Here are some pictures from their playdates.
And this one is of Hadrien interrupting my DIY photoshoots for BC :)
Check out and compare his expressions in the first and last pictures :)
2.24.2008
Update on Play Dates
It's been 2 weeks from their first play date and so far, we've been having them about 2 times a week. I'm trying to invite other kids as well so that Baz will get used to the notion of other friends too.
Here are some pictures from their playdates.
And this one is of Hadrien interrupting my DIY photoshoots for BC :)
Check out and compare his expressions in the first and last pictures :)
Here are some pictures from their playdates.
And this one is of Hadrien interrupting my DIY photoshoots for BC :)
Check out and compare his expressions in the first and last pictures :)
Update on Dona
We should have listened to T. Gabby. That you should only feed caterpillars the kind of leaf that the caterpillar was feeding on. We did at first giving Dona almost the whole bunch of kangkong in which we found her. After running out of kangkong, Yaya Dora gave Dona some leaves from the ipil-ipil tree they pass on their way to church. Dona didn't like it and after just a week with us, she died... The kids look for Dona every now and then. But they understood that Dona is dead and that she's "no more". I felt sad coming home to learn Dona was dead. For about a week, that was the first thing we'd check upon entering the door.
PS: In case you were wondering about the glasses of water with a hanky inside - that was our lesson on capillary action.
Conversations with Baz and Hadrien (Part 5)
Baz is almost 5 years old -- and is still thumb-sucking. We've resorted to "threats" lately (we'll put tabasco sauce on your thumb, you might swallow your thumb, etc.), which haven't worked. One day, he noticed us looking at him with his thumb against his mouth.
Baz: You know what, Daddy? This is not thumb-sucking. This is nail-sucking!
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On another occasion,
Baz: Daddy, I know what you can do when you catch me thumb-sucking. You can just tootay my thumb!
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Then one time, as we caught him picking his nose:
Baz: I'm picking my nose. I like my booger. I think about my booger all the time.
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Hadrien loves coming over when I sit in front of the computer. This time, he was holding the carton inside the toiletpaper roll and was peering at me through it.
Hadrien: I see you!
Mommy: (after taking the carton from him) I see a little boy in front of me. I think he'll be 3 years old soon. And he seems to be growing taller and taller and getting bigger and bigger.
Hadrien: (stretching himself) And I'll be big and tall like Goliath and I will put (push) him!
Baz: You know what, Daddy? This is not thumb-sucking. This is nail-sucking!
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On another occasion,
Baz: Daddy, I know what you can do when you catch me thumb-sucking. You can just tootay my thumb!
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Then one time, as we caught him picking his nose:
Baz: I'm picking my nose. I like my booger. I think about my booger all the time.
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Hadrien loves coming over when I sit in front of the computer. This time, he was holding the carton inside the toiletpaper roll and was peering at me through it.
Hadrien: I see you!
Mommy: (after taking the carton from him) I see a little boy in front of me. I think he'll be 3 years old soon. And he seems to be growing taller and taller and getting bigger and bigger.
Hadrien: (stretching himself) And I'll be big and tall like Goliath and I will put (push) him!
2.17.2008
Toilet Humor
Warning: This post is not for the faint-hearted - or those who get grossed out easily.
On the way to a get together with friends from SyCip, the boys and I were stuck in traffic. For an hour and a half, we were stuck on the Alabang - Bicutan portion of the SLEX. Since Hadrien is toilet-trained, we didn't have any diapers with us. For Hadrien, it's bad enough that he has to be strapped into his carseat - but for more than 30 minutes - that's way too much! So, after repeated (and this means more than at least 30) cries of "I want to pee!"; "I got to pee"; "I want to pee in the white/black/white and blue bottle", I finally relented. I let him out of his carseat and allowed him to pee. As the pee was nearing the rim of the cup, I pleaded with him to stop so that I can empty the cup (not the wisest move as you will see). Sure enough, less than an hour later, he again asked to pee. We pull out our trusted cup, he pulls down his pants and briefs, and into the cup his pee goes. It went pretty smoothly this time. I got distracted by a phone call and somehow, Hadrien got hold of the cup and emptied its contents on my lap! Obviously, I had to cancel my plans for the night. I didn't want to show up with pee-stained pants and shoes!
