There are so many things I wanna blog about this past week of my life, which is actually worth more than just a week, it felt like decades.
I had my flight to Davao last Nov. 7 after work. I then took the first van trip to Kidapawan at 6am the following morning. The driver was both good and terrible, well more on the terrible side. He drove so fast that we almost got hit twice. I planned on sleeping for the whole duration of the trip but only took a nap for 10 minutes out of the 2-hour drive, which actually took a little more than 2 hours because we constantly pick up passengers along the way because the van was not full when we left the terminal.
I was home at 8:10am. I was delighted to see my son, who grew a lot since I last saw him 3 months ago. He was so shy at first when I first carry him, but we later on played together. I was surprised at the size of my wife's womb, it was really big compared to when he had our son. Anyway, from here on I'll divide this post into sections in order to organize my thoughts because there's just too much running on my mind right now.
Jamiel Myles
My one year and seven-month old son doesn't act nor look like an infant. He's in his toddler years already and he's very heavy. Hehehe. He learned a couple of dance moves from TV shows and commercials like the "giling2x" of wowowee and "piso all the way" of rexona. He also has his own version of Low by Flo Rida =). One afternoon, I danced while carrying him in my arms and when I was about to put him down to have a rest he wouldn't let his feet touch the ground haha! He still wants me to carry him and dance, it really gave me a workout =). Just like his daddy, he has long and curly eyelashes (thanks Dad for the genes!).
He also has made a liking to cars, balls and balloons. He likes the Car movie the most. Every morning when he wakes up, he'll say "bumbum" while pointing to the TV and dvd/music component, which means he wants to watch the Cars movie (I bought a VCD for him back in my July trip). And it doesn't end there, he'll bug us again with "bumbum" in the afternoon and even in the evening. Hehehe. We would just tell him that his cousin borrowed the vcd, though we know he wouldn't believe us.
He's become more agile and athletic. He can climb every furniture in the house. He can run around the house, move heavy furnitures, push around a full gallon of mineral water and all other sort of things. He's becoming a lot like me when I was a child. Hehehe. I miss him already the moment I went out the door on my way back here in Manila.
Joannie Melle
Our new born baby daughter came into this world last Nov. 9. She and my wife had a difficult first day in the hospital. She was dextrosed for 12 hours because she had stool while inside the womb and she may have eaten some of it. She was crying all night due to hunger (my wife is unable to breastfeed her at that time yet) and to the dextrose. Her arm had swollen the following morning and her pedia had to resort to oral in-take of the anti-biotic because they can't find a nerve to inject the dextrose. She even had contusion on her feet and hands for trying the dextrose. I stayed awake the whole night to comfort her and to make her stop from crying for just a few minutes.
When her hunger was satisfied and her dextrosed was removed, she had a long, nice sleep. She weighed heavier than Jamiel when he was a baby. Jamiel was 6.6 lbs. and Joannie is 8 lbs. She's even taller than her brother, hehe. Jamiel has longer and curly eyelashes, while Joannie has short but curly too. Joannie has long, slender fingers and toes. She has thicker hair than average babies, I think she got it from me. Her eyes are similar to her brother's. Actually, they both look the same, you can even say they're like twins. Hehe.
The Delivery
When Melay came out of the operating room, she was shivering a lot due to the operating room's very cold temperature. I was really worried and I kept holding her hand to help her warm herself. She's also in pain and can't even move a bit not even the following morning. After seeing her like that I decided I don't want a 3rd child anymore, which was what I wanted (she prefers only 2).
The rest of the week
I had a great time watching over Myles for the rest of the week. He has tantrum once in a while and I know he's also afraid of me. I also watched over Joannie once in a while. She just drinks milk and sleeps. When she's awake she just makes these funny expressions and shows off her big eyes hehe.
