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	<title>In This Game of Life... &#187; Being a mom</title>
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	<description>Witness how I dice my different roles in life...Win or lose, life is still beautiful!</description>
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		<title>Baby Boom!</title>
		<link>http://jodyliwanag.com/2011/10/22/baby-boom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jody</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[As a mom]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been receiving a number of good news since last week. I have friends who have been announcing their pregnancies recently. It&#8217;s Baby Boom at this time of the year! It makes me think when should we actually try for our 3rd one. Yes, we are actually planning to have another one but as [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have been receiving a number of good news since last week.  I have friends who have been announcing their pregnancies recently.  It&#8217;s Baby Boom at this time of the year!  It makes me think when should we actually try for our 3rd one.  Yes, we are actually planning to have another one but as to when, we still not yet sure.  We have been shelving the idea for the meantime as we have a number of upcoming events still. I am happy to rejoice with my friends for a while and just share to them some <a href="http://www.omnea.com/custom-search-new/?keyword=baby">baby product reviews</a> I have read online lately. But I have to admit that I do miss having a little tiny one.  My girls are growing so fast and I just can&#8217;t stop the time.  No matter what though, they will still be my babies forever!</p>
<div id="attachment_3982" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://jodyliwanag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Me-and-the-kids.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3982" title="Me and the kids" src="http://jodyliwanag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Me-and-the-kids-300x201.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="201" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Taken during Margaux&#39;s Family Day in School </p></div>
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		<title>Classes started&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://jodyliwanag.com/2010/06/29/classes-started/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jody</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being a mom]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[already since last week. So I was pretty busy in preparing their stuff for school. I&#8217;m one stage mother again as I brought and picked them up from school on their first week. They now go to the same school. Margaux being in Kinder and Bianca in First Step. I was kinda worried how Bianca [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>already since last week.  So I was pretty busy in preparing their stuff for school.  I&#8217;m one stage mother again as I brought and picked them up from school on their first week.  They now go to the same school.  Margaux being in Kinder and Bianca in First Step.  I was kinda worried how Bianca would actually take the first few days.  I was really praying that she would have an easy time to adjust in a bigger school.  I remember Margaux took weeks before she finally let go of my hands whenever she would enter the gate.  But Bianca was different.  She went inside and held her teacher&#8217;s hand without hesitate.  Guess what they said about most second child being more aggressive is true.  Probably seeing her sister Margaux wearing the same uniform matters as well.  Margaux is becoming more of an &#8220;older sister&#8221; now to Bianca.  I like it whenever she would coach Bianca anything about school.  I really think my girls will be real BFF (Best Friends Forever)!<br />
<a href="http://jodyliwanag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/twopreschoolers.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3218" title="twopreschoolers" src="http://jodyliwanag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/twopreschoolers-300x201.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="201" /></a></p>
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		<title>My preschoolers&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://jodyliwanag.com/2010/06/29/my-preschoolers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jody</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being a mom]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[They are now two in the same school&#8230; I&#8217;m becoming sentimental again! (sniff, sniff, sniff). I still can&#8217;t believe that they are now 5 and 3 years old respectively. Oh, they are growing up so fast. Really can&#8217;t hold off the time. And that&#8217;s how it is but they would forever be my babies. I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They are now two in the same school&#8230;<br />
<a href="http://jodyliwanag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/kidsinschool.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3238" title="kidsinschool" src="http://jodyliwanag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/kidsinschool-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>I&#8217;m becoming sentimental again!  (sniff, sniff, sniff).  I still can&#8217;t believe that they are now 5 and 3 years old respectively.  Oh, they are growing up so fast.  Really can&#8217;t hold off the time.  And that&#8217;s how it is but they would forever be my babies.  I am sure when they read my blogs, they would truly know how much I love them very much and how proud I am about them too.</p>
