It's true what they say, time flies by fast...

i'm holding julian in my arms right now as he nurses and i, try to create a blog. it seems not so long ago when around this time last year, i was still carrying in my tummy my now 20.12 pounds & 29 inches little (well not so little anymore) julian. i remember people always told me & james that we should enjoy every minute of having our baby especially since time flies fast & the baby, well, they don't stay little for so long too. & now, every time i look at julian & see how he's grown & all the things he can do now, those words of advice from our loved-ones & friends just resonate even more. even james can't help but say to julian sometimes, what happened to our baby? what did you do to our baby? :)

so much has happened eversince that day i started having my contractions late afternoon dec 3 & clutching james' arm as hard as i can muster evreytime they would come. being nervous on the way to the hospital at around 12 midnight since i was in so much pain already & finding out i was around 8 cm already. feeling happy like i was on the happy pill whenever i could feel only my leather pants as i called my rubbery legs as a result from the epidural. shouting 'but i'm ready right now' when the nurse informed me that my doctor is on her way to the hospital & will be there in 30 minutes. huffing & pushing with just james & sacha & feeling like i was the big bad wolf trying to blow the pigs' house down all the while pushing for julian to come out. feeling a wave of happiness & love when i saw james brought to tears when he saw out little angel who finally decided to join us 533pm dec 4. feeling terrible about being a big meany throughout my labor to my ever so loving & sweet husband. spending the next few days in the hospital room with james & julian... ahhh, heaven.

the following days of course we finally brought our angel home & from then til now, he has been co-sleeping with us. it was a little scary at first but it gets easier everyday & it helps that julian's getting more & more better with sleeping through the night. i just love it whenever he wakes up when his dad gets home. he loves to greet him for a little while & spend time playing with dad. and the first thing that julian does when he wakes up? roll over to james' side & start climbing him. he makes his dad his very own jungle gym & even when james is all tired from the day before or something, he lets julian pounce on him & climb on him still. (just one of the countless reasons why i love my hun-hon so much)

me & james have had our first mother's (may 13) & father's day (june 17) too... julian made a simple card for his daddy with a little leaf that he plucked from one of the plants that he so loves to touch.

julian even had his first road trip to his aunt yvonne's house all the way in gardnerville where he finally met his great grandpa... it was such a lovely weekend... after the family reconnect, on the way home on sunday we stopped by for awhile walker canyon where james & julian played in the water & we (james & i, julian & aunt yolanda) just got to enjoy the beautiful scenery. there was a time though when julian cried for like a whole hour in the car on our way back home since he wanted to get out of his car seat but even that was okay. and it was awfully beautiful when julian fell sound asleep after his dad sang to him for about 20 minutes.






james took me & julian to the fireworks display at hollywood bowl last 4th of july & it was just so nice to hear julian ooh-ing & aah-ing at the fireworks while his daddy carried him on his shoulder. & last week we went to the getty to view some art & danced (yep, even julian) to the music of the performers.

from being our little baby who just needed nursing & sleeping, our baby now has two of his lower teeth, he can eat solids, even bite on some fruits. from just sleeping or lying down he can now roll over, sit by himself, pull himself up, walk, run & yes, even dance while we hold his hands. sigh, time flies by so fast (i was even telling james the other day that in around 2 mos we'll be having our 1st wedding anniversary already) but i know it'll only get better for our family... how could it not? as long as have love & each other, everything is much brighter, everything is much sweeter, and everything for sure will be just GREAT.

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to my husband james & my son julian i love you with all my heart & soul

this is just the 3rd time that i'm writing something here on my blog as everything has been pretty crazy these past few months (not to say that it has stopped being crazy now :) for one thing, our little angel Julian has just turned a month last january 4 and me & james have been pretty much sleep deprived for a month now... hehehe... not that we mind since having julian in our lives has been nothing less than wonderful. the picture here is one which was taken during our wedding last september 30 and it's one of my favorites. i always look forward to my hubby's huggies and kissies (as we like to call it) and i know that i'll be looking forward to more of those even if i'm all old and wrinkly. this blog is actually a picture of how scattered my brain is right now but i definitely know that life has never been more happier and brighter being with james and now with our little julian

a new beginning

i've always been interested in what people, especially my friends, thought of and have to say about anything. and for awhile, i've been encouraged numerous times to try blogging as well. i think there's no better time than now though because 2 days from now, i'll no longer be just april sebastian but april STEVENSON -- yes, james & i are finally getting married, getting hitched, tying the knot or whatever else you might call it but in short, it'll be us becoming one and sharing our love in front of our friends & family, and most of all, in front of God. i'm so excited & so looking forward to this new chapter in our lives. i'm a little sad though too for my immediate family can't be there with us but me & james agreed that we'll just have another wedding/celebration when we go back home to the philippines :) okay, i better go back to work now before my bosses decide not to give me the day off tomorrow... :P
to my future husband james, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! i'm so glad that you want to share the rest of our lives together... i want, or rather make that, I WILL GROW OLD WITH YOU.