Will you say NO to this face?

Came home from work one day and was in awe seeing my little girl giving me and her nanny this look! (yes, my 3 months maternity leave is over!:)

And what about this one?

I don't know anyone in the world who will say NO to a sweet little girl like her! Btw, she gave me this face when I thought she was already asleep but was actually NOT! she suddenly opened her eyes and flashed me that unforgiving look.

January - a busy month for birthdays

With all the celebrations/happenings we have had in the past months what is another celebration to start the year. January is my birthday month and this one is extra special with a baby to celebrate it with. We did not have a big celebration though, Paolo and I just had lunch at the Legend hotel whilst Gianna is left in the care of our nanny. He told me that our lunch was "my day" only away from "mommy" chores even for a few hours which i really found so sweet. :-)

This month also is Gianna's 2nd month and her nanny's birthday too, so we prepared a simple lunch for the 3 of us at home.

Paolo's been asking me about what I want for my birthday but i refused to receive any as I am much contented with "that" gift on my arms. She is the BEST gift ever that I received and I could not ask for anything else.

Highlights of our November-December 2011

I haven't been blogging lately as my hands are VERY full since Gianna came. It has been very busy in our household with Gianna's birth and the yuletide season. Both our families came over to visit to see our little girl (of course) and to spend the holidays with us.

A week after Gianna was born, Mama Luz (Paolo's mum) came to visit. Shame she only stayed for a week but it was very weet of her to come by and be with us. We hope to see her soon either back home or when she comes back here again.

December was really hectic! My mum and aunt arrived first on the 2nd week and stayed here for almost 3 weeks! We were very lucky that Vietnam and Philippines are so close to each other that it only takes 2 1/2 hours plane ride. Those 3 weeks were a blessing! I got to spend time away doing little christmas shopping whilst Gianna is left with them at home. I was able to recharge and get longer sleep!(Yay!)A week after, my sister and my niece arrived (more people = more chaos - but loved it!)

(That's my mum and my niece.)

(And here is my Aunt - but i call her mommy too. She took care of me when i was a baby and since then,she never left)

And since, it was our first christmas with Gianna, you bet she was showered with numerous lovely gifts from friends and relatives!

Asha (my niece) couldn't contain the excitement of opening the gifts for herself and Gianna.

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Like I said, it was a hectic 2 months with all the happenings going around but i must say that it was the best yuletide season i have had!

It will take longer for us to travel back home with Gianna in tow as processing the necessary documents takes time here in Vietnam. And so having them around even for a short time pushes me to work hard on the documents so we can finally take her to the Philippines and have her meet our lovely families!