Month 5
Dear Ramon,
Happy 5 months! Five months already! Where did the time go? There were a number of things I could have done today but I decided to do all of that tomorrow or another day, so that for once you have a letter that's written right on the day of your month birthday. Yay! Enjoy it. It may never happen again. :-)
This month you've increased your kalikutan a hundred fold. Last month, I mentioned you turned over, and I thought, maybe it was a fluke. Now I can accurately report that it was not a fluke. You roll over like a pro. Many times a day! You do it just because you can. I know this because you don't seem to particularly enjoy being on your tummy. Often you work hard at rolling over, and when you're finally on your tummy, start to cry or complain because you found yourself totally immobile. It's adorable! So I roll you back on your back and you stop crying, but you roll back on to your tummy almost immediately. Over and over. I would think you enjoy this, since you do it again and again. But you cry whenever you find yourself on your tummy! You're my third baby to do this and to this day I still haven't figured it out. It is still, however, super cute.
Maybe it's because you don't really like lying on your back anymore. You're at that age where you want to move around, sit, stand, jump, run, but you can't yet! So you'll do whatever else you can. I guess that's why you roll over. You certainly prefer sitting rather than lying. You like sitting in your Bumbo. And we would set your hanging toys in front of you and you're happy to play while sitting for a few minutes until you get bored and want to do other things. You can also already sit on your own, supported by your arms, for just a few minutes at a time. I have a photo of this, but it's blurry. I'll post a pic of your sitting as soon as I get a good one.
You've also become much more malikot in bed! You don't sleep na nga in your crib (you always sleep much longer when you're in the big bed with me and Daddy), now you're starting to take up more space than me! Just last night, you made Daddy jump out of the bed because you tickled him while he was asleep (Yes, Ramon, it was you. Not me.) You tickled Daddy and kicked me at the same time. When I woke up from the noise you two made, I found you perpendicular to me already. You, Daddy and I formed a human "H" and I pulled you to me to nurse you, in case you tickled Daddy because you were hungry. But no, you were just awake and smiling and ready to play. At 6AM. Great! I was going to tell your Dad that your morning person-ness is something you got from him, but he's such a bear when his sleep is disturbed, I didn't want to put him in a fouler mood. ;-) So instead, I nursed you a little, and when you were done and didn't go back to sleep, I put you in your crib where you played with your toys by yourself until Yaya came to get you. I really appreciate your ability to play by yourself, anak. Good job!
You are such a good natured baby that you are popular with everyone. Always laughing and smiling at everyone in Katipunan and St. Ignatius. All the helpers dote on you. Daddy's high school friends insist that we must be renting you from somewhere because they can't imagine that you're really his son. I don't know why, when you look just like your Daddy. Your sisters love you best of all. They like playing with you, Ate Desi likes to hug and kiss and carry you. Ate Lia likes making funny faces and sounds to make you laugh. They take turns tickling you, and shaking your feet, and blowing on your belly button and you take all this noise and chaos uncomplainingly. Looks like you're going to grow up used to getting a lot of attention from girls. You're so pogi pa naman, this could possibly go on all your life. Don't let it get into your head! There will be time enough to teach you to be gentlemanly and respectful towards girls.
In this past month, I (mostly) quit Farmville. It's a game that used to occupy several hours of my time everyday. I now only play a few minutes every other day or so. It was a bit hard at first, and I had to make an effort, but the thing that made it so easy, is how I spend so much more time with you now. I'm ashamed to admit this, that there have been many times when I would pass you on to your yaya so that I could play more Farmville but now I don't do that anymore and I play with you everyday and somehow that has made my love for you grow. I didn't know it was possible to love you more than I already do, but having more one on one time with you everyday (it's hard to find time for us to play just the two of us, because Ate Lia or Ate Desi is always around wanting to play with us) has made me love you even more. You are so incredibly adorable I COULD DIE! (but I won't)
Right now, I'm just at home, caring for the three of you, we play a lot and we're very close. Especially since you're still exclusively breastfed we bond physically all the time. But the day will come, maybe soon, maybe not, when I will be occupied by other activities, and maybe I won't be able to spend as much time with you as I would like. Maybe someday, you will think I'm too busy to pay you any attention, or I'm always with your sisters and not with you. I want you to remember and know, that you are my only son, and very very important to me. More important than any old game, or future job, or anything. And I will carve out time to be with you, even if it's a few minutes a day, because I love you. More than anything in the world.
I couldn't ask for more in a baby boy. You are the best, Ramon.
