How Does a SAHM Get Sick and Manage?

Thankfully, I have a loving husband.

And a cousin to help.

And a very empathetic, understanding boy.... half the time. But half the time, of course, he was acting up for attention and interaction. Something I couldn't give him at all because I was really feeling feverish and woozy all the time. Everything I ate also upset me.

Sigh.

I felt so bad not even having the patience to read to him properly. But I know, deep in his heart, he has forgiven Mommy already.

Sharing a Blanket

Ever since Yakee was born, we shared a blanket. I had him in sleeper suits as an infant but since I was breastfeeding, we shared a blanket. No matter how he'd roam the bed, he'd always find himself beside me anyway.

But now, he's a lot bigger already. And he still roams in his sleep. And I no longer breastfeed so I don't need to be waking up all the time to check where he is. So I decided to give him his own blanket (malong) to sleep with.

During the first few nights though, he'd sleep restlessly, as if looking for something that isn't there anymore. I guess it's our combined warmth in a blanket that he misses. Well, he gravitates towards his father's butt during the night anyway, wrapped in his malong, so I can also say he adjusted pretty well.

Mommy just hs to give up claim on her malongs though. I have been sleeping with malongs as blanket for around a decade now. Now, I have to share.

Roadtrip Fun to Tagaytay

I really love my husband more forbeing the one to propose the impromptu road trip to Tagaytay yesterday. We were just in time for some daylight left for the kids (my son and nephew) to enjoy the animals in the zoo. Oh, how they WOWed over every cage.

The highlight of the trip was riding horses, and the kids allowing themselves to come with total strangers for the horse ride.

Pictures to follow but it was really great being able to show my son lions and alpacas, tigers and snakes, animals he's read off books.

One boo-boo though. Our car is an old model and doesn't have child lock. My nephew was able to unlock one of the car doors and open it! Thank God we were on a stop. I scolded the nephew and he ended up crying but I was really scared for a moment. Hubs and I realized we couldn't put off looking for a car with child lock and great auto insurance quote anymore. Kids are always going to be curious anyway and it's not like they were unattended at the back.

But we still had great fun. And nephew wasn't traumatized by my scolding. And Yakee is still hyper from all the fun he had.

Starting with the Potty Training

Suddenly I feel that I have to start pushing Yakee in the direction of a potty trained way of life. Plus, he loves Elmo's Potty Time so am thinking he's getting groomed for it. Another thing going for him is that it doesn't take him a long time to poop. He's not like other kids/people who go through so many ceremonies before being finished.

I have been asking Moms how they went about it, as I am having issues with holding his peen as he pees. But he has exhibited more bladder control now because he can let go at the CR now. He just refuses to tell me beforehand when he really has to pee.

I wonder if having a cardboard display of his accomplishments, a potty and rewards chart, is imperative at this point. But I have tasked my husband first to bring him to the CR everytime he pees so he can instruct Yakee.

Good luck to us!

The Expanded Breastfeeding Act

Finally, our second female President has shown more support to the breastfeeding cause!

PGMA recently signed the Expanded Breastfeeding Act which basically:
~ requires all institutions (where practical) to establish lactation stations;
~ offers institutions (private or government) tax exemptions greater than the operational cost of those breastfeeding stations;
~ provides employees 'lactation breaks' aside from the usual lunch break;
~ encourages promotion of breastfeeding by integrating it in school curriculums; and
~ sets August as Breastfeeding Awareness Month

Hopefully, this does encourage more women to breastfeed and we can bring breastfeeding back as the norm.

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Oh and I know I shouldn't react to stupid comments anymore but one of the commenters in that page was ranting about how providing lactation rooms was a waste of money... and shouldn't men be provided with masturbation rooms as well... Just goes to show why men's larger brains have fewer connections, all the protein in their system get wasted in their hands.

I Need New Shoes

I did not win Animetric's blog contest for the VNC shoes and the prize money for that Red Shoes thing.

Apart from the shoes I wore for my wedding, and a silver pair I use for weddings (which has started cracking by the way), my only decent pair is a red pair. I also have a pair of Adidas rubber shoes so am not likely to be looking at mbt ones. And then, the black flats I wear everywhere, with everything.

That's it.

I need at least one other black heels, especially since I am fat now and need the heels to make me look leaner by making me taller.

Unfortunately, my feet have been spoiled by not having to go out everyday and being able to actually wear flip flops instead so most pairs I try 'hurt' my feet without me having to walk in them yet. Hehe. Exaggerated, I know, but really, I don't feel comfortable with shoes anymore.

So yeah, I can relate to my son's dislike of donning shoes.

Letting My Child Roam Topless

I am guilty of letting my son roam topless some days now. Sometimes, I even let him take a nap in the afternoon with no clothes on, with the fan directed to him. It's just so hot and he also hates putting a shirt on.

I just thank goodness we're not living in metal buildings just yet, otherwise we'd all be getting fried alive in this heat.

I just bank on the fact that colds are brought about by viruses, but the old wives' tales refuse to stop ringing in my ears. Even when I've developed a habit of bathing him at night, I also still quietly fear colds while watching him play in his tub.

One thing that I feel has worked for us for real though is sock-wearing for him at night, when we have the A/C on. So far, colds haven't been plaguing him as much.