<p>This week has already been regular school schedules.  No fuss on waking up early.  So happy!  At least, less stress in the morning.  I commend the yayas for letting them sleep early too especially if I&#8217;m still out for meetings.  It was a breeze with Bianca.  She actually didn&#8217;t have any separation anxiety or even school adjustment up to this writing.  I remember Margaux was a bit hesitant to enter school when she was in First Step.  Seeing her Ate Margaux entering the same school could have been really a big inspiration for Bianca.</p>
<p>Morning rituals are done from waking up at 6am, eating breakfast, taking a bath and toothbrushing on different <a href="http://www.faucetoutlet.com">faucets</a> to make it quicker for them to finish so they can both dress up already.  In no time, they are both ready to hop on the car on the way to school.</p>
<p>It has been a fruitful 2 weeks for them in school so far and I always look forward to their stories every time they come home. </p>
<p>They are called mommy&#8217;s happiness!</p>
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		<title>Summer Break!</title>
		<link>http://jodyliwanag.com/2010/03/19/summer-break/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jody</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The girls are officially on summer break! They are very happy actually. Just enjoying the time of their lives by non-stop playing indoor and outdoor, watching TV and eating as well. I haven&#8217;t enrolled them yet to any summer activities as it has been very hot lately. I can&#8217;t stand to be out because of [...]]]></description>
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<p>The girls are officially on summer break!  They are very happy actually.  Just enjoying the time of their lives by non-stop playing indoor and outdoor, watching TV and eating as well.  I haven&#8217;t enrolled them yet to any summer activities as it has been very hot lately.  I can&#8217;t stand to be out because of the heat of the sun.  It&#8217;s kind of an effort to also bring them to the class especially if it would be far.  So I am trying to see what would be available within the village clubhouse instead.  I hope there would be a swimming lesson just like last year.  It would probably be after the holy week.  For the meantime, I just allow them to let loose and enjoy the first phase of summer by staying in the house.  Although, it has been a little chaotic for me when they start to play in my home office, I couldn&#8217;t care less.  I love playing with kids too so I&#8217;m savoring the moments!  </p>
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		<title>Boy&#8230;Boy&#8230;Oh Boy!</title>
		<link>http://jodyliwanag.com/2010/02/25/boy-boy-oh-boy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jody</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Baby]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before I even worry and get confused about a number of prenatal vitamins available in the market today, I am already confused on which version of Chinese Calendar to follow in order for us to concieve a baby boy! A number of my friends actually followed the Chinese Calendar and were very accurate with the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Before I even worry and get confused about a number of <a href="http://prenatalvitamins.net/">prenatal vitamins</a> available in the market today, I am already confused on which version of Chinese Calendar to follow in order for us to concieve a baby boy! <img src='http://jodyliwanag.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />   A number of my friends actually followed the Chinese Calendar and were very accurate with the results but there has been some differences in the interpretations of these calendars.  For some, lunar age should be considered, for the rest, regular human age would do.  There&#8217;s even a different interpretation on the months itself since it would also have to follow the chinese charts.  In reality, I am overly perflexed.  It&#8217;s totally confusing!  Take for example these two charts I found&#8230;</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2683" title="Chinese Calendar2" src="http://jodyliwanag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Chinese-Calendar2-251x300.jpg" alt="Chinese Calendar2" width="251" height="320" /> <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2684" title="Chinese Calendar" src="http://jodyliwanag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Chinese-Calendar-242x300.jpg" alt="Chinese Calendar" width="242" height="320" /></p>
<p>Based on my age, they differ in months on when to conceive a baby boy.  Whoa! Well, I agree with what one of my  friends said who would thought that conceiving for a baby boy or girl even includes a mathematical equation?! <img src='http://jodyliwanag.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' />  Oh boy!  lol!</p>
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		<title>Our preschoolers&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://jodyliwanag.com/2010/01/31/our-preschoolers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jody</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Bianca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[About Margaux]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next year, we would have two official preschoolers already. Our dear Bianca would be going to the same school like her Ate Margaux. We are applying her for First Step in Miriam College Child Study Center. Her testing schedule would be on February 4. I hope my little girl would pass the exam. I&#8217;m anxious [...]]]></description>
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Next year, we would have two official preschoolers already.  Our dear Bianca would be going to the same school like her Ate Margaux.  We are applying her for First Step in Miriam College Child Study Center.  Her testing schedule would be on February 4.  I hope my little girl would pass the exam.  I&#8217;m anxious actually.  I wonder if ever there are kids that they won&#8217;t accept.  As she comes in as First Step for next school year, her Ate Margaux would be in Kinder on the other hand.  After which, Margaux would be a gradeschooler already.  How time flies so fast really!!!!  I&#8217;m pretty sure I would be excited to prepare as well for her <a href="http://www.graduation-announcements-store.com/">graduation announcements</a> from Kindergarten!  Yeah,  I would definitely be a very proud mom! </p>
