I think I want to

... do something tonight. 

I have mentioned to you when I almost lost my phone couple of days ago na hindi lang ang phone ko ang nawala sana but James’ all baby photos especially videos. Honestly, I don’t upload them in Facebook so much kasi I was so lazy to do so. I want to post them here in my blog. It’s way better kasi dahil I can post as much photos as I want with description and stoires that everyone else can read better. I have realized in Facebook kasi na when you posted something and there was a very long description of it, people are too lazy to read so they will ignore your post or you have a limited space and you don’t want to bombard people of all your photos diba? Not everyone will find it entertaining so I opted to place them here in my own little space in the world wide web.

Ang dami kong inexplain. Whew!

Anyway, that instance of losing those beautiful and worth-remembering photos, I decided to transfer them in my netbook. Aside from that, I will try my best to at least put an entry here in my blog kahit once or twice per day. Since afternoon shift pa naman ako in which for sure will last for another month, Pheww! I will do all the best that I can to sneak in an hour of my time to blog before going to sleep. There were times na sobrang sleepy na ako, Minsan, I go straight to bed or sometimes, I am just so excited na tabihan si James sa pagtulog which I’ll still try na labanan kahit slight lang. Hehe.

 My plan is to transfer all the remaining photos muna to my netbook, sort it and then from there, I will get a clear picture kung ano ba ng mga iba blog ko diba? I am so unorganized kasi eh kaya even I have so many things to share, nawawala na lang kasi natatabunan na nga lang ng mga bagong photos.

I would say this is a challenge that I want to fulfill kasi it really takes effort for us to keep these sites diba? =)

So please pray for me to achieve this challenge. Kayo? How do you keep your blogging going? I’d love to hear so please share. =)

James' Prescription

Last weekend, I mentioned that James visited his pedia to have his cough checked. I was so worried about it kasi he had Pneumonia na when he was just 2 months old as I posted here. The pedia who looked after him was Dra Alarcio because Dra Medina was out. I was quite fine with that kasi she was a friendly doctor din talaga.

She was so happy to see James and I was glad to know that James was doing ok except that we were asked if we had a history of asthma.

Honestly, I don’t know. When I was young I never had the trouble breathing like those whom I can see that has asthma. None of my siblings nor my parents have it so we assumed that indeed we don’t carry it in our genes. Though last year, my eldest brother, James’ Tito Ronnel was told of that he might have an asthma daw.

Later on, we started talking about it that our clan might have asthma, that it might have skipped generations which resulted in our parents and my siblings not having one yet it has been passed on the next generation which was nephews and nieces, and sadly, James.

The pedia mentioned that he had a whizzing sound on his right lung which might be just his phlegm causing the sound or it could be a starting asthma. I was aked to had him nebulize for 5 days to a week then had some antibiotics.

These are the things that I bought for him. 

  

Erythromycin – since it is antibiotic, I was advised to have him take it after feeding. I just have to make sure that he burped first. This was for 212 pesos.

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Ventar (Nebulizing Solution) – His Pedia said that it’s a lot cheaper daw compared sa ibang brand. When the doctor was explaining this, I can’t barely hear her kasi she’s soft spoken tapos James is a bit irritant kasi he was hungry. When I bought this and got home, I checked the bottle and got confused. It really looked like the normal oral drops. It even has a medicine dropper included so mejo na Confucius naman ang lola niyo. I even asked James’ Tita Grace but she doesn’t know either kasi she usually buy those Ventolin na ting 35 pesos a piece. The last resort I got was to read the label. Awa ng Dyos, naintindihan ko naman ang mga term and for inhalation nga daw itey. HEhehe. This cost around 113 pesos which is cheaper than that of those of Ventolin.

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 Citirizine – I was told that James’ cough has caused by an allergy too so I he was given this too. It costs 157 pesos.

Source

I also inquired if I still can give him his daily vitamins. His pedia said na Vitamin C na lang daw muna kasi it will be too many medicine na ang iinom nya in case. I sticked to Ceelin for him.

