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March 2016

The past month was quite a stressful one for me and my household.

I had to be away for 4 Saturdays to attend a continuing education seminar. Shouldn't be a problem, right? Except that I still breastfeed my 21-month old boy and he has yet to sleep without the boob.

My husband wanted me to delay attending the seminar. He said I can always pay the fine and catch up on the units once the little boy's bigger. Initially that was fine with me. But I got scared of the thought that I will get a warning letter and that I will not be able to sign documents when the need arises in the future.

Going for the straight 4-day seminar was definitely not an option. I would have loved to take it together with Tatay but it would have been torture for the little boy to go on 4 days without the boobie. So I chose the best option available - to stagger the seminar into 4 Saturdays.

The venue was just an hour away from home so I would only be gone for roughly 12 hours per day.

My household helpers were not so encouraging in the beginning. They even kidded me to leave my boobie if I had to be away that long. So I was really anxious going into the seminar. But by God's grace, the little boy, my household, and I survived.

Out of the 4 Saturdays, he only managed to sleep once while I was away. And he was only asleep for around 30 minutes. But I still consider that a feat. Although I admit feeling quite sad when my husband told me that my little boy was able to sleep without me. He's growing and soon, he will no longer need me that much. *sigh*

While I was away, the little boy would stand in front of my photo and cry and shout for my boobie. :D

I feel guilty though because after the second Saturday, the little boy got sick. He had cough, colds, and fever. It was so difficult to see him without energy. The fever and cough went away in 2 days, I think. The colds lingered a little bit. But he was okay even before the third Saturday.

The stress must have taken its toll on my husband and yaya too. They both had cough and my husband had fever. Ang hiraaaapppp!!! My husband's still coughing even after taking antibiotics. It's just so tough caring for a fuzzy toddler and a stubborn adult, with your number 1 go to girl sick as well. I am just grateful that God sustained me and gave me physical and emotional strength to survive the ordeal. I just hope all of us here would remain normal, healthy, and safe moving forward.

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