nurse

I'm not a good nurse. I am lazy and I hate taking care of sick people. But I have no choice because my only son is sick. I mentioned he wasn't feeling well but the last two nights were really bad. We both didn't get to sleep straight because he was always coughing. I took him to his pediatrician last Wednesday but the medicine didn't seem to be working. He had to have a blood test because of his fever. He was prescribed antibiotics and had to be nebulized every 8 hours. That's his finger with cotton and bandage after the extraction.

That's him with his mask. He is scared of the sound of the machine and we have to cover it up with a towel or pillow.

Thankfully, he is much better now and I am looking forward to a full night's sleep tonight.

baby blues

the baby has grown up so fast that i can hardly stand it. before when i travel with his dad, he hardly talks on the phone when i call. the last time, he said he was okay and he was playing with his cousin. he even said "come home, mommy". he can talk in straight sentences and understands when i get irritated. he tell me "you're angry". i cannot help but smile or laugh.

he knows that when i sit in front of the computer that means i am working. but sometimes, when he gets bored, he comes to me and says "mommy, stop working. angry birds." that means he wants me to play angry birds. of course, i indulge his desires and play for ten minutes or so.

my only problem is that he hates taking baths now. every morning is a struggle to get him to shower. he cries and insists on going out of the bathroom. baths were supposed to be at 8 am, and now its getting pushed later and later. he used to take baths in the morning and at night. but now he asks his yaya to just wipe him at night. the yaya who is a sucker, grants his wish.

nevertheless, i'm always thankful for my child. everyday i thank the Lord for giving me the chance to be a mother and to have a son to call my own.

baby talk 2

Baby handed me a piece of his biscuit.

Baby: Here Mommy, eat.
Me: Thank you Baby

Because I was busy playing with my cellphone, I didn't eat the biscuit.

Baby: Eat now Mommy.
Me: Ok.

So I popped the biscuit in my mouth.

Baby: Very good!

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I have a huge zit on my face! It's smack in the middle and it's really red. Baby keeps on looking at is and says I have "yayay". One night, he looked at it and said this:

Baby: Mommy, get medicine.

So I got the bottle and handed it to him. He opened it and dropped some liquid in his finger. Then he applied it to my face. I was speechless!

Baby: Finished.

how to deal???

i'm a single mom, more or less. i am responsible for my baby's everything. sure there's the bf but he's someone who just smiles and plays with the baby. he only says don't spoil him. the baby's health, habits and manners are my concern.

i must admit i am a having a hard time dealing with this stage in the baby's development. he still isn't potty trained, he doesn't eat healthy and much and he's a pain in the you-know-what! probably because he knows he can get pretty much everything he wants. just today, he didn't sleep the entire afternoon. he just played and sang and laughed the time away. naturally, if you don't sleep, you get hungry. so he ate a lot before finally drifting off to sleep at 7pm.

but more than the sleeping habits, its more or less everything. he's at the terrible stage. and terrible it is. he does not eat anything other than hotdogs, chicken and luncheon meat and noodles. he always puts his hand in his mouth and forgets to say please.

the only consolation i get is that he is smart. he can already count to ten and identify all the letters of the alphabet. well, he calls the letter "S" "F" but that's okay i guess. he can also sing several songs already. including Do a deer (its really do the deer!).

dealing with a child has never been harder. i am at a loss sometimes, and since i stay at home, i can see how he is the whole day. and there are times when i don't like it. imagine, he gets mad at me if because he does not hear the sound of the airconditioning system! but since he is my own, i love him with all my heart. i only hope he'll be a better child in the future.

mommy basics

the baby's nanny went home today. since i no longer go to the office, i took care of him the whole day. it was fun, since the baby is a bit older. it was easier compared to before. my only problem was in getting him to eat. he is very picky with food and i am always worried he's too skinny. but i really do not have much choice, the best i can do is buy food that he likes. the baby is still spoon-fed. he can eat a bit on his own, but to make it easier on me, i'd rather feed him. this morning, i didn't give him his milk because he said no. by 11, he just said "mommy, i'm hungry". ha! imagine that! so i gave him rice and hotdogs and a glass of milk after. then it was time for his afternoon nap.

after sleeping, he woke up on the wrong side of the bed. yes, he was grumpy. but after a few minutes he recovered. he watched a bit of tv, ate cookies then i took him outside to run around. i forget it was almost dinnertime until mom called me to feed him. i prepared his food and fed him while watching tv. again, easier on both of us (even if his pediatrician warned me never to let him eat while watching tv!) i have a feeling i'll keep on feeding him rather than his yaya because he ate so much more than he usually does. it's probably because i am much more stricter than the yaya.

this will go on for a couple of days until she returns. so for now, i am a full-time mother. and it's great!