Scared of Mom

The night before I attended the J&J event, I was already briefing Yakee that when he wakes up the next day, he'd be waking his Pappie up and telling Pappie he's hungry. Yakee kept insisting he'd call me instead, or want me instead. So I told him he can just ask his Pappie to bring him to Jollibee or McDonald's (he doesn't really love to eat anything from there, he loves the mascots though).

Now, when I was going home, Pappie told Yakee that 'Mommy is on her way home.' Yakee hugged Pappie tight and told him, "I'm scared." Pappie kidded me about that and I really laughed in the cab when I read Pappie's text. When I got home, Pappie teased me by asking Yakee if Mommy hurts him when he's not home, and Yakee said YES :D

In fairness to me, I can't remember the last time I spanked the little guy. I just really put him on timeouts now.

Do I Need Age Defying Anything Already?

If you read magazines or e-zine articles, you are sure to read that you can start using age defying products even in your 20s. So sometimes I really do wonder if I need to be checking out wrinkle cream reviews already. Well, I dare not apply anything while am pregnant, even if I know there must be products available for pregnant and breastfeeding moms' use, so the soonest I can probably start such a regimen is around the age of 35.

I also always tell myself that I actually need not worry about wrinkles but I do need something for my acne scars and big pores. Hmmm.

A Princess and an Alien to my Son

When I wore the tube dress last Tuesday night to go on a movide date with hubs, Yakee said, "Mommy, you look so pretty." and when I went home, he told me, "Mommy, you're so pretty like a princess."

And then later, he said he was a cowboy and Pappie was Buzz Lightyear... and that I am the alien.

I tried teaching him yesterday that I should at least be Jessica... but he still refers to me mostly as alien. Hehe.

But still, aren't sons the sweetest? He'd even beckon to me to sit with him when he finds am dressed nicely.

Like what I said in FB, it's a validation of how much appreciation and acknowledgment he gets from us, that he'salso able to give compliments and want to fuss.

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Meanwhile, it's only flutters still but Yamee has been making herself known more and more. It's nice just feeling her flutter inside me, usually at 10 PM onwards and around 5 PM :)

Busy, Cramming Preggo

Well, technically I am not cramming yet because I haven't done anything yet. But I am going to have to cram to meet deadlines. Unfortunately, I am still suffering from allergic rhinitis so mostly I just want to sleep and not think.

But I am attending a J&J event on Saturday. The lure of freebies was too hard to resist.

And the next Saturday after that, I will be going with my family to a Storytelling event in QC.

Unfortunately, I may have to miss the 1st Philippine Chocolate and Ice Cream Show at WTC because it's happening on weekdays and preggy me isn't yet made for commutes. Maybe it's a good thing though, so I won't require weight loss products after this pregnancy. But oh, chocolates and ice cream! Sigh.

Hopefully, I will get to contribute a lot to LATCH's activities too. So yeah, I am busy... and I have that homeschooling thing to also concentrate on. But then again, Yakee is only turning three so am really not in a hurry.

Mammaries Engorged, Cool!

LATCH co-founder Buding thought up an acroname game where we think of words for each letter of our name, doesn't have to make sense, to make introductions at the LATCH mixer yesterday more fun. I came up with that, hehe.

The mixer happened at La Creperie at Eastwood City Mall (didn't even know there was such a mall) and it was great hanging out with moms and talking about breasts and babies for hours again. If there's a weird thing about us breastfeeding moms, it's really that we can talk about breastfeeding all day, with enthusiasm and interest, and not get bored. Hehe.

All the hubbies were not banished exactly but opted to stay clear of us. But they were a supportive lot too, some babysitting their tots while the mommies socialized.

One other thing I am happy about is that everyone there said I didn't look preggy at all and didn't look my actual weight of 160 pounds. Looks like I won't be needing the services of irvingia and similar products in the near future, after all. That really made my day!

Anyway, we have so many activities for August Breastfeeding Month, the major ones being projects with QTV and Eastwood City Mall. I am happy to have met more breastfeeding advocates and look forward to stepping up and contributing to LATCH!

Going for Imagination

Spent another sleepless night last night just because I'm pregnant and my hormones are wacko. I may need to research on the best under eye cream for dark circles soon. Tsk.

In the meantime, we finally bought Yakee (and hopefully, Yamee will get to have his/her turn at it) Fisher Price Stack and Roll Cups and Yakee is really having a ball with them. Unfortunately, they're not made of the same material as his other stacking cups... they're made of breakable plastic and I fear they won't last my son's usual kind of play. But they're really fun because you can next them as bowls, stack them in a tower as cups or put them together and make balls. They're different colors too. It's seldom that Yakee will play for a whole half day with just one toy but this one, he really likes.

Note to self though, next time, buy abroad. Had I bought online, they'd have cost P450 only but they were P750 at SM.

Anyway, they're still good for my son's imagination (he likes trying to fit them all in the box as balls). Same reason why I didn't go and buy the glow in the dark stars for our bedroom. See, because there aren't, he imagines and tells me there are so many stars and one or two planets. If I buy something he can see, he'd stop imagining that there are stars. So I choose make-believe conversations instead.

Holding Hands

We have this neighbor who was born with a psychological defect that I really never got sure about. Suffice it to say, he has days when he'd be walking back and forth in our compound making all these noises. My son isn't exactly scared of him initially but my cousin has taken to using him to scare our son into obedience. So now, he's a little scared of him.

One time, he heard Joseph about and Yakee started diving onto the bed and saying "I'm scared." I told him to just hold my hands and everything will be okay, he need not be scared anymore.

Next time he heard Joseph was about, he scampered to just hold my hand and stand there. Then he let go after Joseph stopped making noises.

Yesterday, one commercial that has started scaring him aired and he immediately grabbed my hand and just stood there, watching, not scared anymore.

I just really love these times. He's coming to a point where irrational fears are cropping up and I love that he knows he can hold Mommy's hand and things will be alright.