At 2 yrs 6 mos, NoodleLito can read from A to Z, count from 1 to 20 and identify numbers, name shapes, and determine colors. He can also sing some songs although sometimes unintelligibly. Hehe I say we're doing great. Now, I need to teach him to write. Let's hope he has the patience and persistence to perfect those letters and words as mommy did. LOL! And also, he enjoys watching Peter Pan a lot!
Another chocoholic in the making. Looks like mommy's got a new rival! #littlemao #mikkovincenzo
Time flies so fast especially when you’re having fun! Raising this little angel has its challenges. Until now, I still don’t get a good night’s sleep as he is still breastfeeding. But by the looks of it, after 11 months, this little boy is getting all the benefits he can from drinking breastmilk. One healthy, happy kid is he! It’s been one amazing ride with you, Little Mao… and in the coming years, I’m sure we’re going to have a blast! Don’t grow up to fast… But even if you do, you’ll always be my little baby boinky. ;)
So I’ve decided to create a series of comics for Little Mao. I’m calling it "mikKOMIKs" and it will be featuring Mikko and his friends. I do enjoy creating stories and what better way to tell it than comics! Hopefully a few years from now when Little Mao knows how to read, he’s gonna love viewing them.
But first let me introduce Mackenzie. Cathy gave birth to him a month before Mikko was born. We had almost the same due date but poor Mackenzie was born premature due to some complications in Cathy’s pregnancy. Nevertheless, he’s also quite the bouncing baby boy. Photo below was taken after Mikko’s Christening in September 2011.
Starring Mikko and Mackenzie… 9 months later. Mikko is now 10 months old and Mackenzie is 11 months old.
Bromance? Nahhh… hopefully these boys will also have each other’s backs like us (The Barks) and become really good friends like Cathy, PM (the dad), NoodleBoy, and me.
Til the next comic! Stay tuned…
As much as I want to keep blogging and updating my Tumblr, I just don’t have the time to… yet. But I promise, this will change. I doubled my work load thinking it’s going to help us get by with all the expenses that we incurred after Mikko and I got sick and had to buy a ginormous amount of medications. But now I realize, Mikko is growing up so fast and I just can’t afford to miss the smallest details and the joy of seeing my little boy grow. So now, I’m trying to get rid of the extra work load so I can spend even more time with Mikko and save some time for myself. I got eyebags the size of Mt. Rushmore now. Booo!
So that’s the plan. Me = work less, spend more time with Mikko. Sounds good, right? Yeah, well. Also, to cover for the growing expenses of raising a rather big boy, we have embarked on a new business venture. That I will write about at my other blog.
Mikko had his first solids a week ago and when his pedia warned us he may or may not like Cerelac (Wheat & Milk), we are very pleased to report that Mikko loves this! Thank God! And instead of giving him just 1 or 2 teaspoons, he asked for 4-5 on the first day! Now he eats about 5-7 tsp, I think. Or is it 10 tsp already?
I feed him while watching Sesame Street and Brainy Baby (He likes music and counting numbers. Math!!! WTF!). So he seems to enjoy eating while watching something. Hmmm. Just like mom & dad. :)
Oh and we had to give him the octopus/squid tentacles first before we had him eat his solids. Why? Because it’s tradition. Hahaha! I was told they fed me pig’s tail. Whatever! The reason behind the tentacles is for Mikko to have skills (superpowers?) to prevent himself from falling. I don’t know. Sounds like it’s going to make him surefooted, is all.
Mikko Vincenzo is 6 months old (+2 weeks & 4 days as of this blog post).
He can sit, crawl, stand, and move about in his walker. :P
Ain’t he a darling? He’s getting moody, too. And he has his days where he just doesn’t want to be left alone so one must carry him all the time. (ugh!) I know, he’s heavy. He’s like 10 kg now! And I recently took note that most of the time when he’s in his Jumperoo… he poops! So the Jumperoo is going to be his first step in potty training! HAHA!
