TanTan Stories: Shopping

June 22, 2018. I saw a video clips on Facebook of kids crying while being left at the airport by their OFW mothers. Na-touch talaga ako, nangilid pa nga ang luha ko. Just less than 2 weeks ago, nasa aiport din kami ni Nathan -- pero magkasama kami at hindi ko siya kailangang iwanan.

I showed the video to Nathan and hoped that at age 3 1/2 eh medyo maintindihan na niya that he's lucky because he gets to be with his mother 365/24/7.

After watching the clips, he innocently asked me where the mothers are going. I answered that they were going somewhere far to work.

Medyo natigilan siya at parang nag-isip. Then after, he told me: "Eh di ba ang mommy, shopping? Ang daddy, work?"

Ano raw? Parang di ako sure sa narinig ko so I asked him to repeat what he just said.

"Eh di ba ang daddy punta sa work? Ang mommy punta sa bilihan. Sa shopping. Kasi ang boy, work. Ang girl, shopping. Kaya pag big na ako, work na ako kasi boy ako."

OMG! Grabe ang hagalpak ko! Tawang-tawa talaga ako as in!

Pero narealize ko lang later on na ganyan pala ang concept ng gender roles ng anak ko. Masyadong limiting. Macho-mentality. Oh well, kids learn from what they see. Sa paningin niya pala, puro lang ako shopping lol.

Kaloka, makapagtrabaho na nga nang di nalilimitahan ang tingin sa akin ng anak ko bilang taga-shopping lang. Joke lang. Parang me choice naman ako at this point.

Oh Boy!

I took another preggy selfie last Saturday (November 1). I included a side view for a change (I was never fond of side views because it's not my angle lol!).

For the first time, I realized na patulis pala ang tiyan ko. At katulad ng sabi nila, boy ang baby kapag patulis.

Baby Chicklet @ 38 weeks and 2 days

And then I come across this Chinese Gender Calendar. Chicklet was conceived on February and I was 34. Sakto!

Picture taken from the internet (credits to the owner)

Haha, I really am destined to have a baby boy!

To be honest, I am so happy. As I keep on saying to everyone, this could be my first and last pregnancy (I am already 35 and I am fine with having just one child) and I am glad that we're having a boy. Boys are easy and closer to mommies, right? Plus of course, sexist as it may sound, each family needs someone to continue the family name -- so meron na kami!

I am now on my 39th week and still no concrete signs of labor. That's one disadvantage, I guess -- boys tend to arrive later than baby girls daw talaga (especially if first born). Mga paimportante, hmmmp!