The Good and The Bad

The Good: Officially, it's my first day of my 2-week vacation. Actually, it already started last Friday, which is the first day of the weekend.

The Bad: I did not have enough sleep, which is explained below. I forgot to wash my face this morning and apply that Rejuvinating Day Cream. Horrible, right? Another horrible thing is having more prominent dark circles around my eyes. I'm officially a zombie.

The Good: It's actually really really nice spending time with KA, even if he was a bit more cranky than usual, a bit more cry-baby than usual, a bit more clingy than usual. He's sick and he needs constant assurance that someone is always out there to comfort him, love him and give him kisses. If I am not on vacation, I am not so sure if I can take an absence of work. That would certainly break my heart. So this is a good thing. Am I being redundant? Haha.

The Bad: Our KA is not feeling well. He's having colds. For the duration of the night, KA and I were like zombies, we both feel very sleepy, and yet, we can't. I spent the night carrying him in my arms, lulling him to sleep, sitting him and myself in a lounge chair (to prevent me from knocking myself out while standing). So all is okay for the next five minutes when suddenly, KA would burst into tears plus some loud howling because he realizes that we are sitting and NOT standing. HE JUST KNOWS even without opening an eyelid. We ended up sleeping for just two hours, tops!

The Good: The babysitter arrived to help me out with KA. I decided that even if I am on my vacation, the babysitter stays regularly during the day. For one, KA has grown so much that my frail little body won't be able to sustain carrying his weight all the time or controlling him when I wash him when he's pooped. Well, a lot of mommies might frown upon this. You see, I've tried doing these things alone when hubby is at work on Saturdays (which is also the sitter's off). And if I remember it too well, it was a total chaos when KA pooped. I was wiping away the slimy smelly creamy thing on his behind and KA doesn't mind what I'm doing because even if I give him all his toys or anything that can entertain him, he would still turn on his side, right or left, then tries to crawl out away from me. Good thing that we do it on the floor, else, if he's on a changing table, he must have fell. Anyways, so he crawls away from me and there, the poop stains his shirt, the floor, the changing mat, his toys. And the worst thing has to come when we are on the tub to clean and wash because we ended up all wet. So really, the babysitter and I will be helping hand in hand in taking care of KA.

The Bad: Tonight might be a repeat of last night. Not having enough sleep and KA being cranky because his nose are clogged. Goodluck for tonight!

The Good: Of course, I'd like to end this with something that made me smile. Here's a picture of KA last Saturday when he woke up from his afternoon nap (just before the onset of his colds). He's just adorably cute.