First time me strolled around the village with Lucas! I was excited to use the "new" stroller from Mama Cay, but it was raining these past few days.
One cold morning, we had nothing better to do, so we had a pictorial at home.
Because Mikel got perfect in his exam yesterday and today...McDonalds treat with hubby. He's a happy kid!
So, I am again a Stay-Home Mom. With all the drama with who's gonna take care of Mikel, I might as well be the one to take care of him, again, just like old times.. It's been like 2 weeks already that I resigned from my teaching job.
Anyway, the reason why I blogged is cause Mikel had his first haircut yesterday! As in the very very first!
Mama Cay was the one who did it. Well I did the cutting first, and realized that I don't know what I am doing Haha! So Mama Cay finished what I started. Kept the first lock of hair I cut :)
The haircut needs fixing a little bit thou cause Mikel was so likot (he wanted to get the scissors). We might try again when he's in a good mood during breakfast.
So Mikel it's about to turn 1 yr 8 months already.
How time flies!
He looks like a big boy already but still doesn't talk. There were some words that he would say but then forget about them after a week more or less. But I can hear his effort naman cause he keeps on talking "alien" language or as Lola likes to call it "Nagsasalita ng Hapon".
He laughs a lot though (well, with Me, Manny and Mamu) cause I guess Mikel is suplado with others. But once he warms up with you, be sure to get ready to see him smile or laugh :)
He still likes Mickey Mouse and Spaghetti. And now he likes French Fries a lot! He started to eat chocolate too. I tried to give him na before but he didn't like it at all. but suddenly he wanted na now. But we rarely give him sweets though.
His fave toy is his toy car which Mamu bought for him a few days ago (it's a yellow and red car matchbox type car but a little bigger lang). He "drives" it around everywhere!
His fave book is still "I Love You Forever". There was a time when he make me read that to him everynight and over and over. If I try to read another book, he'll close the book and cry. Now he's ok with a different book everynight na.
Everytime he eats. he likes it when we say "Stronger, bigger and lots of Muscles." <--with actions pa.
He loves the song "Slippery Fish, Oh no..." and "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "Twinkle Twinkle".
He got tired of "Mr. Sun" na ata.
He still runs around. but he plays with his toys more now. Before kasi he just holds one toy and then run around with it. He likes the hammer and ball toy that we gave him for Christmas. He would really smash with all his might! Haha!
He knows how to make drama na. He would make himself cry and then check slowly if you're looking at him! It's so funny!
That's it for now. I have to make Mikel get ready for bed already :)
So a lot has happened already since my last post...
1st, no more maid/yaya. She said that the real Mommy of her adopted child (back in Mindanao) is trying to get her baby back from her. oh the drama (which I doubt is even real btw)! Anyway, whatever, we're better off without her anyway.
Thing is after she left, Mikel started vomiting. We had him checked with the doctor (a different one since we panicked that night cause Mikel refused to eat or drink too). The doctor said it was Dyspepsia. The next day, Mikel started pooping too! It was watery, yellowish and smelled fishy! So we rushed him to his Pedia at once. She suspected it might be from the water we used to bathe him. She said he might have drank some. And he got confined on that day right after the check up (Oct 25). It was the first time he got confined in the hospital. aww :(
We have Healthcard (Intellicare) for Mikel so money was not a worry (Thank God). But there wasn't any room available so we had to stay in the ward for a couple of days. It was hard sharing a room with 4 other families. Babies were crying (although Mikel cried the loudest and the most number of times too! [hehe our room mates didn't get enough sleep cause of us]), Nurses and Doctors were coming in and out of the room almost every 5 mins and there wasn't any TV to entertain Mikel so he won't be kulit to want to go down the bed (well, we brought portable DVD, which eventually broke after a few days).
