Aside from the water, the rainy season brings with it so many other things – unwanted things to be more specific.

For starters, rain showers cause a lot of people to catch cold. This is because the sudden change of temperature and the prolonged exposure to rain significantly compromises one’s immune system thereby increasing the chances of viral infection.

Secondly, when rainwater accumulates in small pools, it becomes an inviting nesting ground for mosquitoes. This is why Dengue cases are always at their highest during the rainy season.

Lastly, when rains occur, we, (both andrea and I) being teachers, have to strain our vocal cords in order to win against the overwhelming background sound that the rain produces as it batters the roof and the walls of the classrooms. (Sometimes it makes you wonder how different it would be if classes were held inside in las vegas hotels where soundproofing is a common feature of every room.

And the list goes on and on. If I went through all of them, it’d be Christmas before I get to the last one. I’m telling you… when it rains, it really pours.

Among the many changes that Mateo brought to our lives, one of the funniest and probably the most bizaare things is the sudden appreciation for baby gifts. You see, andrea and I are used to buying gifts for people – for each other, for our friends, moms and dads, teachers, co-workers and even our co-workers’ babies.

And among the people we gave gifts too, the one we’ve had the hardest time choosing gifts for is each other. That’s because, when we give each other gifts, we take the time to choose the most unique one. At least that was before Mateo.

You see, now, whenever there’s an occasion that would allow us to buy gifts, we take the most time scouring gifts for Mateo. In fact, we take twice as much time as it took us to look for gifts for ourselves. We go through all the baby stores we could find for the most unique baby gifts available before we actually decide which is the best one to buy. That’s how meticulous we’ve become thanks to our little baby! I’m just not sure that’s a good thing!