I was so happy to know though that my baby was still healthy. He was weighing 9.5kgs which was usually for 11 month old baby. His pedia even said na mukha ng one year old ang baby ko. He was big compared to his age so I feel fab in taking care of him. I mean, credits to Nanay who’s looking after him when I am not around. Tingin ko kasi pumayat sya kaya mejo na sad ako pero when I have found out na he was a little over his normal weight , eh Happy Mommy na ako. =)

How about you Mommies? What do you do if your kids have coughs? 

Share naman jan! =)

A Mom's Thought in Education

It’s start of the school year again. Kids and Mommies will be busy at school na naman. I know from a memory na it quite stressful yet fun. Pero that memory was during my school days as a kid eh. This moment forward, it will be a mom’s actual experience na no?! Exciting kaya? O stressful? O both? =) Well, I will find out couple of years from now. =)

One of my longest dream that I badly want to achieve was to finish my college. I am an undergraduate of BS Secondary Education Major in Filipino at Philippine Normal University Manila. A lot of people are asking me why “Filipino”? They are quite disappointed when I tell them. I don’t know what’s wrong with that major but to be honest, kahit sabihing Pilipino tayo, mahirap pa rin ang Filipino major. Ang dami pala nating hindi alam sa sarili nating language. Kahit sa TV, ang daming mali. Let’s say sa paggamit ng “siya”, we often refer to it as “hindi na siya gumagana” (referring to our lovely watches or things alike) but in fact “siya” should only be used when referring to a person. Meron ding tamang gamit ang “Ng” at “Nang”. Honestly, hindi ko na ma identify sa inyo kasi matagal tagal na rin akong na out of school. The last time I went to school was in 2007 pa. Imagine how much I missed schooling?

Well, if you might be interested, I stopped schooling kasi my Mom can no longer send me to school. She doesn’t have a regular paying job to support me so I have decided to start working. Although it felt heavy at first, I enjoyed working kasi I get to spend my hard-earned money. I worked in some BPO companies pero hindi naman ako naging call center hopper na tinatawag nila. Those are who only lasts for 6 months to less than a year ata in one company.

If you would ask, why not be a working-student? Since I am working in BPO, most of the time, graveyard shift ako. I worked for 3 years on a night shift so please imagine how zombie I looked like before. Well now, mejo zombie na majubis lang. Heheheh.

This time that I am working back again after my year long vacation, I am looking forward to spend more than 2 years here in my current company kasi morning shift eh. I want to be able to enjoy James at this stage na baby pa which I know I can’t do kung graveyard shift ako. Sooner or later, he will be walking na. nakakapanghinayang naman yung time na I-could-have-spend-to-him-but-I-can’t kasi I am sleeping in the morning and awake at night while he on the other hand is fast asleep. Kaya naman when I got the chance to go back to work force, nag inarte talaga ang lola nyo para maging morning shift lang. =)

Anyway, what I really want to blog about was the SSS Education Loan. Honestly, I’ve known it just last weekend. For me, I think this is great. I am glad that it is now being offered to us Filipinos like those in the US. Kasi diba mostly Filipinos were college undergraduate causing huge chunk of unemployment in the Philippines. As I understand it, you will be able to apply for a loan for a maximum of 20,000 pesos per semester/trimester/quarter for those who will be taking up a degree. It is also available to Vocational/Technical Courses too for 10,000 pesos. SSS will issue a check addressed to the school you want to be with as long as it is accredited by CHED or Tesda.

Now how cool is that? If you want to check more of it, you can visit www.sss.gov.ph.

I am seriously considering it. I hope I will have sometime to achieve the degree I have started. =) This reminds me to make James value the education so much, that in time, I may not be able to provide any material things for him like house and lot to start on with his life but this one piece of paper that he will cherish for the rest of his life.

Dear James,

There were times that I am thinking on how I will make you appreciate your education. I don’t know if I will be able to instill things in you that Nanay and your Titas and Titos has shared on me. Althoug this can be a hard and long journey of motherhood, I know deep down that I can be the best Mama that I can be to show you how to appreciate and be thankful of the things that happened, happening and will be happening to you. I know you will be a strong and smart man for you to analize things properly. Please stay away from those friends who would offer you such bad things like drugs, cutting classes, too much computer games, and fraternities. Naku anak, dami ng na tegi jan sa fraternity na yan kaya pakiusap lang, wag na wag mong pasasagiin yan sa kukote mo. They are not true friends if they aim to hurt you in whatever way. A true friend would always remind you of how such a good person you are. Avoid those distractions baby, they are not worth your precious time.

