Baby steps.

"Just let go", I've been telling this to myself for the past few days. Nathan is in the phase where he wants to roam around and just grab things and explore. We were at the supermarket one time and he refused to be carried, instead he wanted to be put down so he can walk, assisted syempre. He also refuses now to be held at both hands when walking, gusto niya one-hand assist nalang. And though I'm really proud of this achievement and milestone, I can't help but still feel a bit OA. HAY I really feel that I don't make sense at all pero, ang hirap pala!

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

Dear Nathan,

Today, you reminded Mommy of a very good lesson in life: Never give up.

You've been trying to stand up on your crib for a long time now. You would try each day, slowly trying to figure out how to do it. At times, you would reach out for the toy beside your crib and hang on it for support.  For the past days, we've seen you kneel longer than you did before and we just thought, "Hey that's a good start!"

Kanina, habang busy si Mommy magtupi ng cloth diapers mo and si Daddy naman busy sa work, bigla mo na naman kami sinurprise! Nakita nalang kita bigla na nakakapit sa rails nung crib mo, at siyempre sa gulat ko, tinawag ko si Daddy at nagulat ka naman. Ayun, naoff balance ka tuloy at napaupo ulit.



Bigla naging cheerleader si Daddy at ako naman, photographer. Dudad stayed by the side of the crib, "Go Anak, kaya mo yan." He said.

Few attempts later...



You did it!



You managed to hold on for a minute (?) before you fell on your butt. But, just like that, you tried again and again.

Ganyan nga, anak. Sometimes, in life -- we fall down. But that doesn't mean we have to quit trying. Para-paraan lang yan, until we figure out what to do and how to do it. It may hurt a bit, but the happiness you'd feel when you succeed is worth every single ouchy moment. :)

Just don't forget, Mommy and Daddy are always here for you. We love you sooo much!

Reaching Out.

Kaninang umaga, nung pinapalitan ng diapers si Nathan sa kanyang crib, we noticed na tingin siya ng tingin sa mobile niya na Pooh (sorry, Shor!) and smile ng smile. So nilapit namin yung mobile sa diaper changing area niya (na mas mataas) and to our surprise, he started reaching out for Pooh! 

This is definitely the first time he did that, kaya naman nataranta kami kung sinong kukuha ng picture sa kanya. Haha!

According to my trusted book (What to Expect the First Year), may even be able to reach out for things ng 3 2/3 months. Yes naman, pasikat ang anak ko kasi 3 months and 1 week palang siya. Hehe! 

Nakakatuwa noh, simple things like these, grabe na yung delight namin. Haha! Exaggeration aside, iba talaga yung feeling na nakikita mo yung pagbabago — every minute detail of it dahil lahat ng attensyon nasa kanya.

Sarap!

P.S.

That EQ diaper stash on the background deserves another post na para sa kanya lang. Hayyy.

Sanay sa karga: Update

I posted a blog entry before about babywearing and how the elderly are commenting that Nathan is “sanay sa karga”. True naman, we always carry him whenever he’s crying and we really “hele” him at night so he can get to sleep.

I’m happy to report now that even though Nathan still cries sometimes — he can now fall asleep without the hele part. By hele I mean yung pa-dance dance pa kami para mapatulog siya. Now a simple tapik-tapik and hum ng lullaby can put him to sleep. Sometimes, he even fell asleep on his own! :)

Kung makablog kala mo napakalaking milestone eh noh? Hehe!