Mommy Diaries: Two Wonderful Blessings

Being a mother of two girls with very small age gap is so tiring, challenging yet fulfilling. I have two kids ages 2 years old and 9 months, both beautiful like me of course but with different personalities. Ganon naman talaga eh, iba iba ang mga ugali ng mga magkakapatid. Solet me share with you on how I/we handle two kids at the same time, kasi I know mapapasabi rin kayo na super mom ako. Naks!

Rhian is planned pregnancy, while Rhaine is a surprised blessing from God. I got pregnant with Rhaine when Rhian was only 11 months old. Yes! Ganon sya kabilis nasundan, I heard lots of chismis about my 2^nd pregnancy but I don’t care, baby is always a blessing right, whether it is planned or unplanned, it’s one of the greatest gift from God and hello, kasal naman kami  ng asawa ko, so anong problema dun and isa pa hindi naman sila ang gagastos at mahihirapan sa pagpapalaki ng mga anak ko. Haha. Anyway, moving forward, we faced lots of trials and problems last year but thank God we finally overcome it with hold hands. Thanks to my very supportive husband who never left me.

Everyday our house is full of joy and happiness, given na super kalat ng sala and kwarto namin especially now 2 na silang naglalaro, so imagine ang gulo ng bahay namin. You can see their toys everywhere you go, mapa CR nga meron eh, but kids will always be kids. Minsan lang sila maging bata kaya I let them explore everything. So how I handle this kind of situation? Okay let me start, during weekdays I wake up at 6:30am (but before, nung wala pa kaming yaya I woke up at 4am to prepare for breakfast), I prepare our baon (Yes! Nagbabaon kami ng lunch para tipid), I prepare my daughter’s food (gusto ko kasi ako ang nagpre-prepare ng food ng mga bata), I prepare their clothes to wear for the day, I prepare their milk and make sure na na-sterilized na yung mga bottles and may water ng laman and I prepare their vitamins, once done na lahat dun palang ako mag aayos para pumasok. Thank God hindi naman ako nalalate. Hehe. 

Even though I work for 10 hours a day, I make sure na nababantayan ko yung mga anak ko. If you will ask me pano ko ginagawa yun, well we decided to put CCTV cameras in our house. Yes! May CCTV buong bahay naming since Rhaine was born, except sa CR and kwarto namin (papalagay palang kami) and once na umalis na ko ng bahay, naka open na CCTV application on my cellphone. So every time meron akong nakikitang hindi okay sa bahay, I call them and get their attention or sometimes, nag aala-Big Brother ako kasi nagsasalita ako then naririnig nila. Yes! Ganon ka high-tech yung CCTV na kinuha namin. We invested in CCTV for our kids because we wanted to monitor every actions that they will take lalo na pag wala kami sa bahay. aba mahirap na noh.

Best Friends Forever!

Anyway, I got home by 6:40-7pm then maglalaro muna kami ng mga kids then luto na ko for the lunch the following day. Yes! Hands-on ako when it comes sa food na kakainin namin. I want to make sure that everything is clean and healthy. After that, we will have our dinner then lilinisan ko na yung mga kids (My husband is in-charge in taking care of them sa taas) and then ligpit ng ibang kalat sa bahay. Yes we have kasambahay, but I want to help them kasi syempre I know pagod rin sila the whole day and para mas madali kaming matapos and maaga kami makapagpahinga. Then, pag nasa taas na kami, we will start playing again -singing, dancing, seesaw, habulan and reading time. So approximately one hour quality time with the kids then by 10-10:30pm, sleeping time na, sometimes nasasabayan ko na sila sa pagtulog dahi lsa pagod kaya minsan nagtatampo na husband ko kasi we don’t have any quality time together pag nasa bahay na kami because we’re too busy in our kids, kaya what I do para hindi ako makatulog habang nagpapatulog ako is kinukurot ko sarili ko. Hehe. I woke up at 3am para magpadede sa 2 bata and check if they're okay. So laking ginhawa sa akin kung makatulog ako ng 4 hours straight. 

Having Rhian and Rhaine in our lives is PRICELESS. Whenever I’m sad, I just looked at them then all my fears went away. They are my pride and honor and whenever I saw them crying, it really breaks my heart. Lalo na ang babaw pa naman ng luha ko, imagine minsan nga sumasabay pa ko sa pag iyak nila, I thank God that my husband is there to comfort me.

