Post-breakdown

My boss finally asked me to decide (long story), so I asked my mom straight out. She said she'll take care of Mikel again if I pomise to help out at home more and not go out and let her take care of Mikel. I have to be bahay-work-bahay, and get home the quickest that I can. So yeah, I'm even worse than Cinderella haha, but it's all for Mikel anyway. :) Besides I can always let Manny take care of Mikel if I really needed to go somewhere. Plus I get to spend more time with my cute kulit baby boy whose not much of a baby these days.

Anyway, Mikel has been so hyper lately. You can never catch him walking (always running). Well, excpet that one time when Ninong Luigi let Mikel wear rain boots! (just a little bit bigger than his size) But then once he practiced and figured the boots out, he ran...again.

His Tantrums worsen. He would just scream and then wiggle himself out of your hands and then lie on the floor, wriggling, if he doesn't get what he wants or if he gets frustrated with what he is doing (and i tell you, he gets frustrated sooo fast, and so often) ex. When he's playing with the stackables and couldn't put one on top of the other. Or if he couldn't sleep. or the string that he's holding (which he thinks is a string from a balloon maybe) isn't flying/standing up (whatever you call it), oh and there's so much more incidents just like those!

I'm thinking maybe his TV watching could be a factor so I now cut his TV viewing time. He used to just open TV by himself and watch whenever he wants. But now we have this Sing/Dance moment. LOL! I'd dock my iPod on my speakers and play Mikel's playlist and Jump/Clap and Shake our sillies out! Haha! He specially loved the song Boom Boom ain't it great to be Crazy! and would smile everytime he'd hear it.

Mama Cay thinks Mikel should be checked up by a Dev Ped. She thinks he has something. Like ADHD or something like that. Well, I don't think so, I think he's just a hyper-active boy just like his Daddy was when he was a kid. Plus he's a Gemini, and gemini's are extra hyper than others. I sure hope I am right and not Mama Cay...

BTW, he still haven't said Mommy yet (or any other word for that matter). Oh I think he tried to say Mommy a few times or maybe I just thought. I wonder when he'll be able to talk. His 1 yr old cousin even know more words than him! I don't want to be a Mommy who pressures her son, or someone who compares but it's just that My mom thinks he has something that needs to be checked and then the fact that he's still not talking yet, so that makes me think. Oh well...

The Breakdown

it's been a really long time since my last update. So much has been happening lately that even if my computer is busted and I'm using my Ninang's itouch, I just had to blog. So excuse the lack of style and pictures, might edit this na lang when I get the chance. So anyway, my mom had a breakdown lastweek and she said she won't take care of Mikel anymore. I spent days thinking about who will take care of Mikel while I'm at work. Last Friday I even took Mikel with me to work and he got to play with my 3 yr old students. Well, anyway, I asked Manny to take care of Mikel after work cause he goes out at around 7am. I also asked my boss if I could work halfday for the month of December. Thing is, after December, I still don't have any idea on how it'll work. Mom specifically said no yaya cause our previous maid was the one who made her breakdown, well Mikel also cause he was really cranky that time too. I'll let you guys know when I've decided already. Tip next update

1st time in the Hospital :(

So a lot has happened already since my last post...

1st, no more maid/yaya. She said that the real Mommy of her adopted child (back in Mindanao) is trying to get her baby back from her. oh the drama (which I doubt is even real btw)! Anyway, whatever, we're better off without her anyway.

Thing is after she left, Mikel started vomiting. We had him checked with the doctor (a different one since we panicked that night cause Mikel refused to eat or drink too). The doctor said it was Dyspepsia. The next day, Mikel started pooping too! It was watery, yellowish and smelled fishy! So we rushed him to his Pedia at once. She suspected it might be from the water we used to bathe him. She said he might have drank some. And he got confined on that day right after the check up (Oct 25). It was the first time he got confined in the hospital. aww :(

We have Healthcard (Intellicare) for Mikel so money was not a worry (Thank God). But there wasn't any room available so we had to stay in the ward for a couple of days. It was hard sharing a room with 4 other families. Babies were crying (although Mikel cried the loudest and the most number of times too! [hehe our room mates didn't get enough sleep cause of us]), Nurses and Doctors were coming in and out of the room almost every 5 mins and there wasn't any TV to entertain Mikel so he won't be kulit to want to go down the bed (well, we brought portable DVD, which eventually broke after a few days).

