I came home about an hour and a half ago from a long day at work. And when I say long day, I meant about 13 hours long. And I am tired. But my brain’s still way too active for bedtime. You see, I have been working the graveyard shift for almost 8 years and then alternated from graveyard shift to midshift and back. For the past few months though, I have been in the midshift, extending into the wee hours in the morning depending on the need. And trust me when I say that 13 hours used to be my normal working hours […]
Are We Ready for Our Child’s Education?
Disclaimer: this is an unsponsored post. Just wanted to share what I learned. 🙂 I was browsing through Facebook a few weeks ago when I stumbled upon a seminar posted by Mothercare Philippines: I was interested to attend as I have been planning to have my son homeschooled, especially when I confirmed that he has Down syndrome. It is not for the reason that I don’t want him to interact to “normal” kids but rather to ensure that his studies will be based on his own learning curve. So when I saw this, the first thing I checked was the schedule. It was […]
Long Time No See
It’s been almost a year when the three of us were together. I think the last time we had coffee together was August of last year, before I went home to the mountain city to give birth. I’m not sure if I got a copy of the photo of that day. I stayed in Baguio from late August to start of October, then came back to the mountain city with my little Z and stayed here until December. Whereas, RB was still pregnant and working until early December, I think. Given that I became a Mom and RB was an expectant […]
Weight Issues after Giving Birth
I didn’t really want to write something about weight issues but I guess I just needed to do it. You see, I did not really get that big when I was pregnant. I had a small tummy. Even my OB said that I didn’t really gain weight. All the weight I gained was my baby. And even before I got pregnant, I was at the base line of my weight range. I had (well, have) irregular eating habits, not enough sleep, and too much going on to really think of having a healthy diet. When I got pregnant, I had […]
A Bazaar and Coffee Date with Superman
Today is little Z’s last day here in the big metro. In a few hours from now (since it is already almost 2 AM in this side of the world), we will travel back home and I will be leaving him with my Mom and sister again. *Sigh* And since my little boy and my sis are stuck in the house the whole week, I make it a point that I bring them out during weekends. And today was no exception. I have seen the ads in my FB newsfeeds regarding Mommy Mundo’s Expo Mom bazaar in Glorietta. Being a […]
First Ever Mother’s Day…
This is the first time that I celebrate Mother’s Day as a legitimate (for the lack of better term haha) mother. I have been greeted before with “happy mother’s day” due to the fact that I have somehow became a nanny of my friend’s kids and all that. It, somehow, became some sort of a joke. When I was a lot younger (around high school age, to be specific), I came up with a vague life plan. One of the plans was to be married by age 25 and with two kids – a boy and a girl. Well, I […]
Shopping for the little boy…
It’s Saturday morning already in this side of the world. Another week has passed, though I am not sure if I was really productive at work. Oh well. I already told you about last weekend’s cravings. Well, my cravings, that is. Given that SM is on a mega-sale this weekend, I might just as well post about my shopping spree for little Z. Last weekend, when I went home to Baguio (which I refer to as mountain city in previous posts), I picked up Z at church as my Mom brought him with her that morning. Before I went to […]
Satisfaction Weekend…
It was cravings week last week. Well, for me, that is. I was craving for a lot of something sweet or something salty. And I was able to satisfy those cravings when I went home to my little Z over the weekend. Whoppeee! I left the office at around 1 AM on a Saturday and was hoping to be able to get a 1:30AM trip home. When I got to the bus terminal, there was a long line of chance passengers. There was nothing special happening over the weekend, to say the least, so I was wondering why there were […]
Missing Little Z…
It’s already Friday dawn on this side of the world. I should be getting some sleep since I still have to work later today before I take another long commute home to my little boy. It’s been just 4 days (well, not counting today yet) since I last saw little Z but I do miss him terribly. I was able to see him online a couple of days ago, though. But then again, who am I kidding, right? Seeing your little boy on the screen and seeing him and actually able to hold him, hug him and kiss him are […]
Good Friday Indeed…
So, I arrived in the mountain city earlier tonight, around quarter to eight. It was actually surprising that the usual 6.5 hours commute became 5.5 hours travel from the big metro. I guess you can chalk it up to lesser people on the roads to cause heavy traffic jams (since most of them have already gone home earlier in the week), and the one way lanes already opened up to ease up the traffic. Well, except in the big metro, I guess, since the road re-blocking has started yesterday . And my little boy was so happy to see me. […]