It is truly one of my happiest weeks this year. Hopefully, I get to go home earlier for Christmas even if I'll have to work from home for a week. *winks winks* hehe ^_^
I had my flight to Davao last Nov. 7 after work. I then took the first van trip to Kidapawan at 6am the following morning. The driver was both good and terrible, well more on the terrible side. He drove so fast that we almost got hit twice. I planned on sleeping for the whole duration of the trip but only took a nap for 10 minutes out of the 2-hour drive, which actually took a little more than 2 hours because we constantly pick up passengers along the way because the van was not full when we left the terminal.
I was home at 8:10am. I was delighted to see my son, who grew a lot since I last saw him 3 months ago. He was so shy at first when I first carry him, but we later on played together. I was surprised at the size of my wife's womb, it was really big compared to when he had our son. Anyway, from here on I'll divide this post into sections in order to organize my thoughts because there's just too much running on my mind right now.
Jamiel Myles
My one year and seven-month old son doesn't act nor look like an infant. He's in his toddler years already and he's very heavy. Hehehe. He learned a couple of dance moves from TV shows and commercials like the "giling2x" of wowowee and "piso all the way" of rexona. He also has his own version of Low by Flo Rida =). One afternoon, I danced while carrying him in my arms and when I was about to put him down to have a rest he wouldn't let his feet touch the ground haha! He still wants me to carry him and dance, it really gave me a workout =). Just like his daddy, he has long and curly eyelashes (thanks Dad for the genes!).
He also has made a liking to cars, balls and balloons. He likes the Car movie the most. Every morning when he wakes up, he'll say "bumbum" while pointing to the TV and dvd/music component, which means he wants to watch the Cars movie (I bought a VCD for him back in my July trip). And it doesn't end there, he'll bug us again with "bumbum" in the afternoon and even in the evening. Hehehe. We would just tell him that his cousin borrowed the vcd, though we know he wouldn't believe us.
He's become more agile and athletic. He can climb every furniture in the house. He can run around the house, move heavy furnitures, push around a full gallon of mineral water and all other sort of things. He's becoming a lot like me when I was a child. Hehehe. I miss him already the moment I went out the door on my way back here in Manila.
Joannie Melle
Our new born baby daughter came into this world last Nov. 9. She and my wife had a difficult first day in the hospital. She was dextrosed for 12 hours because she had stool while inside the womb and she may have eaten some of it. She was crying all night due to hunger (my wife is unable to breastfeed her at that time yet) and to the dextrose. Her arm had swollen the following morning and her pedia had to resort to oral in-take of the anti-biotic because they can't find a nerve to inject the dextrose. She even had contusion on her feet and hands for trying the dextrose. I stayed awake the whole night to comfort her and to make her stop from crying for just a few minutes.
When her hunger was satisfied and her dextrosed was removed, she had a long, nice sleep. She weighed heavier than Jamiel when he was a baby. Jamiel was 6.6 lbs. and Joannie is 8 lbs. She's even taller than her brother, hehe. Jamiel has longer and curly eyelashes, while Joannie has short but curly too. Joannie has long, slender fingers and toes. She has thicker hair than average babies, I think she got it from me. Her eyes are similar to her brother's. Actually, they both look the same, you can even say they're like twins. Hehe.
The Delivery
When Melay came out of the operating room, she was shivering a lot due to the operating room's very cold temperature. I was really worried and I kept holding her hand to help her warm herself. She's also in pain and can't even move a bit not even the following morning. After seeing her like that I decided I don't want a 3rd child anymore, which was what I wanted (she prefers only 2).
The rest of the week
I had a great time watching over Myles for the rest of the week. He has tantrum once in a while and I know he's also afraid of me. I also watched over Joannie once in a while. She just drinks milk and sleeps. When she's awake she just makes these funny expressions and shows off her big eyes hehe.
It is truly one of my happiest weeks this year. Hopefully, I get to go home earlier for Christmas even if I'll have to work from home for a week. *winks winks* hehe ^_^
