Pakiusap Lang

6 months ka na anak. Parang kelan lang, sinisipa-sipa mo ako sa loob ng tyan a.

Tapos atat ka lumabas. Paglabas mo naman, tulog iyak kain lang ang activities mo.

Tapos unti-unti ka na nakikipaglaro.

Tapos ngayon...6 months ka na. Parang maliit na tao ka na. Di nga lang namin maintindihan mga sinasabi mo.

Sana naman anak, wag ka mabilis lumaki o tumanda. Kasi ang sarap-sarap mo bitbitin, i-embrace, i-kiss.

Konting panahon na lang, makokornihan ka na dun.

At matagal na matagal pang panahon bago mo marealize bakit mahalaga samin ng tatay mo i-embrace ka.

Jana: the 6th Month

has started on her solid food. during the house blessing, she ate half pisngi of a ripe mango. that was her first time. she likes squash, hates mashed potato (anak, si mama paborito mashed patatas. pano na yan?), and feels neutral on sayote.

sleeps longer at night. every 3 hrs na lang yata sya humihingi ng milk. wiwi time is around 5-7am.

she learned how to roll over (uh-oh, umpisa na eto...) but hates it. nahihirapan pa rin yata sya huminga kaya ayaw nya ng nakadapa. nevertheless, di na mapapagkatiwalaan ang batang eto mag-isa sa kama.

tumatawa na parang old lady. walang mata, labas gilagid, namamaos pa.

sa pilitan ang formula (again, anak mahal yan. ubusin mo naman pag tinimplahan ka =P).

pinagkamalang Hapon sa Market! Market!

slept on her tummy for 2 hours. kasagsagan eto ng init sa kwarto kaya nagpabale-balentong ang bata hanggang mahanap ang posisyon na kumportable sa kanya.

suuuuuper daldal sa umaga. gising na kasi sya, kaya lahat dapat gising na rin.

during breastfeeding, you'll know when she's full if she suddenly turns away from you and you expect na babalikan ka nya, yun pala tulog na.

ps: tsaka na lang po yung height and weight ha, di pa kami nakakabalik sa Pedia e =)

Andre and Pompita

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Beside Jana is Andre, Vi's 3-month old son. We joined breastfeeding class last Feb 28 and learned a lot.

Who knows what these children were saying. Fill in the blanks.

Hard Days Night

Jana was diagnosed to have asthma last Tuesday. It broke my heart. She still has colds so you can imagine how 'harder' it is for her to breathe. She looks fine on daytime. Playing and laughing. Come evening, she's drained. Like a lowbat cell. Her eyes are red, nose even redder. Doesn't lift her head, parang pagod na pagod. Until I return from work and take her to our room. Where she'll try to nurse and sleep like our usual routine.

Recently, she can't do both. She can't nurse because she can't breathe, thus she can't sleep. Thus the endless crying. Me trying all possible things to ease her discomfort. Salinase. Drixine. Carry her. She's irritated. Check her clogged nose. Walk around the room. Turn the lights on. Turn the lights off. Sing her lullabies. Promise her anything.

Mawawala din yan anak.
Sorry na si Mommy.
Pasensya ka na anak.
Pupunta tayo sa doctor bukas.
Sleep ka na, babantayan ka ni Mommy.

She looked at me for 10 seconds then slowly started to cry.. like she's asking me "Mama, why am I like this? I've been a good girl naman a." My heart continued to break into smaller pieces. I can only pray for God to hear her cries and make her feel better asap. Last night, she didn't sleep at all. Didn't nurse, though we tried all possible positions. She's very hungry na. Around 6am, she probably was able to breathe a little thru her nose, she nursed. I fell asleep. When I woke up, it was almost 8am.

She's awake. And playing. And laughing. Like nothing happened the other night.

This is her when I woke up.