November 24, 2008

Vicki asked me (okay fine, ask is not what she really did but in the interest of niceness I will use this word) to list down the things I can’t live without. Here’s my list:

1. Andrea – amazing how someone who just came into my life practicallybecame my life.

2. Ruy – this is going to be mushy okay….he shows me my worth by how he treats me.

3. Good food – I would be really really sad if I had to eat yucky boring food all the time

4. My extended family – I’m really into family, my in laws and my own extended family are soooooooper important to me.

5. Wonder – I used to have a ‘been there, done that’ attitude and it made my life boring as hell. Having a sense of wonder makes life fun and exciting.

There Vicki…done. =)

I have already established in this blog that Andrea doesn’t follow us when we try to teach her things. She just stares at us or, worse, ignores us completely. 

We’ve been trying to teach her how to count, but to no avail. She just stares and runs away. Imagine our delight when yesterday while in Pancake House…she took the crayons out one by one and said…

“One, two, tyee, fohr..yey”

Ruy and I were beyond thrilled.  She can count!

Andrea’s verbs now have tenses…okay fine it only goes from the base form to present continuous but hey that’s already impressive for the mommy. =) I am so happy cause she’s only supposed to have around 5 verbs in the base form at this stage so a different verb tense is already a bonus.

Here’s what she said :

Dea dinking : which means “Andrea is drinking”

Daddy seeping: whice means “Daddy is sleeping”

Now here’s the “special” thing about Andrea. She barely speaks. She’s really very quiet and she just looks at you when you try to coerce her into talking. Then just when you think she doesn’t understand you or that there’s no chance in hell she’ll follow you…she starts saying these things.

…I’m seriously worried. I can’t get over all these things happening all over the world. It’s bad enough that we all hear different news regarding natural calamities like earthquake, hurricanes, tsunamis, storm, etc. Now we have to contend with financial problems as well. Whenever I hear things about inflation,the unemployment rate, stagnation I can’t help but worry about Andrea’s future. 

My mother was able to provide very well for my sister and myself and I want to be able to do the same for Andrea. Will I be able to considering what’s happening to the world’s economy? I have no idea…I guess I just need to have courage (which, according to Paulo Coehlo as quoted by Vicki and Noemi, is fear that prays), work my ass off and hope for the best.

• Yes, everyone around me is right, Andrea is no longer a baby. She’s a little girl.
• My extended family can be overwhelming.
• Ruy doesn’t like pokpok red lipstick…I do. =)
• I love silence.
• Despite what people think, I am a simple person. (except in the food department, i’m not simple in this area)
• I like Sunday afternoons.
• Andrea is the smartest baby in the planet…this is my blog and I am the mother so no one can dispute this. =) You are free to exalt your kids in your own blog hahaha
• I love my grandmother to pieces but she drives me nuts as well. Every single day she bugs me to exercise and to look for the  best diet pills out there. She also wants me to take Gluthatione to make me fair. It has never occured to her that I am actually satisfied with how I look…flaws and all.
• This has been a really really really tough year…but I’ve never been happier specially with my little family.
• I am so lucky to have found Ruy…that guy loves me to pieces, sometimes I don’t even know why he does. 
• I read in a book that people usually want attention, affection and love but once it’s being given to them they reject it cause they don’t think they’re worthy of it. I am sooo guilty of this.
• I think I was born in this world to make Andrea feel as loved as she really is. That way she can spend her life spreading that love around…this thought came over me while I was brushing…weird huh?
• I’ve been practicing how to be honest about my feelings about things with Ruy…he’s having a hard time believing, sad cause he’s gotten to used to my hiding my feelings in the past.
• I actually dread Mondays now…I also am taking advantage of offsetting all my extra hours and I really look forward to going home. Am I loving my family more or beginning to hate my work? Hmmmm
• I still adore my team and my boss…
• I created my dream Christmas Gift list for the people I love and like…I’ll share them later.
• I should answer Vicki’s tag or she’ll be pissed. She might stop baking cupcakes…then I’ll be pissed. tsk tsk tsk
• I now see Ruy’s family as my own. Ruy still has a long way to go…he doesn’t dislike my family he just is not as comfortable…my family really takes A LOT of getting used to.

Can you see how many thoughts are buzzing around my mind? They’re all not connected to each other as well.