My Brave Kids

I was so surprised when my son agreed to have his flu shot this morning. He bravely said yes...but when he saw the needle, there was a sudden change of heart! We needed Dad's strong arms, in addition to lots of persuasions. I bribed him, telling him that I'll buy him a monster truck that he was so crazy about. After I mentioned the magic word, he gave in!!! Swiftly I gave him his shot...there was no ouch or crying afterwards! He just said: "Is that it, Mom? Yun lang pala!"

Then came the hardest part: to entice Kakay to have hers! I needed to run after her, she locked the bedroom doors so that I couldn't go inside to get her! I also used the magic words: I'll give her dearest pooch to someone else, of course whe hated that idea!!! We finally got her, I was afraid that she would get hurt not because of the needle but because of too much pressure in restraining her. When her Dad "immobilized" her, I gave her the flu vaccine shot...and while giving it she was already laughing as if she didn't feel anything! A brave girl indeed! Now, she has more courage to have more shots :)!!! and now I need more cash to buy the toy that I promised!!!:D

Before I was a Mom

Thanks Cheche for this nice tag!

Before I was a Mom...

~ I didn't feel any guilt even if I would go out with my friends & go home late...but now that I already have kids, I would feel so guilty even if I would be away from home for just a short period; and wherever I would be (without them), they would always be in my mind!

~ I could easily grab the opportunity (offered by the drug companies) to go to different places, here & abroad without having second thoughts...now, I had turned down a number of offers since I had my angels, because I would never go anywhere without them! I usually take them along with me (& my hubby)to all the places I go to, where we could also have the much needed bonding time.

~ I could stay inside my own room & hibernate as long as I wanted...where I could do what I always wanted--- read!read!read! (books other than my medical books :)) & do artworks!...when the kids arrived, I could count with my fingers (with just one hand) the times I was able to hold my favorite books & read them. My reading materials these days were all about parenting (at least I could still read & learn!).

~ I could sleep late...still up as late as 4AM because of any of the following : finishing a novel, scrapbooking or doing stuffs in my Adobe Photoshop, surfing the internet or reading emails, burning wires because of long chats with my buds or just writing in my journal book while listening to my favorite jazz music...when I became a Mom, staying up late meant that I was awakened by my babies' shrieks because they were hungry, had too much pee in their diapers or needed to change due to poop. I mastered the diaper changing & formula preparation...everything seemed automatic, I could do them even with my eyes half open & my consciousness just partly aware of what's going on :)

~ I would shop with priority to MY needs. I was an impulsive shopper before, when I see something that I liked so much, I wouldn't stop until I had it... but now, I frequently go to children's stores rather than my fave shops & usually go home "empty handed" (meaning I ended up having nothing for myself...all the bags were filled with my kids' stuff!).

I appreciate all of these changes in my life when my children came , my world truly turned upside down. I was able to embrace the changes with a big smile & a loadful of happiness in my heart because I realized that they were the little ones who could make beautiful changes to my life...the wonderful lessons I learned from all the experiences we had together all meant so much to me. I never imagined that I could be a mother who would sacrifice everything for my children. To give up my previous ME is all worth it!