Love, Mommy
Happy 5 months! Five months already! Where did the time go? There were a number of things I could have done today but I decided to do all of that tomorrow or another day, so that for once you have a letter that's written right on the day of your month birthday. Yay! Enjoy it. It may never happen again. :-)
This month you've increased your kalikutan a hundred fold. Last month, I mentioned you turned over, and I thought, maybe it was a fluke. Now I can accurately report that it was not a fluke. You roll over like a pro. Many times a day! You do it just because you can. I know this because you don't seem to particularly enjoy being on your tummy. Often you work hard at rolling over, and when you're finally on your tummy, start to cry or complain because you found yourself totally immobile. It's adorable! So I roll you back on your back and you stop crying, but you roll back on to your tummy almost immediately. Over and over. I would think you enjoy this, since you do it again and again. But you cry whenever you find yourself on your tummy! You're my third baby to do this and to this day I still haven't figured it out. It is still, however, super cute.
Maybe it's because you don't really like lying on your back anymore. You're at that age where you want to move around, sit, stand, jump, run, but you can't yet! So you'll do whatever else you can. I guess that's why you roll over. You certainly prefer sitting rather than lying. You like sitting in your Bumbo. And we would set your hanging toys in front of you and you're happy to play while sitting for a few minutes until you get bored and want to do other things. You can also already sit on your own, supported by your arms, for just a few minutes at a time. I have a photo of this, but it's blurry. I'll post a pic of your sitting as soon as I get a good one.
You've also become much more malikot in bed! You don't sleep na nga in your crib (you always sleep much longer when you're in the big bed with me and Daddy), now you're starting to take up more space than me! Just last night, you made Daddy jump out of the bed because you tickled him while he was asleep (Yes, Ramon, it was you. Not me.) You tickled Daddy and kicked me at the same time. When I woke up from the noise you two made, I found you perpendicular to me already. You, Daddy and I formed a human "H" and I pulled you to me to nurse you, in case you tickled Daddy because you were hungry. But no, you were just awake and smiling and ready to play. At 6AM. Great! I was going to tell your Dad that your morning person-ness is something you got from him, but he's such a bear when his sleep is disturbed, I didn't want to put him in a fouler mood. ;-) So instead, I nursed you a little, and when you were done and didn't go back to sleep, I put you in your crib where you played with your toys by yourself until Yaya came to get you. I really appreciate your ability to play by yourself, anak. Good job!
You are such a good natured baby that you are popular with everyone. Always laughing and smiling at everyone in Katipunan and St. Ignatius. All the helpers dote on you. Daddy's high school friends insist that we must be renting you from somewhere because they can't imagine that you're really his son. I don't know why, when you look just like your Daddy. Your sisters love you best of all. They like playing with you, Ate Desi likes to hug and kiss and carry you. Ate Lia likes making funny faces and sounds to make you laugh. They take turns tickling you, and shaking your feet, and blowing on your belly button and you take all this noise and chaos uncomplainingly. Looks like you're going to grow up used to getting a lot of attention from girls. You're so pogi pa naman, this could possibly go on all your life. Don't let it get into your head! There will be time enough to teach you to be gentlemanly and respectful towards girls.
In this past month, I (mostly) quit Farmville. It's a game that used to occupy several hours of my time everyday. I now only play a few minutes every other day or so. It was a bit hard at first, and I had to make an effort, but the thing that made it so easy, is how I spend so much more time with you now. I'm ashamed to admit this, that there have been many times when I would pass you on to your yaya so that I could play more Farmville but now I don't do that anymore and I play with you everyday and somehow that has made my love for you grow. I didn't know it was possible to love you more than I already do, but having more one on one time with you everyday (it's hard to find time for us to play just the two of us, because Ate Lia or Ate Desi is always around wanting to play with us) has made me love you even more. You are so incredibly adorable I COULD DIE! (but I won't)
Right now, I'm just at home, caring for the three of you, we play a lot and we're very close. Especially since you're still exclusively breastfed we bond physically all the time. But the day will come, maybe soon, maybe not, when I will be occupied by other activities, and maybe I won't be able to spend as much time with you as I would like. Maybe someday, you will think I'm too busy to pay you any attention, or I'm always with your sisters and not with you. I want you to remember and know, that you are my only son, and very very important to me. More important than any old game, or future job, or anything. And I will carve out time to be with you, even if it's a few minutes a day, because I love you. More than anything in the world.
I couldn't ask for more in a baby boy. You are the best, Ramon.
Love, Mommy