Dear Sophie,
You learned something new this week. Shrieking. Yesterday, you wouldn't stop. We tried everything. I was worried it was because of the broccoli. When I was researching broccoli, every link from Google said that it was for babies 8 months and above, but mom insisted so I checked with Yatco (your Pedia) and he gave the go ahead. Anyway, I was worried you were in pain because you wouldn't stop shrieking. The only time you stopped was when I nursed you on my right booby and you had both legs propped against my thighs. I tried to move and it resulted to another bout of shrieking. Please never do that again.
For breakfast we had to serve you the broccoli pumpkin mix again, and I was afraid you were going to hurt ut thankfully you were fine. No crying. I wonder what happened last night. Mom said it was probably because you couldn't find a good sleeping position.
Hugs.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Feeding
Dear Sophie,
You love soup. You love to eat. Right now my worry is that I may be over feeding you.
At five months and 4 days:
* 3times a day
3 ice cubes of frozen baby food (usually some mashed up gulay from Tinola or Nilaga, or squash, sayote, potatoes - whatever is handy.
Half a *gerber* cup of Prunes
2 ounces of clear soup (usually from Malungay and or whatever greens is available)
water (usually an ounce or two)
*About 36 ounces of breastmilk a day
* 4 ounces of apple juice through out the day.
Caran thinks its too much, so I checked with my pedia and he said its different with each kid. You look ok naman so I'm going to continue.
Today I made your food for the week (usually I make your meal for the day lang)
Brocolli, Squash and Rice
Malunggay and Papaya soup
I love you.
You love soup. You love to eat. Right now my worry is that I may be over feeding you.
At five months and 4 days:
* 3times a day
3 ice cubes of frozen baby food (usually some mashed up gulay from Tinola or Nilaga, or squash, sayote, potatoes - whatever is handy.
Half a *gerber* cup of Prunes
2 ounces of clear soup (usually from Malungay and or whatever greens is available)
water (usually an ounce or two)
*About 36 ounces of breastmilk a day
* 4 ounces of apple juice through out the day.
Caran thinks its too much, so I checked with my pedia and he said its different with each kid. You look ok naman so I'm going to continue.
Today I made your food for the week (usually I make your meal for the day lang)
Brocolli, Squash and Rice
Malunggay and Papaya soup
I love you.
Monday, October 18, 2010
I Can
Dear Sophie,
I can see it. Just you and me all day, sleeping together at night. I can see it. I want it so bad. I need to start something, my business soon. I love my job, especially the people I work with, but I want to be financially independent from a regular job soon.
I am very very sad right now, must be the hormones. I don't want to go to work and just sleep next to you because that's what I need right now but what you need right now is a reliable mother. And to be that, I believe I have to be reliable everywhere. Which means I have to go to work tonight.
Oh but I could just work from home, so I could be with you, report to work a couple of days a week, that would be the life.
Mommy
I can see it. Just you and me all day, sleeping together at night. I can see it. I want it so bad. I need to start something, my business soon. I love my job, especially the people I work with, but I want to be financially independent from a regular job soon.
I am very very sad right now, must be the hormones. I don't want to go to work and just sleep next to you because that's what I need right now but what you need right now is a reliable mother. And to be that, I believe I have to be reliable everywhere. Which means I have to go to work tonight.
Oh but I could just work from home, so I could be with you, report to work a couple of days a week, that would be the life.
Mommy
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Hormones
Dear Sophie,
Ive been crying all day. Little sniffs here and there... nothing extreme. I'm not sad about a particular anything, just about the way of the world, about how some people are suffering. You see, the world has a weird sense of balance. Too many rich people, but an even bigger number of poor people. Sometimes it will break your heart, just thinking about it.
We have been blessed. We have more than most people do, and always always remember that. Always be thankful. If you want to be happy, don't look up, look down. Looking at people more fortunate than you might result in resentment, anger, jealousy - things that are never good for you. Looking at people less fortunate will always remind you about how lucky you are.
So be thankful. Ever since I got pregnant with you, on the way to work, I repeat a prayer over and over again. Someday I'll teach you that prayer. For now, I'm sleepy. You're with you yaya, just outside my room.
I love you.
Ive been crying all day. Little sniffs here and there... nothing extreme. I'm not sad about a particular anything, just about the way of the world, about how some people are suffering. You see, the world has a weird sense of balance. Too many rich people, but an even bigger number of poor people. Sometimes it will break your heart, just thinking about it.
We have been blessed. We have more than most people do, and always always remember that. Always be thankful. If you want to be happy, don't look up, look down. Looking at people more fortunate than you might result in resentment, anger, jealousy - things that are never good for you. Looking at people less fortunate will always remind you about how lucky you are.
So be thankful. Ever since I got pregnant with you, on the way to work, I repeat a prayer over and over again. Someday I'll teach you that prayer. For now, I'm sleepy. You're with you yaya, just outside my room.
I love you.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Good morning
Dear Sophia,
One of the very many wonderful things you did today was to wake me up. Well, to be more exact, it was to wake me up the way you did. Which was just to touch my face. I fell asleep reading to you, (in fairness tulog ka na naman e) and when I opened my eyes it was to your big bluish gray eyes. I wonder how long you have been awake, waiting for me to wake up.
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One of the very many wonderful things you did today was to wake me up. Well, to be more exact, it was to wake me up the way you did. Which was just to touch my face. I fell asleep reading to you, (in fairness tulog ka na naman e) and when I opened my eyes it was to your big bluish gray eyes. I wonder how long you have been awake, waiting for me to wake up.
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Belt Tightening
Dear Sophia,
I am not buying you anything but diapers and baby food this month. This is frustrating, knowing how much I make, how little I actually need to spend on a month, being so moneyless. I think I've reached an all time low. I am telling you this, because I want you to learn from my mistakes. I have been blessed with parents who I always could fall back on, you, unfortunately, have not. But it's not yet too late.
If my projections are correct, we will be debt free, completely, on March 2011. It isn't much, but I've just never really been good with money. Flows through my hands like water. sigh.
I am not buying you anything but diapers and baby food this month. This is frustrating, knowing how much I make, how little I actually need to spend on a month, being so moneyless. I think I've reached an all time low. I am telling you this, because I want you to learn from my mistakes. I have been blessed with parents who I always could fall back on, you, unfortunately, have not. But it's not yet too late.
If my projections are correct, we will be debt free, completely, on March 2011. It isn't much, but I've just never really been good with money. Flows through my hands like water. sigh.
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