December 31, 2007

After almost a week of being with an extremely grumpy baby, the nice-r Andrea is back. Poor baby must have really felt bad because of her colds.

She’s now playful and sociable (well as sociable as Andrea can be at least). Thank goodness!! She was so cranky for the past couple of days it was giving me premature wrinkles. You know how when kids get sick they always look for their moms? Well Andrea definitely lived up to that statement. She wouldn’t let go of me…it was insane.

Now she’s a little bit more willing to be put down and to interact with others.

Heaven.

I know so many men who are so confused as to what best to give the women in their lives. And we women are confused as to why men seem to have such difficulty in figuring us out.  With all the difficulty my guy friends have been having, I realized it’s time for me to offer a tip or two.

One question men have is this. Do women want sweet and thoughtful homemade gifts or do they want expensive junk?  The answer is not so simple. It depends on how rich you are. If you are quite a rich guy and you can afford to buy a girl a car and you do buy her a car… it’s not going to be as romantic as a guy who saves up all his money just to buy a girl a pair of silver earrings. 

So how should you romance your woman if you are a bit well off? Preparation and creativity is key.  Buying someone a dozen red roses will not be as sweet as creating a surprise before delivering those dozen roses. How about writing a long letter delivered to her by the MMDA officer who happens to stop your car along EDSA? Making her feel like you exerted extra effort is key.

There are so many tips on how to romance your wife or any other women in your life on this website and I sure hope you men out there are exploiting all of these resources. That way you wouldn’t need these tips on surviving a breakup

Andrea’s errr feisty personality is really beginning to show. She has shown, in more ways than one, that she’s not one baby to mess with.

Situation #1: We were in a shop when she spotted a 1 yr and 3 month old baby (6 months older than her). Andrea ran towards the baby, stopped a few inches in front of the baby and held the baby’s face. The baby screamed and ran away. Andrea ran after her and once again tried holding her. This is a milestone. First act of terrorizing another human being: Dec. 24, 2007

Situation #2:  Andrea is at the stage of being extremely clingy to me. She would cry whenever people would even attempt to pry her from me. When I start walking towards the crib or her stroller she suddenly holds on tight. One of our maids decided to trick Andrea by quickly grabbing her from behind. When she did this, Andrea hit her on the face and then tried to bite her. WOW!!  So kidnappers beware, Andrea knows self-defense.

Situation #3: I have an annoying habit of cleaning Andrea incessantly. Whenever I’m carrying her, I’m poking at her nose, her ears, etc. I just need to make sure Andrea looks presentable. Andrea usually is okay with this but sometimes she finds me annoying. This morning I was trying to clean her nose so I was pinching her nose and suddenly she grabs my nose and does the same. Okay Andrea, I get it…Don’t do unto others.