I just had to get the TV and ref inside a private room for us, so I made sure they prioritazed us (cause there was a list of all the people who wants to be tranferred to a private room if there was a vacancy, and on that list we were number 16! Haha!). From a Number 16 on the 1st day, we were still at number 12 on the 2nd day! So I insisted our doctor to move us up! and I hung out at the admitting desk so they'll really be pressured to find a room for us. Mama Cay went to the rooms and made the nurses work faster so that we can finally move! And we did, on the 2nd day! Finally! :)
And I thought I would get enough rest when we moved to a private room! I was wrong, nurses still kept coming in most of the time, but yeah, this was better than when we were in the ward. :)
Oh I forgot to tell you that the nurses were having a hard time putting the IV. They said they couldn't find a vein, Oh no! But they did eventually on his right hand, but then later on the vein collapse and Mikel's hand got swollen. They had to try again on his right foot! So Mikel had his IV on his foot that's why we had a hard time cause the wires kept on twisting around his body cause he was so gulo especially when he was sleeping. He would toss and turn looking for a comfy position to sleep.
When the results came, he turned out to have e.coli bacteria in his tummy. Maybe cause of the water nga. I really don't know, so now we have to boil the water he's gona bathe in just to be sure. Plus we have to be extra careful when handling him, so alcohol always after changing nappies. And we sterilized all his things already.
We just got home awhile ago (Oct 31). Spent my whole Sembreak vacation in the hospital! But it's ok, at least I got to spend it with Mikel ;) but I'm glad to be back home!
Some pictures:
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On a lighter note:
Have I told everyone that Mikel sings "Baby Beluga"?
He says.. "Duda, duda, duda"
Also we have this book and Count from Sesame Street is in it. It says "One blue burst, Two red ripples, Three purple pinwheels, etc" And we read it to him imitating Count's voice with an "Ah, ah, ah" after every sentence.
He now also says "Two :gibberish: Ah, ah,ah.."
so cute!
I couldn't find time to update my blog anymore. It's either I'm too busy or I'm too sleepy.
Mikel is so hyper! All he wants to do is run run run and play play and then play some more, then maybe read books a little. He;s so tiring! And to top it off he doesn't want to sleep! He kept on sleeping at around 3am for a couple of days now. He slept at 10pm tonight. Mommy's hoping he won't wake up in a couple of hours to play til 3am! (That's what he did last night).
Anyway, Mikel can't say Mommy yet. but he can say "Excuse me" after he burps. :)
He still can't talk really, all he does is mumble and talk "alien talk" all day. I'm hoping he'll talk soon. Well, at least say Mommy already! :)
He's also beginning to take interest in other children.
See this picture:
That was taken a few days ago. The other child in the picture is My co-Teacher's daughter Maya. Mikel kept on following her! They're so cute! :)
Til next update! (:
Oh, BTW, we have a maid na. Not a Yaya. But a maid (Alma) :) Mama Cay will still be the one taking care of Mikel while I'm at work, while Alma will cook and clean :) and maybe if she stays with us for a long time, she might be upgraded to Mikel's yaya when we move out :)
While Mama Cay and Lolo Bob were at South SuperMarket, Mikel and I went to Fun Ranch cause lately Mikel insists on going out. He would get his shoes and tug on the stroller. So wawa naman, bored at home.
I let him play there for an hour. Then we ate meryenda. :)
He had a free balloon pa! The first one he got was a blue sword but it popped (wawa, he cried). Then I got him a baloon again (yellow sword this time).
He loved the Big Keyboard this time (before was the pool of balls). He just couldn't stop walking over the keys.
We also went to the 2nd level this time. Mommy got a bit scared of heights haha! That's why we didn't stay long there.
Maybe next time we'll try to go on the third level. :scared:
Mikel really enjoyed it there! He didn't even want to leave yet but we had to cause our 1 hour was up.
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I need to teach Mikel some Table Manners. Tsk.
I dunno where he got that.
He was crying cause he couldn't get his feet up. haay.
Actually, that started way back when he was a baby, like 5 months or maybe earlier, can't really remember when exactly. But I know, it was with his stroller. When we stroll him around the house or outside, he would ALWAYS put his feet up.
Now, my dilemma.. If I put his feet down, he won't eat. he would only eat when his feet are up the table. should I teach him table manners already at his age?