And check this out…
He’s on walking wings!!! It’s too early.. we try not to force him but the boy insists. He wants to walk. He even slides at the edge of the bed and it’s really quite the challenge to watch him not fall off the bed when he sleeps because he rolls around a lot.
Sleeping, he looks like a year old! PURYA BUYAG! :P
Oh and did you notice that he looks straight at the camera? Yup, count 1-2-3 and he smiles! :) FTW!
Kid loves the camera. What can I say? Just like mommy!
What’s a real challenge is to bathe this baby boy! I feel like a scientist decontaminating a creature from outer space.
Yes, coz he splashes water all over the place and whoever bathes him ends up all soaking wet.
Can’t wait for the time to teach this little boy how to ride a bike! That should be really fun, too!
So I guess to sum it all up, being a mom for the past 6 months has been more fun than a barrel of monkeys! Really… I never thought motherhood can be this awesome. It honestly never crossed my mind and all I could imagine was wiping poop all the time and getting fatter by the minute. I admit that’s part of the whole thing but the joy that comes with seeing your kid grow and discover the world around him is just priceless and full of the joys of spring.
So until then. I expect to be more hands-on this time especially that we have lots of trips planned for the summer and we’re sure going to have a whale of a time vacationing with the Little Mao.
‘Til then!
Sorry for not updating so much over the past weeks. You know how it goes as your child demands more of your time. Balancing time for work has been really challenging as well. Though, I have videos posted every now and then on Youtube, in case you want to see more of Mikko’s progress and milestones. It’s pretty fun watching this adorable little boy grow up and I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything. You can also see some of Little Mao’s intagram photos in my Tumblr photoblog.
Anyways, for this post I’m going to blog about Mikko Vincenzo’s first Sinulog experience. Though we didn’t go to Cebu (again!) this year because this time I didn’t want to travel with a little kid with me just yet. Perhaps when Mikko’s older and he can walk, stand, or at least sit by himself then we’ll take him some place for his first travel experience. For now, we celebrated Sinulog right here in good ol’ Ormoc City.
When I was smaller as you can see, my grandma always took me to Sinulog and dance with the Sto. Niño. As I grew older, I would still do it. This is is probably the ONLY time you will ever see me “dance". One step forward, two steps backward. How hard can it be? :D
But this year was even more special. Because Mikko was with me!
I was taught to celebrate Sinulog the way I think it should be. Dancing with the Sto. Niño and celebrating the innocence of childhood. Not partying and getting drunk as heck like what is happening now. Some people forget the real celebration of Sinulog and the devotion to the Sr. Sto. Niño.
The carnival and the festival are just highlights. The real show is the reenactment of how the Sto. Niño came to Cebu and the presentation of the image to Queen Juana and the other various interpretation of the story. I’m not really a big fan of religion, but there are some traditions I do observe and put my faith into. The Sr. Sto. Niño being one of them.
I look forward to more Sinulog stories as Mikko grows up. I might even dress him up as one in the coming years and join a parade. Tee hee.
Pit Senyor, kang Mikko kini!!!
Until then!
Tossing & Turning Technique & Thumbsucking to Sleep (by MyMaria)
This little big boy here enjoys his bath like it’s one big party!
He doesn’t even want to get out of the water! I think he’ll be a great swimmer, unlike his mom who is scared of the water. Tee hee. Note: Must buy him a rubber ducky soon.
This Little Mao received some gift packs recently, too!
Now bath time is more fun! Got so much Milk Bath to use!
Big thanks to Mommy Anna and Mommy Yvette and of course, to Johnson’s!
My Mikko is really growing up fast!
Really big boy now. :) But he will always be my little baby Mao ^_^
Love you butchokoy…
My boy is growing up soooooooo fast. Now he’s even laughing!
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And he is camera-conscious, too! Hmm.. wonder where he got that from. Small wonder. :P
Just look at this little dude!!!
Handsome boy, ain’t he? :)
Little boy is truly making momma proud… ;)
And papa’s gonna buy you a mockingbird for sure! Tee hee
Bebé guapo!
