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 :)