…from Mateo’s playful little hands. I’ve been browsing through some of his pictures and I’ve realized that we’ve captured quite a few pictures of him tinkering with whatever thing he can get his hands on. Having a baby can be a nightmare for an immaculately-kept house. Nowadays, with him roaming around the house, walking (few steps on his own or holding onto furnitures) and crawling on his knees, nothing seems to be out of his reach. Once he sets his sight on something, he’d think of ways to get it whether he needs to ease his little body in small spaces or bravely climb up anything to reach his goal. Just watching over him the whole day can be pretty tiring.

Mateo loves my stuffed dog Happy. He’d always automatically go for the dog’s nose every time he sees it. This dog was a first monthsary gift from Ramil last April 2000.

He enjoys removing the clothes from our laundry basket and putting them inside again. On days that we would do our laundry and the basket is empty, he likes ‘riding’ inside it while I push him around.

He also has such varied expressions whenever he is tinkering with something.  Our baby is really growing up fast!