monday. day of reckoning.

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my daughter and i spent six hours in the mall.
just her an me. imagine that. LOL

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my parents had to take my brother to the airport (he's flying off to singapore for work). my wife had to report to the office; i was left with my baby.

for starters, i have never spent longer than an hour taking care of my baby (except that one time grace had to attend a company outing, and was stranded overnight in laguna because of the torrential rains). she reacts immediately after seeing me, almost not able to identify who i am, and starts crying.

anywho, i was left to take care of carla that day, so we decided to stay at the mall because it was a fairly hot day (we have no air-conditioning). i swung a baby bag on my right shoulder, grabbed Tigger the stuffed toy, had a bottle of milk, and held carla on my left. we were then off to the mall.

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being at the mall was one thing. taking care of her was another. i think it helped that the mall is eye-candy for kids. the lights and the sights actually kept her pre-occupied. after a couple of hours of going around, she finally slept. i laid her on one of the tables at the foodcourt (don't worry.may sapin siya na kumot.). an hour later, she woke up and we had to go about the mall once again.

an hour before grace met up with us at SM, she made pupu. i panicked for a bit. i have never changed diapers before. it was daunting.

i bought an extra diaper from watson's. i was out of nappies. i took her to the men's room, took off her diaper and washed her up. i managed to change her nappies.
i looked at her, and told myself "i actually changed her diapers. wow."

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carla was playful that day. i almost cried looking at her as she played with me. i realized i was lucky to be a father to such a spritely kid. i think she'd grow up smart. i hope she does.

a couple, who was a friend of ours, saw carla and i at the mall. we looked cute together, they said. she looked like me, they said. then the woman turned to her husband and asked when they'd have a child. my friend, jesty as he was said, "kapag sawa na 'ko sa 'yo."

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how was your day?
still here.
hey.