Tatay with His Babies

Our children are so blessed to have you for a Tatay

Welcoming 2011

Ocean Park Cable Car Ride

Goofy and Mickey at HK Disneyland Hotel Garden

Waiting for our freshly caught and cooked fish to be served

Bohol beach with a Mandarin-speaking Dutch boy named Oliver

Waking up to 2011, in this carpeted room, Lucas gained confidence to walk!

Swimming at Grass Residences

Playing ball during our CFC outing

Selfie with his chinita pricess

Taking care of the baby girl while Nanay has her doctor's appointment

Our family picture with Lucas in our hearts

Catholic Handbook of Deliverance Prayers

We have attended a talk by Fr. Jocis Syquia, the director of Archdiocese of Manila - Office of Exorcism. Ever since, we have included in our nightly prayers the following:

Prayer for Protection

Lord Jesus, I ask you to protect my family (state the names of each member) from sickness, from all harm and from accidents. If any of us has been subjected to any curses, hexes or spells, I declare these curses, hexes or spells null and void in the name of Jesus Christ. If any evil spirits have been sent against us, I decommission you in the name of Jesus Christ and I send you to Jesus to deal with as He will. Then Lord, I ask your holy angels to guard and protect all of us. Amen. 

Entrustment of the Home to Mary, Help of Christians 

Most Holy Virgin Mary, appointed by God to be the Help of Christians, we choose you as the Mother and Protectress of our home.

We ask you to favor us with your powerful protection. Preserve our home from every danger; from fire, flood, lightning, storms, earthquakes, thieves, vandals, and from every other danger. 

Bless us, protect us, defend us, keep us as your own, all the people who dwell in this home. Protect them from all accidents and misfortunes, but above all obtain from them the most important grace of avoiding sin. 

Mary, Help of Christianspray for all those who live in this home which is entrusted to you.

Prayer to St. Micahel the Archangel

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

These are taken from the internet but are also found in the book of Fr. Jocis. Hope you can get a copy for your homes.  It would be a great gift to give family and friends.

praying that they will grow up prayerful and God-centered

Valentine's Date

Just sharing some pictures from our Pre-Valentine's night out. We would like to thank our "sponsor" for the concert.

our dinner before the show... yummy!

to capture the profile of the audience ... 

with Jacqui Magno

and Joey Albert

Hajji and Ding Mercado

It's a girl!

I'm choosing the easiest way to post. This announcement is long overdue. We are more than half-way through our pregnancy. Please pray that we will have a safe, uneventful, normal delivery of a beautiful, smart, kind, generous, God-fearing, healthy baby girl.

Congenital Anomaly Scan Report

Head

Spine

Stomach and Kidneys

Nasal bridge and Lips

most importantly, the gender

After three boys, we are finally having a girl! All praises and glory to our God!

AVENT SALE

I have been on hiatus for quite some time. This will be a quick post for all those Avent fan mommies. This is for you.

Hope to get back to blogging soon.

*Thanks to manilaonsale.com for the photos.

Dear Luc

Dear Lucas,

Hi baby! Just wondering how you are. We still think about you. Just this morning, while I was watching your brothers sleep, I thought about where will you be staying if you are still with us. We love you baby!!!

Saw this McDonald's advertisement we can't help but think it could have been you and Andres. Of course your Kuya Rafa has to be there too. Thank you Mc Donald's for this :)

Dipyridamole-Thallium Scan Prices

I would rather be researching for the prices of the newest cars but my mandate today is to look for the best rate for the Dipyridamole-Thallium Scan in the metro. You see, last year, my mom had an angioplasty. Doctors tried to restore blood flow using balloons and stents. It has been a year since and they need to check the condition of the arteries.

For the uninitiated, Dipyridamole-Thallium Scan (Dip-Thall) is a myocardial perfusion study: it looks at blood supply to the heart muscle while under the relative stress of dipyridamole, which causes the coronary arteries to slightly and temporarily constrict (become narrower). Thallium is the radio-isotope used to "light up" the blood cells.

As always, I hope no one is in need of this list but in case you do, here is what I got:

Hospital / Clinic: Asian Hospital and Medical Center
Price: approximately Php 24,000; Senior: Php 19,808

Contact Numbers:771.9000

Hospital / Clinic: Capitol Medical Center

Price: Php 12,690* without medicine (roughly Php 1,000) 

Contact Numbers:372.3825 to 44 local 1225

Hospital / Clinic: Cardinal Santos Medical Center

Price: Php 24,934* +1,600 for doctor's fee

Contact Numbers: 727.0001 local 4204 or 727.5793 by appointment

Hospital / Clinic: Makati Medical Center

Price: Php 19,500; Senior: 16,915.94

Note: Need to pay the whole procedure. Might need to come back for the test

Contact Numbers:8888.999 local 3301 to 03

Hospital / Clinic: Philippine Heart Center

Price: Php 16,900; Senior: Php 14,960

Contact Numbers:925.2401 local 2164/2165

Hospital / Clinic: St. Lukes Medical Center (Global City)

Price: Php 19,845; Senior: Php 18,900

Contact Numbers:789.7700 local 1004/1152

Hospital / Clinic: St. Lukes Medical Center (Q.C.)

