toddler tuesday: baby signing time

as a first time mom, i get overwhelmed with all the things you can teach your child in an early age. things such as sign language, reading, sleep training, toilet training vs toilet learning, montessori from the start and so much more! i should have introduce this earlier to T! but i wasnt able to do so because we were pre-occupied in migrating to a new country and settling in.

i feel like i am so behind on introducing T to all this stuff. in some point im

being hard on myself and hope i wasnt being hard on him. but now that we're more settled in our new country and tiny apartment i feel like we're more ready to learn. i promise to take it slow, one baby step at a time.

one thing that we're trying to be consistent with is the sign language. I was inspired by a friend's daughter, about the same age with ty, who can communicate her needs through signing. The mom said that they introduced their baby during her early months and she started signing back

after about a month or so. now, i can also hear some phonics as she sign!

she recommends that we watch baby signing time. every morning as ty have his breakfast he would usually wacth it. i almost give up that he would sign, because he would only sign for "daddy". but one time as i was singing a song from the dvd, he sign along! now he could sign eat, baby, no more.

i still keep on trying to exposed him to signing even if he doesnt sign back. i believe that repetition is a key to learning. besides, im loving the songs from the dvd. surely, i'll try to teach signing to my next baby in an earlier age.

Monday Miles

I was hoping to run my first marathon when I found out that I was pregnant. I completely stop all my walking/running routines when I learned that I was expecting. While pregnant, Im already thinking when I can go back to running again. I thought I would be able to run again as soon as I give birth. Although, my body seems to be ready, the opportunity to run again doesnt come quickly. It never stop raining after we got home from the hospital. E have a treadmill but because i never run on a treadmill I got scared that I trip myself on it. So I had keep putting off running on my list. Besides i was busy in my mommy activity.

after 6 months of birth, we migrated to Canada. it was winter when we got here. so i have another reason not to run again. however, i feel envious whenever i see someone running outside even if the road was covered with snow. so i had to promise myself that i will really run again after winter. i even do a count down. it was like more than a 100 days before spring i think!

it was still pretty cold during spring. plus i got busy with work and moving from apartment to apartment.but when we finally settled in our apartment, i also got the chance to run again. i was extremely happy! to keep me motivated i join a challenge on instagram. first it was #40milesinjune which i wasnt able to achieve because i started around mid-june. then it became #45milesinjuly. im currently on 40 miles now and i still have until tomorrow to reach the 45 miles mark. i dont know if i would ever achieve it but it keeps me moving so ill keep on challenging myself.

"my first run after pregnancy"

theme of the day

i like the idea of having a theme for each day. that will keep my blog updated but im afraid i still wont be able to keep up with such an idea. nevertheless, il try to make it happen. so, these are my ideas for my "theme of the day"

monday miles
toddler tuesday
wordless wednesday
thankful thursday
family friday (?)

im actually running out of themes now. so il just keep saturday and sunday free from any theme. we'l see how far i
can keep up with my "theme of the day"..

and since today is thursday, shall i post something for thankful thursday.

Im thankful..

1. ..for vaccum cleaner. it makes cleaning a little easier for me

2. ..that our apartment is close to my workplace. it gives me chance to have lunch with my boys.

3. ..for the RAIN. it gives me reason to stay in and lie a little longer in bed.

4. ..that my husband finally give in getting me a jogging stroller.

Impromptu Family Day

E and I are very much different. I am a spender and he is more "pennywise". I dont really complain because he had help me a lot in avoiding some worthless purchase.

I almost lose hope that he would get me a jogging stroller because even the cheapest one are still quite pricey. moreover, we already have a stroller to use and the little boy is also growing up fastly. he also reasoned that winter is just around the corner and i wont be able to jog anymore.

I was about to completely turn my back on a jogging stroller but today as we were to do our grocery I tried to convince him again in getting that stroller. I was so surprise that he finally give in! Now I am a happy jogging momma!

and because i was so excited on trying our new purchase we end up in the park instead of proceeding with our grocery shopping. nevermind that we dont have anything on the refrigerator neither in the pantry, for as long as i got what i want. nyaha!

Moving to Manual

I love looking at great pictures. I wish I could produce one. Impulsively one time I bought a dslr camera, a Nikon D40. I cant remember if it was in 2008 or 2009 that I bought it. Maybe around late 2008 to early 2009. Almost 3 years after I still dont know how to use it on manual mode. I really feel ashamed whenever I take out my D40 and use it on auto mode. and even if it was on auto mode i still dont produce quality pictures. its always a hit and miss thing for me. 

As a mom, I wish I could take good pictures of my little one. So this time around i'll try my best to learn how to utilized my little big camera and then maybe i can convince E to upgrade our cam or perhaps get a new lens. Well im not suppose to dwell on those things yet. I must focus on improving my pictures first. And to help me do that I think I've found my perfect guide through this blog.

Hopefully next time I'l be proud enough to post my pictures..

and so i write..as a mom

"And So I Write.."  that was the "name" of the blog I used to keep but for some reason that I cannot remember I lost interest on updating it. But now when I see moms who religiously blog about their children, i feel envious. I don't want to miss the chance of documenting my little boy's milestone. I realized he would never be on that specific stage ever again. So I think the best thing to keep and be able to share that memory is to do a diary of some sort. I wish i would be able to blog as good as the blogger momma I look up to. Nevertheless, I keep this blog for myself and my little Ty and of course our Daddy Love too. "And So [now] I Write As A Mom.."