Finally, I found some time to blog again. This past week has been very hectic. Tambak sa trabaho, tambak sa gawaing bahay.
Anyhow, ayon, Maan is a couple of weeks pregnant, she took three days off dahil medyo nag-s-spotting sya, nag-subside naman sa awa ng Dios kaya balik trabaho sya.
As the days passed, the idea of having another child really sinked in to both us. Don’t get us wrong, we are elated that we have another child in the works its just that medyo queasy rin kami specially tuwing naaalala namin yong mga pinag-daanan namin ke yanapot. Nakakapagod at magastos hehehe. Just when we are about to be finished with our consumre debt eto na naman, cycle ba hehehe.
But then, what’s the point of earning decent salaries if we can’t spend them with our family di ba? Kayod marino as usual para me pambayad ng mga bills. Unfortunately, hindi libre ang pangnganak dito sa US hindi katulad sa UK hehehe.
As for Yana, she’s slowly getting the idea that she will become a big sister, although lately parang nag-re-regress sya, nakakalimutan nyang mag-sabi kung pipi-pipi sya. Tapos every other night na lang laging basa ang kama nya. Nakaka-frustrate kasi oks na sya sa umaga naco-contorl na nya bladder nya, pero sa gabi its a whole new story. Siguro kelangan lang talagang habaan pasensya namin.
Actually masaya kami, dahil kahit medyo delayed sa speech yong anak namin sa mga ibang developmental aspects ahead or at par sya. I mean at an early age natutulog na sya sa sarili nyang kwarto, At the age of two full potty trained na sya minus the bed wetting. Tapos she eats on her own na rin. Me mga kaibigan kami na yong anak nila mga 4 or 5 yrs old sinusubuan pa rin. Tapos yong iba di pa rin potty trained. So we are quite proud. Hirap lang talagang di mag-compare minsan, human nature. Minsan gusto kong batukan sarili ko dahil gusto ko laging at par anak ko, e deep down I know naman na each child progress on their own. At least na-re-restrain ko sarili ko, dito na lang ako nag-ve-vent at least walang violent reaction hehehe.
Speaking of progress, me and maan haven’t quite decided yet kung ida-daycare na namin si Yana, I know you naysayers would say, bakit namin ipapasa sa iba yong parenting ng anak namin. But you see, life in America is different. Hindi tulad sa Pinas na pagbungad mo sa labas maraming bata. Marming makakalaru anak mo. Dito kahit maraming bata sa neighborhood kadalasan nasa indoors sila. So the only real interaction kids get is either in school, day care or some sporting event.
Kaya yon, we are mulling the idea of sending yana to day care. We started asking around, grabe pala, akala namin pagka-enroll mo pasok agad, me waiting list pala, six months to be exact. Imagine mo yon. On top of that average weekly cost ng daycare e $100 plus plus, wala pa dun yong mga gamit ng anak mo. So kung tototal mo yong gagastusin mo para ka ng bumili n pangawalang kotse. Grabe talaga.
We haven’t completely decided yet, pero merong Goddards Montessori na ginagawa sa tapat ng subdivision namin, so nagpa-waiting list na rin kami dun. Pag bukas ng September subukan namin kung magustuhan ni yana. Kung mag-enjoy sya kahit medyo me kamahalan sige lang. Sabi ko nga ke Maan I am willing to spend ng kahit ano basta para sa mga anak namin. Our parents did it, why shouldn’t we?
I guess that’s all for now, hanggang sa muli, antayin nyo yong mga photoshots namin pag lumalaki na yong tyan ni Maan.