It's All About Xian

These are some of Xian's photos before he turns 3 years old. Sorry baby if mommy became so busy and preoccupied last month. I promise that starting this month, this blog will be more about YOU. Your new milestones especially your quirky thoughts and antics (because you've got tons of them,my gulay! you're talking non-stop nowadays and you're really growing up as a smart one. #oneproudmommatalking. 

 Since you have lots of photos with different stories from the past weeks, I'll photoblog it na lang. ^-^

taken at my brother's birthday dinner @ Shakey's.That's Xian's trademark pogi pose. He do this a lot of times! pasensya na,wala pa akong tulog dyan.haha!

 Xian with his tita ninang Twinx, the camwhoring tandem.I sooo love this photo,mukhang girl si Xian.haha! magkamukha na sila no? :)

breakfast @ McDonald's. My little man is so sweet, sya talaga nag-insist na magtimpla ng kape ko.kamusta naman ang hair mo dyan anak?

It's a date! @ Red Ribbon after the Sunday mass. by the way, #11 is daddy's all time favorite jersey #.

Malling with the little man is not complete without a carousel ride.

 Xian and his new buddy - Magnum!(I'll make a separate post about it)

Xian with his new apple of the eye - Dora! (that's really her parent's nickname for her)

Xiantukin! kumakain sya snack nung iniwan ko sa sala,pagbalik ko after 5 minutes, ganyan na sya.see the unfinished donut on his hand? haha!

maganda ang gising.good morning sunshine!

Remember the last time when we went to the hospital where I had my check up, the little man kept me sane with his charm all throughout the day to ease my anxiousness. 

 need I say more,favorite pose nya talaga yan.

"Xian: Ang Batang Imbestigador" While peeking at the sonography room, he was shocked when the door suddenly opened with a smiling face of one of the staff and the staff said to him "Bulaga!" Xian immediately run towards us laughing.
Parang kinikiliti lang ang bagets sa saya!

pose ng pagod! by the way,he's just hamming it up for the camera. after I took this picture, he checked my phone for the shot and smiled with what he saw. Klaseng papaulit kung di nya nagustuhan ang shot.haha! According to Allan,manang-mana talaga sa pinagmanahan.

While processing my HMO card.Xian's pamatay na hairstyle with matching folded shirt sleeves. Si Tita Ninang Sol nya ang salarin! :P

These are just some of Xian's photos from the past weeks that I have in my facebook account. haaaay Xian my love,big boy ka na talaga!

Xian: Future Doctor or Teacher?

Here's just some of Xian's memorable antics when Allan is still here.

 Xian The Doctor

One night while we're getting ready for bedtime, Allan suddenly coughed then cleared his throat. 

Xian who's busy watching his fave cd looked at his dad and said like a reprimanding adult:

"daddy,yan uubo ka na, inom ka na gamot" then grabbed the bottle of cough syrup and didn't stop hangga't di nakakainom daddy nya.

After that he touched Allan's forehead with his little hand and said "okay,galing na!" then go back to what he's doing.

We we're startled. 2 years and 11 months ba talaga anak namin or 25 years old na nagpapanggap lang na bata? lol.

Pero nakahinga ako maluwag dun,atleast kampante ako that when Allan and I are old, may mag-aalaga samen dalawa.

Xian The Teacher

During Xian's aral time, we practice his cognitive skills on the wall charts in our room about shapes, colors, numbers etc..  We're really proud parents because Xian already knows his personal details like his full name,age,address,Allan and mine's name, same thing with Inay and tatay, his favorite food, favorite color so on and so forth (just in case somebody ask him about it.mala-slumbook lang.hehe) When it comes to his knowledge, he already knows the different animals and things, 6 basic shape, 6 basic color, basic opposites and knows how to count (minsan shortcut version nga lang!) and some other activities which later on will be tackled when he enter preschool.

On our shape learning session while daddy is listening to us.

Me: Xian what shape is this?

Xian:triangle.

Me: Very good! this one?

Xian: rectangle.

Me: eh eto?

Xian: circle

until he cited all of the remaining shapes correctly. Same thing with the opposite chart and color chart.

When we're finished with his short learning session,he looked at Allan and said "finished na ko aral.o daddy kaw naman! ok,what's this?" pointing to the chart.when Allan answered him, he told his dad "okay,very good!"

Xian really knows how to make us really happy and proud parents.

Love you so much,my little Allan kulit! Hopefully when you're older ganyan ka pa din samen ni daddy ha?

