Jian’s First Haircut
Mar 5, 2009 Jian's Milestones
After his first birthday, we scheduled one weekend to take Jian to Festival Mall to have his first haircut at Hairplay. I am so glad as a father, seeing my baby turning into a young boy. His looks have changed when his long hair was cut shorter and we can see his cute face much better. I love his new look! Before we had to clip or “ponytail” (anu ba term dun?) his hair because it was so long and it covered his face, he can’t see well and always scratches his head trying to take his blocking hair aside. When we go outside, people even mistake him as a girl, saying “ang ganda naman ng baby” and we’d go with a reply “pogi po”. That was quite annoying for me, since I don’t want my unico hijo to be mistaken as a girl.
Here are some action shots of Jian’s first haircut:
We were strolling at the mall, and when we pass by the carousel (Festival mall has a 2-level carousel inside, for those who haven’t been there yet), Jian would always point to it and shouts his little “I wanna go there” murmur. So we went there and treated Jian to the carousel ride. He was so jolly riding the carousel and we were also the ONLY riders at that time, so I had the luxury to position myself for a great video:
We strolled again some more and we saw these kiddie bicycles for sale. Jian, again, was pointing to them and acts like he wants to go down from my arms and ride a bike. I didn’t let him ride, and good thing he didn’t cry or turn into tantrums (hindi naman sya talaga tinotopak, hehe). But then we passed by another kiddie ride, the one where you ride animal-shaped electric motorized cute thingies and have to insert some tokens. After the ride was over, Jian didn’t want to get out of it. Here is the shot with me trying to get Jian up:
Our baby is really turning into a kid now. It’s really a pleasure to a parent seeing your child grow and being there and sharing with his milestones.
Jian Ezekiel’s First Birthday
Feb 25, 2009 Daddy Things, Jian's Milestones
Jian Ezekiel’s First Birthday Preparations with Mommy Ianne
Our little angel, Jian, celebrated his first birthday last sunday, February 15, 2009 (although his actual birthday was on Feb 16, a day after). We were quite short of time with the preparation and giving away the invitations, so most of the expected guests did not arrive (most friends and relatives). But still it was really an enjoyable moment because the kids really enjoyed the party. More pictures after the jump…
food for the guest kids
loot bags and prizes for the kiddies
preparations for the party
Mommy Ianne and Jian overseeing the preparations
Me helping out arranging the balloons
This is where the food was served
Daddy and Mommy with Jian
Jian’s first birthday cake
Kids having fun watching the clowns
Some funny parlor games… who’s the winner?
Jian’s Uncle RD and Auntie Tean with their friends dancing Waltz for the crowd
Another dance number from the dancers
The girls wanted to have a solo number to strut their stuff
Jian’s piñata prepared and popped by his Lolo Uncle Jojo
Some more parlor games for the kids
Pictorial (from left to right): Lolo Cris, Lola Luz, Daddy Mike, Mommy Ianne, Mama Maris, Papa Hermie, Jian at the center, clowns at both ends, and some ‘singit’ kids
Tired Jian after the party
The party went well, and I’m really glad everyone was happy. I had a great time watching the kids laugh and enjoy the clowns. It was tiring, yes, but it was all worth it for our cute little angel.
Thank you, Dear God, for bringing our little angel, Jian Ezekiel, into our lives.
First Solid Food ni Jian
Oct 17, 2008 Daddy Things, Family, Jian's Milestones
Eto ang unang try ni Jian sa pagkain ng solid food. Five months sya kumain ng first solid food (malambot na lugaw). Kuha lang sa low-res na celphone cam kaya medyo hindi maganda ang quality. Isa ito sa mga milestones ng aming cute and cudly baby Jian Ezekiel.
Hanggang ngayon ay naaaliw pa rin akong panoorin ang video na to. :)
