The Apple of Daddy's Eye

After a week at work, I came home to see Ben. I was surprised with how fat he grew since a week ago. He's no longer a newborn and he's now a real baby. 

He's also starting to see because he holds a gaze and follows you when you move. As long as you move very slowly because he gets confused if you move too fast. He doesn't smile voluntarily though. He smiles but on his own accord.

We also went to the doctor for his immunization and to get the results of his newborn screening. He was negative for all screening tests made which the doctor said was good. I don't understand any of it. The doctor also said that he was very healthy

The picture below shows Obiwan in the car on our way to the doctor. He would like to thank Tita Lara for his "The Apple of Daddy's Eye" onesie, Ninang Mady for his socks, Tita Len for his mittens, Tita Mel for his diapers and the Verano family for his car seat.

Mr. Fat Boy Pics

Here are some pics left on my phone before my leave ended.

Back to Work

It's such an adjustment to be back at work. I was on leave for around a month and a half because of the baby and I really didn't want to go back to work. After 5 years of working at eTelecare where there's no long holidays, the vacation was very much welcome. Of course, it wasn't all fun and games, I still had a baby to take care of.

Some people thought that I wasn't going back to work. Frankly, I haven't thought about not returning as I really didn't have a choice. I had a son to provide for.

After a week away from Obiwan, I missed him. He was with family so I was confident he is taken care of, it was just that I really wouldn't want him to grow up without me there.

So as part of my new year's resolution (it's 30 days late but it's still January), I'll work diligently to make sure I get to be with him while he's still young. How I'm going to do that, well I'll get to that soon.

The Story Thus Far...

My name is Oliver Del Rosario. Since college, I've taken Ross as my nickname and so most people know me as Ross Del Rosario. 

On December 5, 2008, my son Obiwan Del Rosario was born. He was named after Obi-Wan Kenobi from the Star Wars movies. The original Obi-Wan was nicknamed Ben in the later movies and is also my son's nickname. I don't particularly idolize his namesake but I thought it would be a cool name. It's not common to forget people you just met but with a name such as Obiwan, it's going to be hard to forget him. It's also a good conversation starter if he's going to introduce himself in school or office or a girl. He may get tired of having the same conversation everytime he meets someone but it's better than the alternative of his acquaitances forgetting who he is. Besides, if he gets tired of it and wants a more common name, he can always go with Ben Del Rosario.

He was born in Makati Medical Center in Amorsolo St., Makati City which happens to be the same place where I was born. He was 5.25 lbs and 18 inches. He now lives in Novaliches, Quezon City with my parents and siblings.

Obiwan drinks Enfalac and wears EQ Dry diapers.

Obiwan has a few videos in YouTube and are also seen on the sidebar of this blog. Also on the sidebar are baby-related advertisements and a PayPal donate button which will be an additional means to provide for Obiwan's needs. The sidebar also includes a Facebook link for Facebook users. I don't know what it does. The sidebar also includes an option to Follow the Blog to view updates through Google Reader. And lastly, it has a archive of previous posts about Obiwan.

This post is mostly for the benefit of Google search ranking results than for readers. :)

Mr. Fat Boy

Obiwan has more than doubled his birth weight. He was born 5.25 lbs and he's now 11.22 lbs. I don't know how much taller he is than his original 1'6" birth height because he keeps moving around and it's not accurate.

I just took a break from writing an article to post this. I'll post more next time. It's weird having to work each day.

Pictures from Tita Mel

Baptism pictures from Tita Mel's camera.

Pictures from Ninong Dairy

Here are some pictures from Ninong Dairy Darilag. Just some perks of having a photographer for a godfather. :)

Thank You

Obiwan and I want to thank everyone who came to his baptism.

Ninong Paolo Mogol

Ninang Mady Beldia

Ninong Dairy Darilag

Ninang Ivy Tablante

Lola Chit

Tita Sasha

Tita Maggie

Tito Adrian

Lola Lily

Lola Nanay

Lola Dodette

Tita Eya

Ate Chris

Carlo Buan and Teng Dizon

Aie Dalistan

Mel Dator

Dana De Guzman

Monica Edralin

Alvin Jimenez

Jordan Lazaro and wife

Rene Liboro

Fred Llanado

JP Paglinawan

Marco Racelis

Ryan Roset

Mic Tanseco

Chonx Tibajia

Dave Tuazon

Richie, Jen and Reese Verano

Baptism Breather

Finally, all the baptism hoopla is finished. I'll post the details tomorrow.

Baby Colds

Obiwan isn't sleeping as a baby. He is still a baby but he has a little cold. The cold January nights have caused him to sniffle a bit.

The other night, he simply couldn't sleep and I could hear that he had mucus in his nose. So I did what any father would do. I tried to suck it out. I just heard this from a lot of people but I don't really know if it's actually done but I thought it wouldn't hurt to try. Turns out it's not very effective.

So the next day, I went out and bought a nasal aspirator. It's just a round rubber ball with a spout at the end. I thought it was used for art or something but it turns out there's a name for it. Anyway, after I tried to suck out Ben's nose, it made him breathe easier.

Then it came back and we're not able to suck the mucus out. So I called Dr. Nuguid (Obiwan's pedia) and he told me to buy some Salinase. I thinks it's the fancy name for salt water. It's great how a company can bottle salt water, put a chemical sounding name to it and sell it. Nonetheless, it cleared his breathing and he sleeps better.

What's going on

I haven't been updating the blog too often because I'm planning the Baptism. It will be on Jan 18, 2009 at Sta. Maria Della Strada Parish. The reception will hopefully be at the UP Hotel. But I haven't booked it yet. I'll upload a chocful of pictures after the event.

2008 Updates VII

We weren't planning on using a pacifier but there was a couple of days when he was crying longer than usual and we thought it couldn't hurt to try giving him a pacifier. The doctor said it was because he had too much gas in his stomach and that he needed to be burped more. Obiwan didn't like the pacifiers. The pictures show the only time he used them.

2008 Updates VI

The family went to Baliwag on Christmas day to meet the rest of the family.

Obiwan with his Grandmother Nanay and Auntie Eya

Obiwan with his Great Grandmother

2008 Updates V

Obiwan woke up during Christmas eve in time for the family's Christmas eve dinner. For Christmas, he received gifts from hi Great Grandmother, Grandmother (my aunt), Auntie Sasha, and my friends Lara Yap and JP Paglinawan.

2008 Updates IV

Here are some father and son pics...

2008 Updates III

While in Trinoma shopping for baby stuff, I realized Obiwan doesn't have a toy. So I bought him a rattle. This is his first toy ever. He's too young to appreciate it but he looks cute with it nonetheless.

2008 Updates II

His first smile captured in a photo. I'm sure this wasn't intentional as he can't see yet but it's still very heart-warming.