It was a very tiring weekend for us. The trip to Bataan didn’t turn out the way Ramil wanted it to. Mateo had fun though despite some whimpers of ‘mama, home na’ at some parts of the trip. Although I violated my diet big time because I ate a lot of carbs, I wouldn’t be needing a Tonalin CLA diet pill yet because I think I was able to burn all those carbs. It was difficult trying to contain Mateo all by myself. Some teachers and a lot of students helped a lot with him especially during times when I needed to fix something or maybe go to the comfort room. Still, it was a good trip for us because Mateo and I bonded big time. I realized that I missed having him to myself like back when I was staying home and we didn’t have a yaya. I suddenly started looking forward to having more days like those with him.

Saying that he enjoyed the sand is a big understatement. It was impossible to keep him sand-free for more than a few minutes because he loved playing on the sand. Although he showed the same enjoyment when he had his first beach experience in Boracay a few months ago, it was totally different this time. He’s still afraid of the waves though and he never set foot on sea during our stay there. The waves just totally freaks him out and I didn’t want to force it on him. He’s okay on still waters though and enjoyed his usual bathtime even though we had to do it in the common bathroom. The clean sea air seemed to do him good because his cough and cold were better on the second day. He also enjoyed the turtles a lot. He’d go to the pond at every chance he gets.

There are so many more things to narrate but for now, here are some of the pictures from our Bataan trip.