Elementary School Lessons

Exactly six years ago on a rainy July afternoon, a Friday the 13th, I was on my way to the children’s hospital where I am scheduled to give birth to my second child, a son we would later on named Julian. I remember my husband and only child then, Ate who was almost 6, accompanying me to the hospital. When I was wheeled in to the labor room where they attached me to a machine that will monitor my contractions, they went home to husband’s family’s house a few minutes away from the hospital.

Ate was scheduled to sleep there since we didn’t have a maid.

I was lying on a bed, watching the monitors with numbers recording my contractions. I specifically requested the doctor, a high-risk ob-gyne doctor, to have my ceasarian operation on July 14, which is incidentally my birthday too.

I wanted to share this special day with my son. Since I have no choice but to go the CS way, I thought I would make my childbirth extra special. It had to be CS because the son was in a transverse position. It was already late when hubby came back and I was then back into my room. Poor Ate, she wanted to be with us and was crying and she refused to sleep in Grandma’s house.

For every check-up that I had, for every ultrasound that was done, she was with me all the way, until the very minute I was about to give birth so I can just imagine her wanting to be with me.

I was brought to the delivery room very early the next day. I prayed to the Lord to give me strength to go through this childbirth and that my son would turn out to be fine and healthy. I was still awake when they were cutting me up. I even heard a nurse exclaim “Ang laki!” when they got my son. I heard his first cry then they gave him to me after he was washed. His cry must have been one of the sweetest sounds I have ever heard. Oh, how wonderful it was to feel him, to smell his lovely smell. When he was roomed-in with me after a few hours, I can say that he is the most adorable baby boy I have ever seen. He has to be, he is our son!

Now he would be turning six years old in a few hours and a lot has changed. He refuses to be called baby boy. He is growing up to be a responsible and thoughtful little man. He has lost a tooth. He is being schooled at home and taught by us. He can chat to relatives through his YM account. He even had his first post in our homeschooling blog. All I can say for now is, “Thank you God for this blessing of having the son in our life.”

Mga Dayuhang Sumakop sa Pilipinas

1. Negrito o Ita
2. Indones
3. Malay
4. Hindu
5. Arabe
6. Tsino
7. Espanyol
8. Amerikano
9. Hapon

(Koreyano, ok, I’m taking this too far, hope you get my drift )

Julian and I did the Go, Glow and Grow food categories today. He enjoyed pasting a variety of food pictures in his notebook. He will, of course, get to color those pictures. On Friday, we will go to the grocery store and we would continue our basic food groups lessons there.

Filipino Notes #2

Ang pagpapakilala ay ang pagbibigay ng mga impormasyon tungkol sa sarili. Binabanggit ang pangalan, palayaw (kung mayroon), gulang at tirahan sa pagpapakilala.

In comparing sets, we use the expressions more than and fewer than or less than.

LA Notes #3

POLITE WORDS:

1. Excuse me.
2. Please.
3. I am sorry.
4. Good morning/afternoon,evening.
5. Thank you.

1. When you are polite, you make others feel good.
2. Whatever you say, say it sincerely and with feelings. Let it show on your face.