Laila has started first grade. Woohoo!!!
As usual, she's among the youngest in class. She only turning 6 in a couple of weeks while her classmates are already 7. This gave her a little bit of insecurity. She was worried she won't be allowed to attend Grade 1 because she's not yet 7.
She seems to be enjoying school. Baby Cat only cried a little bit when I had to leave her alone in class on the first day. On the second day, she didn't mind riding the school bus on her own. This morning, she almost forgot to kiss me goodbye before hopping on the bus.
So far so good. She has these horrible separation anxiety attacks whenever school starts. She's taken after me. I still have terrible bouts of separation anxiety even if business trips are a regular part of work.
Laila looks like she's coping better than I am. She really is an upgraded version of me.
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Laila's lost one of her upper front teeth on the first day of class. She says she was biting into her cupcake when it fell off. That tooth had been wiggling for the past days but she didn't want to go to the dentist to have it pulled out.
It'll fall off when it wants to, she tells me.
And it did. On the first day of class!
Laila said her classmates laughed seeing her toothless all of a sudden. I asked if she felt bad that her classmates laughed. (I don't like her being teased.)
She said 'no' and flashed me a wide one tooth less grin. 'I look funny,' she said, urging me to put my hand in front of her mouth to feel her breath from the gap between her teeth.
I think she's not as affected by teasing as me and she doesn't mind as much when she looks funny. She really is my upgraded version.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Sunday, April 11, 2010
New Teeth, New Bites
Seven-month old Ezekiel's first two teeth are coming out.
Yup. Already. It's so cute. First he got diarrhea for over a week and then the teeth came out. I'm not sure if those two are linked, but that's the proper order of events.
He's always loved to bite and nibble and dig his mouth into things--my shoulder included--but this time I'm really beginning to feel the 'bite'.
He's going to be a biter I think.
Scary prospect. I still remember Laila's biting phase vividly. I no longer have the black and blue patches as remembrance, but the feel of her new, sharp and barely used dentures are not something you can easily forget.
Ate Jeanette has her own memory of that phase. Right in her bum.
But my those little teeth are cute. Sometimes I'm thinking that getting is worth knowing that they're there.
Then again, ask me again when he's fully into the biting phase.
Yup. Already. It's so cute. First he got diarrhea for over a week and then the teeth came out. I'm not sure if those two are linked, but that's the proper order of events.
He's always loved to bite and nibble and dig his mouth into things--my shoulder included--but this time I'm really beginning to feel the 'bite'.
He's going to be a biter I think.
Scary prospect. I still remember Laila's biting phase vividly. I no longer have the black and blue patches as remembrance, but the feel of her new, sharp and barely used dentures are not something you can easily forget.
Ate Jeanette has her own memory of that phase. Right in her bum.
But my those little teeth are cute. Sometimes I'm thinking that getting is worth knowing that they're there.
Then again, ask me again when he's fully into the biting phase.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
How Time Flies
Oh my! Have I been away this long?
It's been months since I wrote last. But seems to me like ages. Too many things happened, some good, some otherwise. But I'm glad I've come back here.
Here's the list of significant goings on:
1. Baby brother. Ezekiel was born August 28. He is now six months old and very active and mobile. He smiles easily, grabs things eagerly, and babbles constantly (just like Laila). He started solids two weeks ago. This weekend, he will have his first taste of real veggies.
2. New house. We moved to the condo summer last year. Laila enjoys the pool and her new friends terribly.
3. Ondoy. The typhoon submerged the house and drove me to near post partum depression. Ezekiel was barely a month old when he hit. We evacuated the house for two weeks. Five months later, the house still looks like a disaster area. Books, toys and an assortment of stuff are strewn all over the place. Oh wait, it was like that even before the Flood.
4. Weight loss. I'm now back to my pre-pregnancy weight, maybe a bit smaller. (Clapping) Thank you! Thank you! (Bow)
5. New job for Daddy Cat. He's left Shangri-la after 7 years and is now connected with a law firm. He's won his first court case. He also continues to receive pro bono cases from friends. The payment he gets are clothing items and shoes for me.
6. Laila. She's all set for Grade One next year. She's not too excited though. She says she doesn't want to grow old and die. Familiar worries.
But best of all is Laila's grown so much in the past months. She's a very responsible and loving Big Sister to Ezekiel. It's almost impossible to distract her from whatever it is she's busy with, but she is always ready to help when Ezekiel take care of Ezekiel, whether it's fetching his bottle or his bib.
She looks for Ezekiel first thing in the morning and is always disappointed when she realizes that I've sent him downstairs so he wouldn't wake her up. Ezekiel wakes up really early, like 5 am or 530 am.
It's been a challenging past couple of months. I have a good feeling about the coming year.
It's been months since I wrote last. But seems to me like ages. Too many things happened, some good, some otherwise. But I'm glad I've come back here.
Here's the list of significant goings on:
1. Baby brother. Ezekiel was born August 28. He is now six months old and very active and mobile. He smiles easily, grabs things eagerly, and babbles constantly (just like Laila). He started solids two weeks ago. This weekend, he will have his first taste of real veggies.
2. New house. We moved to the condo summer last year. Laila enjoys the pool and her new friends terribly.
3. Ondoy. The typhoon submerged the house and drove me to near post partum depression. Ezekiel was barely a month old when he hit. We evacuated the house for two weeks. Five months later, the house still looks like a disaster area. Books, toys and an assortment of stuff are strewn all over the place. Oh wait, it was like that even before the Flood.
4. Weight loss. I'm now back to my pre-pregnancy weight, maybe a bit smaller. (Clapping) Thank you! Thank you! (Bow)
5. New job for Daddy Cat. He's left Shangri-la after 7 years and is now connected with a law firm. He's won his first court case. He also continues to receive pro bono cases from friends. The payment he gets are clothing items and shoes for me.
6. Laila. She's all set for Grade One next year. She's not too excited though. She says she doesn't want to grow old and die. Familiar worries.
But best of all is Laila's grown so much in the past months. She's a very responsible and loving Big Sister to Ezekiel. It's almost impossible to distract her from whatever it is she's busy with, but she is always ready to help when Ezekiel take care of Ezekiel, whether it's fetching his bottle or his bib.
She looks for Ezekiel first thing in the morning and is always disappointed when she realizes that I've sent him downstairs so he wouldn't wake her up. Ezekiel wakes up really early, like 5 am or 530 am.
It's been a challenging past couple of months. I have a good feeling about the coming year.
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