Not a Conventional Mom

In as much as I try to be a more conventional mom... by the books.. by the rules.. it seems like I am not cut out for it. I have done my best to be a mommy void of all criticisms but I don't think that will ever be possible because YOU CAN'T PLEASE EVERYBODY.

When "in love" they always say "follow your heart". I'd say that it can also be applicable to motherhood.

If I go by what people tell me to do in raising my child just because it's more traditional.. or it's the proper way.. or it's the right way.. then I will raise a very confused child.

Each child is unique... different from the moment they were born.

Ever since I was pregnant with my firstborn, I have always read books.. listened to advice.. researched.. Sometimes, the information i get works.. but most of the time they don't. Why? because my kid is different.

I was watching something on PBS last sunday and something about this one lady said, caught my attention... WE ALL HAVE DISABILITIES.

Very true. We typecast people with physical disabilities as "disabled people".. not realizing that we are disabled somehow too... if not physically then probably.. spiritually... emotionally.. mentally... and this is where the cliche NOBODY IS PERFECT comes in.

Gavril is not a perfect kid. He, like any other kid, reached his developmental milestones in his own time.

Gavril is leaning on to electronics.. technology. And i believe that people would be thinking "what kind of a mother is she, encouraging her son to jump into technology at such a young age?" The answer? I am a mother who follows her heart and her child's heart.

I have tried a thousand times to sit and read a book with Gavril.. no luck. I have been taking him to the library trying to get him to be interested in books.. again no luck.. but lo and behold, he sees the computer and he sits and grabs the mouse and starts clicking away.

He does watch a lot of TV and DVDs but none of what he watches could be called senseless. Haven't I mentioned before that he learned his alphabet, numbers and phonics through this media?

I know I have control over this 2 year old but i believe that its ok to let him explore his own interest and not push him to do things that he won't even care about.

I WANT TO ENCOURAGE AND NOT DISHEARTEN MY SON.

My son deserves the best in this world and since we are not capable of sending him to specialty schools etc... all i can give him now is 200% support in what he does and what he likes.

I am talking about this in regards to whoever has any violent reactions on how i am raising my child.

Gavril is a good kid.. loves technology.. loves outdoors.. and most of all he loves God and his parents.

Brosius Great Grandkids

These kids are from Kevin's mom's side of the family. They are the children of Kevin's cousins (including his kid of course hehe). There's more.. not everyone was present.

Can you spot Gavril?

Gavril is the youngest in this group... again, showed his best behavior by listening to the adults and stayed where he was asked to sit. Good job Gav.

Welcome home Aunt Christine!

Kevin's Aunt Christine came home from Baghdad, Iraq.

We are all so happy to see her safe and oh so beautiful!

She is so sweet and she openly tells me how much she likes me.

She kept on rubbing my belly everytime she sat next to me hehe.

I hope she doesn't get deployed again. I hope she stays home for good (she doesn't live in Indiana though.. she's from Savannah, Georgia)

Boogie Wipes

We've been using this product since 2008. I can't believe I didn't discover it sooner. It helps a lot in cleaning my son's nose specially with the hardened boogie.


He hates the saline solution specially since I have to spray it directly into his nose to dissolve those boogies.

This is actually a wipe with saline solution and my son actually likes it. When he's got a boogie and he himself can't get it out he would say "Mommy, I want my boogie wipes please".


Very very useful and helpful to mothers. The packaging is small so you can carry it anywhere with you. It helps a lot too when a child has a cold. What an amazing invention!

This product is highly recommended.

White Chocolate Wonderful

The first and only peanut butter I've ever really liked since I came to the USA. My husband is a huge peanut butter fan. When I tried the peanute butter here, I couldn't help but compare it to "Lily's", a very famous peanut butter in the Philippines. I have to go to an asian store to purchase this and its quite a long drive. So I don't always have it readily available.

Then this huge Salmonella issue about peanut butter burst out and we believe we were affected by it because after eating peanut butter crackers.. our family got a stomach virus. We stopped eating anything with peanut butter. When they confirmed that Peanut Butter in jars are safe to eat then we went to the grocery and got one. I never really paid attention to brands or kinds or whatever. We just get the basic one. But because we were really careful, I actually managed to spot this one. And so we bought it and in less than 3 days.. it was gone hehehe. No one got sick but we were left wanting for more.

Its smooth and creamy and even if does say white chocolate, the peanut butter still overpowers the chocolate flavor. It just has a special sweetness to it but not too much. Being pregnant and all, I always crave for chocolate. Knowing that this peanut butter has it plus the fact that its rich in protein, I am happy and can't stop eating it!

Product Reviews

I remember that one of my goals in blogging is to write reviews on products that I have purchased, used or consumed. When money is tight, you want to be able to get your money's worth. Everytime I want to buy something, I go online first and research about it and read user's opinions. They really help a lot in my decision even if it's their own opinion. My reviews would probably be really simple and just plain mommy/consumer experience. I have tried and tried so many products and of course not all of them turns out to be what i need or what is helpful to me.

Father and Son

I love all of their father and son pictures.. i have a bunch more but i don't have it on this computer. I just love being able to capture moments in photos where you can actually feel the special bond between them. Daddy works really hard but he tries his best to spend time with Gavril as much as he can. Gavril never preferred mommy over daddy even if mommy is there ALL the time. This proves that its not always the amount of time spent but the quality of that time spent together. Even if daddy comes home when he is already fast asleep.. it still doesn't affect the bond that only the two of them share.