fwimming bosley

Originally uploaded by bosley2.

this is the beginning of me's addiction to water--and swimsuits. my cousin zhan-zhan says i have grown coz already me is wearing a bra.

the future bay watch babe

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me at three months

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Originally uploaded by bosley2.

me can hold my head longer now. me can hold it for like thirty seconds before i get so grouchy and wanna be turned over. this is me and dad playing while mom's busy watching her soaps.

me pooing

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Originally uploaded by bosley2.

this is how me looks when i'm pooing. don't i look pretty still? we were at tito emil and tita aa's place when this was taken. they were getting ready for a dinner at tito mark's place. with me are mom, dad, and mommy albeth--dad's mom.

my first christmas

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Originally uploaded by bosley2.

this was taken on our way to talisay to visit some of mom and dad's friends. the night before dad had to go to work so mom and me spent the eve at home--snoring. oh, we were supposed to have our family picture taken but me was sleeping when we arrived at the studio.

my first graco!

my first toy
Originally uploaded by bosley2.

mom and dad bought me my first big toy--a graco stroller. me loves sitting and sleeping on it. me's sure mom and dad are relieved they bought me this because they wont have to carry heavy me every time we're out malling. this was taken last week when dad had to babysit me because yaya had to go home to the province for the holidays.

that's dad and me

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Originally uploaded by bosley2.

me thinks this was taken days after me turned two months. this is one of those typical days when dad has no work and mom's home early from the office. dad will usually take a bath at night and we three would play endlessly until me feels tired and grouchy and sleepy.

smiley me

smiley me
Originally uploaded by bosley2.

is that really me? wow! me didn't recognize me self at first. me have really grown so fast. what with me's four ounces of milk every feeding and with mom's yummy milk. me seems to smile a lot already. and me likes itwhen mom and dad talks to me like me can talk back already.

naked me!

bath time
Originally uploaded by bosley2.

this is me taking a bath. actually this is mom bathing me. doesnt me look sexy when wet? hehehe. only mom knows how to bathe me well. she taught dad just the other day, but dad doesn't seem comfy doing it yet. this is one of me's favorite things--soaking up in the water. mom and dad will have to buy a new planggana for me. can't stretch me's feet anymore.

me is two months old now

me now (a month and two weeks)
Originally uploaded by bosley2.

this was taken early in the morning when me woke mommy for a diaper change. me didn't wanna go back to sleep so me and mommy played until daddy arrived home from work. me wants to talk already but me seem to produce sounds me don't understand either. mommy was so amused she was laughing so loud some neighbor had to sssshh her.

like father like daughter

with dad at the hospital
Originally uploaded by bosley2.

this is me and dad at the hospital a couple of days after me was born. mom and dad took turns taking care of me so this means it was mom's turn. mom says me and a dad has a lot in common. look how we both love to sleep this way. me also farts as loud as dad does. sshhh!

mozart again?!

mozart again?!
Originally uploaded by bosley2.

during the day mom endlessly plays one of the CDs dad bought for me when he went to visit me and mom in tacloban one time. the CD contained songs from mozart, bach, etc. but me loves it when mom plays another one of those CDS: a father's lullaby, when she puts me to sleep at night. that's me in me's favorite position when me sleeps--a hand in me's face.

me's first bottle

me's first bottle
Originally uploaded by bosley2.

me's mom wasn't happy when she had to go back to work. first, because she said she'd miss me, and second, because me had to be bottlefed. this is mom trying to train me to drink from that horrible thing they call the "bottle." it isn't as soft as mom's mimi and doesn't smell yummy too.
me would only drink from it if mom is out. if mom's around, me is sure she would make me mimi from her.

look at mom's hair!

look at mom's hair!
Originally uploaded by bosley2.

it's a thursday so dad's off from work. it's me's, dad's, and mom's favorite day of the week cuz we could spend more time together during these days. mom comes home early to cook dinner, and dad stays awake the whole day. mom had a hard time getting this pic cuz she didnt want to show dad's and her tummies. don't we just look great as a family?

while you were sleeping . . .

while you were sleeping . . .
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dear ysobel

i could write you lullabies
full of spoons who jump over moons
and cats who wear hats.

i could tell you stories
abut frogs who become princes
and princesses who sleep like logs

i could sing you songs
about stars like diamonds
and the little engine who could.

i would,

but the world is neither pretty nor fanciful
animals don't talk
and mermaids are some sailor's dream.

not all people think being differen is all right
and some borders are not meant to be crossed.

but sleep sound, ysobel,
for you those things
are still far away.

for now,
let me just watch you sleep
and hope that i'll have the answers
when your questions come.

--by lee

note from lee:

dear rj and naj

thank you for bringing bosley and giving me my poem for tonight's poetry reading.