I am Clarice

I’ve been planning to make a checklist for Jia for the longest time. I got the idea from Rowie (of PinoyBaby) in N@W. I tried it once (with a handwritten checklist) and Jia loved it! So it’s been on my to-do list for the longest time. Last week, during our interview (yes, J and I [...]

I’m an advocate of TV-free homes. Since Jia got delayed in her speech development, I researched and learned a lot about the ill effects of TV watching. Even J believes that TV has a very bad effect on Jia. If you noticed, howeverm in my letter to Jia last November, she was allowed to watch [...]

To my everdearest Jia, I am wondering what you are doing right now. You’re probably playing or watching TV. Me, I am in Ms. Cynthia’s clinic. I know you don’t want me to come here. Last night, you told me to stay at home with you. I tried to explain why I needed to come. [...]

Last week, after Jia and I said our good nights, I closed my eyes. She was on her own bed (on the floor) while I was on the big bed. Suddenly, I felt her hugging me. I opened my eyes and I saw her looking at me earnestly. She said, “I so love you, Mommy!” [...]

I am SOOOO happy! We are considering three schools for Jia: Miriam, Child’s Place (the Multiple Intelligence School), and The Learning Tree (another progressive school). Last Monday, on my way to Miriam to submit the admissions requirements, I called Child’s Place to ask about their application requirements. I talked to Mrs. Canon and she was [...]

warning: i’ll not bother with proper capitalization nor with correct grammar and spelling it’s 2am and i’m so sleeeeeepy but i’m afraid that if i sleep i will not hear joya or jia if they’ll have a hard time breathing. hindi naman ako paranoid no? the kids have been sick since friday. we’ve already been [...]

I realize that whenever  I need to do something important for/with Jia, I procrastinate  — really, really try to postpone it as much as possible. That was what happened when I was planning to impose a no-TV policy at home. After giving birth, I told myself I’d impose the TV-free policy on June 1. June [...]

Mommyhood is a two way street. The kids learn from the moms and the moms learn from the kids. Like last month, I knew I was losing my temper because of something I needed to finish and I knew that Jia didn’t have anything to do with it. She was asking me something and because [...]

Last week, Jia and I opened one of her birthday gifts. It was a Mold and Paint set. It has a set of mold, a pack of plaster of paris, and a set of paint. I was super excited to use it as I thought it would really amuse her. I molded the plaster (the [...]

At last, the pictures from Warren (the photog) came and I was able to upload my chosen pics to my FB account. Christening pictures Reception pictures Enjoy!