Chloe Isabelle - 10 months

Where did time go? I woke up this morning to her cry for breast milk and realized that she's 10 months today.



10 months!

I've been busy preparing for her birthday party back home (hopefully everything will work out!) and still trying to figure out where to celebrate Manila or Davao?

Finally found time to bake her a cake -Vanilla Chiffon Cake with Carambar Caramel and Chocolate Ganache to mark this special day.




She's been keeping all of us busy and demanding our attention.

LittleMiss milestones:

-Crawling fast and walking around the house with the help of furniture a
-Still no teeth.
-Can spend a good 10 minutes just tearing papers
-Cries and mumbles when we say "No"
-She's enjoying eating by herself and actually eats a lot more compared to me spoon feeding her.
-Raise her hands and wave when she hears a music or when standing up she does the "Pocoyo Dance"
-Sleeps longer for nap (reason why I managed to bake cake today)

A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future.
-- Author Unknown

Rainforest Cafe

Eat, watch fountain show, visit footlocker, and say “Hi” to the crocodile – sums’ up our visit to Dubai Mall.

Crocodile! In the mall? Yes, a big one welcomes mall visitors as they pass by Rainforest Café.

This is our second time dining in the café and on both visit we celebrated something special. First visit was to celebrate V’s 3^rd birthday and this time to congratulate him for doing a good job in school.

Thursday morning we told him that Dad and I had a surprise because he is a super big brother and for doing good in school. He immediately though of his SkyLander Giants collection and started talking about the characters he wants to buy. I told him it was not a toy but we are sure he’s going to love the surprise.

V was obviously excited that even the bus nanny told us that he can’t stop talking about the special surprise gift we have for him, he played a guessing game with his bus friends.

We walked our usual Dubai mall trail and when he saw me stop right in front of the crocodile (or is it an alligator) V gasped “Oh! I know! We are going to eat here?! It’s my surprise?!”

V got to choose where to sit and of course he wanted to sit near the fishes.  Inside Rainforest Café you get a good view of the Dubai Mall aquarium, one of the divers welcomed us with a wave.

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Our table was near the aquarium across the rainforest animals which was just perfect for us to enjoy a "jungle animal show" which happens every 30 minutes. During this time the animals (monkeys, elephants, and snakes) come alive making noises along with the sound of rain and thunder. LittleMiss C was screaming with them as well hehehe.

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Our server for the night, Abegail took our orders and suggested to have V's food serve along with the appetizer that we ordered. Manager for the night Mr. Mohammed made sure that we were comfortable, he also did visit other guests as well.

Appetizer: Pita Quesadillas

Daddy C and I enjoyed every bite the filling was full of meat, cheesy and tasty. I didn't mind the thickness of the pita bread but Daddy C would have liked a thinner bread.

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V's Kid Meal: Poppin' Shrimp

The meal came along with a Apple juice that was served in a spill proof cup. V enjoyed his shrimps and finished the whole bowl and described it as "crunchy outside, soft and yummy inside"

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Mom's Main Dish: TBone Steak

Daddy C mistakenly requested medium well (I prefer med-rare) but surprisingly the "done-ness" of the steak was tender enough for my liking despite it being med-well. I also ordered Mango Monkey juice drink.

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Daddy's Main Dish: Steak and Shrimps

Daddy C ordered the winning dish on our table, he particularly enjoyed the buttered shrimp.

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V also helped himself with a few bites of my steak and Dad's shrimp and vegetables. LittleMiss C had corn and peas which I prepared at home or her dinner.

We didn't have any room for dessert but was really tempted to order "Sparkling Volcano" I guess we need to schedule another visit and have some room for it.

Mommy notes:

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• Your kids might fancy a jungle themed party, Rainforest Cafe is the perfect venue they have a good space for your party needs. Visit facebook page Rainforest Cafe, Dubai Mall to inquire on birthday party packages.


• For those moments when your little one needs to pee, a comfortLoo is located inside the café with a changing table too.

Disclaimer: Rainforest Cafe, Dubai Mall invited us to enjoy and dine in the forest with them. 

 

The Ultimate Blog Party 2013

Maayong adlaw sa inyong tanan. Good day to all.

A party wouldn’t be complete without cake don’t you think. Please grab a slice of this Ube Macapuno Cake and let’s get started.



Hi! I am Abigail a stay at home expat Mama residing in sunny Dubai. This is my first Ultimate Blog Party and I’m excited to meet and read about you. First a big thank you to beautiful twin bloggers, Janice and Susan of 5 minutes for Mom for hosting this event. I first read about the party over at Grace of Sandier Pastures and I just think it’s a wonderful event to get to know people across the blog sphere.



We have been a resident of Dubai for 4 years now. Deciding to move here and leave my 8 years of corporate life back in the Philippines was quite difficult I didn’t know if I was ready to live a life away from the comforts of a paying job and the help I get from my relatives in taking care of my son. Looking back I don’t regret the decision I made, moving here made me into a Super Mom (but I do have my moments of tantrums which can be cured by having my nails done or a tub of ice cream).

Would you like a cuppa good coffee with your cake?

I am a Mama to Vierte - 5 years old and Chloe the newest addition who is 9 months old.



V currently is in Foundation Stage 2 class and enjoys singing (He just did a solo song number in their yearly concert), and currently collecting the Skylander Giants (and playing the ps3 game with Dad) he can’t stop talking about them and even ask me to record a video.

Our pouty LittleMiss C has just started to learn how to walk with the help of tables and chairs to pull her up and cruise around the house. She started solids at 6 months which I prepare at home but is not really interested and would rather breastfeed instead.

My two angels are keeping me really busy and my schedule depends on their activities. How do I manage to get some me time you may ask?

MyNappytales is my escape from the four corners of our home. I first started the blog to update our relatives then I eventually met some blog friends and talking to them online is like leisurely sitting on a café (while in reality I’m a MumPacifier to LittleMiss & mopping the floor).

Enough about us, I know you still have to party. Please leave a comment and link to your blog so I can party with you.



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What are you Mom?

Conversation with V before afternoon nap

V: “Mom, what are you?”
M: “What do you mean?”
V: “Mom like when my friend said that her Mommy is a dentist. How about you what are you?”
M: “I’m your super Mommy. A stay at home Mom”
V: “No! What do you like when you grow up?” (upset with my answer)
M: “My work before was helping people in the office with computer and internet problems”
V: “I mean now Mama! I want you to be something else like T’s Mama is a dentist. I want you to be something also.”
(By this time he’s already crying while repeating “I want you to be something else too”)

I too cried.

I’m really not sure why I did but I imagined him having a chat with his classmates with most of them having working moms and he doesn’t have anything to say on what his Mum do. V gets upset when he doesn’t have anything to say about something.

So I told him that being a SAHM is also a kind of special work and I get to be rewarded with spending every minute with them. I knew he wanted some other answer besides me being his Mum so I told him that Mommy is also a blogger and sometimes I get to be invited to events and write about it and Mommy is a baker that makes cake and other yummy sweet treats. I get to do all this cool work and stay at home with them.

I then asked him if he really wanted me to be something else and work out of the house.

He replied with a big NO.

I asked him again what my job was, and he happily replied “Chloe and mines super mommy.”