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Since the boys are 4 and 2, we are able to leave them to take a shower. We'd leave the door open so that we can hear them and check in every 2-3 minutes. One time, we heard Baz screaming and laughing "gross! that's gross! poop!" Raffy walks in and lets out a loud "aaahhh!!! who did this?" I don't remember who actually owned up. But I recall Raffy flushing something down the toilet and coming out with a "tabo" that had to be washed thoroughly.
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The boys like doing things together. Sometimes, they'd pee at the same time. When this happens, they'd make their "pee streams" cross and shout out "I pee on your pee!". They won't stop until they run out of ammunition :)
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Last night, during bathtime, Baz and Hadrien burst out laughing. It turns out that this time, someone decided to pee in the trash bin. Baz said it was "Hadrieni". When I asked Hadrien if it was him, he looked at me nonchalantly and said "nothing!" Tonight, we told Gramma and Gramps about the incident, and Baz broke out into a wide smile and giggled. Yaya Andora thinks it could be Baz. It definitely have been either of them - or both!
On the way to a get together with friends from SyCip, the boys and I were stuck in traffic. For an hour and a half, we were stuck on the Alabang - Bicutan portion of the SLEX. Since Hadrien is toilet-trained, we didn't have any diapers with us. For Hadrien, it's bad enough that he has to be strapped into his carseat - but for more than 30 minutes - that's way too much! So, after repeated (and this means more than at least 30) cries of "I want to pee!"; "I got to pee"; "I want to pee in the white/black/white and blue bottle", I finally relented. I let him out of his carseat and allowed him to pee. As the pee was nearing the rim of the cup, I pleaded with him to stop so that I can empty the cup (not the wisest move as you will see). Sure enough, less than an hour later, he again asked to pee. We pull out our trusted cup, he pulls down his pants and briefs, and into the cup his pee goes. It went pretty smoothly this time. I got distracted by a phone call and somehow, Hadrien got hold of the cup and emptied its contents on my lap! Obviously, I had to cancel my plans for the night. I didn't want to show up with pee-stained pants and shoes!
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Since the boys are 4 and 2, we are able to leave them to take a shower. We'd leave the door open so that we can hear them and check in every 2-3 minutes. One time, we heard Baz screaming and laughing "gross! that's gross! poop!" Raffy walks in and lets out a loud "aaahhh!!! who did this?" I don't remember who actually owned up. But I recall Raffy flushing something down the toilet and coming out with a "tabo" that had to be washed thoroughly.
__________
The boys like doing things together. Sometimes, they'd pee at the same time. When this happens, they'd make their "pee streams" cross and shout out "I pee on your pee!". They won't stop until they run out of ammunition :)
___________
Last night, during bathtime, Baz and Hadrien burst out laughing. It turns out that this time, someone decided to pee in the trash bin. Baz said it was "Hadrieni". When I asked Hadrien if it was him, he looked at me nonchalantly and said "nothing!" Tonight, we told Gramma and Gramps about the incident, and Baz broke out into a wide smile and giggled. Yaya Andora thinks it could be Baz. It definitely have been either of them - or both!
Bad!
Hadrien hates traffic jams. Sometimes, when the car is stalled, he would order me "drive, go, drive now, mommy!" Here's a particularly cute exchange...
Hadrien: Red is bad no, mommy?
Mommy: No, it's just that it's the other side's turn to "go".
Hadrien: Red is bad. I eat you, red! Yum, yum, yum!!!
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After getting a scolding from Daddy, Hadrien turns and leans into me and in a hushed voice -
Hadrien: Daddy's bad no, mommy?
Mommy: Daddy, o! Did you hear what Hadrien said?
Hadrien: Nothing!!
Hadrien: Red is bad no, mommy?
Mommy: No, it's just that it's the other side's turn to "go".
Hadrien: Red is bad. I eat you, red! Yum, yum, yum!!!
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After getting a scolding from Daddy, Hadrien turns and leans into me and in a hushed voice -
Hadrien: Daddy's bad no, mommy?
Mommy: Daddy, o! Did you hear what Hadrien said?
Hadrien: Nothing!!
2.10.2008
Another thing in common
with the boys is their allergy to peanuts.
