Shaynna turns 8 today. It pains me a lot when I'm away on her special day. I know that someday she will understand why.
As my gift to her, I compiled some of her photos since she was a baby and she loved it. :)
I love you so much, baby.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
2+ years gap, she's turning 8 soon!
I can't believe it took me more than 2 years to add another post to this blog! It's not the right time to scold myself now so I'll just get down to sharing some updates.
Shaynna is now 7 years old and she's turning 8 in October! Time does fly so fast and I'm already very anxious about her becoming a teenager (and I still don't want that)!
My little girl is now in second grade but she's as thin as she was in first grade. It is still so hard to convince her to eat a lot. The photos below were taken last year but there's no difference now (except for the larger hair accessories that she always wears nowadays).
She experienced her first disappointment at school a few months ago. She didn't make it to the honor's list because she got a low grade in Mathematics. Of course I didn't scold her. Who would have the heart to after hearing from her that she was angry with herself. I even had a hard time holding back my tears when she told me that.
Instead of sulking in the corner, she has decided to join the Mathematics Club in her school and she's one of the officers.
I don't know where she gets that attitude of standing back up again. So proud of my little girl!
Shaynna is now 7 years old and she's turning 8 in October! Time does fly so fast and I'm already very anxious about her becoming a teenager (and I still don't want that)!
My little girl is now in second grade but she's as thin as she was in first grade. It is still so hard to convince her to eat a lot. The photos below were taken last year but there's no difference now (except for the larger hair accessories that she always wears nowadays).
Here she is in her school uniform:
In her P.E. uniform:
She experienced her first disappointment at school a few months ago. She didn't make it to the honor's list because she got a low grade in Mathematics. Of course I didn't scold her. Who would have the heart to after hearing from her that she was angry with herself. I even had a hard time holding back my tears when she told me that.
Instead of sulking in the corner, she has decided to join the Mathematics Club in her school and she's one of the officers.
I don't know where she gets that attitude of standing back up again. So proud of my little girl!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Because I'm a girl
Shaynna and I in the middle of our phone conversation:
Me: Baby, dapat ka mag sleep ug sayo para motubo ka.
(Baby, you have to go to sleep early so that you would grow tall.)
Shaynna: Tan-aw pa man ko cartoons, mommy.
(I want to watch cartoons, mommy.)
Me: Sleep na para pareha ka katas-a sa daddy nimo.
(You have to go to sleep so that you would grow as tall as your daddy.)
Shaynna: Dili ko oi. Babae biya ko mommy...
(I don't want to [grow as tall as daddy]. Have you forgotten that I'm a girl, mommy?)
Me: Baby, dapat ka mag sleep ug sayo para motubo ka.
(Baby, you have to go to sleep early so that you would grow tall.)
Shaynna: Tan-aw pa man ko cartoons, mommy.
(I want to watch cartoons, mommy.)
Me: Sleep na para pareha ka katas-a sa daddy nimo.
(You have to go to sleep so that you would grow as tall as your daddy.)
Shaynna: Dili ko oi. Babae biya ko mommy...
(I don't want to [grow as tall as daddy]. Have you forgotten that I'm a girl, mommy?)
Monday, February 9, 2009
Eat more...
My mother, Mama Conching and Shaynna had the usual conversation during dinner:
Mama Conching: Shaynna, eat pa
Shaynna: No
Mama Conching: Why?
Shaynna: I'm busog
Mama Conching: Shaynna, eat pa
Shaynna: No
Mama Conching: Why?
Shaynna: I'm busog
Sunday, February 8, 2009
The Sun goes to sleep
Shaynna and her dad in one of their bonding moments:
Shaynna: kanang daddy di ba wala nay Sun kay natulog na? Kay siya man nagbantay nato ug buntag daun sa gabii ang moon na pud bantay nato sa?
(Daddy, the Sun is already asleep, right? Because she watches over us during daytime and at night, the moon watches over us, right?)
Shaynna: kanang daddy di ba wala nay Sun kay natulog na? Kay siya man nagbantay nato ug buntag daun sa gabii ang moon na pud bantay nato sa?
(Daddy, the Sun is already asleep, right? Because she watches over us during daytime and at night, the moon watches over us, right?)
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Boknoy knows
Tyrone's family has a dog named "Boknoy". Unlike me, Shaynna is not afraid of dogs. And she has a reason not to be...
Shaynna: Daddy, si Boknoy, dili ko paakon kay kaila man na siya na anak ko nimo.
(Daddy, Boknoy will not bite me because he knows that I'm your daughter.)
Shaynna: Daddy, si Boknoy, dili ko paakon kay kaila man na siya na anak ko nimo.
(Daddy, Boknoy will not bite me because he knows that I'm your daughter.)
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Off to Pre-school
Last year, I've asked my parents to enroll Shaynna in a nursery school in Iligan City. However, no school accepts a 2-year old. Shaynna is already 3 years old, so she now goes to Montessori School in Iligan City. Weeks before the start of classes, she's been bugging everyone at home about going to school. She even narrated that if Papa were still alive, Papa would also be there on her first day. She was very excited. But what happened today, the first day?
My mother, Manang Gina, Shaynna's father, and I went with her to school. As we approached the school gate, Shaynna would no longer let go of my hand. As we went inside the gate, I had to carry her to the classroom because she looked scared and she started to cry. When were already inside the classroom, she clung on to me tightly, much like a monkey. I tried to talk to her and explain that I had to get out of the room but it did no good. The classes started and I was the only parent inside the room. More than an hour passed of convincing and even playing with her while her classmates did other activities, she still wouldn't get off me.
Then it was time for them to eat their snacks. I asked her to throw a biscuit wrapper and surprisingly, she got off me. Taking that chance, I silently went out of the classroom and went to the waiting area to check on my mother. Shaynna's father was outside the classroom and when I went back to check on Shaynna, her father was trying to soothe her. I was out for only a few seconds and I was not aware that she tailed after me crying! That time, Shaynna would not get near me because she felt bad that I left her.
My mother, Manang Gina, Shaynna's father, and I went with her to school. As we approached the school gate, Shaynna would no longer let go of my hand. As we went inside the gate, I had to carry her to the classroom because she looked scared and she started to cry. When were already inside the classroom, she clung on to me tightly, much like a monkey. I tried to talk to her and explain that I had to get out of the room but it did no good. The classes started and I was the only parent inside the room. More than an hour passed of convincing and even playing with her while her classmates did other activities, she still wouldn't get off me.
Then it was time for them to eat their snacks. I asked her to throw a biscuit wrapper and surprisingly, she got off me. Taking that chance, I silently went out of the classroom and went to the waiting area to check on my mother. Shaynna's father was outside the classroom and when I went back to check on Shaynna, her father was trying to soothe her. I was out for only a few seconds and I was not aware that she tailed after me crying! That time, Shaynna would not get near me because she felt bad that I left her.
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