blabbermind

forgive these randoms thoughts in my mind that am about to put into writing.
am tired, almost always tired.  have no energy most of the time, and am always wishing it’s night so i could get some sleep.  and no, am not pregnant, but am always sleepy…sleepy, sleepy, sleepy.
saw 2012 yesterday.  it was a freakingly good [...]

the harassed mama

the slipup that was mine
gords and i noticed that niko was having some difficulty breathing at night these past few nights, and he would often wake up irritated and crying that it would take us (gords mostly) some time to calm him down and put him back to sleep.  anyway, he would wake up, screaming [...]

the things you teach a toddler

it is important that you have to be very careful when you teach your toddler new things.  you have to choose the books and the movies that you want them to see.  and you also have to make sure that they don’t hear you swear or use cuss words, especially since they almost always absorb [...]

freaking P4,600 down the veins!

had scheduled niko for his first pcv-7 vaccine tomorrow afternoon, and am thinking that’s fucking P4,600 down his veins!  it’s almost like a month’s salary for some, and we’re going to spend it for one shot.  P4,600 for one shot!
*deep breathing*
….ggggaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!…
*more deep breathing*
jinx, think of the benefits…think of the benefits…think of the benefits!!!
one consolation though…since [...]

an update on kulasito 2

what’s worse than a very makulit and a very headstrong toddler?
a WALKING very makulit and very headstrong toddler!
yep, just ‘coz he’s already a little master in walking, he THINKS he can run and can get up and down chairs without an adult’s assistance.  he also THINKS he can reach those hard-to-reach places, like under the [...]

he didn’t forget

i have papa’s cellphone, and i haven’t deleted any of his contact numbers yet nor have i deleted any of the messages there, received or sent.  the pictures he took and his favorite albums are still there, so are the excel files he kept of house and farm expenses.  from time to time, i read [...]

spell toxic, anyone?

it’s a term we fondly call “busy, busy, busy” during our internship days, and i guess the term stuck whenever am so freaking busy.
so?  spell toxic, anyone?
that’s J-I-N-X!!!
i so fucking want to cry right now.
have 50 800-word articles to edit today, so that’s 100 400-word articles of nothing but car hires and car rentals in [...]

satisfying my paranoia

yup, finally went to the pedia this afternoon with niko, and he finally, finally, finally had his MMR shot today.  that’s measles, mumps, and rubella.  an immunization against measles and rubella is good, but i have eyes only for mumps right now.
and how’s HER kid doing?  he still has a very swollen cheek, a high [...]

paranoid mama

have you ever felt your scalp itch at the mere mention of lice on somebody else’s head?  or how about your skin tingle AND THEN itch at the mention of somebody having measles or chicken pox?
yeah?
well, imagine if you’re a mom and you have a baby and then your hired help brought his son over [...]

the chipmunk cheeks baby

haven’t really had any big problems when it comes to feeding kulasito.  in fact, it is so easy to feed him his cerelac, especially if he’s distracted.  just give him something like a paperbag, a colorful ball, a plastic glass, etc., and before you both know it, he’s done eating and has finished his little [...]

things that i want you to know…and learn

gords,
you sometimes drive me out of my wits that i want to do nothing but scream at you…at the very top of my smoke-filled lungs and until my nicotine-filled veins turn freaking blue!  you have to know how to take care of his daily needs and learn how to do them without needing assistance most [...]

the robot mama

when you have a baby, you begin to function automatically, much like a robot. baby cries – you get up – prepare milk – take baby from crib – feed baby – burp baby – pat baby’s bottom till baby falls asleep – put baby back in crib. after this midnight ritual, whoever [...]

meet my new best friend

promised to post pics of my new best friend. well, this is it…
it’s just too bad that he’s fast outgrowing this rocking carrier of his.  hehehe.

when he smiles, we melt

kulasito’s been smiling socially now for weeks, and whenever he smiles, we melt. and no, he didn’t just pass gas. first smiles daw ng baby (1 to 1-1/2 months) is ‘coz he passed some gas. but he smiles because he’s happy. and he smiles because he sees us smiling. and [...]

vco liquid powder or johnson’s loose baby powder?

of course, as a new mom, i want the best for kulasito. when the ads say that loose powder can be inhaled by babies and trigger the development of asthma, i immediately made my mind up to use vco liquid powder. not only is it hypoallergenic daw but it also allows the baby [...]