Potty Trainer, how much to spend?

I think my Kirsten is ready for toilet training at 18 months. She knows when she's about to pee and poop. Tinuturo nya yung diaper nya and when she felt na heavy na yung diaper nya, (minsan kahit hindi pa masyadong puno), she remove it herself. My question is, how much we should spend on this potty trainer? I want to give Kirsten a very nice one, yung musical pa nga sabi ko. We went to SM the other day and I saw this very cute and girly disney princess in pink and purple potty trainer with music which cost 2,800. Quite expensive for me na she will use for only a short period of time lang. And I saw this Fisher Price Cheer For Me Potty trainer which cost around 2,000-2,500 sa online shops. Medyo mahal din sya. My original budget was 1,500max. Of course, I wanted to give my baby something really nice, but I was thinking, is spending 2,500 for a potty trainer reasonable? How about you mommies? Should we spend or save? :)

Are you getting a Decent Night's Sleep?

Are you getting a good night sleep and getting that 8 hours sleep every night? I don't.

This is my problem since I can't remember when. I slept late.As in late like 2-3 am, minsan 4-5am. Swerte ko na If I slept by 12mn bihira lang yun pag sobrang pagod ako. kahit student palang ako. Kaya I can't wake up early. Tapos ito when we were blessed with a beautiful baby girl, I wake up often to feed Kirsten and change her diaper. Tapos marinig ko lang na umingit sya, nagigising kagad ako, and madalas ko siya binabantayan when she sleeps kasi takot ako non sa SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) good thing, tapos na sya sa ganoong crucial stage. Such a relief. Kaya I always check up on her. Tapos ngayon, takot din ako na baka nakadapa tapos yung breathing nya maapektuhan etc. Kaya hindi talaga ako nakakatulog ng tuloy-tuloy. Tapos madalas pag nagigisng ako to feed her, hindi na ulit ako nakakatulog, bumebwelo nalang ako sa morning when she's up na and si yaya na nag-aalaga, kaya I woke up late. Pero sabi ko, this is not healthy na talaga, and gusto ko alagaan ko parin sya kahit umaga saka gusto ko na maging morning person, kasi mas marami nagagawa, and ito naman talaga ang tama. Kanina, I mean yesterday, sabi ko I'll try to sleep early, magkaroon ng mas maayos na sleep and wake up early, since may lakad din kami ng maaga mamaya, gusto ko na ituloy-tuloy. So yesterday, I took 2 capsules of Sleepasil, I took it 9:30pm, sabi ko I'll sleep after I gave Kirsten medicine by 10:30 siguro I'll be sleepy na by then. Hindi ko sure kung effective talaga ito, I used to take it few times dati, and minsan benadryl lalo na pag sobrang kailangan ko, pero ever since Kirsten came kahit hirap ako matulog, hindi ko sinubukan, nagwo-worry kasi ako baka masyado mapasarap sleep ko tapos hindi ko sya marinig or di ako makabangon kagad, hindi ko sure ha, sa isip ko lang yun. Then I took it around 9:30pm, 2 capsules, and nakatulog ako ng 11:30pm. Sabi ko sige okay lang, I'll wake up around 6:30 to give med ulit kay Kirsten, may 7 hours of sleep na ako, tapos early wake up pa since may lakad kami maaga, mamaya gabi, maaga na ako makakatulog kasi maaga nagising then alam ko mapapagod ako, start na ng bagong buhay. Excited ako! :)


It's almost 5:30am and I'm blogging!! :( I woke up at 3am to feed Kirsten at hindi na ako makatulog! :( Grabe lang. :(

Anyway, I saw these on the internet.

Tips on getting a good night sleep:

Benefits:

Sa mga katulad ko na hirap sa pagtulog, hope this helps! Good luck to US! :)

Don't Grow Up Too Fast Baby

Yesterday, I was browsing and organizing our files both mine, and Martin's. I wanted a safe and secure place for it kasi most of the photos, especially Kirsten's from birth to present and our bf-gf years are all there. Treasured memories kung baga. Kaya sobrang halaga sakin/samin non. So while I was browsing the photos and videos, teary-eyed ako, I missed those times na super baby pa si Kirsten at amoy baby, amoy milk. Yung simple giggles, laughs curiosity sa paligid nya. That little peanut that I always held in my arms. She's only 1 year and 5 months now (ngayon ko lang na-realize exactly today she turned 17 months old) pero I felt like she's a litttle big girl na. Time flies so fast, parang kelan lang she's just inside my womb. Dreaming and thinking of her. Ngayon ito na hindi na mapigilan. Talagang mabilis ang panahon, I read this somewhere and this made me cry. (Credits to the author)

"I won’t always cry, Mummy,

When you leave the room,
and my supermarket tantrums,
Will end too soon.

I won’t always wake, Daddy,
For cuddles through the night,
and one day you will miss,
Having a chocolate face to wipe.

You won’t always wake to find my foot,
Is kicking you out of bed,
Or find me sideways on your pillow,
where you want to lay your head.

You won’t always have to carry me,
In asleep from the car,
Or piggy back me down the road,
When my little legs can’t walk that far.

So cherish every cuddle, remember them all,
One day Mummy, I won’t be this small.

(From ‘My Children Mean Everything To Me‘)