with lolo norbie in da hauz!

pistoy started cruising na (for real) sa sofa! he used to be able to hold on and take tentative steps pero he "dives" forward at times and mostly relies on me to catch him. recently, he puts one foot forward (or sideward, dahil patagilid nya mag-cruise), stabilizes himself, then steps the other foot. hindi na rin sya nakatingkayad ngayon.

of course, papa norbie claims it's because he's been "training" pistoy. hehehe! in part, i think it did help that jecobie gets his walking exercise everyday. while i do some chores, papa and pistoy are training sa sala. we arranged the mats to be his "catwalk". hehehe! papa is very patient. and very makulit. sometimes i feel like jecobie grunts to make him shut up. *lol*

and he spoils the hell out of pistoy! konting ingit lang, kinakarga na. kailangan ko pang takutin si papa na baka madelay ang paglalakad ni pistoy pag lagi nyang karga. di nya kasi mapigil na di buhatin! siguro dahil nung iniwan nila, karga ang gusto ni pistoy. ngayon di na masyado.

jecobie also gets his morning stroll now. i don't think they go everyday, but definitely more often than before. that reminds me, we better get an umbrella stroller. the bulky one is just a pain in the neck to load and unload when we're making several stops. (adds to "to-buy" list)

we're taking advantage of the good weather here. besides the morning stroll, hubby je also takes pistoy for walks in the afternoon, around their office's compound, usually before i pick him up. i'm sure je will miss those when we start leaving pistoy with papa norbie on MWFs. =)

speaking of leaving pistoy with papa, i'm still a little worried kasi that will be the first time na maiiwan si pistoy na pareho kaming wala ni je. i think a week or two more should do the trick. kailangan pa mahuli ni papa yung quirks ni pistoy when it comes to sleeping. also, i need to get papa a reliable phone. the magicjack one is just not un-techy friendly. hindi alam i-troubleshoot ni papa pag walang dialtone. i have to get him a local sim card and just keep reloading it. also, i need to make sure his roaming phone works para pag emergency from pinas naman. (gawd, adds to "to-do" list)

life is TOTALLY easier with papa around. =)