Office by Alex Penny
it is not about me this time. it is about who makes me who i am.
Son talks about the baby…
almost a month left before our favorite holiday.
anak, anong gusto mong costume?
anak. naalala mo pa ba nung panahon na mukha ka pang itlog ng pugo?
(son. do you remember the time when you looked like a quail egg?)
i have tons of drawings of my son but somehow i managed to scan this one.
my sketch of my son: July 2007
My son playing violin for the first time!
July 7, 2010
His first lesson. He came home and played for me. ♥
Most Thursday afternoons, after school, you’ll find my son by Hacienda Sta. Elena Lake fishing with his boy classmates. He enjoys fishing, but only caught a fish (black bass) once. Haha! It teaches him patience :)
This is pretty much the ambience we’ve been basking in for the past 3 years. We wake up at Tagaytay with birds chirping and with fog rolling in. I visit him at school more often than normal (too often, in fact) and we enjoy more birds, interesting insects, fresh air and grand view of Mt. Makiling.
Yes, I believe we are officially de-urbanized :)
Super fast forward to today. September 2011.
Son is now 11. Handsome. Notoriously sweet. Athletic. Imaginative. And yes, circumcised.
Eats mostly healthy food. Gone are the hotdog, tocino, ulam-burger days. Fave food are: Banana bread, eggpie, yoghurt, fresh milk, apples and… 7-Eleven Soft Ice Cream! LOL!
despite all the cigarettes and alcohol i had during first trimester,
despite powdered cow’s milk,
despite store-bought baby food…
son was (IS) adorable, bright and HAPPY.
son’s first solid meal.
sadly, ignorant mom fed him Milupa instead of real vegetables.
tweety bird bib/spoon courtesy of our friend/neighbor.
the baby who didn’t cry a lot.
my son was born at the time when the “digital era” was just a little pus. hence, photos are from a decade-old, real-life, dust-collecting, album. we didn’t have digital camera back then and internet social life (beyond chat rooms and forums) was just an idea, forgive my scrapbook-y photos.
and no. i am NOT going to upload 12 years worth of photos.
Son’s first time to swim. April 21, 2000.
i think this is our very first family picture.
yes. green and ugly red hair.
4.10 lbs.
Premature. Extremely smiley. Dimple on right cheek.
Had to stay in the hospital for almost 1 month because he was too… HAPPY.
Didn’t cry like a normal baby. True story.