 

Potty Training Xian

This is a late post. I wasn't able to blog this before since I want to be 100% finished (or close to it man lang) kase during that time nasa 75% pa kami although there's an improvement everyday.

Feeling ko pwede ko na sya i-post today since nasa 95% na so here it goes! :)


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October was also the time that our little man was finally potty trained.

For some, 2 1/2 years old is already late. Everytime I read the stories of those moms who start training their kids before they turn one, I was amazed how they're able to do that. Ibang level ang patience and perseverance and I admire them.

I started attempting to potty train him when he's 16 months old, I bought him a potty chair and started to teach him how to use it, but to no avail. He like it but he didn't want to use it. Baka mas feel nyang pang-display lang.Months passed and I felt like he's not yet ready. We also have our share of boo-boos of this potty training journey since there are instances when he would tell me the he's going to pee only to find out that he's finished and his diaper is wet already. In fairness nagpaalam nga naman. Sometimes naman he'll say "mommy,poo-poo-poo ako" so I immediately jumped up from bed, grabbed his arm and ran to the T&B and 30 minutes there waiting pero no show yung hinihintay namin. False alarm pala. Mga ganung eksena. I always hold the principle that each child is unique and each has their own pace, I don't force Xian if I could see that he's not yet ready. 

When he turns 2 years old, everyday as soon as he woke up we'll immediately go to the toilet since I'm the one who bathe him before I go to work. There, I ask force him to pee so he'll get use to it. I also bought him cute McQueen and comic boy briefs to encourage him to wear it often instead of nappies. I try to practice him to sit at the throne just to let him get the feel of sitting on it and luckily there's no violent reaction although there are still instances that he's uncomfortable and always hide at my back whenever he would hear the flush sound.

October came, during that time, I was thinking that since we're planning to send him to school soon, I need to think a valid reason for the little man why he need to let go of his diaper. I told him that since he's a big boy now and we're gonna send him to school in the next couple of months, the teacher will be happy if he knows how to use the toilet when he's about to go and that diaper is not allowed there.hehe.

And you know what,it worked for us! Since then he no longer wear diaper and prefers to wear his underwear everyday and he's making paalam everytime he wants to pee or poo because he doesn't want his McQueen brief to get wet.hahaha! Oha,effective! During nighttime,he still wears a pull-up for emergency purpose since he's still having a hard time controlling his bladder when he's asleep. Although there are mornings that he wakes up dry. We still have a few months before he's 100% diaper-free which is what we're currently practicing nowadays.But nevertheless, I'm happy for my Xian's another huge milestone.

Usually our conversation goes like this:

Me: bi,basta sasabihin mo everytime mag-wiwi or poopoo ka ha?

Xian: yes mommy,sa CR lang.

Me: yes,dun lang para pag nasa school ka na matutuwa si teacher.

Xian: very good ako?

Me: yes,very good! (imitating teacher's voice)

Xian: yehey!

Me: then lalagyan ka ni teacher ng star sa hand mo.

Xian: yehey! ...achaka din sa paa.

O_o

photo source: image from Google

Potty Training Xian is one of the many mom-kid moments I will always treasure.Syempre pa,kasama na dun yung star sa paa.LOL

Nostalgia: Xian Then and Now

Xian Allen @ 4 months

All you knew back then is to smile back, coo and babble at us. You love to giggle to the delight of everyone. You're so helpless and you demand our attention by fussing and crying your heart's out. You entertain yourself by observing your surroundings on what's going on around you. Brightly colored mobiles and play gyms attract you the most.  Mommy's lullaby put you to sleep and my loving caress soothe you.

Xian Allen @ 2 years and 9 months

Connecting dots! I'm happy that his pencil grip is improving,yey! #proudmomma

Now at your age, you are unstoppable force anak! You will not take NO for an answer. You won't stop unless you are satisfied with the proper explanation. I can't help but be amazed at how smart you have become.  Daddy and I can't wait to see and experience more as you grow. If there's one rant I have right now,"bakit naman kase ang bilis mo lumaki?" hinay-hinay lang ha? Di pa kami sawa ni daddy sa pagkabata mo :)

 

My Dearest Xian,

You're growing up too fast into mommy and daddy's little man leaving mommy's baby behind. A couple of months from now and you'll conquer another world away from home and that is your school although I wasn't sure how it will all going to turn out on your first day! :D I love seeing how excited and proud you are everytime you tell Daddy, Inay, Tatay and everyone in the house that you're going to preschool soon and I was the one to drop you off everyday to your school and how excited you are to meet "teacher".I can't wait to see you in your first ever school uniform and I'm looking forward to prepare your everyday baon. I'm excited to see you perform in your school activities.I want you to know that I will always be your #1 fan in everything that you will do.

love you so much,anak!

