Manila Trip 2007 Series: At grandma Baby and grandpa Tanto's house

The country home with photos of grandma's lush tropical garden.

Stop over in Hong Kong

Fortunately, Samantha slept for most of the 18 hours to Hong Kong from New York...whew! Play time with mom while we wait for the connecting flight. We brought a cheapo Kolcraft "umbrella" stroller because it's light and it does the job.

First plane ride: 20 hours to Manila - yikes!

Waiting for boarding at JFK airport. Hey, we've got time for a snack! Karen brought 2 nursing pillows ("breast friends") for added comfort (although it was too much to bring on board).

Samantha was almost 4 months old.

From the archives: Valentine's baby

3 months old.

From the archives: Swingin' and laughin'

Still at 3 months old.

From the archives: Game time - Where in the picture is Samantha?

Samantha at 3 months. Hint: she's amongst the Thomas Paul pillows.

From the archives: Ninang Lea & the Polo kid

Samantha at 3 months. That's Karen doing the "itsy-bitsy spider" thing.