Price: Php 19,845; Senior: Php 18,900

Contact Numbers:723.0101 or 727.5419

Hospital / Clinic: The Medical City

Price: Php 21,120* (this may vary depending on the number of ampules used in the procedure)

Contact Numbers: 635.6789

Hospital / Clinic: UST Hospital

Price: Php 16,300; Senior: almost Php 15,000

Note: Need Php 5,000 deposit upon setting the appointment

Contact Numbers:731.3001 local 2354

No nuclear medicine section for the following:

Victor R. Potenciano Medical Center

UERM Medical Center

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital

UP Philippine General Hospital

I stopped now since I think I have enough on my list. Feel free to comment to add to the list to help others. God bless and stay healthy!

*This will be subject to a 20% discount for senior citizens

Meet My Bike

As part of my personal wellness campaign, I bought a folding bike. This is David or at least this is how David (my bike) looks. We hope to go places together for fitness and fun. Just yesterday we had a bike ride to raise funds for Teen St. Pedro (Calungsod). We are looking forward to other projects or even just for simple joy rides. It is also a way for my husband and I to bond. It even creates good memories for our eldest boy, who joins us for the first lap whenever we ride around our village.

12 PROMISES OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

Today is the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. You might want to start your devotion. Check out the "PERKS". May God bless all of us!

THE NINE FIRST FRIDAYS DEVOTION AND THE TWELVE PROMISES OF THE SACRED HEART MADE TO ST. MARGARET MARY 

1. I WILL GIVE THEM ALL THE GRACES NECESSARY FOR THEIR STATE OF LIFE. 
2. I WILL GIVE PEACE IN THEIR FAMILIES 
3. I WILL CONSOLE THEM IN ALL THEIR TROUBLES. 
4. THEY SHALL FIND IN MY HEART AN ASSURED REFUGE DURING LIFE AND ESPECIALLY AT THE HOUR OF DEATH. 
5. I WILL POUR ABUNDANT BLESSINGS ON ALL THEIR UNDERTAKINGS. 
6. SINNERS SHALL FIND IN MY HEART THE SOURCE AND INFINITE OCEAN OF MERCY. 
7. TEPID SOULS SHALL BECOME FERVENT. 
8. FERVENT SOULS SHALL SPEEDILY RISE TO GREAT PERFECTION. 
9. I WILL BLESS THE HOMES IN WHICH THE IMAGE OF MY SACRED HEART SHALL BE EXPOSED AND HONORED. 
10. I WILL GIVE TO PRIESTS THE POWER TO TOUCH THE MOST HARDENED HEARTS. 
 11. THOSE WHO PROPAGATE THIS DEVOTION SHALL HAVE THEIR NAME WRITTEN IN MY HEART, AND IT SHALL NEVER BE EFFACED.
12. THE ALL-POWERFUL LOVE OF MY HEART WILL GRANT TO ALL THOSE WHO SHALL RECEIVE COMMUNION ON THE FIRST FRIDAY OF NINE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS THE GRACE OF FINAL REPENTANCE; THEY SHALL NOT DIE UNDER MY  DISPLEASURE, NOR WITHOUT RECEIVING THE SACRAMENTS; MY HEART SHALL BE THEIR ASSURED REFUGE AT THE LAST HOUR.

this is taken from http://www.catholictradition.org/Two-Hearts/devotion12.htm

Chuck of Reece's Rainbow

I have recently visited Reece's Rainbow and chanced upon their prayer warrior program.

The Reece’s Rainbow Prayer Warrior Ministry was created with three goals in mind:

1.To lift the daily needs of each waiting child up in prayer
2.To lift the ministry of Reece’s Rainbow up in prayer
3.To lift the families whom God is preparing for each waiting child up in prayer

I have not officially signed up but we have started to include Chuck in our daily prayers. If you have a regular prayer time or want to establish one, you might try to sign up for this. It will be another reason for you to stick to your commitment to prayer. We may not have money to donate but our intercession and promotion of such an organization as Reece's Rainbow will do much for the orphans. To know more about Reece's Rainbow and the Prayer Warrior Program, please check this URL: http://reecesrainbow.org/

How I chose Chuck? I simply looked at the Waiting Children tab and clicked on the Down Syndrome boys ages 3-5. For those who read my blog for the first time, my son Lucas was born on the same month and year as Chuck. I would love to visit this boy and see how he is doing. If finances and all other things will allow, we would consider adopting him. We pray for all the children in this site especially those who are abandoned or unwanted. May our God find them their families who will love them and provide for them.