My little girl will be in Senior Nursery this June. Sometimes, it amazes me how this girl who used to love staying snugly in my crossed arms, now enjoys going to school away from mommy. It wouldn’t be too long that she’d be taking those sat prep courses and be going away for college. You realized all you have is 18 years of education that she’d depend, lesser and lesser, on you. Sigh.

But as a mom, it is my duty to raise her to be independent. Hoping she’d be ready to face the world, with or without mommy.

My daughter had a BLAST this morning playing at Active Fun, located at the 3rd level of SM North Edsa. At first, she didn’t like to go inside. I kept showing her the giant slides which I knew she’d love. Still, she refused.

After 30 minutes of watching the other kids, she realized she wants to join the fun.

And she’s back…

An hour and a half later, she didn’t want to leave!
Any kid would definitely enjoy this fun-filled place! Visit them now!

Click on the thumbnail below to see a wide-angled view of the place.

You can read about their price list here and their party packages here.

More photos will be uploaded to my Facebook and Flickr soon. Stay tuned.

How do you sort your daughter’s or son’s clothing? Well, since I live in a country where it either just rain or shine, I sort them twice a year. What I meant by sort is, I check if what clothes should I keep permanently, and which ones stay in the closet.

I still keep in her closet the clothes, even if out of season, that are still too big for her. But admittedly, I keep (in another storage) all her cute outfits when she was smaller. Even if I want a little brother for her, she might just have a little sister someday.

One time I was talking with another mother, the topic became what the other effects of pregnancy on a woman’s body are. Obviously, most women do not go back to their pre-pregnancy figure. But aside from that, we noticed that skin isn’t as elastic as before, and nails have started to show dryness. Of course, these are almost unnoticeable.

Yet, I can’t help but wonder how I would look like after the next pregnancy. Well, I’ll cross the bridge when I get there.

I haven’t been blogging much lately, and I am free every morning when the daughter is in school. So what I have been busy with?

Ok, when I was not in so much in the mood to surf or scrap while waiting inside the school, I talk to the nanny. This may sound like a waste of time but I’ve learned so much from our small talk. I now know how I could possibly make her stay working for us in a long time.

There was one time that I went home, turned the volume on and danced alone to Craig David’s Insomnia. It was fun, really. I kind of miss the rush.

Or:

I understand that the shot isn’t easily recognizable. My legs were supposed to be propped up so you could guess what I was doing here.

These are just some of the things that I want to do if I suddenly decides to quit my job. Fetch the kids from school, dance and pamper myself.

Yesterday, I forgot to submit my schedule for the late night shuttle in time. In short, I had no idea how I will go home from the office at midnight. So I talked to my manager today, and fortunately, he agreed to taxi reimbursements. Yey!

My daughter and I played before I left for the office this morning. And when I got home, my husband and my daughter had just woken up from a very long nap!!! We had dinner together, giving time for me and hubby to talk. And till now, my daughter is still awake, and as of this writing, I am singing along with her.

Well, today was my junk food day. I bought some chips that I shared with my team mates. I also had a mango shake, rootbeer and coffee. Surprisingly, I didn’t suffer migraine even if normally, I would (considering the things I’ve done earlier). So it must be the higher dosage of caffeine. Or maybe because I consumed more liquid. Not sure. All I know is I’d probably need to take diet pills to at least balance all the calories I had today.

Also today, I am happy that someone sort of promised to do what he can for me to be a member of one initiative, it’s a group of employees with a common interest in our company. No, it’s not photography-related if you’re wondering. Hmm, well yes at first I thought of getting into the “Shutters” club but then, I was told that if I were to become one of the “Shutters”, I might be asked to take pictures whenever there’s an office activity. That would become “work” for me instead of just a hobby. This is a different club I’d like join. I hope it pushes, so then I’d be able to share here.

So how’s my work-life balance? I think I’m good!

