Pasalubong

Dave and I are excited. It’s his birthday on the 14th and we’re going to Singapore to celebrate it with his brother and his wife.  This would be Arvid Matthew’s first airplane ride so we’re much more excited for him!  Well, I guess this trip fulfills the first of the three destinations we hope we’d visit as a family.

We have nothing much to prepare for the trip, though, except for our little boy’s things and some “pasalubong” for Kuya Alvin and his wife.  We’ve asked them what they wanted and they said we could just bring whatever we want.  Nah, that makes “pasalubong-buying” a complicated task   .  Not knowing what they like, I opted for the usual Filipino foods most OFWs bring back to their job locations abroad.  These include salted eggs, cornick, Philippine mango, butong-pakwan and tamarind mix.

Signing back after a silent mode

It’s been a while since my last blog entry and perhaps you’ve been wondering what took me busy for some time. Well, would you understand me if I’d say “motherhood” being a 24-hour job, eats even my writing time?

Moms like me would probably understand what I’m saying.  Having a playful tot requires much of this 30-something mom’s energy!  Dads out there may ask why and protest that staying at home couldn’t be more energy-sapping than going to work for bread-and-butter, but I bet you, my hubby wouldn’t agree to dads who’d say that because he, too, gets a share in babysitting during his days off work.

At 1 year old and 10 months my little boy already knows how to:

• shake his feeding bottle and feed himself ( a helpful tot indeed )
  
• open and close the door (do I see fingers getting locked in?)
  
• hide under the bed, inside closets and behind doors (where is Arvid? where is Arvid?)
• climb up and down a bed, chair, table  and stairs (uh…how he makes my heart leap when he does!)
• run around the house, a playground, at parks and malls (and that means running with him!)

On the other side, he already likes to:

• get a book and read it by himself ( a good picture-reader)
• sing and dance whenever he hears  music ( “e-i-e-i-o”)
  
• wash his hands before eating ( “kamay, kamay” is his favorite expression)
• watch the moon and stars at night
  
• play games with his cousins
• look at animals, vehicles and buildings while he’s in the car and we’re traveling
• mumble sounds and words that he hears
  

Oh how wonderful it is to see my little boy grow up each day!  Well, being with him through his fun-filled acitivities makes being a 24-hour mom a great experience