I decided not to go to work for two days so I could take him to his pediatrician and nurse him while he’s sick (despite my tormenting work load in the office).

The doctor prescribed some antibiotic and paracetamol. So we’re all hoping for his speedy recovery. He lost a few pounds and his eyes look tired.

It’s so hard to focus on my work when he’s sick. My mind is always at home. I hate this feeling.

And I think that is what I need now. As I struggle to become the kind of mother that God wants me to be, I need to be inspired by parents who have the same conviction when it comes to child-rearing.

I realized that aside from praying, I also need to be in touch with people who can understand what I’m going through, people that I can share my motherhood experiences with, people that can give me tips on how to become a better mother the godly way – and the list goes on. Who else should I talk to? Of course, moms like me!

As they say, it’s easy to bear a child…But it’s very difficult to be a good mother.

I am not a perfect mom. As a matter fact, I have a lot of flaws…flaws that I’m willing to work on as I continue this exciting journey to motherhood.

Join me at Mommies Coffee Break and Moms of Faith to learn more.

Read on…

A baby asked God, “They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?”

“Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you.”

The child further inquired, “But tell me, here in heaven I don’t have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy.”

God said, “Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And you will feel your angel’s love and be very happy.”

Again the child asked, “And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don’t know the language?”

God said, “Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.”

“And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?”

God said, “Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray.”

“Who will protect me?”

God said, “Your angel will defend you even if it means risking it’s life.”

“But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore.”

God said, “Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you.”

At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, “God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel’s name.”

“You will simply call her, “MOM”

Greggy’s growing up too fast and as much as I hate to admit it, he’s becoming more attached to his nanny than me and his daddy. I can’t blame him anyway. His nanny always spends time with him and they really enjoy each other’s company.

Now does that make me a jealous mother?

Yes, you can probably say that I’m a bit jealous of the time she spends with him. Because it’s the LUXURY I can’t afford right now. I know my Saturdays and Sundays can never be enough. And that makes her luckier than I could ever be.

God, I am so envious. *sigh*

]]> http://so-cuddly.net/2008/10/24/the-gift-of-time/feed/ http://so-cuddly.net/2008/10/22/my-cute-superboy/ http://so-cuddly.net/2008/10/22/my-cute-superboy/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:19:39 +0000 Honney http://so-cuddly.net/?p=44 We bought a Superman costume for Greggy a few weeks ago at Toy Kingdom, SM Megamall. He really loves wearing it! Look at his adorable photos.

Killer smile…

serious superboy

Anong tawag sa pose na ito? Di ko alam!

I am strong, mommy!

kawawang superboy

mad superboy

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After our early morning chat over breakfast, he started setting up our 6-feet tall Christmas tree. He does the whole Christmas decoration every year. Needless to say, I wasn’t gifted with such creativity at all. That’s why I let him do it. Hahaha. I just don’t wanna mess everything up, you know.

I, on the other hand, worked on our Boracay travel album. I arranged all our 300 pictures in order and painstakingly placed them in the album including our plane tickets and the official receipt that we got from the Blue Mango Inn, where we stayed for four days April this year.

We finished the whole thing before lunch time. My dad-in-law gave us fresh crabs and shrimps straight from the aiport that morning so I cooked Shrimp Gambas for lunch. In return, Leo cooked the crabs. Talk about division of labor!

After all, books don’t come cheap nowadays.

“You know children are growing up when they start asking questions that have answers.” - John Plomp

Quite true, isn’t it? My son is getting more and more inquisitive each day. He would ask questions like:

“What color is this or that, mommy?”
“What’s the English of ____?” (if he hears any unfamiliar tagalog words)
“Mommy, what’s this?” (pointing to an unfamiliar object)
“What did you say?” (if he hears something he can’t understand)
“What are you doing?”
“Are we in Mandaluyong/SM/Mall of Asia/wherever already?”

…And the list goes on. Sometimes he would give funny answers to our questions that really make sense. One time, while he was watching our wedding video, he asked me why he wasn’t there. Bakit daw si lolo, lola, tito, tita, etc. lang daw ang nakikita nya lagi.

His daddy and I looked at each other in disbelief. Then I explained to him, “Baby, you’re still in heaven with Papa Jesus that time that’s why you’re not with us on our wedding day…”

He seemed to have understood what I said and just continued watching the video.

And we knew since then that he’s indeed growing up. Too fast…

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