Loving the rain

Summer's days are running out, like a tourist on a beach, its days are finite. The rains have come and the sun is less scorching.

It's rainy season once again. Time to take Lois to the province once again, for some interaction with green things sprouting all around. And perhaps, get soaked in the cool, May rain. Oh, first time she saw the rain she was ecstatic! Flinging her arms and legs excitedly as if the rain was chasing her. I wonder how she'd react when she takes a bath in the rain, coz when we give her a bath, she clings to us like a kid being left to school - wanting to be out of the shower pronto!

Skipping naps
It used to be that Lois was a good napper, sleeping for more than two hours once in the morning after Daddy Paul leaves for the office, and again in the middle of the afternoon. Recently though, she's been skipping her regular sessions. She now takes her naps before lunchtime and wakes up around 12 noon. Afternoon naps are skipped altogether because she'd be fighting off her sleep, stifling her yawn with a sneeze or a burst of guffaws. If I rock her to bed, she'd fight it and would insistently say 'baba' until I put her down. Then she'd zoom across the room to get her 'boh' = ball, or 'buhk'=book, then joyfully play with it. It's fortunate when her nanny Mhagie and I don't feel sleepy because we can look after her playing, but sometimes, our eyes would be really heavy there's no choice except let her be by herself. I know this behavior is normal and fit for her age. She's really not a baby anymore.

Straight knees, morning breath
I've also noticed that her legs have started to straighten out, not anymore the usual bowlegs babies have while on their back. In the morning too, she's most likely to have morning breath, even 'tuyong laway'. Oh, she's turning into the toddler phase already. And I'm excited and scared, because there'd be new lands to explore and conquer. I pray I'll be equipped as each day commands a better, wiser, more loving me.

E-book marathon
My 2007 goals for intellectual growth include reading books I'll enjoy and learn from. My initial list is mainly composed of spirit-building titles, yet almost 6-months down the lane, I've mostly finished literature items: Anne Tyler's Accidental Tourist (which I didn't like the ending because the lead guy chose his other woman over his wife), Neil Gaiman's Goliath (my first encounter with the famous guy, which upon reading, reminds me of the popular Twilight Zone TV series-a good source of escape and mind-twisting) and Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead (a very engaging plot-one criteria for me to finish a book is the author's style. If I can't understand the first few paragraph's like I do with Umberto Eco's works, or if I never develop the interest to go on further like I do with Yann Martel's The Life of Pi, I don't bother devoting my precious minutes, hours and days reading the book. And among the recent titles I've read, The Fountainhead, was the most captivating so far. It kind of ranks itself among my favorites: Leo Tolstoy's War & Peace, Alexander Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo and Mark Haddon's Curious Incident of a Dog at Nighttime. However, I find the title a bit weak as to the accompanying story.) Anyways, I've been really engrossed with these works I abandoned writing/updating this blog. I even found myself reading instead of interacting with Lois, that's how I really dig it.

Genius Fudolig

I wonder what book titles interest 16-year old UP Physics summa cum laude graduate Mikaela Fudolig. Her speech entitled "Take not the road less traveled" given during their graduation spoke not only of her deep intellect but also of her mature wisdom, a rare find among our youth. I made sure we saw the interview with her on TV, I'm curious to find out if she's for real and if she can be copied - for my Lois and Baby 2. But God was quick to remind me that intelligence is not the goal, but HIM, for my kids to live fearing and loving Him.