Happy 2nd Mother Day, Mama

Dylan ... you amaze me, son.
You create a sense of whimsy about my being.
I'm here in this world to create such a beautiful creature like you.
Everybody loves you (and if they don't, something's wrong with them! haha).
Wherever we go, people always smiling at you.
You attract people's sense towards you.

We were sitting in the subway across a sad-looking lady,
and slowly she moved next to us so she can chat up with you.
Longing to touch your darling little fingers,
absolutely fall for your big radiant eyes.
I can see her face gleams up as she waves bye bye to you on her 63rd Ave stop.

That construction guy on the street this afternoon telling me to take your picture,
you in buggy car with your basketball cap and giant Elvis google *smirk*.
He laughed when he saw you crossing the street, ...
"Take his pictures, he looks like the baby on TV".
He's tough alright, but he has a soft heart for you kiddo.

Dylan, .. my memory is short, far from perfect.
Everyday, each piece of the things that we've spent together fade away.
I want to forever remember your face squealing in laugh as I hold you up "flying"
by my feet. Under the sunlight ...
Just one piece .. I capture that moment in my mind.

In Buddhism say, when you die .. at the very moment you depart from this world,
the last thoughts that you have carry you on to the other world.
If it's a happy thought, you'll leave this world in good spirit, contentment.
If it's a sad thought, you'll leave this world in despair, misery.

Well son, ...
Your face in that sunny afternoon will be one of my ticket when my time is come.
Thank you for letting me to be your mother.

love, mama

Anak, Cermin Kita

Dylan sekarang punya kebiasaan kalo lagi frustasi suka mukul2 kepalanya sendiri. Duh, .. sedih deh. Biasanya aku langsung pegang tangannya terus aku bilang,

"Jangan dipukul sayang, ... ini kepalanya dielus2 ya"

sambil kubimbing tangannya.

Memang aku pernah baca di Babycenter kalo anak seusia dia mulai suka pukul2 diri sendiri kalo lagi frustasi. Kasihan aja liatnya.
Mungkin juga dia niruin aku. Kalo lagi nursing, dia kadang suka gigit, .. ya ampun Tuhan sakiiiitnya ... ya otomatis aku akan teriak sambil pencet hidung dia, atau kadang sambil aku dorong kepalanya menjauh.

Anak itu ya, ... ternyata sangat mudah meniru tingkah laku kita. Dari hal kecil seperti itu, sampai ke hal2 lain.

Kadang dia suka ngeliatin aku telpon, terus kalo udah kutaruh, dia ambil itu telpon, terus dipencet-pencet. Dan dia paling demen banget kalo ringernya bunyi. Ketawa-ketawa ambil mukanya bangga, ... Look mama, I can make the phone ring! :)

Terus dia akan taruh telpon di telinganya ... (kebalik biasanya hehehe) terus dia bilang, paaa .. paaapaaa ... papaaa .. (since I usually said to him, .. ni nak, talk to papa, papa lagi kerja) of course ditambahin juga dengan baby bablingnya dia.


Kalo liat remote TV, dia juga tahu, diacung2in di depan TV .. sooookkk deh loe.... hehehe.
Kalo nemuin sisir, diusap-usapin di kepalanya .... ceilaaaahh ...
Kalo nemu dompet, waaaa ... paling seneng ... diobrak-abrik semua. Duit dikrues2.

Pernah aku nemuin duit sedollar dimasukin tempat sampah sama dia, gara2 dia liat aku pas bersih2 buangin junk mail. Nak, nak ... duit kok ikutan dibuang.


Terus urusan makan pun, dia sudah mau untuk lebih mandiri. Nggak mau disuapin pake sendok/garpu. Maunya megang sendiri ... Ya udah, .. tenyata anakku udah pengen mandiri, bereksplor untuk meniru orang dewasa. Geesh, and I thought you're still a baby. Memang belepotan sih kemana-mana, but I think I want to give him a little bit of freedom that he's capable of doing it. I don't want him to limit his curiousity for the sake of convenience.

Baru berasa, kalo baby kecil yang dulu nggak berdaya itu sekarang udah mulai "jadi manusia" yang punya keinginan dan perasaan sendiri. Jangan bandel-bandel ya nak ...

FIRST HAIR CUT

Rambut Dy udah panjang dan kruel2 ... sebenernya lucu sih, jadi tambah bandel tampangnya. Dan kalo bangun tidur gitu jadi awut2an .. tapi kayaknya dia gerah juga.
Besides, he has to maintain his image as a boy (hehehe ..).

We went to Formosa Hair Salon, recommendation from Matt's Mama. Matt got a haircut there and it looked good, and it was only $8. I know if I do the job, he'll end up bald .. hehe, so I try to minimize the damage.

So off we go, .. I have Dy in my lap and he actually sits still for the first 5 min, until he looks in the mirror and realize what the lady has done to his hair.

Snip snip ... clip clip ... rrreoorrrr .. rrrroorrr ...
Oh, NO, she cuts my hair!!!

Then of course, he's mad! :)

It was a good cut though ... and I also learn how to cut baby's hair. Maybe next time I can do it myself (with the right tool and nerve of course). I manage to keep some of his wavy hair, I put in the papertowel, fold it, and keep it in my pocket.

I'm going to keep that in a locket or a box. My baby's first hair ...

The Final Result (2/24/2005):
Yes, it was a while ago