Our Little Nicholas

Happy 2009!

Like everybody else, I fervently hope this year is going to be great, that blessings will pour out and that good health, rational mind and long life will be ours.

Nicholas celebrated his first ever New Year wearing his polka dots suit. Yup, polka dots suit. His Mom is wearing a polka dot blouse as well — so much for Filipino traditions! Hihihi! I’m quite sure our attires will not affect the events that will come in 2009 but we were just trying to be “game” especially with the fact that we will have our pictures taken as a remembrance of my little angel’s first new year’s eve.

So how did Little Nicholas celebrated the coming of 2009? You guessed it right, by sleeping heartily, hahaha! Oh well, what must a 16-day old baby do then? I cannot force my angel to be wide awake at the stroke of midnight so he can join the fun and noise (it’s good that firecrackers are banned in Davao City, at least my baby’s sleep wasn’t disturbed). So I just carried him with me when we had our prayer at 11:45PM and then laid him back to his bed to continue his wonderful New Year’s dreams.

As for me, it was my 28th New Year celebration as I will be 28 on May 2009. I am hoping that the year will be good to me and my baby. My top wish is to find favor in God’s eyes and that He may bless me and my baby and accept our prayers and supplications. Then I prayed for baby Nico’s life and health. Then I wished to be a good mother to Nico. I’m but a first time Mom and a single one at that. I don’t really know how to do this alone but I am hoping that with the guidance of the Lord and my loving parents, I’ll be able to provide all my angel’s needs. Then of course, I wished for my family’s long life and good health, as well as for my friends’ and relatives’.

Ahh! So many things will happen in 2009, this is just the 7th day of yet another 365 days. I wish everything will work out fine. Happy New Year to all!

As Nico promised last night, I’m back to keep you updated of his first ever vacation in where else but to the beautiful land of promise, his Mommy’s hometown — Davao City.

It was on the 21st of December 2008 when Nico’s Gramps and Granny came to fetch us. They want us to celebrate the New Year with them in Davao, and of course, they want to see Nico (they’re so excited, it shows in their faces, that I can’t stop my tears from falling).

Anyways, it turned out to be Nico’s first long travel in a car as well. Cagayan de Oro City is about 4-5 hours from Davao City by land, so it was a rather exhausting journey. Nico however seemed not bother about it as he slept all the way from CDO to Davao City — good boy

The above photo was taken on the 24^th of December, when we had our family reunion in High Ponds Resort. Nico has been sleeping all day and of course he can’t swim yet, so we opted to stay inside the cottage the whole day. It’s ok though, I wasn’t a bit bored, being with my angel, talking to him and looking into his face is such a delight. Also, we have visitors every now and then – my aunts and cousins who are so excited to see Nico! So it was still a very busy day for both of us.

Nico and I stayed for 15 days in Davao City. I miss home and my family so much that even if I know I should be sleeping during the day when Nico’s always asleep (he’s awake on evenings and dawns), I spent those hours bonding with my Mama, Papa, sisters and nieces and nephew. Nico and I haven’t been going around the city, since my little angel prefers to sleep the whole day so I really don’t have much places to show. I took pictures however and I will be posting them later as I’m still getting myself busy with the electronic scrapbook that I’m doing.

All in all, it was a great vacation, a wonderful holiday. What made it extra wonderful is the fact that Papa is so smitten with little Nicholas and that he never failed to show he’s forgiven me and that he loves me and Nico. Thank God for this wonderful blessing.

Mommy’s soooo excited! She can’t wait to chronicle all Little Nicholas firsts and pictures on his cute seashells-inspired album. Yup, it isn’t the typical baby album sold in the market. Mommy fell in love with the color and seashells design and of course, it is very practical because it is one of those refillable albums (binder type). Mommy wants to personalize the cover with Little Nicholas’ cute and perfect picture (a collage), and of course Mommy will print pages and pages of Little Nicholas’ firsts in a glossy photo paper and put them in the album too. It will be like a scrapbook and an album in one! Oh boy! Mommy can’t wait to start her project!

So Mommy bought stickers as well. Boys stickers only of course; and yeah, a few scriptures stickers to remind my little angel of God’s never-ending kindness to us. Expectedly, all of Little Nicholas’ ultrasound images will be there too. Hmmm.. Mommy will have to prepare the list of everything that should be in it, like the following:

1. First picture

2. First Breastfeed (uh-uh, Mommy will be exposed!)

3 . First diaper change

4. First car ride

4. First smile

5. First bath by Mommy

6. First New Year celebration

7. First Crawl

8. And more!!!

Maybe you wanna add onto the list. Mommy and Little Nicholas will really appreciate your help on this project. Thanks!