Rhian is a very sweet and loving ate to Rhaine, every morning as she wakes up she immediately kissed her sister and smile. Walang  mintis yun, the moment Rhian open her eyes, kapatid nya agad ang hahanapin nya and tatabihan nya. Rhaine is a happy and sweet little baby, she always wear her killer smile. Actually ang dali dali nyang patawanin at pangitiin, mag smile ka lang sa kanya and she will smile back to you, yun nga lang pag sya sinumpong ng inis, ayun parang wang wang sya kung umiyak.

Rhian is very particular when it comes to her things. She has a favorite pillow na kahit kaming magulang nya ayaw nyang ipahiram, although pag nag staycation kami hindi namin dinadala yun pag uwi naman sa bahay, ayun yung pillow na yun ang hinahanap nya agad. Rhaine loves bolster, yun yung lagi nyang kalaro pag nauuna na syang gumising sa amin. I don’t know why she loves it, sometimes I caught her biting it lalo na this moment na nasa teething stage na sya, kala mo kaaway nya. When it comes in sleeping habit, they are the same kasi they are both super likot. Si Rhian, madalas mahulog sa kama nya buti nalang kama namin ang babagsakan nya. Rhaine naman paikot ikot sa kama hanggang makatulog. They both love sleeping na nakadapa, kaya isa rin yan kung bakit wala akong maayos na tulog kasi I check them every 2 hours kung okay ba sila, kung may kumot pa, etc. Oh by the way, before I forgot, ayaw ni Rhian and Rhaine ng may kumot kasi hindi sila makagalaw masyado,

When it comes in taking a bath, they are the same. They love water but they don’t like na mabasa yung ulo nila. Yes! You read it right, parehas silang naiyak whenever na bubuhusan namin sila ng water sa ulo, ayun iiyak na sila. But they do love to swim, I allow them na mag swim sa bath tub pero mga 15-20 minutes lang. For the food, they both love vegetables especially sayote. Can you believe that Rhian doesn’t eat meat, chicken or pork? Rhian only loves vegetables. Kaya sa bahay namin, hindi pwedeng mawalang ng sayote, patola, upo,  hilaw na papaya, baguio beans and kalabasa kasi pag alam namin hindi kakainin ni Rhian yung niluto ko, magluluto na kami ng gulay.

Now, let’s go to the physical look, you can see naman their difference. Rhian has a straight hair, while Rhaine has curly hair,  Malaking bulas si Rhian while Rhiane has a slim body; Rhian is morena while Rhaine is fair complexion, magkaiba man sila physically, they consider each other as best friends. Ang sarap lang tingnan at pagmasdan na lumalaki ang mga anak ko na magkasundo at nagmamahalan. I have no regrets in my life na nasundan agad si Rhian kasi the happiness that they brought in our life is incomparable and PRICELESS.

Whenever I look at my kids I realized how blessed I am to have them, this is my life now. Nanay na ko ng 2 magaganda at malulusog na bata and they are my priority now. We are working so hard for them to have a better future, our weekend is for family kaya minsan hesitant kaming sumama sa mga lakad ng friends na hindi kasama ang mga bata. Even in our #MarriageFirstFriday, yung mga bata parin ang topic namin eh, minsan I told my husband that God is so good to us because even though he gave us trials and problems he still love us. I thank him for all the blessings that we have now, a loving husband, our own family, own car, own house (move-in very soon!), very supportive family and friends, stable jobs, enough money for our leisure, saving funds for our kids and lastly, for the unconditional love from my husband. I don’t entertain negative vibes, kasi I’m too busy working on our future plans.

Now if you will ask me if we still have plans for another baby, the answer is YES! But not in anytime soon. My husband and I agreed to have 3 kids, maybe after 5 years para naman maenjoy muna namin yung 2 bagets and remember, I’m still taking maintenance medicine for the blood pressure. Hopefully, yung ika 3^rd na baby namin, baby boy na para quota na kami, but for now we are enjoying our 2 lovable babies. 

Note: 
We love Twinning! This is one of the perks of having 2 beautiful daughters! Thanks to my in-laws na laging nagpapadala ng magkaparehas na damit. :) More twinning post soon!