Sa panahon kasi ngayon, Anak, you’re education measures your capability on your dream job. Companies are looking for those who had degrees. It is your key on how you would achieve your dreams. You could be the best person you can be as long as you make sure you do not put everything away. Regardless of how our life will be, I want you to be assured that I won’t let myself to not do everything that I could to make you finish your school, then it will be just up to you to execute the plan baby. I love you. =)

Always,

Mama

Weight Issues Strike

It has been 7 months since I gave birth with James via c-section. Although I expected it to be a normal delivery all along dahil wala naman akong naging problem throught my pregnancy, I wasn't prepared at all na ma c-section. My mindset back then was I-have-to-learn-to-push-him-out-because-I-want-normal-delivery-period kind of thing. I have not thought of being an operada. I mean I did pero I always throw the topic away kasi nga it's all about normal delivery lang.

Why? I heard a lot of stories and I have seen a lot of people who delivered through c-section na hindi kaseksihan. Hehehe. Siguro naman, we're all adult here diba? No hard feelings please?? What I meant was most of those people I have known had a very hard time going back to pre-pregnancy body state. They had a hard time getting the fats away specially sa belly part. Kaya to avoid the hassle, iniisip ko na lang na kelangan kong mag normal delivery.

But then, hindi umayon sakin ang kapalaran. I gave birth with a battle scar.

The real problem? It has been 7 long months pero muka pa rin akong buntis!! Hayy naku majubis pa din. One time, I went to our office clinic to ask for a medicine for colds. While waiting, I weighed myself at ang lumabas? Tumataginting na 59kgs! Ok lang sana eh, mejo di pa ko magpapanic kasi I was weighing 54 kgs before I got pregnant with James. Bago kasi ako mabuntis, I felt blotted na pero I let it be kasi I usually go aerobics alone after ng period ko pero hindi na sya dumating mataba na ako bago pa nabuntis.

I looked like this before :

Joke lang. Hehehe.
That photo was taken on 2010 at Puerto Galera. The girl on my left was my super friend Lara Shellene. Whew! Missing her so much. =(

So ayun nga, going back, hindi sana ako magpapanic kung hindi ko nabasa yung paper just above the manual weighing scale na I should only weigh 45 - 55kgs for my height. 'Nak ng teteng. Overweight going obese lang ang peg ko! Naloka ako ng todo.

I tried going jogging pero Nanay always scold me na magpa one year na daw muna ako before ako mag jogging ang all. Sabi ko..

Me: Eh bakit naman si Jolina Magdangal? 2 months pa lang since nanganak, nagwo walking na? Tapos ako hindi pwede.
Nanay: Anak, si Jolina maraming pang pa opera kapag bumuka ang tahi nya.
Me: Ah ok.
Hehehehe. =)

If you really want to see my old body shape, check here.
Oh nakita nyo? Mga ganyang level lang naman. Hindi ubod ng payat pero di naman katabaan diba? I'm not saying sexy, ikaw na lang ang mag decide kung ano ang di masyadong mataba at di masyadong payat. Hahahaha!
Miss ko na ang figure na ganyan! Please go back, now!!!

Pero diba pwede naman na akong mag workout like jogging? As long as hindi lang magbubuhat ng mabibigat? How about you Mommies? What do you think about this? Hmmm..

Happy Weekend!

Hi Everyone,

A short post para pagbigyan ang pakitang gilas ni Macho-Super-Pogi ko.

James: Look! I sit like a pro now. Just getting by to wish you a happy Sunday. =)

James is a Paying a Visit to his Doctor

It's Saturday night Mommies. How are your weekends going? Ako, late na pero gising pa. I have to wait until 12 midnight kasi that's when I preferred to start James' nebulize. We both went to the doctor this afternoon to find out bakit di pa rin nawawala yung cough nya. Remember I mentioned here in this post na he has cough and cold. 4th day na kasi ng ubo nya ngayon eh. I had him nebulized during those days as prescribed nung pedia nya before pero walang exact time. Nanay always forget to nebulize him. She's very not used to it kasi before when we get sick, bulong bulong lang eh. Hehehehe. You know, Mommies? Yung mga old ways ng paggamot ng mga simpleng sakit not necessarily bulong ha, I was just kidding. Like inom ng mga salabat ganun. Hehe! Anyway, tama naman yung ginawa ko mejo malayo nga lang yung pagitan ng oras ng pag nebulize ko.

