Sometimes, Gab would wake up crying in the morning. There are times that he would wake up in a good mood and call me “Dad-d”. But more often, he wakes up calling “Mom-m” and finds out that Quennie has already left for work. So I have to come up with things to cheer him up and assure him that all is fine with Daddy around.
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At ten months, Gab loves to make noise. He is trying to talk to us. Quennie and I would try our best to understand his bubbly mouth. He knows a few baby signs. He loves to point to what he wants. And he screams and yell and shout.
One of the challenges of being a Dad is putting the baby to sleep and soothing a crying baby. Quennie seems to do it effortlessly. She would simply unbutton her top and breastfeed Gab. In a little while Gab will fall asleep. Or when Gab wakes up, he would cry, thinking we left him alone. Once again, Quennie will just breastfeed him and Gab will be alright.
A lot of strangers adore Gab. We would meet people in airports, elevators, parks, malls and restaurants who would love to touch Gab and baby talk to him. But last night was a different experience for us and most especially for Gab. Gab just got a kiss from a stranger.
It has been a wonderful 9 months with my son Gab. Here’s growing bigger and bigger. At nine months, he is on track with his developments. Right now, Gab starts to make clearer sounds, crawls very well and tries to walk. Most of the time, we spend time playing. But some games are too tiresome and stressful for Daddy. Here’s a rundown of the three games that Gab love to play, but Daddy wished I never taught him at all.
Children below two years old are usually free in plane flights. That is why Quennie and I are really planning to bring Gab abroad before he reaches 2 years old. So we got him a passport. The processing at DFA to get passport for toddlers and minors was fast. In a weeks time, the passport was delivered at home.
Gab had his monthly check up with our pedia, Dr. Vienne Saulog. We had the usual routine of getting his weight and checking his vital stats. Plus this month, Gab is getting another shot of vaccine.
My Daddy Project last July was to compile photos of Gab into a photo book. I browsed over a thousand photos of Gab from birth to 5 months and selected just 40 photos to be included in the album. It was printed last month and we gave copies to Gab’s grandparents and his great grandmother.
Quennie and I went to Rustan’s today to check for a sale at the children’s department. We would have never guessed who we bumped into. It was no less than Jejomar Binay, the 15th Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines.
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One of the problems with a Garmin Forerunner is its brittle wrist strap. I know several runners had their straps broken into two. Replacing the strap is easy but it require some watchmaker’s skills. Here’s how I replaced mine which took me 20 minutes compared to the video done by a Garmin engineer which took him less than 5 minutes.