We discovered Baz's allergy to peanuts 1 week short of his 3rd birthday (when they say it is say for you to try peanuts with young children). I didn't intentionally give him peanuts - he "stole" from my stash of peanut-butter sandwiches I prepared for our day trip to Tagaytay to celebrate his birthday since Raffy was going to Switzerland and wouldn't be in the country for his birthday. Almost immediately, Baz developed something that looked like welts on his face, his eyes began to swell and his tongue looked like it had blisters. Credit mother's instincts for telling me what I needed to buy. We were lucky we found a drugstore a good 5 minutes after we discovered Baz's allergic reaction. Raffy and I debated whether we should bring him to a local (provincial) hospital or to go back to Alabang for Asian Hospital. I was so scared that I wanted to run to the closest hospital. But Raffy preferred to rush back to Alabang. Thankfully, his allergic reaction subsided by the time we got to the hospital (after around 20 minutes) and I don't even remember what they did except to observe him.
So, you'd think we'd be careful with Hadrien, right? We were! Since he hasn't turned 3 yet, we don't give him peanuts and check carefully before giving him food which usually contain peanuts. This weekend though, we had a box of donuts, a few of which were glazed with peanut-butter. Even if we were careful not to give either of the boys those donuts, on hindsight, we think they picked out donuts which were set next to the peanut-butter glazed ones. Just like Baz, Hadrien had an immediate reaction - his chin turned red. This time, we didn't have to drive to the pharmacy to get antihistamine. In 10 minutes, the rashes began to subside. I hope they outgrow their peanut allergy - and soon! I'm scared at the thought of not being there when they make the mistake of eating peanuts or not having medication on hand.
We discovered Baz's allergy to peanuts 1 week short of his 3rd birthday (when they say it is say for you to try peanuts with young children). I didn't intentionally give him peanuts - he "stole" from my stash of peanut-butter sandwiches I prepared for our day trip to Tagaytay to celebrate his birthday since Raffy was going to Switzerland and wouldn't be in the country for his birthday. Almost immediately, Baz developed something that looked like welts on his face, his eyes began to swell and his tongue looked like it had blisters. Credit mother's instincts for telling me what I needed to buy. We were lucky we found a drugstore a good 5 minutes after we discovered Baz's allergic reaction. Raffy and I debated whether we should bring him to a local (provincial) hospital or to go back to Alabang for Asian Hospital. I was so scared that I wanted to run to the closest hospital. But Raffy preferred to rush back to Alabang. Thankfully, his allergic reaction subsided by the time we got to the hospital (after around 20 minutes) and I don't even remember what they did except to observe him.
So, you'd think we'd be careful with Hadrien, right? We were! Since he hasn't turned 3 yet, we don't give him peanuts and check carefully before giving him food which usually contain peanuts. This weekend though, we had a box of donuts, a few of which were glazed with peanut-butter. Even if we were careful not to give either of the boys those donuts, on hindsight, we think they picked out donuts which were set next to the peanut-butter glazed ones. Just like Baz, Hadrien had an immediate reaction - his chin turned red. This time, we didn't have to drive to the pharmacy to get antihistamine. In 10 minutes, the rashes began to subside. I hope they outgrow their peanut allergy - and soon! I'm scared at the thought of not being there when they make the mistake of eating peanuts or not having medication on hand.
2.09.2008
Playdate Breakthrough
Among Baz's quirks are that he's slow to warm up and his refusal to talk in school. This has caused quite a concern for us. Starting christmas though, he began to show remarkable improvement - by "performing" with his classmates during their christmas program, engaging in conversations with even his Tita Bel, whom he sees only when she visits the Philippines, working with his teachers, specially Teacher Gabby.
But the thing that surprised us most was how he and his favorite classmate, Anton, made plans for a playdate. It happened Wednesday of this week and they planned for Anton to come home with him and Hadrien the following day. So even if the boys had a pre-planned doctor's appointment, we decided to forgo it in favor of the playdate. It isn't everyday that Baz invites a friend over. And we wanted to see if he would talk to someone from school.
The playdate was a huge success! Baz started talking the minute they got on the elevator and didn't seem to stop talking to Anton since. In fact, Anton had to ask "will you talk in school now?" The boys had a great time playing at our condo and then at the playground in UPB. They even collectively got into a "fight" with a boy who said the word "stupid". When Anton's mom picked him up close to 9 pm, Baz was sad to see Anton go (and I'm glad to say Anton didn't want to leave either) - so much so that the following day, Baz wanted to go to Anton's house. Raffy and I gladly obliged and sent the boys over.
I think we will be having more playdates now. On one hand, I'm very happy to see him open up and let go some of his self-imposed restraint. On the other, I felt a tug at the thought that it won't be long before the boys prefer their friends' company to ours. It reminded me to devote more time with the kids. Now, before they outgrow their wanting to be with mommy and daddy all the time :)
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From Ninang Ritchie
Went to pick up mom from pasig and saw the boys playing with Anton..Baz is finally making his own friends and he was the one who invited Anton and set the playdate.
