Missing In Action

The week has been busy. With Christmas and our trip to Baliwag, Bulacan. We just got home. We'll update the blog with stories and pics. Perhaps tomorrow.

What day is it?

We fell into a routine, Obiwan and I. This is what our day usually looks like.

12pm - Obiwan wakes up to eat.

1230pm - He finishes eating and goes to sleep while I eat lunch while watching Eat Bulaga.

330pm - Obiwan wakes up to eat then goes to sleep after. I blog.

630pm - Obiwan wakes up to eat, but doesn't go back to sleep right away.

8pm - Obiwan finally falls asleep. I watch TV.

930pm - Obiwan wakes up to eat then goes to sleep after. I sleep as well.

1230am - Obiwan wakes up to poop then eat then goes to sleep after. I stay awake and blog or browse the internet.

330am - Obiwan wakes up to eat then goes to sleep after. I stay awake.

630am - Obiwan wakes up to eat then if the sun is out, we go outside. We sleep after.

930am - Obiwan wakes up to eat then he bathes then he sleeps.

It's all we do the whole day. I don't even know what day it is because of the monotony of everything. If he's asleep, I sometimes take pictures but I already have too many pics of him sleeping. When he's awake on the other hand, I'm too busy to take pictures.

Other Obiwan updates:

He hasn't smiled (not consciously) . 

He can't see yet. 

His cries are louder and more frequent. 

He has the hiccups 63 times a day. 

He goes through around 48 diapers a day. 

He drinks 3 ounces of milk per feeding. 

He burps like an adult. 

Half of the time, he's a light sleeper ("sleeping like a baby" doesn't always apply to him).

Obiwan Goes to Doc

Obiwan just came from his first doctor's appointment today. We went to see Dr. A Nuguid in his clinic in Libis. This is Ben's first trip outside of the house since he arrived from the hospital. He slept the whole way in the car.

At the clinic, he was given a shot. He cried for about a minute then he was quiet. He's very calm the whole time.

Sleepy Sleeperson III

Some left over pictures of Obiwan sleeping.

Mr. Cranky Pants

Obiwan is starting to become cranky. Last week, he'd just fall asleep by himself after feeding time. Recently however, it takes about an hour for him to fall asleep. We'd have to carry him, dance with him, sing to him, let him lie on his back, turn him over on his stomach, carry him again, massage him, etc. All this before he gets tired of crying and falls asleep.

Tomorrow, I'm going to get him a pacifier to try to see if it makes a difference. We were trying to do away with a pacifier but if it would make him sleep faster then I guess a pacifier every now and then is ok.

Last week, it was all pretty easy. All I needed to do was to make sure I'm awake when he asked for his bottle. This week, having a baby is a little bit harder.

Obiwan Gained Weight!

Obiwan was born 5.25 lbs. After 12 days, he's now 6 lbs!

Hep, hep...

Obiwan and his Lola

Here's a picture of my mom holding Obiwan. My mom said she doesn't want to be called Lola or Grandma. I think it hasn't sunk in yet. But they look cute together. (Yes, my Photoshop skills need improvement.)

Sleepy Sleeperson II

I can't resist taking Obiwan's picture when he's sleeping. He's so peaceful. He looks like he's so tired and that all he wants to do is sleep.

Obiwan's First Bath

What's left of Obiwan's umbilical cord fell off two days ago which meant that he's now able to take a bath. He hasn't bathed since he was born and we were just restricted to cleaning him with a wet face towel.

Yesterday, we were able to give Obiwan his first bath. He was very cooperative throughout the whole bathing process. It looked like he enjoyed it. The video below shows part 1 of his first bath. YouTube didn't allow part 2 because it was too long. Please excuse the cinematography. The cameraperson (Obiwan's Auntie Sasha) moves a lot while shooting the video.

Obiwan Peed on Me

I was changing Obiwan's diaper earlier. I took the wet diaper off and was in the process of getting the new diaper ready when Obiwan started peeing. The rubber mat he was on was getting pee all over it and I had to lift him for him not to get wet with his own pee. He stopped and I was ready to continue changing him. 

Then he started to pee again, still without the new diaper on. This time he peed high enough to get my shorts wet. I swear, I've never been this happy to be peed on. Well I wasn't so much happy than not angry. I guess it comes with the role.

Major Setback

This is very frustrating. My phone to laptop cable doesn't work! I have tons of pictures on my phone which I can't post here.

Baby Talk

I remember hearing about this before but as I wasn't a father then, I didn't have a use for it. Now that I have Obiwan, I thought it would be useful. I searched the internet for these baby sounds and found them in DunstanBaby.com. OMG! I've become a mother!

Anyway, the article said that there's a way to identify what 0-3 month old babies need/want when they cry. They utter a sound before they start crying hysterically.

