Yakee Playing

I am watching Yakee play right now with his brick sets. They're not his Lego ones but they make robot and truck-looking things. I am watching him play using his hands, wondering if he'd be a perfect fit for Hobbes and Landes' Lego program someday... who knows, he may even grow up making modern furniture or home decor... or well, toys :)

Hopefully, like play dough, these toys help with his hand dexterity and develops his brain.

Now, I promised him five minutes and I'll play with him, so I must go.

I Cannot Run Yet...

... but ah, it's real great to dream!

Anyway, the Run United 1 for 2011 will have an ActiveHealth Village and if I can go, I'd definitely consult my varicose veins which I feel might need more exercise or medical care.

Meanwhile, am I not rocking my Infinitude here?

Unprepared Mommy

All this time I thought I was a generally cool, carefree Mom who lets her boy be a boy. But when faced with a real playground with lots of monkey bars and high slides and long seesaws, my heart started racing for my son.

It was great Yakee didn't budge when I said the other slides were too high for him. But when he saw his friend Zach (older than him by 2 weeks) climbing up the many steps of the high slide, he followed suit and I knew I shouldn't do anything anymore but remind him to be careful.

But I was such a helicopter Mom, I kept cheering and reminding them to be careful! Shucks, no wonder my son doesn't have enough confidence doing some things. Sigh.

But I still let him go and have his fun.

I really need to remember that I am a Mom of boys. They need some dirt and scrapes in their lives. They also need to conquer fears and make their mothers worry.

Sigh.

Yakee Opening Doors

Gone is the time when I can leave Yakee for a while downstairs and be sure he'd just stay put. Now, am thinking of getting new handlesets, one that he can't easily manipulate, to buy some more time before he gets opening it again. I'm just scared that we might have scenarios again where he'd lock me out or he'd go out and wander on his own. Plus, what if somebody comes knocking and he opens the door and gets kidnapped?

Yikes!

When I Was Senti

Just around the time I was giving birth to Yamee, I wrote these...

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The circle of love, hope and faith continues.

Mara Clara Making Me Cry

My main motivation for watching the soap is the fact that I never got to watch the original one, which ran for 4 years I think.

Anyway, I just cried along with the moms and Mara. It reminded me again of an article I once read of two mothers having their boys switched. One was rich, one was struggling. When they realized the mistake, they both wanted their biological child but also didn't want to give up the boy they raised. In the end, they decided to keep the boy they raised and just meet regularly.

Put in the same position, I don't think I can also give up the child I raised, the one who kept me up at night when he was an infant, the one I held when he was sick, the one whose scent and feel I know. But even if my biological child ended up richer than we are, I'd still want him back. And if he ended up poorer, more so I'd want him back.

Can you imagine your child not affording doctor visits, hospitalization when they need it, food to eat, education... the list is endless.

Thank God hubs was there at both of my deliveries and we're sure our boys were not switched. Plus, they look so much like us.

Online Shopping

One of the reasons I haven't been a fan of online shopping is that am mighty scared of electronic pickpocketing. And then came Paypal, wich is very secure and makes shopping online tempting.

And then came Multiply which became the Philippine's online bazaar. You can pay via bank deposits and stuff are ordered within 3 days, wherever you are in the country.

And now, am always at it because am either raring to look more fab or slightly depressed. Heaven help our pockets!