This morning, the parents were oriented at my daughter’s school. They explained to us their method of teaching, progressive, that each child is unique. We were also told of the guidelines such as where to fetch the children, exit signs, parking spaces, and the like. After listening to the teachers, I realized we made the right decision enrolling BG there.

I was also told that BG’s class has 8 kids. Seven of which are boys!!! My daughter is automatically the class muse! I was shocked because back in her Kindermusik class, they were all girls in the class, so I thought that her generation is composed mostly of girls. Obviously, I was wrong.

As much as I’d love to think of other feminizing activity for my daughter, I can’t. I am still anxious about the school year opening and the work schedule change that I have. I feel so unprepared for BG’s school, and I am restless. My mind is racing with questions like “Is she ready for a Monday to Friday commitment?”, “Is she equipped enough?”, “Did we forget to buy something that she needs?” or “AM I READY TO BE A MOM TO A SCHOOL KID?”

PLUS, the work schedule change makes me feel very… uneasy, very much like a new hire. Actually, no, because I was always excited whenever I was the new hire. I am wondering if both my body and mind are ready to start the day early to care for my daughter’s needs (till she comes home from school), and work late in the office and come home late. I feel so tired just thinking about it.

Add to that is the upcoming birthday of the little girl. STRESSSSSSSSSSS….

I have decided two months ago to change my working hours. I figure I need to be able to at least bring BG to school starting June. I would like to be near the school in case something urgent happens.

I have talked to my manager about it. He agreed to my request. But now that I only have two more weeks till the change, I couldn’t help but wonder if I did the right thing.

For one, I won’t be having dinner with the family Mondays to Wednesdays. So I am torn between monitoring my daughter’s schooling and having dinner with the family. Well, at least I could have dinner with the family from Thursdays to Sundays.

Second, I will have no night life whatsoever, at least, on weekdays. I will have to schedule all meet-ups on weekends. I really have to mind my calendar with all the birthdays of relatives. It looks to me I will be missing lots of dinner get-together’s starting June.

I sometimes wonder how my mother was able to handle it. She had no choice but to trust us to our school, our school bus and the household help. I wish I could be as brave.

Since I won’t be getting pregnant this year (we want to enjoy Hongkong!), I would just live vicariously through babies of friends. I have three mommy blogger friends who have babies under one year and they are such a joy to play with.

Right now, among our circle of friends, there is one who is expecting and we are excited for her maternity portraits this September. She told us she has saved a lot of things from her firstborn since all the baby equipment are still in good condition. So personalized baby gifts would be the best gift for her. Babynest.com has sentimental and personalized gifts for the parents’ new bundle of joy.

Today is our office’s bring-your-kid-to-work day. So after BG’s playschool, we went straight to my office. I just bought food from Jollibee and we ate on our way. I am the one in-charge of the registrations so I purposely arrived earlier than the rest. Good thing because I was able to take some shots.

It was held inside the recreation room.

She even has her own hp ID.

At 3pm, we went to my workstation so I could start working. I took pictures of her while playing on the hallway. Then Mr. Clear Men / La Paz Batchoy / KFC passed by, so I asked if it’s ok to take pictures of him with my daughter. He agreed (but didn’t pass by again on his way back, probably went around to avoid the stalker mom. BWAHAHAHAHA). The shot was blurry because, geez, I don’t know.

Other photos here.

The husband has complained once too many that I am overprotective of our daughter. I think it requires more effort from a mother to just let loose rather than to overprotect your child. It’s called instinct. Mothers always want the best for their kids. Not that daddies don’t. It’s just women each has a certain level of obsessiveness/compulsiveness compared than most men.

Is a mother considered overprotective if she prefers to drive her child to school over riding the schoolbus? Or if she worries at the slightest possible mishap that could happen from playing around a parked car, with car lifts under? Murphy’s law, right?

Well, if you know how to stop being an overly protective mom, I’m open to suggestions.