future _____ (choose the best answer)

when alex was smaller and younger, it was clear that she will be a singer. with karol, it is a bit tricky. his most probable career paths are:

(a) actor; he pretends to cry and tells everyone he's crying. or calls on someone with big eyes and open mouth saying he's scared :))

(b) dancer; unlike ate, this one has a bit of rhythm in his bones. although, much more unlike ate, he cannot carry a tune at all (but, he tries).

(c) voice talent; he likes to call animals more by their sounds than by their names. his favorite animal sounds are: elephant, cat, dog, frog, horse, sheep, etc. he also likes to imitate sounds that he hears around him (e.g., the windows bootup sound :D)

or,
(d) athlete; the almost two year old karol is really active with amazing motor skills and has a very strong built. he can grab a ball with just one big hand of his. very long reach fit for a boxer. strong legs that's already attempting to jump.

well, he's all these things and more. karol is really a charmer. you just have to see him for yourself and you'll know what i mean. :)

the pinwheel story

ready... inhale! (big breath)


...and blow! (foooo!)


hmmm?!? what seems to be the problem. it didn't turn?!?


ok, take two!


wow! it's turning!


see i told you i can do it!

21 months

in two and a half months, karol will be a full-pledged two-year-old boy. although sometimes, i already think he is. :D

* asks for milk the moment he wakes up. "ayaw miiiilk (milk)!" he still says "ayaw ___" if he wants something.
* the next order of business is "ayaw watch!" right after alex and daddy leaves for kindergarten. loves watching playhouse disney's little einsteins, mickey mouse clubhouse, handy manny, and junction jungle; and jim jam's thomas and his friends, and mio mao.

couch potatoes

* still likes to play with his cars and trucks

beware! no one can touch the aupark train when karol is driving

(notice the boy in the background)

* likes to scatter all the books and look for pictures of cars/trucks, balls, etc. and call out their names
* knows a lot of shapes (e.g., circle, oval, star, heart, triangle) and can put most of them in the shape sorter
* likes to eat cakes. he thinks all desserts are called "cupkeks" (cupcakes).
* talks more in full sentences. sometimes asks questions and answers them by himself. "whey (where) is cay (car)?" looks for it and then says, "ah, dey (there) ay (are)!"
* is a very good actor/comedian. he speaks with such animated expressions. does a fake cry when he doesn't get what he wants, comes to me and says "is caying (crying)" or says "whoa! biiiiiiiiig tuck (truck)!" in his big booming voice and wide eyes.

* alex's number one fan. does what ate does; follows alex everywhere.

made his own bed on the floor; exactly just like what ate did

* goes to sleep by himself. either he falls asleep while drinking milk in the crib or he finishes the milk and just lie with open eyes until he falls into dream land :)

we already moved his crib in the "kitty" (children's) room. alex was so happy with the move and said, "i will sleep with karol every time." we just decided one night to do it, after lola viela went back to PH. karol didn't mind the move at all. he slept quite well the first night. the following day at nap time, i told him to go to bed and he immediately went to his new room.

likes to pick flowers :D