I'm so proud of Mikel! This morning I sang him "Mr. Sun" and immediately he went and got his Sun toy! :) He actually did it a few days ago but I thought it was just a coincidence. But this time I'm sure it's not. :)
I used to use the sun toy before when I sing Mr. Sun and Mikel is imitating me.
Mikel had fun with his cousin Ico! They were playing Peek-a-Boo! Mikel would laugh and be all kilig when Ico would surprise him from under the couch!
It was Lola meng's Birthday. We went to Festival after lunch. Lola Meng and Mama Cay played BINGO. Mikel and I hung out in Robinsons :) Then we all went back to Lola meng's house to eat dinner and be with the whole Ballesca Family. Well, not everyone was there.
Here are a couple of pics from Robinsons:
Mikel blew his food (fish and rice) before eating it (with his hands).. He was immitating Mama Cay. It was soo funny! With sound effects pa -"Whhh.."
And he kept on doing it because Mama Cay and I were laughing so hard, Mikel also laughed with us!
Wish I had a video to show you all. It was just so hilarious!
Toddlers Unlimited , Alabang (Festival Mall)
Purple Room, Saturday Class.
He loved it!
During freeplay, he just kept on walking and walking and taking out toys in its basket. And he's holding pa a banana or a knife!!! He loves the knife! He was holding it almost the whole freetime. (uh-oh Mikel, Mommy's scared hehe).
He didn't want to do art (it was painting using that rolling thing). He just wanted to hold the toy camera the whole art time.
He loved the romp! He was playing with the windows of the little tikes house. (playing peek-a-boo with it). After romp he cried casue I had to take the purple hoop from him (casue bawal ilabas).
Then came snack time, naku... he grabbed his classmate's graham crackers and yakult! Haha! He just ate and ate this Fita and drank his juice. Everyone was done eating na, he was still eating. I had to eat the remaining two fita biscuits so that he'll stop eating na! (cause no more time eh).
At storytime he was listening at first, and all his classmates weren't. (I know he loves storytelling, he loves it here at home when I read him a story eh). But during the end part of the story he wanted to play na rin like his classmates.
It was fun! Sana pwede ba ulit next week. Hehe! The deal was kasi pag meron pang slots eh pwede pa si mikel for free, but pag kulang na slots then di na.
I got to bring home Mikel's art pala. Which wasn't really his work kasi he didn't want to even try. Parang there were blots of paint lang cause he was crying and wanted to get out of there kaya nalagyan ng paint yung paper haha! I'll try to take a pic of it later :)
Ready for School!
On the way to school!
Holding the knife I told you about
We were home alone awhile ago during dinner (well, Lolo Bob as here but he as in his room the whole time). We had a blast! Mikel and Mommy were laughing non stop. Why? Nothing really. Mommy found Mikel so cute and funny and Mikel laughed when Mommy laughed ;) Which made Mommy laugh again. Hehe!
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Mikel LOVES his juice! Apple juice to be specific. He'd cry because he wanted to hold the tetrapack all by himself! (sometimes kasi he presses it and it spills on him, that's why mommy prefers he doesn't hold it on his own)
Lola Ninang sent a box from Australia and there were lots of tetrapack juices for babies and some snacks.
He loves the juice but doesn't like all the snacks. Some were too sour for him.
Additional pic:
That's the box from Ninang. He looks so kawawa in it! Awww.
I know this isn't a good picture of both of us. But wanted to post our most recent picture together.
Mommy was sick and Dr. Mikel was there to help.
This was last week. The start of Mommy's fever (which ended on Sunday). Mommy was really tamlay but she had to work. Mikel visited mommy at work and played in the Romp and in the Purple Room.
This week's benefactors:
Mapiles
Bloggista
Gave him crayons!
He didn't color or write much. He doesn't know how to hold it the "right" way (the writings you see on the paper was done by either Mommy or Mama Cay).
Good thing he didn't want to eat the Crayons (well, it's non toxic anyway).