Meanwhile, the kid brother is busy making enemies....when I went up to the Roof Deck to look for the boys.....Ham was the first to greet me when I arrived..then another little boy, not Anton, went up to me and said "Are you his mother?"... I said "No, I'm his aunt, why?"
boy said, "He is annoying me?" I said, "really, what did he do?" boy said, "He keeps saying "stop that stop that....."
Apparently, the boy slipped out the word "stupid" and Ham being a consciencious little fellow said "Stop That!" ...but being a naughty little fellow...Ham chased the boy (who was about Baz's age) and kept repeating "stop that!!" until the boy got pikon!!!!
then, when the boy tried to get back at him..Ham hid behind his yaya.
But the thing that surprised us most was how he and his favorite classmate, Anton, made plans for a playdate. It happened Wednesday of this week and they planned for Anton to come home with him and Hadrien the following day. So even if the boys had a pre-planned doctor's appointment, we decided to forgo it in favor of the playdate. It isn't everyday that Baz invites a friend over. And we wanted to see if he would talk to someone from school.
The playdate was a huge success! Baz started talking the minute they got on the elevator and didn't seem to stop talking to Anton since. In fact, Anton had to ask "will you talk in school now?" The boys had a great time playing at our condo and then at the playground in UPB. They even collectively got into a "fight" with a boy who said the word "stupid". When Anton's mom picked him up close to 9 pm, Baz was sad to see Anton go (and I'm glad to say Anton didn't want to leave either) - so much so that the following day, Baz wanted to go to Anton's house. Raffy and I gladly obliged and sent the boys over.
I think we will be having more playdates now. On one hand, I'm very happy to see him open up and let go some of his self-imposed restraint. On the other, I felt a tug at the thought that it won't be long before the boys prefer their friends' company to ours. It reminded me to devote more time with the kids. Now, before they outgrow their wanting to be with mommy and daddy all the time :)
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From Ninang Ritchie
Went to pick up mom from pasig and saw the boys playing with Anton..Baz is finally making his own friends and he was the one who invited Anton and set the playdate.
Meanwhile, the kid brother is busy making enemies....when I went up to the Roof Deck to look for the boys.....Ham was the first to greet me when I arrived..then another little boy, not Anton, went up to me and said "Are you his mother?"... I said "No, I'm his aunt, why?"
boy said, "He is annoying me?" I said, "really, what did he do?" boy said, "He keeps saying "stop that stop that....."
Apparently, the boy slipped out the word "stupid" and Ham being a consciencious little fellow said "Stop That!" ...but being a naughty little fellow...Ham chased the boy (who was about Baz's age) and kept repeating "stop that!!" until the boy got pikon!!!!
then, when the boy tried to get back at him..Ham hid behind his yaya.
2.08.2008
From Auntie Gennie, Baz, the take-charge boy
Baz is such a responsible little boy. He called me up on Tuesday asking me to buy him play-doh because his stock in Gramma's condo had turned hard already. He wanted me to go there that day but I told him I had work to do so I said I'd get him more play-doh the next time he was in Gramma's condo. I asked him when that would be and he said Thursday. Yesterday, Wednesday, he called me up again to remind me to get him the play-doh because he'd be in Gramma's condo the next day. I assured him I would get him the play-doh and see him Thursday. Last night, Gramma called Baz and told him that she'd fetch him from school on Thursday and bring him straight to Pasig, meaning he wouldn't be going to Gramma's condo. He immediately told his Gramma to tell me to go to Pasig instead of Gramma's condo. But Gramma explained to him that, because he would be playing with his friend Anton, he could do away with the play-doh for the meantime. He agreed and told his Gramma to tell me to bring the play-doh next time. Maybe he didn't quite trust that his message would get to me so early this morning (today is Thursday), he called me and said he wouldn't be going to Gramma's condo today so I needn't get him the play-doh. I asked him when he would be in Gramma's condo again and he said Tuesday and we agreed that I would see him on Tuesday with his play-doh. Ah, Baz, the take-charge boy who's courteous enough to call when he has to cancel prior engagements.
2.02.2008
Who's Sneakier?
The results are in! Raffy and I purposely didn't cast our votes so that we wouldn't cloud anyone's judgment. Perhaps there was no need to worry about that. By a vote of 15:1, Hadrien got the sneakier vote.
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