Family{Hello Alex!}

So, let them be little 'cause they're only that way for awhile

Give them hope, give them praise, give them love every day

Let them cry, let them giggle, let them sleep in the middle

Oh, but let them be little.

--Billy Dean 

Let Them Be Little 

family, family, family, family, family, family, family, family, family, family, family, family, family

Oh, Alex.

This cutiepatootie was just a big baby bump when I first met his mom and dad. It felt surreal, seeing him in the flesh a few weeks later. It felt a bit weird, honestly, but a good weird, the kind that makes you wonder at the awesomeness of it all, the miracle of babies and childbirth and how amazing the human machinery is, how it is designed to produce something so beautiful, wonderful, so fantastic in such a small, fragile package.

And boy, do these tiny packages grow! It seems babies grow a centimeter taller as each day goes by. It must be the milk, the love and the attention that little bundles of joy like Alex here receive every minute of every day. And who can blame the doting aunts and grandmothers, most especially his mom? He is absolutely adorable, with his button nose, the way his tiny baby lips purse to let out a soft, quiet coo that melts the heart like butter melts on a hot scone.

(*sigh*).

Babes. 

Family {Sneak Peek at Alex's Baby Shoot}

Until you've counted little fingers.

Counted little toes.

Held a little hand.

Kissed a little nose.

Soothed a little tummy.

Read to little ears.

Powdered a little booty.

Wiped away little tears.

You haven't known love...

--Anon

Love is a baby... love is a baby wrapped in soft, warm blankets, showered with kisses and cuddles and the occasional "Oohs" and "Ahhs" from adoring aunts and grandmothers. Alex is the ultimate cutie-patootie who's already big for a three-week old, probably because he sleeps and drinks his milk like a true pro.

Excited to blog about the styled and lifestyle session that happened with this little guy and his beautiful mom this week! 

For now, 5 frames :) 

Life is just better with dogs

“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. 

Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” 

― Groucho Marx

The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

This quote sums up everything that I think about dogs, books and humor. Been back living at the 'rent's home while making our first ever house livable so I've been spending some quality time with my three furry best friends. I cannot believe I lived 6 whole months not waking up to wet, sloppy kisses and the soft thud thud of furry feet on the bed. 

There's nothing better than living with a dog. 

Living with three dogs? 

Heaven. 

Letting Things Go

“The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is to learn to let go.” 

― Steve Maraboli,

Life, the Truth, and Being Free

I admire people who can live with just the basics, people who are not tied to anything and can let go of stuff at a moment's notice. Simplicity is wonderful and having less things prevents you from worrying about anything but the basics--like air, food, the right amount of clothes, shelter. In today's world it is so easy to become preoccupied with the next best thing and how to get it, that we overlook the things that we already have. I had to part ways with something that was so precious to me this week, and it was  tough. But giving it up also gave me that sense of relief, of having one less thing to worry about, one less thing to occupy my mind. I read this poem from The Joy of Less by Francine Jay:

The small butterfly moves

as though unburdened by

the world of desire. 

(The Spring of My Life by Kobayashi Issa)

and it is so true. A simple life is life unburdened by unnecessary things. I let go with one small plea to the receiver to please, take care of that thing that you just received, because at one point it meant the world to me. And I guess that was all I needed to allow myself to finally let go. 

 Taken with my Olympus e510

Personal {Instagram Obsessions}

Pale amber sunlight falls across

The reddening October trees,

That hardly sway before a breeze

As soft as summer: summer's loss

Seems little, dear! on days like these.

--Ernest Dowson, 

Autumnal 

October is here, the second of the -ber months, Bar exam month (Godspeed SULAW 2014!) and a few more days closer to Christmas! The first few days brought with them a lot of rain but I hope this makes way to the cool breeze that makes Christmas in my corner of the world so wonderful.


Christmas and holidays in general make me want to have my own house that I can decorate and make great memories with my family in. I guess feelings like these intensify when a person get's married so here I am, spending entire mornings browsing over different Instagram feeds of homes and interior design and living room arrangements.If you are into interior decorating or you simply love to oogle nice things on IG, here are a few of the home and style accounts I follow on the site.

dreamywhiteslifestyle
designlovefest
crateandbarrel
homegoods
simplysimplify


It's crazy, how things and our minds change so fast when it comes to what we want or what we think we want. I wasn't even seriously thinking about any of these a year ago! Time indeed flies so fast so we better enjoy every second of it, whether it's pouring or not.

And oh, hello October!!!