1.5 years old. almost

almost 2 months! time flies! within the last 2 months, we were able to move to a new house, and mama&papa flew back to Pinas and we're on our own. it's been a very eventful 2 months, but i don't know what to write about. =)

quirks
everybody has one. and here are pistoy's:

1. goldfish - i bought him the rainbow colored, individually packed goldfish baked crackers. unfortunately, he only wants to eat the red and green pieces. he would fish for a piece, if it's a yellow or an orange, it goes back to the bag. *lol* the only time he eats those is when he's really, really hungry.

also with the goldfish, i noticed he's got a certain pattern how he eats it. he takes 2 bites off the tail first, then eats the rest in one bite. hehe! when he's really hungry, he just pops it into his mouth and holds out his hand for another one. at one point, he's got 5 crackers stuffed in his mouth at the same time, and he almost choked. =P

2. pag nasa sink kami ni je, washing dishes, or bottles, or even just our hands, jecobie will squeeze himself into the tiny space between our legs and the counter. he would keep doing it until you step away. =P

3. Pag nasa kotse na kami, pauwi ng bahay from je's office, he would do the "little einstein" pat-to-launch-the-rocketship thing. it replaced his "vrooom"ing sound effects pag umaandar ang kotse. you can tell he's outgrowing the baby einstein series kasi yung toddler version na yung nagho-hold ng attention nya eh. hehe!

4. sa bagong bahay, pag nasa carpet, normal lang sya maglakad. meaning, nakalapat ang talampakan sa sahig.  then pag magco-cross na sya papunta sa tiles (sa ktichen, or hallway, or sa banyo), he would go on tip-toe! tapos after a few tip-toe steps, normal na ulet sya maglakad. hahaha! ang weird! =P it's like he's giving his feet time to adjust. =P

without mama and papa
it wasn't as bad as the last time. nung last time kasi, jecobie had a meltdown on the second day na wala sila mama't papa. good thing nasa NY pa sila non, so i was able to call them and jecobie listened to their voices on the phone.

this time, medyo nakakaintindi na ata si pistoy. sinamahan namin sila mama hanggang sa gate sa airport, and when we were walking away na, sinilip-silip nya sila mama't papa. i almost broke down, but i have to compose myself dahil baka umiyak si pistoy pag umiyak ako, eh sasakay pa kami ng tram pabalik sa airport waiting area.

anyway, on the second day, i took the day off, so kami lang sa bahay. medyo nagtataka na sya. lakad sya nang lakad around the house as if looking for "ayet" and "papa". but he didn't cry or call out for them. then one time, nasa van kami. he was just staring out of the window, at malungkot ang mata. i know pistoy misses them at that point, kasi yun yung first time na ako ang kasama nya sa second row seat, at hindi si mama or papa. *sigh*

it's hard seeing pistoy like that, so nag-webcam kami. pero ganon pa rin, ayaw nya pa rin yung webcam. he still wants to do the face-to-face thing.

sooooo.

papa is coming back next month to stay with us for at least another 4 months! =) i know we're being selfish, taking papa away from everybody else in pinas. but he immediately volunteered, after learning na 2 days lang tumagal yung bunsong kapatid ni je sa pagbe-baby sit. *lol* ayaw nya talagang maiwan si pistoy na walang nag-aalaga. super spoiled itong anak ko sa lolo't lola nya! =P

other updates
hmmm, ano pa bang updates. pistoy can say a few more words. he babbles A LOT, it's always amusing and funny. hehe!

he can request for specific things, like bubbles ("babus") when he wants to blow bubbles, raisins ("tas", for "pasas", hehe!), goldfish ("ish"), blueberries ("bu-bes"), orange juice ("oosh"), get down from the bed or chair ("ba" for "baba", + points finger to the floor, hehe!), and watch baby einstein dvds ("udo!" + holds out the dvd).

pistoy loves Eat Bulaga, especially the Little Miss Philippines segment. but only when the little girl is cute. hehe!

he loves the ABS-CBN Summer Station ID (featuring sarah, of course! popster ang anak ko! hahaha!) and will drop whatever he's doing to watch it on tv. hehe! i have a feeling na magugustuhan ni pistoy mag-fiesta sa pinas, kasi daming drums! =)


everytime he sees a candle, he makes the blowing sound. even if the candle is not lit. *lol*

when he gets a hold of our cellphone, he puts it near his ear and starts babbling. he would even pause between his sentences as if letting the other person respond first. *lol* then he would just walk around like that. =P

he's starting to learn shapes na rin ata. he can fit the pieces na sa shape sorter. he can identify the "pentagon" piece and call it out! ("gago" or "gagon" on good days, hehe!) aside from the pentagon, the star, and circle, everything else is a triangle ("taugu"), hahaha! there are times na hindi nya ma-figure out na he only needs to twist the pieces a little bit, tapos mafu-frustrate na sya. he would throw away the piece na ayaw magkasya. =P patay tayo dyan!

he can say a bunch of other things, but they only make sense to je and me, and only in context. hahaha! but i'm glad he's starting to try to communicate.

nauutusan ko na rin sya ng mga simple things, like magtapon sa basura, or iabot ang remote control, or kunin yung shoes nya, or kunin ang toys.

i really wish maturuan na namin syang magligpit ng toys nya. he would follow instructions, but easily loses interest. sometimes, ikakalat nya ulet yung nailigpit na nya. =P

hay anak, sana sa akin ka na lang nagmana na mahilig magligpit at galit sa kalat. =P