Second Week

This is the second week of Jon’s assignment in Princeton. Madi and I miss him dearly but we get by by trying to keep ourselves busy. Last week he made an effort to come home in the middle of the week just to be able to see Madi. Then this week, Madi and I will come to him Thursday and stay there until the weekend. I have to make some agenda for the weekend and I am excited. I am considering beach, BBQ, and whale watching... Ok, I’ve got to check and make reservations now!

First Chair

And so we got our first chair yesterday. On our way to Pottery Barn Kids, Madi fell asleep in the car and when we got to the store, Jon just came down to get it himself while she and I stayed in the car.

Madi woke up just in time when we parked. She saw Daddy unloading her chair from the car and putting it on her stroller while I carried her. Her eyes got big and said “nice chair!” with a smile. When we got in the apartment, she got even more hyper. She kept on sitting, standing up, laughing, and running over and over again.

She is obviously happy and so I am happy too. It’s all I want.

Picking Her First Chair

Today, we went to Pottery Barn Kids and Buy Buy Baby to look for a good chair for Madi. She tested each one we saw and seeing her different reactions was interesting. You could tell which ones she liked and did not. My little girl knows what she wants now and she’s got good taste, so far...

We went home empty handed because we first went to PBK then BBB but the one she liked was in PBK and it was too late for us to go back so Daddy said we’ll just go back and buy it tomorrow.

Missing Daddy

Jon was assigned for an out-of-state project. This set-up is really expected with his job but fortunately, eversince I gave birth, he has always been around until now. Madi and I won’t be seeing Daddy now as he will only be able to come home on weekends. It is going to be sad and tough but it’s something we need to sacrifice. 

Yesterday was the first morning that Madi didn’t get to see her Dad. Jon usually prepares our baby’s first bottle in the morning so when she wakes up, she automatically calls her “Dad! Dad!” for milk. So yesterday when she woke up, she didn’t see Jon but she probably thought he was just in the kitchen and she called him loud, “Dad! Dad!.” I woke up with her scream and told her that her father is not home. It made me sad because Madi is always excited with her Dad and now she won’t have that kind of excitement everyday.

We will try to do webcam everynight to help missing each other a bit although it won’t be really enough because they cannot play together and she gets tired of webcam easily. After a couple of minutes she’ll say, “ayaw na.”

We miss you Daddy! We can’t wait for this weekend and we hope we won’t have to do this very long. However, thank you for working hard for our family. We love you!

First Step

Today is Madi 14th month and she made her first step. My husband was preparing to leave for work and I was having my breakfast then we saw Madi was attempting to walk. She stood up, made one step forward with her left foot, stumbled down, and then did the same cycle four times that moment. When she stopped trying, I asked her, “are you tired?” then she smiled at me and I asked her again, “we’ll practice more later, ok?” and she said, “opo.” 

It was exciting to watch her and I hope that she will carry throughout her life the perseverance and courage that I see in her now.