Happy Halloween

Our company, Stream Global Services, had Trick or Treat for the employees children last Oct 29. Since Obiwan was old enough, I brought him along. Tita Maggie bought him a costume but it didn't fit so he just brought a hat shaped like a jack-o-lantern. But he didn't wear it because it irritated him.

What was supposed to happen was that my mom and sister would drop Obiwan at the office with my brother. We would go around the office trick or treating with the other children then we'll meet up again after.

It didn't go the way I thought it would. We rode the elevator from the 1st to the 12th floor and Obiwan was surprised. He must've been confused why he felt like he was moving up but when he looks around, everything stands still. Turns out that the registration was not at the 12th floor so we had to ride the elevator again to the 22nd floor. This time he was more stressed. I'm thinking his ears might've been popping and he might not have felt it before.

So we went with the group of children to go to my floor at the 17th. This time, Obiwan was crying loudly as we rode down then he'd promptly stop when we're off. We went around the floor to get some candies. He didn't want to walk so I carried him the whole way. We went around and when he felt like we were near the elevator, he started crying again and holding on to me tight. We stayed at the 17th floor instead. When he was a little bit more at ease, we went directly to the elevators and went down and left the building. The whole time, Obiwan was bawling and crying his eyes out. It's going to be some time before we start riding an elevator again.

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After that, we went to Starbucks with the family then we ate lunch. They then brought me home and Tita Xylee and Ninong Mogs' mother was there. We were supposed to stay a bit so Obiwan can socialize with them but then there were also dogs in the house, one of which was barking loudly. It scared Obiwan and he didn't want to enter the house. He'd been to the zoo and he's generally not scared of big animals let alone a small dog. So out visit was short lived.

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The whole experience must've been stressful for him but his family was always with him so at least he knows that we will always be there whenever he feels scared. Though it's just fitting that he be a little bit scared because it's halloween except that I didn't foresee that it would be caused by an elevator and a small Maltese dog.

Obiwan's First Haircut

Obiwan's hair is really thin and it's only yesterday that he got his first haircut. He had his haircut at Cuts 4 Tots in Trinoma. He was very brave. The only reason he was complaining so much was because he was itchy from all the hair around his neck and face. Now he's semi-bald. Hopefully his hair grows even and hopefully it grows thicker.

Pictures to follow... As always...

Obiwan Vocabulary

Obiwan has been speaking for a few months now but is still unable to say sentences. He understands people around him but he can't articulate what he wants to well. Sometimes he tells stories about what happened or what he saw but it's mostly all vowels and him pointing to things.

These are a few words he can actually say and what he means:

People
Daddy = Daddy
Mommy/Mama/Ma = Mommy (He calls my mother Mommy)
Papa = Papa (He used to call my father lolo but everyone else calls him Papa so he just did the same)
Toto = Tito
Shasha = Tita Sasha
Tota = Tita
Dada = Ate Marie
Berly = Yaya Jonalyn
Tis = Tess
Pidi = Freddy

Food
Kukay = Cereal (It was originally for Coco Crunch but he calls any cereal kukay)
Pantit = Pancit (He loves pancit)
Didi = Milk

Others
Meng/Memeng = Cat
Pati = Dove
Pis = Cockroach
Pis Ptay = Dead cockroach
Shus/Patos = Shoes
Vroom vroom = Car
Bus = Bus

Zoo pictures

Zoo pictures are here.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2061155&id=1054624827&l=5c44dc21a3

Obiwan goes to the Zoo

I wanted to bring Obiwan to the zoo but it was raining so we had to settle for Ark Avilon at Tiendesitas. It's an indoor zoo so need not worry about the rain. Obiwan enjoyed it a lot. It was the first time he saw lions, tigers, snakes, rabbits, etc. At first he wouldn't let go of me because he was scared, but after a while, he got used to it. It was also the first time he got to ride a merry-go-round in Trinoma. Anyway, the pictures should tell the story better. (Which I'll upload soon.)

Ecopark Pictures

It's been while since I've posted pictures. Here are a few from our recent family day.

Fathers' Day 2010

Fathers' Day 2010 is uneventful. It was the same as any other Sunday. Probably because Obiwan can't greet me yet.