Mommy 

P.S:

Actually, I was just overwhelmed to see Xian holding his pencil correctly and seriously doing his worksheet one night,yet na-emote na ko.oh well, mom's happiness to kid's achievement.hihi!

Xian's Quotable Quotes!

I came home from work last Saturday and when I enter our room here's what caught my attention.

Xian's deflated animal figure (which looks like the combination of Tasha and Austin of The Backyardigans) Once upon a time he became Xian's favorite uhmmmm....pet.

And before I was able to ask Xian about what happened he emerged at my back and said "look mommy,kawawa no? dead na sya..." 

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I bought him a happy meal few night's ago as his pasalubong since the featured toys are the Chipmunks. I bought Alvin first because it's his favorite. Anyway,whenever we ask what's the meaning of A in Alvin's shirt, his quick response "Allen!" (because Xian Allen is his full name) so feeling nya,sya yun.hehe.

While staring at Alvin he innocently said "Mommy bakit wala suot short si Aveeen? like this eto.." (then pointed to what he's wearing) Seriously, I was caught off guard. Malay ko ba naman na pati short mapapansin ni bagets.haha! 

Yaan mo na anak si Winnie The Pooh wala din naman short! :D

Xian's Random Photos

These are just some of Xian's photos two weeks ago that I have here in my computer that didn't make it to this blog because of my topmost reason: I'm too lazy to blog. Owyessss,I promised that I'll catch up with some kwentos about the past weeks,kaso eto na naman po ang sakit kong bumabalik.haha, sorry naman! I don't know, is it because of the weather or probably tamad lang talaga ako. Malamang pareho! Besides I've been too busy with my domestic and work life. Busy-busyhan ang peg ko this week.

Ayway,lemme just photoblog for my post today :)

 Playtime @ The Mall a.k.a Xian's Happy Place 2

playtime is not complete without a carousel ride.

umeffort pa talaga sa pag-pose,hihi!

I want to replace my yellow blue bike with this one,daddy!

Choo-Choo Train, another favorite of the little man.

Mommy and Baby (No More)

My Little Kulit @ Home

 playtime with the 10 year old Koala bear (yep, 1 dekada na sya. One of the stuff toys Allan gave me during our college days.Ayan,naabutan pa ni Xian,hehe!)

Imitating his dad.Mekaniko ang peg that day ni Munting Allan :)

when one is not enough--his fave Dutch Mill. His frequent bilin everytime I go to the grocery, "mommy strawberry lang.yoko ng orange.di masarap!"

 his first ever taste of lollipop!

So there, if you noticed I'm just using my mobile phone for the photos because my trusted digicam of two years broke down. Sniff! I think nagpaparamdam na sya talaga for a new one. Although the husband promised that he'll replace it soon! :-)

 

Xian @ Happy Place 1

I guess for my Xian, spending some quality time is not complete without his playtime at two of his happy place. As much as I wanted to just stay in the house muna  to savor the moment of my work-less days since I don't want us to be caught in the middle of the holiday rush, I don't have the heart to say "no" to the little man's request plus he already showed me his cutest smile with matching "please mommy..please,please?" and the moment I said "okay" eh mabilis pa sa kidlat ang reaction nya na "yes!" 

Now I wonder kung san nagmana ng pagka-artista batang 'to.

So despite the traffic, we headed to Jollibee and no, I didn't drive. Azul is park comfortably in our garage.commute kami,hehe!

As usual, typical scenario, the moment we enter Jollibee store he went straight to the play area and the rest is history!

 

 Obviously, this is his version of "me time" and this little thing is happiness for him to the highest level already.

ayan nga't may pa-cute cute pa :)

Before heading home, we had a quick snack at Greenwich and that explains the green chair Xian is sooo comfortably sitted while playing his toys. At home na at home ang bagets, ano? After making our stomach happy, we had a 20 minutes travel time wala pa dun ang pagtigil ng driver sa gasolinahan or pamimick up ng pasahero at ang pansumandaling paghinto dahil sa traffic,so all in all we reached our home less than an hour,just for the little man's request.

So there, a peek of our typical day last Christmas break! :)

My Sweet Boy Xian

Xian is a sweet kid, If there's one trait that he obviously got from me and hubby, that is being affectionate to his loved ones. Sweet din kase si hubby, feeling ko nao-overpower ko lang talaga minsan. Kami na ang pamilyang madaming asukal sa katawan! lol.

