Making up for lost (blogging) time

It's been so long, I don't know where to start. It's not that I can't think of anything, or there's nothing to write about. In fact, so much has happened, I can't imagine how to begin summarizing everything.

For starters, Laila's four now. She's been four for over a month. And she takes such pride in being four. Being four (stick four of your fingers up in the air) is her most prized possession.

Being four is so precious to her that she'd fall asleep to protect her numbers (her age) from being snatched by the years-stealing zombies and vampires that are visiting our compound lately. Yes, we've (meaning me) realized that the zombies stealing her numbers and making her three or, worse, two, again was far more terrifying for Baby Cat than those that eat little children who refuse to sleep.

And then there are her songs. Laila loves to sing. We're practicing singing Lupang Hinirang at night. I think it's a good way of introducing the topic of nationalism to her. We're also starting on our Panatang Makabayan.

She really knows her numbers and letters. She can copy words and write down the letters you tell her. She knows the sounds of letters, but she still needs work with reading. No rush though.

Baby Cat's developed a sudden fever Sunday night and it ave us quite a scare. I thought it might be dengue or malaria or H fever or typhoid.

Thankfully, it wasn't. Unfortunately, I got sick myself. Baby Cat's habit of binging her face in close and direct sneezing range could be the reason. I've had bacteria-laden saliva and mucus splattered on my face for as long as she's had colds.

But I'm not complaining. We spent three cozy days together.

Baby Cat can make her own jokes now, too.

Daddy Cat had been teaching her silly rhymes like 'What's wrong talong?' and 'What's the matter peanut butter?'

Laila's come up with her own: 'Anong meron watermelon?'

That blew me away. My baby has a sense of humor!