family

Being that my immediate family is back in the Philippines- it's no mystery that I miss my family so much. I miss my mama and my 'lil sister Vanessa- whom I'll always refer to as little even though truth is she is 29 years old and is herself a mom.

Today I got a rare treat! Cousins from San Francisco and New York are in town. Leon and I had a great time spending a few hours with them today.

After we got our family fix we headed down to Leon's pediatrician for his third set of vaccines. I drag my feet to the pediatrician whenever it's vaccine day. I just dread witnessing my sweet boy take those needles. He handled it better than the previous times and I'm oh so proud of him. He still screamed and cried but this time I can tell that he was well aware of my presence. He looked at me and somehow he knew I'm there to make it all better. He pushed himself against me while I held him so close in my arms.

Good news is we don't have to come in for vaccines until 3 months from today. Yipee!

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It seems that no matter how much I prepare myself for Leon's vaccination appointments- I still walk away distraught. I'm not sure if there's a mom out there who can handle holding her child while he takes 3 needles in his thighs and stay unaffected.

Today was especially hard- Leon really let it rip. Thankfully Chris came with us- at least I had him to remind me as soon as it was all over that it was indeed done and that I should breathe and let go. He has always been good at that.

We have a couple of months before we have to endure it all over again. I sure will be so glad when we don't have to get any more vaccines.