Today I am celebrating my 1st ever mother's day as a mom. It feels odd actually. To celebrate a thing that I am not really sure I am, you get me right? I feel I am too young to be a mother. yeah right!
Well, it wasn't very very very out of the ordinary. Except that today I am trying hard(er) to teach my daughter to call me mom. Aside from teaching her how to hug (I tell her this is what LOVE is... with the matching hug!) And I get a sweet smile as a reward and she lets me hug her again and again.
I brought her some new clothes. So much for expecting gifts for me. Then we went around Victoria Plaza. Went home, rest, slept.
Around afternoon some cousins went to our house to greet my mom, and me too...
We had dinner at Antonio's. Cool food. But dinakdakan is better in mts. (please expect another blog on it). Otherwise the food was ok. We asked tito buboy to bring us to People's Park (as I haven't been there yet!). Pictures will be uploaded later.
Great first mom's day. Next time will be even better when andie gets to talk. ;)
Walker it is!
Haaay. I was defeated. I was not supposed to buy Andie a walker. I was firm on my decision. I was gonna let her walk without the aid of a walker (with wheels!). Alas, fate has a different plan. We had a small family gathering at my uncle's newly renovated house.
This is andie (in the walker) with tita patch!
And when she saw my Andie, how big and all, he thought of giving my daughter some stuff that his little one has grown out of. He told me, I might as well use it than it become a waste. 1st stop, He gave me my little cousin's walker! waaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!! And andie loves it! Really.
After a day or two of getting used to how to use the toy, Andie got the hang of it and now she's cruising around with it. haaaay. So much for not having a walker.
It's now To walker!
Pedia Visit
Andie has just finished her 2 month treatment of Pyrazinamide (on May 4). On May 3 I made sure I brought her to her Pediatrician, Dr. Jack Estuart.
I wasn't sure I was bringing her in the morning as it was really gloomy, lest it rained. Andie'll get wet and might catch colds. That'll be another problem. Mama passed by the clinic to enlist us none the less. We were supposed to be number six on the list and Dr. Jack is arriving by 12 noon yet. I had time, I thought.
Andie was able to video chat with her aunt in canada before I prepped her for her doctor's appointment.
At Quirino Doctors
I arrived at the clinic with a lot of patients already on queue. Why was I not surprised? :) Doc Jack is sort of a famous doc here. Well, her wife is an OB-Gyn. (you do the math!).
Anyway, it was one of those days where Pedia's patients are more than that of the OBs. Sometimes it's the other way around.
I saw one of my officemates with her baby (and mother). Chit chat a bit and then before we know it, it was already our turn to be seen by Doc Jack.
Inside the Doctor's office
Doc Jack asked the usual questions, How's the baby. Has she been sick? Etc, etc, etc.
She (well, I was!) was instructed to continue her Rif and Iso. Otherwise my andie is a well baby. SHe was measured too, forgot how tall she is now! And then the doc listened to her hearbeat and other sounds that she may be doing!
Andie is still suffering from stranger anxiety, she's already standing on her own. She even takes small steps (cruising) when I put her to hold on to furnitures. She also scoots around the house so fast!
So, what's next? I hope she begins talking soon!
