JasmineElena.com http://www.jasmineelena.com JasmineElena.com Mon, 13 Sep 2010 04:15:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Different Expressions of Jasmine Elena (2 weeks old) Here are some shots taken outside in our backyard last June 22. Jasmine was about 2 weeks old. She was still trying to get used to the bright outdoors and ended up with the following expressions. She could hardly open her eyes!



]]> http://www.jasmineelena.com/diary/130/different-expressions-of-jasmine-elena-2weeks.html Pics with Mommy

]]> http://www.jasmineelena.com/diary/113/pics-with-mommy.html Girls Day Out

Grandma Tes

Auntie Les

]]> http://www.jasmineelena.com/diary/102/girls-day-out.html GLAD to be back! Well… it was back to work today, and I must say, I enjoyed myself.  If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times, which means I’ve thought it a MILLION times:  I am just not cut out to be a stay-at-home mom.  I’d like to take this time to truly, TRULY appreciate those homemakers out there, especially my best friend, Jess, who did it for years with FOUR…

]]> http://www.jasmineelena.com/diary/100/glad-to-be-back.html Differences in the first and second child When Katelyn was born, I was fanatical about washing my hands before touching her – so much so that my hands were raw from all the soap.  I think I even developed an allergy to the soap.  Now?  I’ll wash my hands after changing a dirty diaper, but other than that, I’m thinking, “Eh, she’s got an immune system.”  With Katelyn, we washed all her clothes separately with…

]]> http://www.jasmineelena.com/diary/78/differences-in-the-first-and-second-child.html What’s he DOING??? It was late one Saturday night at Bryan’s parents house.  Only his grandparents were home.  Jasmine started complaining for food, so I opted to take her to the formal living room where it was nice and dark to feed her.  Bryan, Katelyn, and Bryan’s grandparents were all in the family room.

As Jasmine was feeding, I suddenly heard Bryan shout, “He’s coming!“  By the way, Bryan’s grandfather is very hard…

]]> http://www.jasmineelena.com/diary/76/whats-he-doing.html Big Sister Katelyn Rose Kissing Jasmine ElenaI was adequately warned about the jealously that Katelyn would be feeling for her new little sister, but so far I don’t see any resentment coming from her.  In fact, Katelyn is always kissing Jasmine at every opportunity.

So much so that Katelyn gets in the way while I’m trying to feed the baby.  And Jasmine starts thrashing her face this way and that because Katelyn’s hair is tickling…

]]> http://www.jasmineelena.com/diary/60/big-sister.html Who’s baby are you? “Who’s baby are you?”  This was what I jokingly kept asking Jasmine as I held her.  I was mainly referring to her nose… the one facial feature that all Filipinos obsess over.  Bryan’s nose isn’t flat.  Mine has average Filipino-flatness.  Jasmine’s nose is her very own.  Bryan joked that it’s wider than her mouth.

Post Delivery - Holding Baby Post Delivery - Holding Baby Jasmine 2

She’s got the trademark…

]]> http://www.jasmineelena.com/diary/26/whos-baby-are-you.html In the delivery room… This horrendous picture of me was taken by Bryan while waiting over an hour for my OB/GYN to show up for my cesarean.

Waiting for C-section Ceasarian Section Delivery

The nurses told me that my doctor is always late, but she can do a cesarean in 5 minutes.  I really didn’t mind.  It’s not like I was planning on catching a movie after my delivery or anything, so why get upset?  Too bad the mom…

]]> http://www.jasmineelena.com/diary/23/in-the-delivery-room.html What’s in a name? Since naming our first beloved daughter Katelyn Rose, it seemed perfect to have her sister named after another flower.  Jasmine was our first choice with absolutely no second.  Made my sister-in-law, Joy,  “mad”  because it was always her dream to have a daughter named Jasmine since her favorite movie is Aladdin.  Sorry, Sis!

Then came the dilemma of what middle name rings well with Jasmine.  Bryan insisted on Jasmine Rose. …

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