Sad Griffin

When i picked Griffin up today, he looked sad and had teary eyes. I asked him what was wrong and he answered, " I don't know". In the car, on the way home, we asked him again why he was sad and he still said, "I don't know". When my mom asked him if he got a "good job" card, he said he got 3 stars but he did not get a "good job" card. We asked him if that was why he was sad and he said, yes.

I wrote to his teacher and she told me through email that Griffin did cry before dismissal because they had Penmanship and he was scared to stay after school to finish his work in case he doesn't finish it on time. He however finished second to the last and on time so he need not stay after school. He did get 3 stars and his good job card is in school where the teacher keeps them till the end of the week to keep track of who gets a Happy Gram by Friday.

Mid-quarter PTC

I went to the parent-teacher's conference at Griffin's school last Saturday morning. I talked to his teacher, Teacher Ail. She told me that Griffin is a happy boy in school. He is enthusiastic when it comes to recitation. She also told me that when asked a question, Griffin thinks about his answer. His answers are very related to the question unlike some kids who just answer without thinking. She told me that Griffin is smart and has no problem with academics. He is also very friendly. He just gets easily distracted when other kids are talking or playing in class so his attention has to be called. Knowing his happy disposition in school the teacher was surprised when Griffin cried when classes were cancelled. He kept on saying to the teacher that I did not know that classes were cancelled and that I would not come to pick him up.

I am really happy with the feedback I got from the teacher. He also got a Happy Gram last week for being a good boy the whole week. Griffin has improved a lot. He had a lot of homework last weekend, particularly penmanship homework. He was able to finish it without any tantrums. Knowing that he's not fond of writing, writing so many letters and writing his full name 8 times was a major accomplishment, specially because he had to write it on blue-red-blue lines.

Ben Tennyson

Here is Griffin in his Ben 10 costume made by Ama.

Happy Birthday Ama!

Cancelled Classes

Classes were cancelled yesterday. Unfortunately, I learned about the cancellation when I arrived home already. Poor Griffin, he had to wait for more than an hour to be picked up while most of the kids went home already. When my mom got him from the classroom, he was just sitting down on the chair. He kept asking Ama where I was and why I was taking so long.

That night, he told me that he almost cried because I was taking so long. He asked me why I did not know that classes were cancelled. I explained to him that I only learned about the cancellation when I reached home so I had to go back to pick him up. My poor baby, next time it's raining hard, I'll wait for a while, in case they cancel classes again.

Best mommy in the world

Griffin and I were walking out of the EED gym, when I picked him up from school yesterday afternoon. As we left the gym, I saw one of his classmates who was not in PE uniform .....
Me: Why isn't Diego wearing his PE uniform?
Griffin: Maybe his mommy forgot it is PE day today.
Me: Maybe.
Griffin: You're the best mommy in the world because you know everything.
Me: Thanks.

It feels good that Griffin appreciates the things I do for him.

Hailey is 1 month old

Hailey at one month still sleeps all day. However, she prefers to be carried while sleeping. If she is left on the bed and she wants to be carried, she cries till someone picks her up. She is also not so fond of taking a bath so she usually cries during bath time.

Her main problem is colic. There are times when she cries and cries because of this. There are also times when you can see from her facial expression that she wants to get the air out by passing gas or pooping. Sometimes she throws up and seems to feel better. She is a breastfed baby so I hope she is not lactose intolerant. I hope she outgrows the colic really soon. Some say babies usually get better at around 3 months. I'm praying that it is not lactose intolerance that is causing the colic.

First Day in Big School

Yesterday was Griffin's first day in big school. They did not have their regular class yet since it was the open house for the nursery class. He just did some coloring and gluing shapes on paper. Then the teacher discussed some stuff then the kids were free to go and play in the playground. He had so much fun playing and loved drinking cold water from the drinking fountain. He's so happy that his school has a big playground. I hope that he'll always enjoy being in school.

Hello Hailey Caitlin!

Hailey Caitlin was born last May 20, 2009 at 8:29 am via cesarian section delivery. She weighed 7 lbs. 3 oz.

Here are my babies, Griffin and Hailey.

Hailey Update

I went to my OB this morning and had my last ultrasound to check if Hailey is ready to come out already. According to the doctor, she's not ready yet if I wanted to give birth this weekend. We decided, however, to schedule my c-section next Wednesday, May 20. According to my ama, May 20 is a very good day to give birth. My doctor has agreed to this date as I will already be on my 38th week of pregnancy. Praying that everything will be fine during my delivery next week. Hailey is already 7 lbs. based on the ultrasound.

Here's the latest ultrasound of Hailey's face:

My Little Coin Bearer

Griffin was a coin bearer at the wedding of his Ninong yesterday afternoon. We arrived just in time. The processional had already started. Griffin was a good little boy. He walked slowly holding the pillow until he reached his seat. He even sat through the whole mass and wedding ceremony without any complaints. Right after the wedding, we went to the reception where he says he had a lot of fun because he was playing with the other kids the whole time.

Hyper Baby

Hailey is a very active baby. When she moves in my tummy, her movements are so strong. I sometimes get poked on the ribs. She's usually very active towards midnight.

When I was at the hospital and had a fetal monitor attached to me. she kept on moving that it was difficult to hear her heartbeat. The monitor kept on slipping off my tummy because of her movements that's why someone had to hold it in place.

I wonder if she will be this active when she comes out. Will she be a hyper baby? I will just have to wait and see. Just a few more weeks till we see Hailey.

Spotting and Contractions

I went to the delivery room yesterday to have myself checked because I had spotting yesterday afternoon. My mom, Griffin and I left at around 6 pm. I did not expect to be there till after midnight neither did I expect that I would be admitted. The main problem was because of the moderate contractions I was experiencing. I was injected brikanil twice but after 15 to 20 minutes there would be a spike again. I kept on praying that there would no longer be moderate contractions so that I could go home already.

Poor Griffin, he waited for me for so long until he got sleepy, so my mom had to bring him home. He was left with Auntie Pebbles and Tai-ma while my mom went back to the hospital and waited for Willie to come. When my mom got back, Griffin was really sleepy so they went home until he eventually fell asleep. I was really worried that he would get up in the wee hours of the morning looking for me since it's the first time that he has slept without me by his side. He slept through the night. When Willie came back for him this morning, he was still asleep, when he eventually woke up he was crying. Willie was telling him that they would go see me and it would be like a hotel room. He did not want to go because he felt bad. When I talked to him on the phone he told me, "Why are you taking so long?". It's the first time we've ever been apart for a very long time. I told him to come and see me. He was a happy little boy already when he arrived at the hospital. He loved playing with the bed. When we were about to leave, he even said, "I'm going to miss this place".

I was fortunately allowed to go home this afternoon. I had an ultrasound and everything was fine. I was given duvadilan for the contractions and an antibiotic for the UTI. Now, I have to be really careful with what I do, I have to limit moving around so much, so as not to get tired and stress myself. This is quite hard to do when I have to play with Griffin and clean up his mess everyday, but I won't tire myself anymore, I don't want to give birth prematurely. Hoping everything would be fine with this pregnancy until around the third week of May when I would be 37 weeks already and could probably give birth through c-section.

Big Tummy

Just this morning, while Griffin was hugging my tummy, he said, " Mommy, I love your big tummy. If you don't have a big tummy, I don't like it anymore, but I still love you!"