Our son, Jed took his third unit test last Thursday and passed with flying colors– concluding our first quarter of this school year. He is now able to follow through the stories, instructions and all, his fine motor skills have improved significantly, too. We will officially start with the second quarter this coming Tuesday. Monday, being a non-working holiday.
“close your eyes”(this is what we always have him do to get him ready for the surprise)
It has been a while since we got him a real surprise. This time he totally did not see it coming. We got him a more durable RC. All his previous ones are now broken and dysfunctional. He so loves cars and there is nothing that will overwhelm him more than this. So we figured to get him something that he really wants, this time a more durable one. It helped too that it was 50% off from the time we last saw it.
Last August 20, 2009, dear hubby joined the Honda Challenge Cup, Drive Every Drop and landed first in their category. The category being, 1.3 A/T Honda City. I honestly was not surprised as I have always seen my man to join every game to win. From soccer to the ministry, he is a very driven man.
The schedule of a homeschooling mom who happens to also work from home is not exactly stress free, to say the least. Ever since we started with our homeschool classes more than two months ago, I find myself getting taxed, especially during the first few weeks when I was still trying to grab a hold of the of the curriculum. It can be crazy, I tell you. So cut homeschooling moms some slack when it comes to homemaking. Obviously, this has taken a backseat since we started with our curriculum. Except that, effective last week, my weekend girl, Mariet, called in and told me that she is available to come report every week. Yay! Such blessing! I trust her and could even leave the house with her on weekends. When she became unavailable for months, I had to hire some random help, who never got me satisfied. Mariet isn’t just reliable but an expert also in cleaning my bath tub the way I wanted it done and even the ceramic tiles. She’s an angel. So, as she takes care of the general cleaning, I get the easier task of just maintaining the house on weekdays. To keep my sanity intact, a weekend girl became a necessity, when we started homeschooling.
Just when I got our family acquainted with the lemongrass concoction last year, I am again giddy over introducing kefir to our family. I have Tita Jane of HerestoLife.wordpress.com to thank for. Last Saturday, during the launch of Globe’s Tattoo sim and ImmortalTXT, she handed me the famous kefir grains. I really so appreciate her heart, even going out of her way to bring those containers with the kefir culture in it to give away to friends. The inconvenience of it all! You can’t find a whole lot of people like her nowadays and I’m really just so happy that I have met her through the bloggers network via Plurk. I have to admit that it has been months since I started lurking and reading through her “kefir posts”, curious and all, I never had the chutzpah to start culturing the probiotic myself. And now that she handed me the culture with the kefir grains in it, I am left with no choice but to get down to it and get started on being a “kefirhead” myself.
For the first time since we started homeschooling two months ago, my son was unusually quiet when we started our class yesterday. Shortly after he recited his pledge of allegiance to the Philippine flag (Panatang Makabayan), he said he was not feeling well and his tummy is aching. I told him to change to his house clothes, but before he was was even able to, he threw up all over the floor in a volatile manner. I was shocked and worried!
I knew there was something wrong, so I had him stay in bed after giving him a quick bath. I had him drink all 250ml of Pedialyte to replenish the lost electrolytes. He also asked for cream cheese sandwich and he finished all the 5 slices left from the loaf that we bought yesterday morning. He was okay until around 2PM when the thermometer started reading 38 degrees Celsius. I naturally gave him sponge bath and paracetamol. And right from the time he threw up,lemongrass juice too. He was okay since.
He’s now back to normal. In fact, we did two sessions of class today. Make up of yesterday’s and his regular class today. Here’s a video I recorded of him when he woke up from his afternoon nap, while he was mimicking Alvin the Chipmunk of the cartoon movie Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman.
Tomorrow, August 23, 2009, SBC-Makati is celebrating Friend Day! We are inviting you to come and celebrate with us. We are located on the 3/F 9642 Kalayaan Talipapa Building, Kalayaan Avenue, Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City 1212
Here is another valuable parenting insight that we can use in our homes.
One of the roadblocks to harmony in family life is when siblings act foolishly and end up hurting or offending each other. Foolishness may be demonstrated by teasing and playing around beyond what’s appropriate or wanted. Usually one person wants to stop before the other. Angry words and tears often bring an end to what started out as fun. Incorporating a “Stop Rule” in your family will help children, and parents for that matter, know when to quit.
Even before my son started showing his first tooth at 7 months, I had him use an infant oral brush to take care of his gums. Prior to that, I used to wipe off milk off his mouth and gums with a wet washcloth. It will not just eliminate decay causing bacteria but will also prepare his mouth for the later introduction of toothbrush. I have seen far too plenty of kids all over who have dental caries and end up losing majority of the teeth they have even before they are ready to fall off and have their permanent teeth. I knew from the beginning that I am not going to allow that to happen to my son. This is why I think it is very important that we encourage our children the habits that they form from the beginning.
Our son when he was 9 months old. It took me a while before I found this shot. It was in the Feb 2006 folder. I am really thankful I got all the photos listed by month/year album. Infant oral toothbrushes usually have this stopper that prevents babies getting the brush all the way down their throats. Read the rest of this entry »
As a follow up to a more recent article on Understanding Receptive and Expressive Language in Babies, I hope to share the things we have learned to encourage the development of your child’s language skills. It helped that my husband and I were right from the beginning a team with our desire to become pro active parents. We did not want to just stay in the sidelines and watch our child go with the flow. So far, in our four years, I can only say that we’re happy with the choices that we made.
After a while that the hubby and I were extra busy with church and ministry, today, we were finally able to spend some quality time with our son. Jeff is showing our son here some juggling exercises.
We have been observing our son, Jed and noticed that he keeps using his left foot more than his right whenever he kicks the ball. He writes using his right hand. Now I’m wondering if a toddler his age should still be ambidextrous. He just turned 4 a couple of months ago. Makes me think as well that maybe the reason he is having a hard time keeping the colors inside the line is because he is really left handed (?). This is something that I should research on very soon.
My coming with the hubby for this Breaking Point missions trip in Palawan would not have been possible if it were not for my folks agreeing to care for our son while Jeff and I are away. Aren’t grandfolks the coolest? Mine are. They really are. Aside from the fact that they are both retired, my son is the only grand child they have to date.
papa and mama at Hotel Vancouver
As much as they love being in Western countries better because of all its conveniences and lesser dust (mama keeps emphasizing this) compared to Manila, they are still here. I remember having a hard time going to events when they were outside the country last year.
We enjoyed our time today bonding with our cousin Jonathan and his family who are here on a medical mission’s trip. They are based in the United States and it was really a blessing to have seen them again. More pictures to come in the coming days.
He is now able to follow through the stories, instructions and all, his fine motor skills have improved significantly, too. We will officially start with the second quarter this coming Tuesday. Monday, being a non-working holiday.