When we get there sa clinic, his pedia was out. I've heard from Jame's Tita Grace kasi na Dra. Medina was pregnant so I understand na she will be out more often. I had some replacements naman like Dra. Syquia and Dra. Alarcio of Alabang Medical Clinic/Hospital who looked after James when he was confined ( read here and here ). The next available pedia, which was Dra. Alarcio is not coming until 6pm so we were still 2 hours early. I decided na magpalista na para mauna sa pila ng mga out-patient then we headed to SM Southmall. I was alone carrying James which was totally fine kasi I can only spend time with him on weeends so this opportunity are one of those. I ate at KFC na lang para mejo tipid ng slight. I had their Snackbox and Halo - Halo crusher. I had James on high chair. I was so happy to see him sitting there. First time nya kasi eh and I think he enjoyed it too.

Oh diba? I told you! =)

After consuming my food, I put him to sleep in my arms kasi he didn't have a pretty long sleep since 11am. We went back to the clinic which is not far away from SM. Mga 154 steps lang. Hehehe. =) Nag jeep na lang ako going back there kasi baka pag nilakad ko nga eh baka mapagkamalan akong manananggal kasi wala na akong balakang, hindi ko na kasi mararamdaman sa sobrang bigat nya,. =)

Soon enough we arrived, we were entertained na by the nurses. One of them approached me to get James' body temperature when she asked,

Nurse: Ilang months na po sya?
Me: Ahmm.. 7 months po. ( Nag - isip pa kaya may ahmm..)
Nurse: Ah talaga po??!! Ang laki nya!

And then ate Nurse starts noticing the pacifier and everything. Nginingitian ko na lang sya. Hehe.
We took his weight sa weighing scale ng mga baby. I put James there, kiber niya, tulog pa din until I carried him again. He was 9.5kgs at 7 months.

We were asked na to go upstairs at room 4 while waiting for Dra. Alarcio. James woke up from his short nap. Good thing Dra. Alarcio arrived 30 minutes early from her schedule.

She was happy to see James again. The last time they saw each other kasi, he was 2 months old nung na hospitalized nga sya. He was a bit conscious kasi stethoscope was placed on his front rib then on his back, nakikiliti ata ang bagets. Hehe.

I was asked kung may asthma daw ba kami. I said wala but my niece Alex and nephew Andy from Jame's Tita Grace has. Dra Alarcio said na may whizzing sound daw kasi sa right lung ni James. She said it could be an asthma na papaumpisa or it could be because of phlegm lang. I was given antibiotic kasi 4 days na daw yung ubo ni James then an anti histamine then nebulize lang daw.

Later on, mejo naiirita na si James kasi he was hungry na pala.

Sometimes Mommies, I feel so proud kasi when we rode the jeep going back home, there was this little girl, around 3 years old who was talking to his elder brother who was around 6 years old, I think. James thought na sa kanya nakikipag usap yung baby girl although clearly she wasn't facing him at all. He was smiling and giddy and start brrr brr sounds with matching laway. He looked so entertained. When I looked at the other passengers, they were all smiling at him. Sooooo cute!! =) Does other baby do such? Ganun din ba yung mga babies nyo? Ang sarap lang sa feeling na people find him super cute and entertaining too while grabe yung traffic. =)

O sha! It's almost midnight. I have to prepare na his nebulizer then go to sleep as soon as I can kasi for sure by exactly 6 am tomorrow, gigisingin na ako nyan ni James.

See you all soon!! =)

The Day I Almost Said My Goodbye

.. to my phone.

The other night while at work, I am so guilty of not being able to show you some of the photos I took and suppose to blog about. I had a lot of pending posts in my drafts that I am really itching to upload. Well, maybe tomorrow. =)

Anyway, I just want to share with you na I am not the most techie person you could meet. I love gadgets but not that much. Madali din akong magsawa after playing some games. I had an Apple Ipod touch before, yung second generation pa that got broke. Since then, I never had any  gadgets except for my cellphone. Trust me, kapag nakabili ako ng phone, it will take years bago ko palitan.

