Almost Christmas

The most wonderful time of the year is almost upon us! And I still don't have a Christmas tree topper nor gifts under my tree. Gotta remedy that real soon. I didn't decorate much for the holidays coz we are spending it with my parents in the Philippines. Only this little corner:

It's 6 more days until our flight. I'm so excited! It's been a long four years since I've been home, and I can't wait to spend time with my family. Hubby is looking forward to having a mini-vacation from work. He never really had one after he retired last April, and before getting his new job. So this trip is really important to us.

Tala has plenty of cousins back home so she is going to have a blast playing with them. We decided to hold her baptism there so that we could gather all our friends and relatives in one place and have them meet our little girl.

I'm looking forward to reuniting with family and friends, eating all the crazy good food that I've been missing, visiting my old office, and having a great time with the hubby and the little one on their first Christmas in the Philippines.

To the few people who read this little blog, I wish you and your family a very wonderful Christmas! Cheers!

It's 20 Days 'Til Christmas!

The days are going by so fast. I have yet to buy presents. At least DH and I have put up the tree already and decorated the fireplace mantel. All that's lacking are the presents under the tree. Oh and stocking stuffers.

Tala is growing by leaps and bounds. Yesterday, she finally took to the bottle. I've been exclusively breastfeeding her for the last 4.5 months. For a month now, we've been slowly and unsuccessfully teaching her how to feed from the bottle and presto, she finally did it yesterday. Hopefully, I will have enough milk to express so she wouldn't have to drink a lot of formula.

Also, she's been rolling over a lot more these days. We don't have to coax her anymore. She gets so giddy looking at the world from a different angle. I remember how she would always want to be held and now, she's getting more independent. It's totally bittersweet. I miss my newborn baby. 

Here she is at four months looking so happy and healthy. What more could a mom want?