You know when you are mom when....

I was reading Smart Parenting magazine last night when I saw an article regarding above subject. I thought of creating my own list. For me, you know when you are a mom when:

• You go to the mall and end up shopping for your kids more than for yourself. You still feel ecstatic like what a normal shopaholic feels.
• You have horrible stretch marks
• You not only know the top brands in fashion but also the top brands for baby stuff
• Cocoa Butter lotion is a staple item in your toiletries cabinet (for sake of those who don't know, cocoa butter has been proven to be effective in preventing and lessening the appearance of stretch marks)
• You prefer buying/reading Smart Parenting magazine over Cosmopolitan. You go to the book stores and also visit the parenting and children's books section
• You are also excited to attend kiddie parties. You are even more excited in planning for your kid's party
• You find tips on organizing closet very useful
• You have a long list of the things you need and want to do but end up delaying it for weeks/months
• You find the hug and kiss of a baby the best stress buster!
• You get awakened at wee hours of the morning but could not and will not complain
• You know exactly the prices of diapers, a can of milk and a gallon of water
• You talk and blog more about your kids or anything about parenthood

So gash, yes, I am a certified mom.

Photos gone

Poor me. Some months ago, my personal laptop was reformatted by my brother-in-law. It was infected with some virus and it has to be cleaned so Che can use it for some of his office stuff. Che asked me to copy the files but slipped my mind and so I gave the laptop without backing up the files. All the files were gone except for some pictures but apparently were still corrupted so I am unable to copy them. So poor me, all my travel pictures were gone. I don't have prints of them too. Sigh.

My in-laws are in Shanghai now and before they left, I wanted to show them my pictures when I went there some years back (twice actually) but all the memories are just on my head to remember.

I am glad though that my brother seems to have the pictures of our US trip in a cd. I've asked a friend also in Singapore whom I was with in a trip to Beijing to give me a copy of all our Beijing adventure.

I am just so bad at keeping records so I do hope I won't lose all the important pictures of Sean and Sophia. But lazy me though, I haven't printed any of their pictures yet. Time to do that soon...

I wish

• I wish I had more time to do household chores (yes, you read it right!)
• I wish I had more time to play with my twins
• I wish I had more time to sleep
• I wish I had more time for myself to take a long bath, shop and go to the parlor
• I wish I had more time to work to finish all in one day without having to leave some tasks in the pending tray.

But unfortunately, a day lasts only 24 hours. Tsk.

Anyway, the weekend that was is just what I wanted. A 3-day weekend that is. So what did we do?

Sunday brunch at Conti's in Trinoma

Attended a Class at Gymboree (they just slept cried)

Played with our adoring twins

Gear them up

Spend more time with cousins/relatives (at home on Mickey and Cyril's Graduation/Thanksgiving Party)

*with my cousins. I don't look like I am a decade older no? haha!*

The pretty girl in skirt and the boy who just woke up...