Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Skid at Three Months

Our baby is not so tiny anymore. Here is what he's up to these days:

  • He has found his hands and he grapple for anything: shirts, hair, even his face. It's a joy watching him latch on to your shirt. Always end up raising his shirt with his tummy exposed.
  • When excited, he can kick his feet a full 90 degrees! But he hasn't manage to grab them yet.
  • He weighs 6.2 kg. A couple of weeks ago, we met a 5-month old girl at the pedia's office who weighs 6.0kg.
  • He has become a smile-machine! Smiles all the time, even while looking at the ceiling.
held by Tita Mary

  • He refuses to drink milk from the bottle after 5 pm.
  • He can swing his head from left to right while lying on his back, but can barely raise his head without support.
  • He sucks on his knuckles when hungry, making loud slurping noises. Hasn't found his thumb yet. Tried a pacifier but his fingers are more tasty.
  • He likes to look at pictures as if memorizing every detail. We placed family pictures on a shelf so he may be able to recognize them.
  • He is SO INCREDIBLY easy to care for. His coming to our lives was a long wait but when he did, he does not give us a tough time. He sleeps fitfully throughout the night, except when he has his shots. Sometimes I worry when he won't feed during the night but things always come out okay.
  • His cries may mean milk, sleep or cuddling. Otherwise, he is perfectly content to play in his crib or rock in his cradle. (I know...I'm one of the lucky ones!)
He is so adorable and precious to us. We are so blessed! Love you so much Baby!

Monday, June 21, 2010

Back on Track

Off my exercise regimen for more than a year. Skid is three months now and I am back on track. Starting at 160 lbs or 73 kg. I walked 4.0 km for an hour on the treadmill. Sometimes I want to give up. Sometimes I am in the kitchen and I find myself opening the door of the refrigerator. I force myself to drink a glass of cold water instead.

I target to do this at least five days a week increasing my speed and distance as I go along. Hopefully, I can run and participate in an event next summer.

A goodbye

Skid's poo can get stinky and sour-smelling. I usually wipe his butt with cotton balls soaked in water with him lying in his crib. But he is getting old for cotton balls....




so Mom washed the poo with soap and purified water in the sink.

Find it easier than imagined. Even Skid enjoyed it. He was gurggling and laughing during the ordeal.

Three Months

Three months ago, I gave birth at 9:31 am to a 7.5 lb baby boy who cried for more than 10 minutes. He was so fair and so cute with his chinky eyes.




Our first family picture taken a few minutes after delivery.


And this was his picture taken two days shy of his third month. As the song goes....we love him more today than yesterday!


Vaccination Day

Skid had an appointment with his pediatrician for a second booster shot of the 6-in-1 vaccine. Bong and I were worried. He suffered a fever for four days last month when he had his first shot. The yaya is having her day-off, so I would be alone tonight when Bong goes on his shift.

Skid was cranky and it took sometime for him to settle down. I had to rock him standing up the whole time we were at the doctor's clinic. It was a bit uncomfortable since patients were getting unsettled with Skid's wailing.

Skid became preoccupied with the colorful toys and mobiles in the doctor's clinic, but let out a loud cry when the needle went in.

Afterwards, he fell asleep but refused to be put down, resting in the crook of my arm the whole time. Changing nappies was an ordeal since he turns red with all the crying and wailing.

He woke up almost midnight, thankfully back to his usual cheerful self: cooing, smiling and looking up towards the ceiling. Dad's mind was put to rest and gave a small peck on his tummy before leaving for work.

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Fathers' Day Celebration 2010


Fathers' Day is here again and restaurants will surely be jampacked. The family decided to celebrate it at my parents' place. My brother Sonny cooked his specialty: Lamb Adobo.

We ordered pancit bihon from Ice and Butter and a barrel of chicken from KFC (waiting time was 20 minutes!)


It was a very humid day. We turned on the air-con full-blast, while Kate and Skid played underneath a make-shift canopy out of a blanket, over Dada and Nana's bed.



After lunch, it was snooze time..... while Kate watched Tinkerbell on the Disney Channel.




Merienda was beef fajitas and chocolate fondue (na hindi successful. promised Kate a part II isang Sunday)



Last but not the least was the ever-present kodak-an









HAPPY FATHERS' DAY to all the fathers out there...the mothers who do responsibilities similar to a father...and to men who are not biological fathers but who try to be one. Saludo ako sa inyo!

Fathers' Day 2010


Fathers'Day is that special day of the year when we honor our fathers; a day when we celebrate the essence of parenthood.It is celebrated every third Sunday of the month of June.

This year is extra special since Bong will be honored for the first time with Skid's birth last March.

I bought separate cards and let Skid kiss his card since he is still unable to hold a pen yet. Also gave Babbu a Russ figurine of a Daddy angel playing with his little one. He placed it on the shelf, together with baby pictures of us three.