it was off before. Sorry :)

Anyhoo,we were laughing so hard last night cause Kalli was imitating her daddy's facial expressions. Her daddy would tuck his chin and pout his lips. When Kalli sees him, she would do the same. They did that around 3 times. Afterwards, every time Kalli sees her daddy, even when Leo's not doing the expression anymore, Kalli would still do it. She was so funny!

Here's a picture of her doing her mimic thing

Welcome to Cagalli's corner where it's all about our darling baby Kiara Cagalli, also known as Kalli :)

I've decided to move all Kalli entries from my old blog to this new one. This way, her ninongs and ninangs can just visit this site to get updates on her. Just don't mind the grammar ok? Writing has never been a strong skill of mine, hehehe....

The layout of this blog will probably change a lot of times in the coming days (or weeks). I still plan to upload more pictures and add more links. I just can't seem to find enough free time to do everything. Oh well, one step at a time...

Well, that's it for now. Hope you'll keep visiting this blog. Drop a line or two, will ya? ;)

Until next post :)

I feel that I should blog more often - like every other day or even daily. Why? Cause Kalli's growing and learning so quickly and there's just so much to tell!

These past few days she has learned to grab her feet. Of course whatever she grabs she puts in her mouth. Hahaha, pretty soon she'll be sucking on her big toe. It's amazing how flexible babies are! Note to self: Enroll Kalli in gymnastics or ballet before she loses that natural flexibility :D
Kalli had her monthly check-up last saturday. She took 1 immunization shot, and guess what? She did NOT cry at all! I was so proud! My baby was so brave :) But then she had her ears pierced too afterwards. And goodness, she cried SO MUCH then! It broke my heart to see her cry like that. I almost did not let her doctor pierce the other ear! Well it's a good thing I did cause now she looks like a princess :) Problem is now I have a new reason not sleep at night cause I keep worrying that she'll grab her earings and pull it off!

But Kalli reached a milestone that topped off all her other accomplishments for the week.Today (or last night, although Leo and I just saw it this morning) she learned to roll to her tummy. She can turn now! And not just the almost-full-turn-with-arms-trapped-under that she has been practicing before, but the real look-mommy-I-am-even-lifting-my-head turn! Leo and I are so happy and proud :) Of course we took a lot of pictures again, as well as videos. I'll try to upload it this week and post the link here.

Ok, so that's it for now. I actually have more stories to tell, but let's leave that for later - if I get the time. Right now I need to prepare myself and Kalli cause we're going to visit her lola.
Until next post (hopefully with pictures next time)!

It's Kalli's 4th month-birthday today! I wish we (daddy and mommy) could have been with her the whole day, but of course we had to go to work. We planned to go home as early as we could, but still ended up getting home at 9pm It's a good thing Kalli's still awake when we got home. Actually, lately she was always awake when we get home. Even when she's already sleeping, she'd wake up to greet us. It's really sweet - like she's waiting for quality time with mommy and daddy :)

Anyhoo, back to her birthday, we bought her a cake and palabok from red ribbon. Grandma also cooked her sotanghon soup. We set up all the food (including dinner) on the table and had a pictorial session - as we always do on her month-birthday. I'll post the link to the pictures once I have uploaded them.

Right now Kalli's still awake and playing with her daddy. I guess I have to go back there now. Wouldn't want to miss spending time with her on her birthday.
Until next post....

I've got the prettiest baby ever! Hahaha, I'm sure all mothers are saying that. But I really believe Kalli's the prettiest, hehehe. Oh ok ok, I shouldn't compare. All babies are cute.
Nevertheless, Kalli's getting prettier and prettier everyday. Her head's more rounded now, losing it's initial cone shape. Her mouth's so feminine and cute. Her eyes are so charming, especially when she smiles. She takes my breath away! Well ok, so her nose has started flattening since her face started rounding. But I'm still hopeful that it'll grow sharper (is that how we call "matangos" in english?) when she grows older :) And so what if her ears are a little big? Her mommy's got big ears too but she still turned out quite stunning, right? Ahahaha!

I'm really loving this marriage and motherhood thing. Now don't get deceived cause it can be a lot of work, lot of sacrifices, and can be financially challenging. But it completes me somehow. It gives me contentment, but at the same time encourages me to dream more - for me and my family.

And I'm really happy right now :)

Ok so I'm trying to post at least one entry a week about Kalli. I want to record her development so that someday she can read about it. That's assuming blogspot will still be around by the time she learns to read. But I'm feeling optimistic. And besides, Kalli may turn out to be a genius and learn to read at the age of 1. That wouldn't be too far away, would it? Why, her grandma swears she can already count 1 2 3 4 5! She's having trouble pronouncing 3 though, hehehe :)

So what's new with our baby? Well, she has learned to laugh. I mean really laugh! Before, she just gives you this big big smile and squeels. Now she does the hahahaha. I tell you, she's learning so much everyday :)

She's also doing something with her lips lately. Like chewing it or playing with her gums. She's so funny when she does that cause she looks likes an old lady chewing her "nganga". We call her lola. Kalli the lola, hehehe.

Ok, so that's it for now. I'm thinking of making a new blog for Kalli where I can post pictures of her and, well, basically all about her. I'll try to do that when I get the time.

Until next post...

Kalli's 3 months and a half now and she's just adorable! She has learned so much and she has gotten bigger too. She was already 6.1 kilograms from her last check-up and I.m pretty sure she's gotten bigger since then.

Two weeks ago she learned to play with the baby in the mirror. It was so funny seeing her smile and laugh and talk to herself! :) Even when she was about to cry, every time I carried her infront of the mirror she started smiling :)

Then last week we discovered that she loves the electric fan. She gets all excited when the fan is facing her. Then she quiets down when it moves away, all the while staring at it and waiting for it to return. And when it does, she starts again. Legs kicking. Arms flying. Laughing and squeeling. She's just like an energizer baby!

It's just amazing how 3 months ago she was just this tiny little baby, crying eating sleeping, and barely able to see. Now we're seeing more and more of her personality, and it's just wonderful! It's really great having Kalli in our lives! :)