The moms behind this blog

Raquel is a pastry chef and owner of GinQuelRus pastries. A 100 percent Filipina, she married Chef Jon who is of pure Chinese descent, and they are proud parents to their adorable baby boy Saffron Matthew or Sam for short. (Their baby's name was taken from one of the most expensive spices in the world - saffron. That's how they see their bundle of joy, too: precious.)

Getting pregnant and then delivering her child to full term posed as big challenges to Raquel. She suffered from hypothyroidism, asthma, and while pregnant with Sam, gestational diabetes. But her string of health issues only made her more determined to provide what's best for her baby, from investing in a cord blood bank to breastfeeding her child.

Breastfeeding has now become her advocacy.

Raquel is also a convert of red/brown rice for two years now and finds making a weekly planned menu very useful.

She refuses to hire a professional yaya, but still gets the needed support from her trained house help. Raquel is starting to get used to her life as a work-from-home mom and will delightfully share her experiences with you.

Mommy Raquel and baby Saffron.

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Smiley gave up her journalism job in Hong Kong for love, and has continued to put her career on hold to raise her baby girl Caitlin Audrey.

Inspired by Caitlin, she taught herself how to cook, bake, and even sew baby clothes with big help from the internet. She finds them, as well as running, therapeutic.

She also prefers making small crafts and decors over buying them over the counter.

Smiley feels complete when she breastfeeds her child and encourages every mom to experience it in spite of the initial pain and discomfort that it may bring.

She's also a big fan of her husband Jay's cooking.

Blogging lets her enjoy her passion in writing and everything Caitlin.

Mommy Smiley with baby Caitlin.