Kids Archive

What my kids are like, and how to raise your child/children in this day and age.

Noche Buena

Where did we spend it? in my Nanay’s house, where else. The night was rather crazy than festive. December 25 was my nephew’s baptismal and we spend the night preparing for the day. Aside from the usual food preparations, we busied ourselves with redecorating the house and destructing the cake (binastos ang gumawa ng cake). See for yourself.. hehe.. This used to be a two piece rectangular chocolate cake, my sister scraped of the icing and made a ‘dirt toad’ one.. I did the road.. and voila! And yeah she bought the cars, the baptismal was themed disney characters and cars.. (not to be confused with the movie cars)

Dylan was so amazed with his cake.. or amused?

Come midnight and our noche Buena food was still on the stove. Past twelve when we finally had a decent food on our small table. Woke up the kids to show them what’s on their Christmas socks. Then gave them their gifts (which they already know beforehand) and then off to devour our Chinese themed Noche Buena. What is on the table? Shrimp, cooked with garlic and chili (my very own recipe), tenderloin in mushroom and young corn (I would like to thank Mc cormick for the success of this meal). We also have siomai (purchased from the newly opened Robinson’s in our tuktuk ng Timbuktu province) and then we have spring rolls and Chinese kikiam (so oily and so yummy). And of course we have fried rice (supposed to be mixed rice). The night, though crazy, was fun and fulfilling (fulfilling the tradition of Noche Buena, hehe). December 25.. that’s another story.. and I leave it to Dylan to tell.

I miss my Baby

My first born, Kayil, he is now 5 years old. He no longer needs mommy that much. He can now take care of himself, already knows how to take a bath by himself. He can now brush his own teeth. He can now turn on the PC and play online games. As of writing this, he is upstairs playing PS2. Last Saturday hubby and Chico and me went out and forgot to say bye bye to him, he never cares anymore. Gone were the days where he would cry so hard when he can’t see or hear me.. and back then I hate it, now I miss it. I asked him if he still loves me because he seldom kisses and embraces now, he said, he just have so many things to do, that is why.. haaay He acts beyond his age.. and I really miss my cry baby boy.. I know i could not hold on to his being a baby forever, so now I just make up to the time he remembers me. When he need or want me I stop whatever I do (OK I am trying..) and attend to his needs. Babies.. they grow up so fast..

My best friend Glady’s wedding, he was one of the bearers. I was so proud of him! He walk by the altar all by himself and he was the cutest and bravest bearer I have seen.

The Disadvantage of Baby Wearing

I don’t get it or is it just the places I go through, but people seems to have a great interest on me when ever I wear my Chico. Is it because they are not used to it? Often times people would stare at me and when caught, takes their eyes off immediately, pretending they are not staring. Sometimes people are kind enough not to just stare. They ask questions (and stupid ones most of the times) if my baby is comfortable with it.. I mean, guys.. HELLO! If he is not, he cries a lot, which is not the case always! (he is asleep peacefully inside the sling) Hubby never likes it too (and that’s the only disadvantage hehe), and because of it, often times he would ask me not to wear Chico.. he never likes the attention… hehe but I always answer him EYELOVEIT! yes in a way the attention I got from nasty stares makes me feel like a celebrity, or just a plain roving tourist attraction.. whatever. So what do you think?