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Long Time, No Blog

Okay. I now resign to the fact that no matter how I promise myself to update this regularly, I just physically and mentally couldn't. My now toddler is a very handful little boy, always running around (and fast too!), very curious, picking up stuff from the floor and putting it in his mouth so I constantly have to check what's inside, and always opening cabinets and drawers and emptying out all his clothes. He can walk for hours, go under tables and chairs, squeeze into small spaces and still have enough energy to jump and sing and dance. The reason I can blog right now is because he's napping as of the moment (and for more than 2 hours now, I must add). To think that I even thought I can find time to finalize all the previous drafts I made months ago. I have to make this quick because I can hear him moving now and it's only a matter of minutes before he's fully awake. So with this, I'd like to apologize to family and friends relying on this blog for updates. If you're wondering where I'm at, I am on Facebook, the only site I can update on the fly (using my iPod) because it's faster and much easier. But, I will still try to update this from time to time, and just tell things as it is, or just post a pic or a video clip every now and then. Okay, so Sebastian's awake now. Til next time!

2009-03-24 = GUITAR PLAYER?

Last Post for the Year

Sorry for leaving this blog hanging for quite a while. Trust me, my hands are pretty full with Sebastian as active as ever. He is actually starting to learn how to walk by himself. Last Christmas Eve, he was going back and forth towards me and my sister and managed to make 2 steps on his own. Anyhow, I will probably try to start publishing (hopefully) all the draft entries I made for the past months so don't be surprised to see old entries just being published in the days to come.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!!!

In the meantime, here are a couple of photos take last Christmas...

10 Months!

Cake day again! Our little family had his "birthday cake" as usual, but the lady wrote the wrong message on the cake. She put in "10th birthday" instead of 10 months. This is the second time we are celebrating his "month-ary" in the states, his first one was when he was 1 month old. (We left for the Philippines a few days shy of his 2nd month, coinciding with my 29th birthday, so we celebrated it there.) Some pictures: (Can you believe he ruined the cake again? He seemed to make it a monthly tradition!)

Flu Shot

Today, we brought Sebastian to see his Pediatrician whom he hasn't seen since April 15 of this year, a few days before we left for the Philippines. He still remembers every bit of our little boy (I guess he would since he was the one who took care of him when we rushed him back to the ER the day we got discharged from the hospital from giving birth to him, and has taken care of him ever since) and likewise, Sebastian was still very comfortable with him and showed his best behavior. Good thing we still continued on his immunization schedule and only missed his next doses of PCV (Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine) so there was no need to pick up where we left off in terms of vaccines. He did get his first flu shot today (and I'm mighty proud of my brave boy who didn't even cry - well, he protested a little bit each time the needle pokes him through but was okay afterwards) which I think led him to having a fever tonight. He still eats and breastfeeds well, though so I guess it's no biggie.

I was actually looking forward to this checkup so the doctor could address his eczema. He has flare-ups in his creases (which has gone a little better since we got here) and some are even starting to get infected due to his scratching. Now I'm glad we have a prescription for antibiotics and a higher dose of hydrocortisone to ease his itchiness. I just hope he outgrows it like most of them. But going back to his well-baby check, I found out he actually lost weight and is now only around 19 pounds, on the 12th percentile in terms of weight, but is standing tall at 29 inches or 2'5" high, putting him on the 62nd percentile. His head circumference, as usual, is on the upper percentile (86th). Hmmm... he must have big brains, LOL! All in all, I am just so happy that his growth and development are normal. The doctor even said he's a little advance in his skills and other developments and will probably be starting to walk on his own soon as compared to heavier babies.

He fell asleep early but woke up after just an hour or two, with no fever and as active as ever. He stayed up until past midnight. Sigh!

9 Months!

Today, he turned 9 months. And, you guessed it, we had cake. Today would be the last day he's celebrating any birthday month in the Philippines for we are leaving in 3 days. Here are some pictures:
















Can you tell he was very happy? And he swiped the cake again. Oh well...

Here are more pictures showing how amazed he is at mom's Christmas tree...





















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Oh yeah, today was also our last Sunday at PVGC, our home church in Las Piñas. We managed to get a few clicks after the service.

Look at how sad Sebastian is for leaving...

With Pastor Ariel and his wife

Last night, some of our friends from church and the music ministry gathered at home for a surprise party. We had lots of food and played Cranium until midnight. It was fun.