alphabet song :)

MOMMY: now i know my ABC, next time won't you sing with ...
RUJIM: me!

children are...

Amazing, ACKNOWLEDGE THEM.
Believable, TRUST THEM.
Childlike, ALLOW THEM.
Divine, HONOR THEM.
Energetic, NOURISH THEM.
Fallible, EMBRACE THEM.
Gifts, TREASURE THEM.
Here Now, BE WITH THEM.
Innocent, DELIGHT WITH THEM.
Joyful, APPRECIATE THEM.
Kindhearted, LEARN FROM THEM.
Lovable, CHERISH THEM.
Magical, FLY WITH THEM.
Noble, ESTEEM THEM.
Open minded, RESPECT THEM.
Precious, VALUE THEM.
Questioners, ENCOURAGE THEM.
Resourceful, SUPPORT THEM.
Spontaneous, ENJOY THEM.
Talented, BELIEVE IN THEM.
Unique, AFFIRM THEM.
Vulnerable, PROTECT THEM.
Whole, RECOGNIZE THEM.
Xtraspecial, CELEBRATE THEM.
Yearning, NOTICE THEM.
Zany, LAUGH WITH THEM.

eating time!

today our little hero amazed us with his newest talent... eating on his own using his spoon and fork! eeeeee!!!!!!!!

vesh!

just got home from the playgroup. so tired and sleepy but it all disappeared when i showed Rujim a picture of a FISH and he said: "VESH!" I tried to show him other pictures and showed him again the fish picture.. he said it again! "VESH!" another new word! keep it up my little hero! slowly but surely *wink* mommy loves you.

hello! :)

its been almost a month since my Rujim's 2nd birthday. it's been almost a month since i silently spent sleepless nights torturing myself with "possible signs of developmental disorder. Rujim shows a few of it but not all. but as a parent (and someone with poor EQ) i was desperate to know and prove that my son's just fine. he's just delayed in speech and he could be just ignoring us when we call him. he could just be fixated with cars and wheels like any normal toddler. he could just be a loner like his dad. he is just fine. so the internet research went on for days. and the nightmare went on. until we finally met up with a developmental pediatrician who could not give us a formal diagnosis but instead admitted that Rujim has some sort of difficulty with focus and communication. we have to wait and see. i couldn't wait and just see. so we enrolled Rujim in a playgroup (MWF) and got an OT for him (TTH). also started with gfcf diet right away! the research continues... my crying bouts got worse... but i prayed... our families prayed... until thankfully. those nightmare-filled days and nights are over :) thanks to God's love and mercy. i don't know why but i can say im prepared for whatever God has prepared for us. I trust him. I thank him for the blessings. Too many to mention.

One enormous blessing is my family's relocation to Singapore, where i believe has good institutions for early interventions. I can't wait to live a new life out there.

One more exciting blessing is Baby Miguel who is due to come out May 1st! :) i actually started writing to him in his notebook. As i blog now, he is moving in my womb as if he shares my excitement!

today, we still do not have the answers to our questions but we certainly are assured of God's anwers and promises. we still do not have the surest tools to help Rujim with whatever disorder he has if there really is, but as parents we are doing everything we can to give him early intervention. God gave us the grace to be madly in love with our son every single day. and God makes our son what he is in a way that delights us. these days are filled with hope, peace, joy, and laughter just seeing Rujim with his priceless milestones.

and that's the reason for this blog... to show the world how wonderful and adorable our son is and i thank the Lord for giving him to us just as he is.

today: his new words are: "CHI!" (chair) and "MAMOW" (rainbow)