… yesterday, June 25.

It was the very first time I didn’t take Sophia to school. You see, since she started toddler classes at a play-based toddler school when she was almost 2 years old, I made it a point to take her to class. All other activities or classes too like The Little Gym and Gymboree, I was with her. Never missed a class. And so, yesterday was a first for me and I didn’t take it well.

I HAD SEPARATION ANXIETY.

I was literally holding my tears back while I was taking her inside the car with her yaya and the driver. She, on the other hand, didn’t have any hint of sadness at all which made me want to cry all the more. SUSME, ano ba ito? Could it be the pregnancy hormones or what?

When she shouted “Goodbye, Mommy!” with hands waving while the car was about to go, I couldn’t hold it any longer. I ran inside the house and wept. I called the husband and continued to cry over the phone. Crazy, isn’t it? OA, ano?

But things are better now. I have managed to accept the fact that I cannot be with her all the time and besides she needs to be on her own every once in a while.   It’s both for our own good.  After all, Ill be having another baby soon so we both need this so we can adjust.  I’ll still take her to school maybe twice or thrice a week though but everyday is not feasible anymore  because three hours in Starbucks every morning each day will do me no good.  Malls are still closed by the time she’s in school so I have nowhere to go.

Hay, another mommy moment for the books.

As I have already posted, we recently had some renovations and painting jobs in the house in preparation for our coming second blessing. We have long been waiting for this new bundle of joy and we are just really glad the Big Man up there heard our prayers. So you could just imagine, we - the daddy, the mommy and our little girl who will soon be a big sister, are all giddy excited.

To date, we already have fixed the nursery room. We had it colored, and are now trying to look for baby furnitures to complete it. We are hoping for a boy this time so I have been looking at nice boy themed cribs, changing tables and rugs. There is just so much to choose from over the net that it becomes overwhelming. How I wish I have all the extra funds to spare. My days are now occupied surfing and shopping for baby stuff and I am so thrilled. I can’t wait to have a new baby!

Here’s me and Jon getting our dose of laughter therapy from the little girl, worth more than any massage therapy there is in the entire universe, I must say.

Both taken inside the car, mine - on our way to Pampanga last Saturday after attending a Baptism Party while Jon’s - on our way home from Pampanga last Sunday. This was all to the little girl’s prodding … “let’s take a picture mommy!!!” Who am I to resist? What joy mommyhood brings, eh?

I woke up early today preparing Sophia’s stuff for school. They were asked to bring a couple of things though this morning aside from the usual - 1X1 pic for school ID, 2 passport pictures, 2 empty yakult bottles, 2 empty medicine boxes and 1 empty half a gallon ice cream container. I got so harassed looking for the pictures she needed to bring as I forgot where I placed them. Silly me. I now promise to not cram when it comes to Sophia’s school assignments - never again. I almost turned our house upside down looking for the pics you know - at 6AM!

Anyway, let me leave you a pic of the little girl in her PE uniform last Friday - their PE day.

Ang lusog niya noh?

Thanks to typhoon Frank, all the outdoor planters I have managed to collect all these years are now broken. Same goes with the few window planters I have. They are no high-end planters but I value them so much as I personally chose them and have come to grow with me with the three years we have been staying here in this house.

Oh well, nothing much I can do as I should even be thankful that nothing worst happened during the typhoon who hit us really bad. So for me not to feel bad, I am now looking for some decorative planters over the net to replace my old planters. I saw some really nice ones and I am now starting to feel happy. I love decorating our garden so seeing it with nice garden planters is a must. I also saw one window box planter that will perfectly fit our window so I might get it too. I hope they don’t cost a fortune though. On a second thought, even if they will, I will have to ask the husband to pay for them! I want my nice garden back, badly.

My little girl joining the morning assembly for the Nursery, Junior Kinder and Senior Kinder Classes …

Here she is before going home, playing in the nursery playground near the digital signage strategically placed just right outside her school

So far, the little girl is loving her new school. She is so excited every morning. I hope the excitement won’t wither. In the whole week she has spent in big school too, I fairly noticed the independence she had gained. You see, being the only child and the first apo on both sides, she is babied - all throughout. Never has to lift a finger. But now, she insists on carrying her own bags, doing all sort of stuff by herself. I really hope big school has positive effects on her. I guess, with her kind of personality, she really is fit to be in a big school setting. *crossfingers*

Or else, back to school hunting again.

Okay, the little girl is hooked on Nintendo Wii. (She used to love my sister’s PSP but not anymore obviously.) Nope, we haven’t gotten her one yet even if she has been bugging us for the last two weeks now but whenever we visit my brothers in Pampanga, the little girl gets the Wii all to herself which is the reason why she is more hooked. She even wants to take it home! Silly girl. She plays all sorts of games. My brothers even has the classic controller which lets you play the classics with convenience and comfort thats why the little girl can play with it on her own. If I were to buy though, I would love to get the Wii Fit but I doubt if the little girl will enjoy it.

As of writing this, I have asked my sister in law to order one for us - finally. I have been contemplating if I’ll get one but I am finally giving in. I guess the little girl deserves it anyway as she has been so good in school lately even if she has to wake up really early. I am not telling her yet though. I want it to be a surprise. I hope the husband won’t spoil my plan.