Heaven's time

Heaven's sleep time is at 8 pm. He wakes up at 1 am, groping for his Nanay. He helps himself to a feeding and then falls asleep again. He stirs at around 5 am and demands to be fed. He is fully awake at 6 am. Tatay gives him his dose of vitamin C and iron. Then off to his daily grind he goes.

He gets his power breakfast at 6:30 --- a serving of mashed potatoes and carrots and blended boiled salmon. His favorite, though, is banana. He eats five to six times a day. He feasts on mashed and blended broccoli, celery, squash, chayote, brown rice, boiled beef, with beef broth on the side. On a good day, he sleeps about 1 hour in the morning, and two hours in the afternoon. He gets cranky around 5 pm. Expressed breast milk keeps him happy for a while as he waits for his Nanay to go home.

After a good feed, he grimaces and goes berserk as he makes his dump. He gets to do this twice a day.

He guffaws. He grunts. He whines. He snickers.

He can roll. He can sit. He can crawl. He can stand with a little help.

He does his razzing sound with gusto. He yelps in glee. He always has a ready smile. A happy child he visibly is. He likes being read to and croons with you if he hears you sing a song. He loves going on a road trip and hates staying in his playpen.

Heaven is almost nine months now. He is healthy and has never been terribly sick. He has almost completed his vaccine shots. He is well on his way to catching up with other kids who went the full term.

Indeed, time flies fast. But every second with Heaven is time well spent.