Because :

1.) walang budget 2.) hussle kasi you have to re-learn the specs of the new phone 3.) confusing kasi you got used with the other one tapos you will get overwhelmed sa bagong settings ng phone 4.) aksaya lang talaga. What’s the use of so many phones? Ok! Probably kapag kelangan lang sa trabaho diba? So for me, I only keep one phone and that’s it. Ang sakin lang, I like my phone to have 1.) Camera 2.) Wifi 3.) Madaling magtext. Yah! Yun lang. Bonus na lang kung makakapag upload pa ng games and other apps like social networking and mga photo editor.

As of the moment, I have the Nokia Lumia 520. This wasn’t the latest pero sulit na rin naman kasi the screen is so responsive at bihira lang mag hang. Ang gusto ko pa sa Nokia was yung camera. Sayang lang walang flash ito so I can’t use it at night. I liked this phone kasi ahmm.. wala lang, I just find the tiles cute eh. Yung mga live tiles ba na nasa home screen.

So ayun nga, my real kwento is, one night I rode 2 jeepneys na going home. Nasa Baclaran na ako while the jeep was waiting na mapuno. I have decided na mag sound trip muna but I remembered na the battery’s about to die. That’s when I also realized na hindi pala naibalik ni Euclid yung headset ko. When I was searching for my phone inside my bag to check kung may nagtext, I can’t find it! Ok, nag hunusdili ako. I tried looking for it again, but still, I CAN’T FIND IT. Then I remembered na I put it under our office phone. Mejo hindi naman ako kinabahan. I thought, bukas ko na lang babalikan kasi it was 11pm already. Siguro naman andun pa yun by tomorrow. But then nagsalita yung memories ng phone ko telling me “it’s now or I’ll never see it again”. OMG. Dun lang ako nag panic!!

Ay talaga naman!! I immediately went off the jeep then I was trying to think fast kasi 1.) Walang CCTV sa part ng office where I was seated so for sure kung may ibang makadampot nun, wala na. It will be gone forever. 2.) Hindi lahat ng tao magbabalik ng nawawalang phone na hindi naman kapangitan specially If they know na wala naman makakakita na sila yung kumuha diba? You can never tell. Yung tumbler ko nga lang noon ng Starbucks nawala pa sa pantry nung 2009 eh, cellphone pa kaya na more or less 6 months pa lang nagagamit?

So, From Heritage Hotel sa Pasay, I walked hanggang sa simbahan ng Baclaran which was mejo malayo ng konti pero kaya naman lakarin. I was walking really fast kasi someone might notice the phone na although I am quite complacent na hindi sya basta makikita kasi it was hidden underneath our office phone/Avaya nga so unless titingnan mo talaga at papakealaman ang desk ko. We don’t have permanent station kasi. Alam nyo naman sa BPO, not all companies provide you your own station.

Luckily, I was able to ride the bus. Mejo nalibang nga ako kasi “World War Z” yung palabas sa TV. I forgot about my phone for at least 10 – 15 minutes.

When I reached the office building, sobrang nagmamadali akong makaakyat sa 30^th floor. Naku naiisip ko baka dumating na yung night shifts at may nakaupo na sa desk ko. I immediately asked the guard kung may nag surrender ba ng phone sa kanya, wala daw. OMG. Hindi na sila lugi sa phone ko ha! It was worth seven thousand lang pero sayang din naman. I won’t have another phone na until I get my thirteenth month pay kapag nagkataon!

When I reached my desk, everything was placed exactly as it is when I left. Awa ng Dyos wala pa naming nag occupy. I was so glad to see my phone again. Hayy.. I felt reunited. Hehehe. It was one hour long na nawala ako sa desk.

What more damage it can do? I will loose all of James’ vidoes and photos when he was 3 months old up to now. Lagi ko pa naman pine play yung mga video nya kasi when he sees them, he was smiling and giddy about it.

Thank Heavens, hindi nawala ang phone ko. Whew!!

