Joaquin Antonio M. Valencia

Joaquin – God will establish
Antonio – Priceless

It’s only been 3 weeks but every day, I fall more deeply in love with my little man.  I can’t stop staring at him and being in awe that my husband and I created this beautiful human being.  I can’t ask for anything more

If there’s one thing I miss about the corporate world, it’s dressing up. Since I work from home, I can basically work in my pajamas, and believe me I do. But back when I used to work for an American bank, we had to dress to impress, especially when I was assigned in retail banking. Since I was in front of customers all day long, dealing with high net worth individuals, it was a must to look sharp and businesslike at all times. To look the part of banker, I wore suits. Mind you, they weren’t modest clothing for women like they used to wear in the 80s but trendy, hip and chic ensembles.

Baby Quino turns 3 weeks old today. We’ve been home for 2 weeks and I must say that it isn’t as stressful as I imagined it would be. Probably because I have a very supportive and hands-on husband who helps me with all the responsibilities. For this I am most grateful

Because I still have high blood pressure, my husband has taken over the duties at night, while I take care of Quino during the day. He’s been very helpful and handy. He also does the grocery shopping every Saturday and any errand that needs to be done. Am I lucky or what? I can’t imagine doing this alone and when I think of all the single parents out there who do this day in and day out, I can’t help but count my blessings.

Here’s a video of my husband cup-feeding Quino at Asian Hospital. Quino had trouble latching on so we decided to cup-feed him my pumped breastmilk. Unfortunately, we are still unsuccessful at breastfeeding and he has now switched to formula.

I’ve talked about how I want to renovate our home. We had our bedroom painted a few months ago and now I’m itching to renovate our bathroom. I’d love to change the bathroom fixtures but the cost of repair is not in our budget, especially since I just gave birth via caesarean section. Basic undermount sinks can cost as much as $400 but I came across this site which only sells it for $100. They even have granite sinks that are environmentally friendly. Best of all, their sinks are scratch resistant, stain proof and sound dampening so you get your money’s worth.

“The greatest thing a father can do to his children is to love their mother.”

Happy Father’s Day to the best husband and father ever! I cannot ask for a better partner. The past few days have shown me what a truly great man you are (not that you weren’t before). Everything you do makes me love you more each day. Thank you for taking the night shift , for religiously taking my blood pressure, for doing the groceries, for being you. My prayer and wish is that Quino grows up to be just like you.

Thank you for loving me the way you do!