Joaquin moving it

We took Gabriel and Joaquin to see Madagascar 2 weekends ago.  Joaquin likes the "I Like to Move it" song ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ7qLR1bHK4

Spa ...

This is the problem with being on leave.  I have plenty of time to try out spas!

Today, i tried Butik Spa.   Here goes:

The ambience is good -- dimmed lights, scented oils, flowers.  The music is appropriate for the type of massage offered by the spa.  I asked for a head, back and arm massage because i wasn't in the mood for a foot massage.  The massage was  a tad disappointing as it wasn't any different from a usual swedish massage where the masseuse kneads my shoulder muscles to submission.  (Well, the difference is she didn't use oil so when she did massage areas not covered by the shirt they provided, friction of her hand on my dry skin was painful).  Oh - there was a difference.  She did have some stretching moves.

Overall, Ok service but nothing spectacular.  i'll try the foot massage next time.

Birds and the bees talk

Gabriel was very happy to see the new baby, but was worried --- "Mommy, will you have more babies?  We can't have more babies -- or else, there will be no more space at the table."  (Table = our dining table that currently seats 6 people.)

When  we were talking at the dining table one morning, Gabriel started to talk about how he was born then joaquin then Pablo:

Mommy, at first you and daddy got married then I was in your tummy and the doctor took me out.

Then, you and daddy got married and then Joaquin was in your tummy and the doctor took him out.

... but mommy, you didn't get married when baby Pablo was in your tummy!

A few days later ...

So, Mommy, how do babies get in your tummy?  --- difficult question to answer!

Gabriel did this in class for his talent. He was the one who picked the talent, the costume and the 'props'. The teachers said he needed very little prodding.

Gabriel

Gabriel's fever started yesterday afternoon. He was warm when we came home from Shangrila (went to mass then lagaw lagaw then lunch then lagaw lagaw). After his nap, his fever was fullblown and we had to force him to take ibuprofen. The fever stayed through the night.

This morning, when Sharon (his yaya) was washing his penis, he complained of pain when she touched his testicle. We noticed that they were swollen and he was walking as if he was bow-legged. We decided to bring him to the doctor then.

At the doctor, the pedia took one look at him and suggested that we go to a pedia surgeon. The pedia surgeon confirmed hernia (see previous post), and said that we need for the virus (or whatever was causing the fever) to resolve before we can operate. The operation will take about 2 nights (check in pm of day 1, stay overnight, surgery on day 2, recovery pm of day 2, discharge on day 3).

I hope all goes well.

(btw, in the middle of this, Joaquin managed to 'taste' his very first taste of Ben-Gay ... which is another story!)

Shoes and stuff

This weekend, we found time to clean out our boxes of stuff. We took out shoes that Gabriel has outgrown and had Joaquin try them on. It was hilarious having Joaquin try on the shoes because he had his preferences ... we heard, "Don't like" (for a closed shoe that didn't fit well). "Baliktad" (for sandals that were a little too big) and "For girls!" (for pink surf shoes given by Tita Inday).

The other not so good development today is about Gabriel. We learned that he has a condition called Communicating Hydrocele. It's apparently a congenital condition that needs to be corrected with surgery. :( ... Just read for more info -- http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1037.htm

So ... our Iloilo trip is cancelled. There will be other Dinagyangs. Until the next post!