Here's the list:

1. EH - "I need to burp."
2. NEH - "I'm hungry."
3. OWH - "I'm sleepy."
4. HEH - "Please change my diaper." or "I feel uncomfortable."
5. EAIRH - "I need to fart."

Now I haven't tried to see if Ben says these but I'll be keeping my ears open and find out. Hopefully it makes motherhood fatherhood easier.

Obiwan has a Fansite

Ninang Mady posted these pictures on her Multiply website which I grabbed and reposted here.

He's as big as my head!

And he's as big as my hand!

He just woke up.

Yawning.

Yoohoo...

It's like his eyelids open and close independently from each other. Hehe.

Baby Shower Flashback

Here are the pics from Mady's camera of the baby shower held Oct 31, 2008. It was held at Dinky's in Pasig City. 

Group pic (from left to right): Pagli, Ivy Mogs, Mic, Me, Chonx and Dairy

(L to R) Pagli, Mogs, Chonx and me.

(L to R) Mogs, Mic, Chonx and me.

Chonx, Me and Pau

Me and Mady

Not seen in pictures are Alvs, Marco and Paul Cheng via phone patch. (If I missed anyone, please tell me.)

Sleepy Sleeperson I

Obiwan probably sleeps more than I do! It's all he ever does. He doesn't want to play yet. The bulk of his pictures are of him sleeping. 

The Sagittarius Baby

I got this from Horoscope.com. I'm not into Astrology but I guess it comes with being a father. I just copied the article, my comments are in Blue italics.

SAGITTARIUS BABY:

The Sagittarius baby will surprise you with just how speedily he or she seems to learn to crawl out of their play pen and start clambering on everything and anything they can find. I can't wait for him to start crawling. I hope he starts crawling before I have to go back to work.

Sagittarius children are the most physically adventurous of the zodiac, and often will be walking with confidence long before their peers. They are also hungry little people and you wonder where they put all that food until you see the sheer energy it takes to keep up with them! That's true. He isn't satisfied with just one bottle. But he wouldn't need that much energy because he's asleep when he's not eating. One of Sagittarius’ most endearing characteristics is their absolute honesty. I hope this is true. No one likes a liar. Especially the father.

They are inquisitive and playful so you can expect to find all sorts of interesting doodles on your best furniture as well new uses for your most expensive cosmetics. However, as soon as they have redecorated your bedroom they will be so cute in how they tell you exactly what they have done that you will find it impossible not to smile. Aaaawwwww. C'mon Obiwan, grow up now!

Mr. Chicken Legs

Maybe after a couple of weeks, he'd have fatty baby legs.

Obiwan had a visitor today

Ninang Mady Beldia and Tito Marco Racelis visited Obiwan earlier here at Novaliches. Ben was asleep most of the time they were here but he woke up because he was hungry. He was very hungry and he downed an ounce and a half of milk. I forgot to take their picture. Maybe next time.

He's as strong as a Jedi

Yesterday, Obiwan was lying on his stomach and his head was turned to the left. Lo and behold, he lifted his head and turned to his right! He shouldn't have been able to do that until he was a month old. Then when I was holding him trying to make him burp and his head was resting on my shoulder, he lifted it for a few seconds.

I didn't have enough time to take a picture but he's pretty strong. I hope he becomes a Jedi when he grows up.

Obiwan goes home to Novaliches

Obiwan spent 2 days in the hospital after being born. Those 2 days were mostly filled with going back and forth from the room to the billing dept, admissions, cashier, bank, my mother, office, nursery, etc. I felt like I walked the length of a marathon during those 2 days trying to follow up on things. But everything stopped when the nursery was open for viewing. Then I'd stand in front of the window until I was asked to leave.

Then the day finally came when we were all set to go home. Obiwan will be going home to my parent's house in Novaliches. We didn't even have a place to put him in so my mom bought a crib and some baby stuff the night before he was scheduled to leave the hospital.

During the ride home, Obiwan was in my arms. I've never thought about how many potholes the city had until that day. With every pothole we'd go over, I'd cringe and hope that they don't shake the baby too much. I was paranoid but I guess it came with the new role. Good thing was that he was asleep during the whole trip.

Finally, we arrived at home. The crib was ready and everyone was excited to see the new addition to the family.

Happy 0th Birthday Obiwan

Obiwan "Ben" H. Del Rosario was born on December 5, 2008 at 7:25am in Makati Medical Center, Amorsolo St., Makati City. Incidentally, it's the same hospital where I was born.

Here are some of his first pictures I took of Obiwan. Some of the clearer pictures are still with Dairy. I'll post them as soon as they're available. I'll give a more detailed account of everything that happened soon.