Mother's Day Mommy Melt Down

Hi my name is Gail and I just had a mommy melt down.

Moms often write about how their children brighten their days and how cute their kids are. I don't hear much about moms complaining on how their babies spat up on their designer clothes or broke their lipstick. Well it's reality. I don't care if you have 1 or 10 kids, every mom has gotten overwhelmed more than once in their lives. Let's be real, being a mom is pretty stressful at times and mommy meltdowns do happen, often times to moms with young babies.

Let me share how it happened with me.
(prepare to be stressed out, Skip this part if you'd rather not!)

Breastfeeding the second time

I breastfed my eldest girl for a year. To some that may be a long time. I personally wish I had breastfed her for at least two years. Either way, I thought I had it down. I thought I won't have any problems feeding my second. I didn't even prepare at all. I didn't read on it to refresh my memory nor did I take malunggay pills which my OB advised me to take. I just thought to myself "I got this".

Ratatouille

We had lots or eggplants and tomatoes, organic of course from Organic Momma's Grocery. I was browsing through recipes that had these ingredients and decided to make Ratatouille.

I've never made this before and wasn't sure how the consistency should be. I got my recipe from about.com. I've tried several recipes from this website which I didn't like so much but I did like this one! Although the photo of their dish seem soupy compared to mine, I did enjoy this a lot and so did my husband!

See recipe here. By the way I read that there's only 85-200 calories in a cup of ratatouille! Enjoy!

Oct-Dec 2011 Plays and Shows

It has been a mini tradition for our little family to watch shows and plays when the "ber" months hit. My daughter's eyes light up when she watches. She gets so engaged with the show, you can hardly talk to her. It really is heart warming to see her so amazed and interested at something. So what's a mommy gonna do? Fuel her interest! 8o)

Here's a list of the shows I've come across so far.
Click on the titles to follow show links.

The Sound of Music
COMPANY/PERFORMERS: Resorts World Manila Production
DATES: Oct 15-Dec 11, 2011
VENUE: New Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila

• TICKET PRICES:
• PhP 2,140.00
• PhP 1,819.00
• PhP 1,391.00
• PhP 1,070.00
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Raw Veggie Maki with Peanut Ginger Sauce

I decided to make raw maki yesterday and packed some for my MIL (mom in law). My organic vegetable supplier also stopped by and had some. He actually wanted me to make more and sell him some! haha This surprised me since I haven't really been making raw food for a while. And he's never tried raw food before! My brother and sister inlaws tried some and liked it. Yay!

Raw food seems intimidating and crazy to most at first. If you're creative enough and willing to search for recipes then you'll realize that it can be really yummy. I just tell my husband that its like eating yummier versions of salads. 8o)

The whole idea to this is everything in that meal is raw or plant based. Oils must be cold pressed, sauces are not processed like soy sauce or processed vinegar. This way you get all the natural enzymes which is super good for your body. It even prevents and cures diseases. They also say that you get closer to your inner being the more you eat raw food. Read more on raw food here.

I want to do 30% raw food for the rest of my pregnancy. I'm closing in on my third trimester and I don't like the sluggish heavy feeling that usually come with it. Anyway here's the recipe:

Raw Veggie Maki with Peanut Ginger Sauce

Battling the Big C at 20 Something

I touched base with a former schoolmate of mine and was very surprised to learn that she has been battling stage 0 breast cancer. The reality that this disease does not choose age or gender became more real to me. It’s quite upsetting to know that more and more people around have cancer or is related to someone who has/had it. Curious and wanting to learn, I asked her how she fought it. I thought her reply to be inspiring that I asked her if I could share it.

This is what she wrote:

Pre-natal Massage in the south

I had a very tiring day yesterday and after being pregnant for 4 months I thought it might be time to get a pre-natal massage. I wanted a home service one so I can have it while my daughter naps. I was about to panic when it was almost her nap time and I still couldn't find any. Thank goodness my sister in law called and gave me the number of her trusted pre-natal masseuse. While waiting for her to arrive I decided to research some more and make a list of prenatal massage options for myself and other southern preggies out there.

• Mai-mai of Feel Dreams- this is my sister-in-law's trusted pre-natal masseuse. She used to work for Orange Spa and even claimed to training the prenatal masseuses there. Anyway she does home service and my sister inlaw has nothing but good things to say about her. They are open from 1pm-1am and charges 250php/hour, 375php/90mins and 450php/2hours. Her number is 0933-9371883.