I just had to get the TV and ref inside a private room for us, so I made sure they prioritazed us (cause there was a list of all the people who wants to be tranferred to a private room if there was a vacancy, and on that list we were number 16! Haha!). From a Number 16 on the 1st day, we were still at number 12 on the 2nd day! So I insisted our doctor to move us up! and I hung out at the admitting desk so they'll really be pressured to find a room for us. Mama Cay went to the rooms and made the nurses work faster so that we can finally move! And we did, on the 2nd day! Finally! :)

And I thought I would get enough rest when we moved to a private room! I was wrong, nurses still kept coming in most of the time, but yeah, this was better than when we were in the ward. :)

Oh I forgot to tell you that the nurses were having a hard time putting the IV. They said they couldn't find a vein, Oh no! But they did eventually on his right hand, but then later on the vein collapse and Mikel's hand got swollen. They had to try again on his right foot! So Mikel had his IV on his foot that's why we had a hard time cause the wires kept on twisting around his body cause he was so gulo especially when he was sleeping. He would toss and turn looking for a comfy position to sleep.

When the results came, he turned out to have e.coli bacteria in his tummy. Maybe cause of the water nga. I really don't know, so now we have to boil the water he's gona bathe in just to be sure. Plus we have to be extra careful when handling him, so alcohol always after changing nappies. And we sterilized all his things already.

We just got home awhile ago (Oct 31). Spent my whole Sembreak vacation in the hospital! But it's ok, at least I got to spend it with Mikel ;) but I'm glad to be back home!

Some pictures:




MORE PICTURES HERE


On a lighter note:

Have I told everyone that Mikel sings "Baby Beluga"?
He says.. "Duda, duda, duda"

Also we have this book and Count from Sesame Street is in it. It says "One blue burst, Two red ripples, Three purple pinwheels, etc" And we read it to him imitating Count's voice with an "Ah, ah, ah" after every sentence.
He now also says "Two :gibberish: Ah, ah,ah.."
so cute!

*Burp* Excuse me! Mikel Updates.

I couldn't find time to update my blog anymore. It's either I'm too busy or I'm too sleepy.

Mikel is so hyper! All he wants to do is run run run and play play and then play some more, then maybe read books a little. He;s so tiring! And to top it off he doesn't want to sleep! He kept on sleeping at around 3am for a couple of days now. He slept at 10pm tonight. Mommy's hoping he won't wake up in a couple of hours to play til 3am! (That's what he did last night).

Anyway, Mikel can't say Mommy yet. but he can say "Excuse me" after he burps. :)
He still can't talk really, all he does is mumble and talk "alien talk" all day. I'm hoping he'll talk soon. Well, at least say Mommy already! :)

He's also beginning to take interest in other children.

See this picture:


That was taken a few days ago. The other child in the picture is My co-Teacher's daughter Maya. Mikel kept on following her! They're so cute! :)

Til next update! (:

Oh, BTW, we have a maid na. Not a Yaya. But a maid (Alma) :) Mama Cay will still be the one taking care of Mikel while I'm at work, while Alma will cook and clean :) and maybe if she stays with us for a long time, she might be upgraded to Mikel's yaya when we move out :)

Then... and... Now.

Me and my brother.

Me and my Cousin Denise.

Well, my pics in the "Now" part aren't really recent. cause I have short hair now. But I made/posted these pics around 1-2 years ago HERE. and since PMC had the same topic, I used it again.

Benefactors:
Momma Wannabe
The Pinay Blogger
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