Anyway, If there were four words that became Xian's favorite ever since he learned how to talk, those were "Thank You" "Welcome" "Ingat" and my all-time favorite "I love you!" His talking prowess is something that I'm really proud as a mom.Our relatives and friends are pleasantly surprised by his ability to talk, inborn madaldal nga daw,lalo na siguro kung naging girl sya. Probably it helped that we didn't do baby talk during his first two years.

It warms my heart everytime he utters "love you mommy/daddy" anytime he want followed with a kiss. One of my favorite stress busters and I know every mom can relate to this.

Just this morning before I go to work and I was busy fixing myself:

Xian: mommy where going?

Me: Sa school,o-office si mommy.

Xian: eh,wag iwan! sama ko,please? mommy please?

Me: di pwede baby,madami work si mommy today.next time na lang ha?

-I thought magtatantrum sya but after a few seconds.-

Xian: okaaaay! Ingat. then started to pout his lips for a kiss and extend his arms for a hug and go back to what he's doing after we had our smooches and bear hug time.


Haaaay anak,magsisimula pa lang araw ko pero binuo mo na kagad! (sounds familiar,san movie nga ba 'yon?)

Xian anak, I know time will come when you won't look for "mommy" or "daddy" as often and time will come when you won't like me smothering you with kisses. I'll probably dread the moment you'll bring home a girl! (ok,ako na advance mag-isip) but like Robert Munsch all-time bestseller book,I Love You Forever, I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living you'll always be mommy's baby,my baby love, my habibi Xian ♥

Another Kulilit Story Part 5!

One of Allan and me's view point for having another baby is Xian's readiness.

So one night during one of our family's laid back kwentuhan which is also very similar to this scenario few months ago,the husband brought up the topic again.

Hubby: Xian gusto mo na ng kapatid para may kalaro ka na?

*deadma ang Xian*

Hubby: do you want a baby sister,ha Xian? (ayan,inenglish na)

Me: o nga baby para itatawag nya sayo "kuya Xian". You like?

Xian: no like!

*after a few second of thinking..*

Xian: *happy face* ang like ko baby keng-gwin (penguin)! 

O-o

lagot tayo dyan!

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Tatay at 75 years old being a certified and true blooded Batanggenyo is sometimes high-pitched when talking with a heavy accent of his Batangan diction. Take note,hindi sya galit ha.  Ganun lang talaga sya minsan. So while explaining something, Xian heard him. The little man went to Tatay and naively said:

"Tatay,wag ka gagalit.iiyak Papa Jesus" 


All along he thought Tatay is mad because of his voice.haha!

Ayan napagsabihan tuloy ni bagets ang lolo. Tatay can't help but smile and explained that he's not mad,papaliwanag lang.LOL.

 Kulilit Xian at 31 months

Xian's Fun Time, Play Time!

From our first long weekend, we decided to bring Xian to SM Lipa for a dose of play time since I also need to shop a birthday gift for Heinrich and to my another inaanak who also celebrated his birthday last week.

Malling is incomplete without an arcade visit with my two boys. In short, pag nasa Quantum or Timezone kami, parang dalawa yung anak ko,haha! Aside from Xian's usual carousel ride and other arcade rides, which is paulit-ulit na lang din na picture and pose sa mga favorite rides nya that's why I will not post it here anymore kase baka mauta na kayo.yun at yun pa din.

Anyway, after spending an hour and a half in Quantum, while strolling around we saw this play room called Simple Ride-Jump filled with giant inflatable slides, ball pool and other soft play area and rides, initially after the little man saw few kids of his age screaming with delight, he pulled us towards the fence entrance and there, I know you get the picture.

Their admission rate for 20 minutes is P60, P180 for 1 hour (I forgot to ask the rate of the unlimited playtime)

Simple Ride-Jump!

our happy Xian.actually iniisip na nya strategy nya sa pag-akyat.

What's nice about this is he gets to play with other kids and interacted with them, as in instant friends kagad sila. Xian had a lot of fun going up and down the inflatable slide. Up,down, roll around, jump.Repeat 100x.Walang pagod.

 

O di ba, hindi naman masyadong masaya ang munting binata namin no? Good thing that before he reached his 1 hour time limit, he is already satisfied with his play time, I think 45 minutes lang sya nag-stay. he didn't insist of staying anymore because the place is already jam-packed.