Seemed Like Yesterday

 It seemed like yesterday I gave birth to a 2.4kg baby girl and now she is about 20kg.

It seemed like yesterday I held her in my arms and now I can’t hold her too long.

It seemed like yesterday I taught her how to walk and now I run after her.

It seemed like yesterday I made her milk and cereal and now I cook her spaghetti.

It seemed like yesterday I sang her lullabies and now she sings “Girl on Fire and Skyscraper”.

It seemed like yesterday I taught her to say mommy and daddy and now I teach her how to read.

It seemed like yesterday she was never out of my sight and now I wait for her to finish school.

It seemed like yesterday she occupied 1/3 of the bed and now I sleep on that 1/3 and daddy is on the floor.

It seemed like yesterday she smelled like milk and now she smells like sour cream.

It seemed like yesterday I cut your fingernails carefully and now I put nail polish and nail art.

It seemed like yesterday I changed her diapers and now I have to bring her to the girl’s comfort room.

It seemed like yesterday she thought daddy was the most handsome guy and now she likes Kendall of Big Time Rush.

Time  flies so fast my dear baby girl and I can’t bear the thought of not doing the things that we are now enjoying  together.  Maybe, someday you won’t let me kiss your “kili-kili” because you think it is not appropriate.  Or you won’t let me tickle you because you think you are too old or you are embarrassed to sing and dance with me and daddy.  So I have to seize every moment with you because it is inevitable that someday things will be different. And when you’re old enough I wish you would still spend family time with me and daddy.

the most recent picture, taken yesterday during daddy's b-ball game

New Job

It has been a while since I wrote my last entry.  Perhaps being a full time mother is the busiest job in the world J I love taking care of my daughter but sometimes I miss the active work in the hospital.  I haven’t been working as a nurse in the hospital for nearly a year. And it made me realize that time passes fast.  But I am nursing my family everyday which is more rewarding than being away from them.  I usually wake up about 6 in the morning and prepare my daughter to school.  Then I have to give 40-minute class to one student online.  After which, my husband would drive us to school.  I patiently wait for my daughter for 4 hours.  I want her to see me after she finishes her class.  She would always shout “Mommy” every time she sees me standing at the door, as if she is very eager to see me.  She’s the only one in their class who shouts  upon seeing me and it makes me really happy.  My daughter and I love to ride the tricycle after school.  Riding a tricycle reconnects me to my childhood memory of school but those days I rode “trisikad” instead.  After lunch we usually take a nap for 2 hours.  Then, I have to work online again.  Working at home is a good opportunity for me to spend my free time with my daughter wherein we usually do her homework and practice writing and reading.  My daughter has improved in her writing abilities a lot and I feel proud that she can read simple children’s books.  At night, I would give her time to watch Nickolodeon but she would wait for me to finish my classes before going to bed.  Well, hubby is busy working in the office and he usually goes home late J But I would wait for him also and we would go to bed together J.