It’s been almost 3 months since the advent of the 3rd generation Mariano (parang computer lang no?). Having daily access to a squirming bundle of cuteness gave me the idea for this list:
TRIALS OF BEING A TITA
1. The baby squirts from both ends, so must beware the danger of projectile spit-up (curdled milk) or the silent danger of leaky diapers.
2. If I pick her up, must be prepared to carry her for an hour at least because she screams the moment you put her back down. And she thinks I’m a walking bib, so she takes the chance to spit up excess milk when I carry her.
3. Making her burp is tricky. Carrying her like a sack on my shoulder seems to work best.
4. When she is crying because she is hungry, I’m pretty much useless since I do not lactate. Same goes for diaper-changing; that’s the parents’ job.
5. Babies are distracting! I now have an alibi for procrastinating…
AND THE TREATS:
1. Free entertainment. It is very amusing to watch her move her head about in pursuit of her baby mobile, the laundry on the washline, the lightbulbs in her room, and i think she likes seeing her reflection on my glasses.
2. A reason to smile. Her toothless grin makes me respond with my own chipped-tooth smile. And her big cheeks are so familiar…
3. The smell of baby breath and when she just finished taking a bath. She can also act as weight lifting device;Â imagine a 5-kilo dumbbell that moves!
4. I can practice my action song repertoire on her. She likes the duck song best. =)
5. Since I’m a language major, I can observe firsthand how a baby acquires her first language. She really makes all those MA classes come alive. It’s also fun figuring out what her coos and babbling mean; she’s beginning to communicate with us instead of just wailing her head off all the time.
Tomorrow is AJ’s christening day. I will take a backseat to the hordes of adoring fans and let them pass her around like a ball. Anyway, I get to harass play with her almost every day. Let them have their fun.
Disclaimer: This entry is not a sign that I want my own kids. What’s the rush? The genes have been successfully passed on to the next generation. And I can always borrow her. Haha!
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7 comments ↓
Turn her to the darkside!
pang ayw q p xang hawakan.hehehe ang liit.
salamin na lang ang kulang, tiny tarits na…hehe
Tita o mommy? haha! Aw, I miss taking care of a baby.. Yung last na inalagaan ko eh 3 years old na ngayon. Makulit na, kaya ayoko na sya hahaha! Sana mabuntis na ung asawa ng kuya ko… hehehe
tita. ayaw ko pa maging mommy. scary. plus 16 kilos kaya yun?!
onga, kapag naglakad na yun di na masyadong fascinating….
di tayo pala tuloy kina heero. huhuhu
she’s so cutteee with those chubby cheeks!!! =)
i sometimes sing to her a song i made up: little baby is very cheeky, very cheeky is the little baby… ad infinitum. hehe.
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