My Little iPad Boy

I've been in my twenty months of yaya-less. Yes, I always go on solo after him - feeding, taking a bath, putting him to sleep, and playing. And I always go on my full effort to discover new tricks to handle things the easy way. Sometimes, I feel like I'm totally insane and bad, but it's okay. I guess, motherhood is really the perfect job for me. :-)

But good thing, there's this one thing I am really thankful for, for this thing keeps me sane and my little one tame. The iPad. Thanks to BIL (brother-in-law) who owns it and religiously offer it to MKJ for playing and watching videos. This is one good trick to let him do what he wants on his own, while me doing things I need to do. 

MKJ and the iPad

M loves watching videos of Pororo & friends, Jollibee, Disney Junior Birthday Song and Barney. He loves playing Face Fighter, Cut the Rope, Temple Run, Pororo Flashcards and Angry Birds. And do you know what M really loves to do with the iPad is to take pictures - stolen shots! Cool kid!

Thoughts on: No Yaya Since Birth

Before I gave birth to my little one, J and I talked about getting a yaya or not. We wanted a yaya for the reason that J is not always around at home because of schooling, and I (sometimes with my brother-in-law) are always alone at home. I would be needing househelp too in doing the laundry and keeping the house and baby. But searching for a good yaya is not that easy as you know. Choosing and selecting a good and skilled one is very important. As months go by, I always asked myself, do I really need a yaya? And so the journey of no yaya since birth went on and on. Eventually, I learned so many things, or I may call 'diskarte' moves of having a yayaless motherhood. I experienced taking a bath while the door is half-closed and the baby is in the crib. I do enjoy eating meals on the go, having lunch time in bed for five minutes. I peed and pooped while he's on my lap. I carried him while I wash the dishes and clean the room, and so many more.

Now that MKJ is already one year old and 2 months, I still asked myself the thought of getting a yaya or not. I answered myself Yes just to keep me sane from everyday's routine of MKJ's world. I got tired each day, more tiring at times so I really need someone to switch places to. Yaya to rescue? Sometimes, I answered no for I am afraid and (paranoid, haha!) that MKJ might have his new apple of the eye, and not me anymore.

Ultimately, the only reason that I will urge myself to get a yaya for MKJ is when I decided to work again. He's very little to be left out, and I want to let him enjoy his toddler years, safe and fun with me. So no yaya this time. I can still manage.