September 2011

Off to Heartbreak Hotel

For me, one of the difficult part of parenting is when I hear and see my son’s reaction everytime he sees me get dressed. Or everytime I tell him I’m going to work.
Matt starts to ask: “You’re not going to work Mama?”
Followed by a declaration of sorts: “Mama is not working.” While throwing and attaching […]

Lightning McQueen Is Datchu?

Me: Matt, are you a cow?
Matt: No. *pause* I’m a car.

This is IT

Here’s the latest PR reading for Our Makiko courtesy of iwebtool.com.
 
 

 
 
Pitiful single candle! Lonely line! But that’s fine. I had a grand time riding  my previous (low) PR of 2. It was fun while it lasted.
No worry. At least it’s not a big oh as in zer-Oh.
 
Truth be known, I have actually been waiting […]

At Least He’s Being Considerate

My mother told me that the other day my son requested that a diaper be put on him.
Guessing that Matt was up to something “important and necessary”, my mother dutifully complied to my son’s request.
 
And indeed she guessed his intention right. No sooner had the diaper was securedly put into place than my son […]

Too Much of Winnie d Pooh

Last night, I conducted a very basic Question and Answer routine with Matt. I asked him his name, his age, his parents’ name and you know, other very basic stuffs.
 
What is your mother’s name?
 
I don’t know. This he said while grinning mischievously.
 
What is your father’s name?
 
Mmm, Christopher.
 
Christopher who?
 
Christopher Robin.
 
Oh God, please tell me I’m in […]

Definitely Thoughtful

Is my boy sweet? Yes, Matt surely is.
Is my boy thoughtful? Sure. He is always concerned. And as proof, expect him to say these.
Are you okay?
Are you fine?
Are you sick?
But also expect him to say these:
Are you crazy?
Are you stupid? 

What the Diapers Concealed

I am so hesitant to write about this observation but I have to write this down. Just to keep tabs.
I was trying to put Matt to sleep on Monday when he spotted a magazine, which my mother was previously reading, lying on our bed. It’s a Sunday magazine issue of The Daily Inquirer, a major […]