It's been a long time since my last post. I've been so busy for the last two months with back to back training due to the release of Adobe CS6 plus my helper for 1 year decided to stop working for me 2 weeks ago so she can be with her two children and take care of them personally. I've no objections to her plan because it's just right that a mother takes care of her children. And so I'm left with piles of laundry, dirty dishes, house to clean, a 3 year old boy to take care; all that with a full time night job! My husband is helping too but boys will be boys. They keep things simple. Dirty laundry? Just put them all in the washing machine, rinse and dry. Me likes to keep it the way I was taught to do laundry when I was young. Dirty laundry should be hand washed inside and out, hems should be brushed and they should be rinsed twice. So okay, our routine now is this. Straight from the office, and that is 7:30am, we buy food and go home straight. As soon as we reach home, I do the laundry while Matt, my 3 year old son plays with the water. Hitting two birds with one stone. After I do the laundry, I'll fix the room, sweep and mop the floor and wash the dirty dishes. Then I wash and prepare Matt's baby bottles. Around 12nn, I'll fold the fresh laundry, put them in our respective cabinets then and only then will I be able to rest. If I'm lucky, I could browse the net for a few minutes then sleep while Matt plays again and watch cartoons. He would wake me up from time to time if he needs to poop or drink milk. Around 3pm or 4, I'll turn the TV off and force him to sleep. Sometimes force is no longer needed. He'll sleep then wake up the same time we usually do to prepare for work. Matt will be left with Amy, his cousin Andre's nanny who lives just beside our house who we borrow to accompany our son while we work. Another day, same routine.
This Wednesday however, our routine will change. Matt is going to nursery school! I'm so excited for him! His school starts at 9am and ends at 11am. I know this is going to be good for him because he will have social interaction with other kids. His mind will be stimulated; it's a different environment and he will learn to behave with adults and kids around him. He's also excited to go to school. When asked what he'll do in school, he said he will play basketball and say good morning teacher! :)
I'm still hoping we'd find a reliable and trustworthy helper. I know God will give us one in his time. It's going to be hard to go through daily chores with Matt in school. I'm just thankful that Nika, my sister in law allows me to borrow her nanny to accompany Matt every night.
Today, I'm not feeling well. My body is sore and aching and I have a dry cough. I'm almost feverish. This weekend I took care of Matt who's down with flu and he's taking antibiotics now; we have no water I have to wake up at 2am to get a few pails of water to wash his baby bottles. But surprisingly, despite the physical and mental fatigue, I'm just happy. Happy to see Matt growing to be a sweet and sensible boy.
