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Mateo, coffee, origami, and the Spurs

I guess Mateo is truly meant to be a Spurs fan. 😊

I am loving our coffee shop adventures

The other day, Mateo and I had another coffee shop adventure after his appointment with his derma-pedia (he still has egg allergy huhu). I finally got to bring him to one of my favorite coffee places despite it being so pricey - The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. I was so hungry, I was not sure where the Kopitiam was located, and it was lunch time so I would probably just stress over the crowd. Food and good mood outweigh being frugal and financially responsible.

Our lunch: water for him, coffee for me.

Mateo showed good toddler manners while we were having lunch, but was getting bored and cranky as I was finishing my coffee. Go home or coffee? Of course, coffee! It was expensive and it was a good coffee. What to do, then?

He was entertained with our little games and "chat," but was already getting irritated when he suddenly found the receipt. I then remembered paper cranes and planes, and I got excited. I think he would really like the paper crane, but I forgot how to do it. I have also forgotten how to do the paper plane but that was easier to figure out, even if it turned out to be a disfigured plane.

Paper planes and boat

So there I was trying to show Mateo that the paper toy was supposed to be a plane that flies to him. Mateo, meanwhile found joy in throwing the paper plane for me to pick up. When I remembered to make a paper boat, he then decided to eat it. His tummy welcomed another tiny piece of paper. Yum. It was a good time for both of us that origami became the first in my new list of restaurant (or cafe) activities for toddlers.


So what's this Spurs thing about? Just the origami stuff. I never imagined I would relate this to the Spurs, but here it is:


As an additional note, as a I was watching the Kawhi highlights from that SAS-GSW game, Mateo snatched my phone from me to watch it himself. I guess he was saying, "That's Spurs, mommy. I must watch it." Or he was simply trying to grab my attention. 😊


Yeah, Spurs fan at a young age. #GoSpursGo
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Chilling and hanging out with Mateo

My baby is fast becoming a toddler, while being extra clingy to me. This entails walking a lot and dragging me along with him. He can be left alone to play with his toys, but I still have to be close to him. Really close. Like within an arm's reach close. I find it tiring, despite feeling that Mateo is somewhat an easy baby to look after.

I know that I should totally embrace this stage since this too shall pass. Yet, I am so stubborn. I try to squeeze in doing house chores as Mateo wants to simply spend time exploring things with me. Want to walk around? I should be beside him. Mommy needs to fold laundry? Mateo will shake the laundry rack and try to topple it. Need to wash dishes? He will follow me to the kitchen where he can find and bring a lot of mess. Or simply cry his lungs out behind closed doors.

It gets overwhelming. I could not find time to unwind. Then I found the way to chill out WITH him. I realized the two of us could already eat out when one day at noon time he begged me to go out. I was tired, and even if we did not have lunch yet and I knew he was sleepy, I submitted to his command. Yey. We went out. I was hungry (which most likely means he was also hungry). There was Subway. It looked healthy. We ordered food and ate. The six-inch sandwich may not have been satisfying for both of us (both of us wanted more but it was enough to not to make us hangry), but it was a good time.

Here is Mateo eating his first Subway roasted beef sandwich:


So the next day when Mateo was once again being a bit difficult (perhaps agitated from being just at home), we went out. I took to him to McCafe where I had cappuccino (surprisingly nice) and Mateo ate most of the mango muffin. It was a joy to hang out with this little kid! It has been one of my dreams to take Mateo to a coffee shop and with him alone. I had done that in Toast Box when he was 11 months, but he was sleeping. Now, we are finally eating together. Check. Check. Next in the checklist will be reading a book in a coffee shop while we sip our drinks in peace. Or maybe something less ambitious, like taking a nice photo of our little adventure.

It will be extremely expensive to do this everyday, but I am sure going to make this one of our regular activities. Now I can unwind and relax while tagging him along. Never mind the mess at home. :)





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