Ramblings of a Mom

It's been a while since I wrote something in this blog. I've just been so busy - Laneya is getting to be quite a handful--two handfuls, actually. She can now run, jump, dance, sing and she likes slides!!! She's so giggly and she laughs a lot when she's sliding down the slide. Perhaps it's the sensation. And she likes to be independent now. She prefers to eat alone (plus plus all the kalat), drink alone (plus plus all the dripping clothes after) and if allowed, she'd take a bath alone! She does not like being held when in the mall. That's why I'm looking for a tag-along, but the stores are all out of stock. Kids must be getting more and more independent these early days. :-)

She can now say mamee, dadee and she can count up to four! Her voice is just pure music to our ears, even when she's reasoning out, meaning bubbling excitedly. She's also very friendly, she smiles, plays and talks to kids of all ages, even those older than her. But I think that at this point, she thinks that everybody, including us, is with her age group hehehe.

She likes kikay things also! She appreciates colorful shirts and scarfs and long dresses and she likes to look at herself in the mirror. She likes to put lotion on herself, albeit on the wrong parts of her body like the hair. She's becoming a little lady--and with a crush on Sam Milby--gooodnesss!!! She makes these funny noises when Sam's face come on TV--goodness, goodness!!! I remember that I started having crushes when I was in kindergarten. I guess I no longer hold the record.

Oh, I can just gush and gush about Eya (well, what else can you expect of a mother?). She appreciates books and stickers and she can now build blocks, not just break them down. She's starting to experiment with crayons, pens and pencils. But she prefers to write all over my face and body and the floor rather than on paper. I also think that her thinking powers had already been switched on. She can now choose the kind of socks and caps and shirts that she'd like to wear.She now knows what she wants and would do anything to get it (cry, throw tantrums, kick, etc.). She can still be distracted but most of the time she knows that she's being distracted, and so...


But she also knows how to be so malambing. There were times when she'd just hug you and kiss you over and over for no reason at all. And I think that these are a parent's most treasured and precious moments. She has also matured emotionally - well, a little - as what's meant for little kids. Whenever I'd scream in pain due to her biting, she'd immediately hug me and press her head on my chest, maybe her way of saying 'sorry'. In contrast to just giggling, which was what she used to do weeks before. And she now knows how to caress and pat others in the way that's being done to her. Her soothing acts are really calming. This is also the time to be very careful of our actions though, because she emulates everything we do. She laughs when we laugh. And she can feel everything around her. She's also subdued when we are subdued or serious and she's staring to ask about things, in her own language though.

She's has also become very curious. And she likes gadgets!!! She's interested in batteries, chargers, electric fans, extension cords, camerals, handyphones, the list goes on. And if allowed, she'd destroy everything just to have the chance to try to put them back all together (I'd allow her, but they're just dangerous for kids...and expensive!!! hehehe).

Her sleeping habits bother me though. For the past weeks, she was always up at night, playing. I surely hope for her sleeping time to return to normal hours soon. It's taking a toll on me. I now can't sleep at night either and it's hard to sleep during the day. There are times when I feel like a zombie.

Well, enough for now. I'm sure I'd have a lot more to write about Eya in my other entries.