Author: C.E.L. Ruffolo

I will go ahead and declare here that Antoinette is a Mama’s girl. She alternately calls me “Nanay” (Filipino term for mother) and “Mommy”. She sometimes mixes the two and then corrects herself. Amazing how her language development is progressing as she is building two vocabulary sets. This is a …

A few months ago, we introduced the twins to “Nemo”. Yep, the clown fish! 12 June 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQSqkezoyeM

Every night, Jeff puts the twins to bed. They usually cry (well, more of Nicholas than Antoinette) but they can’t do anything about it once Daddy says, “It’s time for bed. Good night.” Antoinette was particularly edgy the night this video was taken. She wanted to sleep in the same …

Here’s an admission: I never really liked the dogs that much. My Mom imposed a no-dog rule in our home because three of us were asthmatic and she didn’t want to risk us having untimely attacks when she was just alone in raising four active children. But… all changed when …

I yet have to meet mothers who will tell me that they haven’t had any experience of timeout. At 23 months when this video was taken. the temper tantrums are getting more frequent. I find myself frustrated most of the time. So… I thought of putting one of their playpens …

Kalispell, MT – I started teaching Antoinette the importance of moisturizing. Not that I am any good at it. Growing up, I was suffering from acne-prone face and skin that is always dry. Motherhood taught me to take care of myself more and hence, the change of heart in terms …

Guangzhou, China  – The twins are 22 months old when this video was taken. This is a video of me reciting Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are from memory (and later sought the help of the book in Antoinette’s hands because I forgot some lines). After more than one …