Part 1: Tagaytay Daw

You know guys, I would say I am lucky for meeting new friends. When I started working after my pregnancy + maternity vacation, i didn’t expect things to go easy with these new people. I thought hindi ko sila magiging close kasi unlike those other companies who offered a month long or so training, ours only offered 2 weeks. Oo sobrang madalian mga ateng! Understaff kasi eh. We never went out to eat like what I used to with other friends pero I was so wrong naman pala. Soon enough, we got closer to each other. Thanks much to Lync applications and Microsoft Outlook. Kahit nagtatrabaho kami at nasa harap ng sarili naming mga PCs eh nakakapag chismisan pa rin kami. We are allowed to chat kasi through Lync and we also have access to emails din.

We had our first gatherings if I may say. Hindi ko matawag na eat out kasi we didn’t eat out literally. Nasa pantry lang kami ng office kasi we have different shifts.

One of the things that we did recently was road trip. Well supposedly, mag ta Tagaytay kami. I prepared the itinerary and we have agreed na tutuloy kami whatever happens.

This is the itinerary that I made. This is the exact email that I sent them.

From: Alipio, Jenilyn A.
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2014 1:06 PM
To: Cruz, John euclid S.; Corpuz, Ma. socorro C.; Marinas, Benjamin R.; Lachica, Jo-ann L.; Lopez, Franz andrew D.; Vicencio, Anastacia C.; Santos, Renz robby S.
Subject: Tagaytay

Magkatabi lang yang mga pupuntahan natin jan

Yung tagaytay calamba road dun daw yung picnic grove so ok lang ba na unahin natin ang Palace in the sky kasi kung morning naman tau dun para di pa masyadong mainit.

Sakto after dun we’ll eat lunch then gora tau sa picnic grove para tumambay.

Bet?

6 am call time (departure)

8am – Breakfast, kung gusto nio to skip keri lang din.

9am – Palace in the sky

11am – Lunch

1pm – Picnic Grove may view naman na dun ang taal.

4pm – Palengke for gulay (Sokey) basta ako yung colletes na buko pie lang masaya na.

Next time na tayo mag trekking pag malaki na anak ko ha? Unless gusto nio din. Depende din kasi daw yan sa volcano, active kasi sya diba so depende pa kung safe ba kung pupunta tau sa crater or hindi

Pros:

1.       View is the best!!!

2.       2. Pwede ng di bumalik sa tagaytay

Cons:

1.       Maalikabok paakyat so goodluck na lng sa tin

2.       Mainit

3.       If you want to ride the pony nasa 500 and up

4.       1500 ata ang Bangka kasi alam ko we have to ride the Bangka pa ata, I’m not sure though.

If you want to go sa, teka nakalimutan ko ilagay sa map. Kung gusto nio sa Sky ranch din keri lang naman. Gawin natin sa hapon kasi para di na masyadong mainit.

May entrance fee nga lang ang alam ko.

If you want to try naman ang sikat na bag of beans, mejo malayo pa sya ng konti at chineck ko ang price, mejo mahal din.

We can eat sa mga kainan dun para we can try bulalo din, If you want

Picnic Grove  - free ata

Palace in the sky - 50

Sky ranch may promo daw entrance 50 na lang instead na 100 until may 2014

Sky eye daw is 150

Viking 100

Train 50

Mini Viking 50

Nessi coaster 50

Ok na?! Suggestions after lunch ko na.

See? Hahaha.

Ok na diba?

The rest of the story will follow along with the pictures as soon as I get it ha?! 

Separation Anxiety ba ito?

Just wanted to share this story mga mudrakels. It’s late in the evening yet still I am at work. Afternoon shift na kasi ako for 3 weeks na. Shift starts at 1pm then ends at 10pm kaya hindi rin ako masyadong makapag blog kasi when I get home, naiinggit na ako kay James na ang sarap na ng pagkakahiga at pagtulog. =)

One Saturday morning, James diaper stock has gone. He used it up all so I have decided to do groceries for his things later that day. Since it is so effin hot nowadays lalo na sa katirikan ng araw, I have decided na pababain muna ang araw then I can go to Puregold with James. Minsan na lang kasi makalabas ang lolo nyo kaya baka mainitin din ang ulo nya, baka bored na sya sa bahay. Ilang weekend na din kasi kami hindi nakapag malling eh.

