yaya-less once again
Posted on April 22, 2008 - Filed Under Mateo, Motherhood, On Me, Ramblings, Yaya stories | 3 Comments
Once again, Mateo’s yaya went home. This time though, she told us way ahead of time that she wants to visit her mom in the province. Initially, she told me she’ll be back after two weeks but after several days, she told me that she’s not sure if she’ll be coming back. It would have [...]
Read More..>>slooow weaning
Posted on March 25, 2008 - Filed Under Breastfeeding, Mateo, Motherhood, On Me | 8 Comments
At 14 months, Mateo still feeds from my breasts. Although he also takes in formula milk whenever I’m not home, I can say that for the past 14 months, he gets his milk from me 70% of the time. Until a few weeks ago, a 900-gram can of formula milk would last for more than [...]
Read More..>>clingy Mateo
Posted on March 13, 2008 - Filed Under Mateo, Motherhood, On Me, Ramblings | Leave a Comment
Mateo has been very clingy these past few days. Ever since we came back from Bora, he has been like my shadow or an extra appendage. I’m guessing it’s because for four days, we were together for 24 hours. I’m finding it difficult to do simple things like going to the bathroom. He doesn’t want [...]
Read More..>>getting Barney-fied
Posted on February 19, 2008 - Filed Under Mateo, Motherhood, On Me | 2 Comments
I grew up watching Sesame Street and Batibot. Although I’ve heard of Barney, I never really knew him until I started teaching and met English-speaking (complete with a twang) grade-schoolers who grew up loving Barney. It seems that Barney has reached a kiddie star status close to that of Jollibee’s. Really, what’s with big butts [...]
Read More..>>my first stint as a hairdresser
Posted on February 6, 2008 - Filed Under Mateo, Motherhood | 6 Comments
For the longest time, Ramil and I have been nudging each other about what to do with Mateo’s hair. When our little boy was about ten months old, I started seeing scratches inside his ear. It seems that he made them whenever his hair would go inside his ears and tickle him. So even before [...]
Read More..>>pool time
Posted on January 31, 2008 - Filed Under Mateo, Motherhood | 4 Comments
One of the gifts that Mateo received for his birthday was a small wading pool. After his successful swim at Canyon Woods, we were excited to let him try a pool that’s just right for his size. A week ago, while Ramil was in school and I was about to give Mateo a bath, I [...]
Read More..>>are you doing a good job?
Posted on January 25, 2008 - Filed Under Mateo, Motherhood, On Me, Ramblings | 2 Comments
Companies and employers usually do regular performance evaluations of their employees. These evaluations benefits not only the employers but the employees as well. For most companies, these determine their employees’ performance bonuses and/or salary increases and/or promotions. For the employees, these help them evaluate themselves. They can also rethink whether they would still like to [...]
Read More..>>misbehavior as a way to get a parent’s attention
Posted on December 31, 2007 - Filed Under Mateo, Motherhood, On Me | 8 Comments
Ramil and I were never the type of children who misbehaved to get our parents’ attention when we were growing up. I’m not saying we never misbehaved but we misbehaved for different reasons. Aside from seeing some evidences of this in some of our students, I never thought I’d find myself at the receiving [...]
Read More..>>on being sick and tired of my baby
Posted on December 11, 2007 - Filed Under Mateo, Motherhood | 17 Comments
Okay, I feel guilty just typing the title. Nevertheless, it’s a confession I must make. It’s very difficult to make this post since mommy blogs are usually overflowing with feelings of motherliness and gushes for their babies. Still, I am sitting down right now to write a post on how I became sick and tired [...]
Read More..>>pearly gifts
Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under Money Matters, Motherhood, Ramblings | Leave a Comment
I’ve been racking my brains for the perfect Christmas gift for my mom. Ever since I became a mom, I understood more how much my mother went through for me. Thinking that she took care of me the way I’m taking care of Mateo made me realize how much mothers love their children. I am [...]
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