Sign that Let You Know Your "Baby" is no longer a "baby"

An old post from my Multiply site. Sophia, my "baby" turned 7 this month. I am sure this will make moms like me smile with memories of their own "babies" as they developed from the dependent, sleeping all the time infants to the terrible twos, to "all-knowing" pre-schoolers...

-- "where" to sleep is a major decision
-- she calls you at work to remind you to buy bread, soap, joy ultra, etcetera, etcetera ending her reminder with "Mom, don't forget. OK?"
-- after seeing the pig parts you are cleaning for "dinakdakan" she declares that she is a vegetarian but when you serve burger she calmly says "once-in-a-while lang naman"
-- when you warn her to stop making "mess" or else you will let her wash the dishes, she answers excitedly "ok mom, i'll do it!!! and she actually washes the dishes by herself!
-- she is the self-appointed ruler of the TV and dictates what TV show to watch at what time and which shows are good for you and which are not
-- she puts away the clothes you ironed for her to wear to church and chooses a mini-skirt, a backless blouse and pink stockings as her get-up. (and this happens all the time!)
-- you get home from work and surprisingly find that your room is clean, she proudly tells you she did the cleaning herself.
-- she sees the clothes you soaked in soap, she pulls a stool and declares "I will do the soap part, mommy"
-- she issues an "executive order" declaring Sundays as ice-cream days! When she is down with tonsillitis, she tells everybody it is ok to have ice-cream, she is drinking her medicine anyway
-- she corrects your grammatically wrong sentences
-- she insists on buying shoes with high heels for her awards banquet because she wants to be seen wearing these when she goes up the stage. she also puts on make-up before you leave for the program so she will look good in her pictures!!!
-- her sentences begin with "actually" and end with "OK"
-- her hair has to stay long so she can put maarte clips and bling-blings but you cannot, even if you paid her, braid or pony tail her hair because braids or pony tails are not for ladies
- she has her own set of "telebabad" friends
- the prospect of having visitors excites her because she loves entertaining
- she decides to learn writing in cursive even if she's only entering Grade 1 this school year
- she prefers boots with heels over barbie shoes to go with her school uniform
- when her siblings bring home homework, she talks to her teacher asking her to assign her some work as well
- she shampoos her own hair, and she does it really well

You know she will always be your baby when ...
- she still sleeps with her teddy bear or her goldfish pillow
or her doll Ansherrina and her security blankie
- she asks for a bedtime story before sleeping and prays "Angel of God my guardian dear" even if you insist she prays her "own" prayer
-- she loves it when you kiss her neck,
--she loves hugging you and falling asleep on your lap while you watch your favorite teleserye
- she volunteers to get a glass of water for you, mixes you a juice drink, spares a portion of her food so you can taste some
- she declares "Mom, you are the best mommy in the whole wide world even if you are FAT and FLUFFY!"
- she patiently pulls out your white hair even if you don't pay her for doing it
- she reminds you to take your medicine when you are not feeling well
- she watches Art Attack, makes her own project and hands it to you when you get home to say "I love you"
- she is willing to give up her favorite Ice Cream flavor "moo" over "double dutch" which is your favorite.
- she is willing to wake up early on Sunday mornings because it is "chapel time" and you told her you love attending "chapel" with the whole family
- she will eat chicken instead of pizza because she knows "mom n dad have no money today"
-- she gets jealous when you say you want another "baby brother" or sister so she will have another playmate
-- the medals and awards she got are all dedicated to you even if she did not wait for you to reach the stage to pin her medal because you were "too slow"
-- she cries at the thought of you having "many white hair" because it means you will be old and "not too strong" and "sick"
-- when she does pray her own prayer, she begins it with "Jesus please bless my mommy" don't let her get sick...
That's when you feel, no matter how complicated or simple life is, you feel complete because you were given the opportunity to take care of God's children.

Tadah

Tadah...finally my own blog spot!
My friend Leah introduced me to this world of blogging. I am amazed at how prolific a blogger she is.
She asked me to be a guest writer in one of her sites. After she posted one of my contributions about my daughter Bryzzia, i got so many varied reactions from moms like me and that got me rolling. So i thought, wow, this could be fun!
So here i am, thanks to this new technology and all those who invented it. I do not need paper and pen to write down my thoughts (i used to do that when i was in high school).
I pray that you welcome me into this world of blogging.
A little about me... i am a mother of three kids (2 girls and 1 boy), i work at a public utility company from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, born, raised and educated in the beautiful City of Baguio.