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		<title>Summer is over&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://jodyliwanag.com/2009/06/05/summer-is-over/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jody</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Bianca]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[yes, I guess it&#8217;s finally over.  How time flies that the two-months break has finally come to end.  And how time flies as well that this school year, we now have two kids who are going to school!   Yeah, Bianca&#8217;s class (toddler class) would start by monday next week.  We enrolled her in a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>yes, I guess it&#8217;s finally over.  How time flies that the two-months break has finally come to end.  And how time flies as well that this school year, we now have two kids who are going to school!   Yeah, Bianca&#8217;s class (toddler class) would start by monday next week.  We enrolled her in a nearby (inside the village) play school called House of Little People.  We heard a lot of good things about this school which offers until prep.  Most of the kids who came from these schools are able to enter the premier big schools like Ateneo, Miriam, Poveda, La Salle.  I&#8217;m excited for Bianca to enter school as I am sure this would improve especially her speech development as she still talks German at this time, lol!</p>
<p>Margaux&#8217;s school will start next next week instead.  And orientation would be next week also.  Gee, I&#8217;m putting on my dotting mom&#8217;s hat again so expect pictures of their first week in school.  I hope the kids would love going to school! </p>
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		<title>One saturday afternoon&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://jodyliwanag.com/2009/06/04/one-saturday-afternoon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jody</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I joined the kids in swimming in the new inflatable pool which we bought 2 weeks ago.  It was fun!  The kids are really having a blast in playing here that&#8217;s why I cannot resist not to join them.  And oh, we are playing that water gun as well!  It is just so great spending [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I joined the kids in swimming in the new inflatable pool which we bought 2 weeks ago.  It was fun!  The kids are really having a blast in playing here that&#8217;s why I cannot resist not to join them.  And oh, we are playing that water gun as well!  It is just so great spending time with kids!</p>
<p><a href="http://jodyliwanag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/swimminginthelawna.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1540" title="swimminginthelawna" src="http://jodyliwanag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/swimminginthelawna-300x201.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="201" /></a></p>
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		<title>Margaux&#8217;s Portrait!</title>
		<link>http://jodyliwanag.com/2009/02/16/margauxs-portrait/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jody</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ah, the mommy in me just wants to share this portrait from school of our first-born! So LOVELY and CUTEY!!! (mana sa mommy!~ walang kokontra! bwahahaha!)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ah, the mommy in me just wants to share this portrait from school of our first-born!</p>
<p><a href="http://jodyliwanag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/margauxportrait.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1323" title="margauxportrait" src="http://jodyliwanag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/margauxportrait-288x300.jpg" alt="" width="288" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>So LOVELY and CUTEY!!!  (mana sa mommy!~ walang kokontra! bwahahaha!)</p>
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		<title>Wow!&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://jodyliwanag.com/2008/12/31/wow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jody</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[were the words that came from Margaux and Bianca when they opened their gifts from Mommy and Daddy the evening of Christmas Day.   It was a heartwarming feeling just to see the simple joys in your kids eyes. I admit, I do tend to spoil them with toys or anything they would want to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>were the words that came from Margaux and Bianca when they opened their gifts from Mommy and Daddy the evening of Christmas Day.  </p>
<p><a href="http://jodyliwanag.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/vanity-sets.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1236" title="vanity-sets" src="http://jodyliwanag.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/vanity-sets-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>It was a heartwarming feeling just to see the simple joys in your kids eyes.   I admit, I do tend to spoil them with toys or anything they would want to have.  I just want to give them everything, which I never had when I was a kid.  But I have no dissapointments about it, because it made me realize that I can work hard and achieve what I would want in life eventually.  Now, my kids are reaping the rewards.   These things are my simple happiness as a mom!  And I don&#8217;t want it to be taken away from me.</p>
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