When it came around 5pm, hindi na masyadong matindi ang sikat ng araw, I have decided to go to grocery na. We stayed at Tita Grace’s house in the afternoon to lessen the heat kasi most of the time, nagbubukas sila ng aircon sa hapon. I went home just to change clothes then got back with James’ things like milk then yung pamalit din nya na damit going to grocery. I wasn’t planning to bring a baby bag na kasi isang tumbling lang Puregold Las Pinas sa amin.

When I saw him, James fell asleep na pala. =( I was sad kasi hindi ko sya maisasama. Gusto ko pa naman na makalabas sya that afternoon pero I didn’t disturb him since he was sleeping soundly. I went alone.

Nagtaka lang ako while in the grocery. I think I have 600 pesos left in my payroll account pero when I checked it again, aba! 300 pesos na lang daw?! I was trying my best to remember kasi I withdraw my money sa ibang bank and recalled na I still have that amount of money there which was supposed to be my budget going to work kaya sobrang taka talaga ako na nagging 300 pesos na lang. Hmmm.. I wonder big time pero hinayaan ko na lang, nawala ko na kasi yung receipt eh. =(

Anyway, I went grocery na for about an hour lang ata. When I got back home, James was still sleeping. When he woke up after a while, we thought of having my ultra favorite siomai brand – Siomai house for dinner with rice. I have to go to Casimiro which was 5 minutes away from home. I was trying to leave James to Nanay na lang kasi gabi na eh. I don’t want to risk him going out na sobrang gabi na. That was around 8pm, I think.

He was crying all out. I was thinking na baka masama lang ang pakiramdam nya kasi he has colds kaya sobrang clingy nya at ayaw magpababa. He likes to be carried which I did kasi I understand na hindi maganda yung pakiramdam nya. When I am about to hand him to Nanay so I can leave, he cried again while looking at me. Whenever I go out of the picture, he cries. Para bang meron na syang separation anxiety. I felt a little happy kasi that might mean na we were bonded together diba? But at the same time, I feel bad kasi there will be times na hindi ko talaga sya pwedeng isama.

Earlier today, I am about to take a bath when I had him sit on the mat Daryl bought him. I put all those things that would get his attention. Wala kasi syang masyadong toys to be honest. Hindi ko alam kung anu – ano bang toys ang pwede sa kanya. Most of what I got was stuffed toys eh ayaw naman ni Nanay kasi nga uubuhin daw kasi medaling kapitan ng alikabok tapos isusubo ni James. So ayun nga, he was sitting in the middle of the mat. He was crying ng nakasara yung bibig nya while he’s looking at me na nagpapaawa. So nilapitan ko sya then asked why he’s crying. He reached my face with his hand na para bang nagda drama sya. It was so cute. Hehehe.

Nanay: Ayan! Ayan na ngayon ang ugali ng anak mo.

He was obviously nagpapaawa kasi para i-carry ko sya. Hehe. But how can you resist those cute face diba? Hayy.. I hope I can capture them to show you.

Yun lang pow. =)

Be Safe, Stay Safe

And so I’m blogging again. Heheh. I’m sorry for not being able to blog anything kasi my mind is preoccupied with so many things that I am hoping na ma resolve sooner or later.

Anyway, this weekend that passed, I noticed that James has been sneezing a lot. So Nanay said na he will get colds. Soon enough, he did followed by cough. Nakakaawa naman. Hindi pa nga sya nakakabawi sa lagnat nya couple of weeks ago tapos cough and cold naman ngayon. I had him taking Disudrin for his colds. Kahapon lang naman sya paubo – ubo so for that, I had him nebulized with ½ salbutamol then 1 ½ na NSS which was his old prescription pa. I am trying to see kung makukuha ba after couple of days kasi yung colds naman nya, mukang nakisama at hindi na sya masyadong nag sneeze although may pa konti – konting runny nose.

I am hoping na gumaling na sya. These past few days kasi, sobrang init tapos biglang uulan. Hay.. ako nga ngayon eh sinisipon na din at panaka – naka na pag-ubo. Ang hirap ng weather na ganto.

So for everyone, stay safe and get ready for flu season coming in..