The Revival of Rainbow Stripes

After 5 years! WOW!

I opened another blog where I shared mostly the "realities" of motherhood - at least my own reality. I just realized that this blog is still ACTIVE! Great! It's like walking in memory lane going back to my old posts.

Five years later, another girl is added to our brood. A family of 5 with only 1 guy. You can imagine the dominance of high-pitched voices and girly stuff in our home. But the hubby influences his girls to enjoy other stuff that we may think are only for boys - playing basketball, collecting dinosaurs, engaging in rough games until one of them cries (hahaha!).

Here are some snaps from the past 5 years!

Rooney's Baptism

Our baby Rooney Jazz just got baptized last Sunday. It was a happy rainbow-themed party even if it was a rainy day. That morning we were greeted by a heavy rainfall. When we finally arrived from the church, there's another round of shower from above. But after the rain, there's a rainbow! And yes, we got rainbows everywhere in this event. Rooney was mostly awake during the baptismal ceremony and during lunchtime, probably enjoying (or staring) everyone whom she just met for the first time that day.

My sister (the one on the left on 2nd photo from below) Sho helped me in making this rainbow party come true! She did the rainbow cake (1st photo above) and most of the other sweet treats everyone enjoyed during the rainy lunch. Our caterer (Kaitlyn's catering at San Jose del Monte City) did an amazing job in making everything look rainbow! We just had one meeting and they got mostly what we wanted to achieve (plus delicious foods).

My niece Ayi (the one on the farthest right on last photo) captured this precious moment by taking beautiful photos of this event.

It was such a simple happy day for everyone! There's your family and friends from places far from our home and most of them you can only be with on special occasions like this. I suggest that events like this should happen more often! :)

xoxo

(I'll have another post on the details of the behind the scenes of this event. And how we did the rainbow cake.)

Rainbow cake with M&Ms and Goya Take It (or KitKat), Baptismal dress and socks from SM Dept Store, Mommy's skirt and Daddy's pants from Oxygen

Miracles

Everyday I witness miracles. I just look at my daughters in the morning while they're sleeping and I instantly feel God's love right before my very eyes. How they started as 2 lines and how everyday they just keep on growing!

Then I look at my bills and how my husband and I find ways to pay all of them when we're just earning enough. Not to mention all our other daily necessities and emergency expenses we need to include in our budget.

Then I look at my husband and how we're able to work things through despite our differences.

Then I recall my prayers and how they're answered at the most unexpected but definitely the most appropriate time. A job, a car, a stroller, a pair of new shoes...

Then I look at myself in the mirror and just knowing that I'm healthy and alive, that I'm a woman who's born in the time where I can be someone I want to be, that I'm able to experience carrying a human being in my womb not just once but twice and delivering them healthy, that despite all the challenges i am able to stand again...

Everyday I don't just witness miracles but I experience them. And I can only thank God for everything.

Caring for each other

I might be one of the luckiest mom (if not the luckiest) in the world to not just have these two angels but to be able to see them grow up caring for each other. I KNOW it's too early to tell if my baby Rooney will be as caring as her older sister Mavis. But with what Mavis is showing her sister or how she's treating her, I'm confident that Rooney will grow up to be as caring like her too.

Last night, Mavis noticed that one of Rooney's mittens was missing. She was so worried that she needed to call my attention to look after it. When she found it, she tried to put it back on her sister's hand. She's only 2! She couldn't do it on her own so her daddy helped her.

I love my family! :)