Today, I paid Sophia’s enrollment fee in full. While I was writing the check and filling up the registration form, I can’t help but worry if I am making the right choice. If you have followed my school dilemma here in this blog or is a constant reader of my blog, you all know by now that my daughter goes to a progressive school called Toddlers Unlimited. She has been in this school for a year and half (close to to two years actually) already. I am very happy and pleased with this school but I think its time for my daughter to move on. I am not comfortable anymore to the setting that TU has as they are play based which I think is better for younger kids. But with Sophia’s age, eligible to be in Nursery Classes of bigger schools, I feel that she is up for the challenge already and is ready for a bit of drilling. Toddlers Unlimited is purely progressive. While others may find this an advantage, I do too, but at a certain age only. I believe at Sophia’s age, she needs atleast simple worksheets already and as I said, some drilling, in preparation for what is in store for her in the coming years. We all have different take on this matter as parents so what I’m writing in here is obviously, purely my opinions only.

This morning, while I was at it, officially sealing Sophia’s entry to big school that is, there’s this thought at the back of my head if it is indeed the right thing to do. And as I was observing Sophia in class this morning too, how she hugs her teachers and how she looks like she’s having so much fun at TU, it really tugs my heart and a part of me is questioning the very decision I just made. Is she really ready for big school? Is the kind of environment in big school the best for her now? Is she really ready for the drilling I want for her? So may questions really. After all the time I spent to give this school issue a thought, here I am still not a hundred percent sure. I guess I got to realize now that we can never really be a hundred percent sure on certain decisions, on certain things. Especially if it involves our children noh? Ako lang ba ito? Am I worrying too much? Is my being “sigurista” to a fault already?

Now that I think of it though, I guess I’m just probably having a hard time leaving a school that my daughter and I had learned to love don’t you think? Toddlers Unlimited has a very homey fell to it, very far from the atmosphere in big schools and their teachers and even aides are so loving to the kids. The kids are just so happy there. I need not explain why after saying all these great things about TU still made me transfer Sophia to another school as I already stated it above but I just wish and pray to God that I made the right choice.

Ang hirap pala. Pakibatukan nga ako at ng matauhan at magtigil na kakaisip.

We’re attending a 5th birthday swimming party tomorrow at Greenmeadows. I was so excited for Sophia only to find out today that she can’t swim Sayang the swimsuits I bought for her.

As I have told you, Sophia has very sensitive skin. She was bitten by a mosquito the other day and now the area is all swollen. The skin ballooned this morning and now that it popped, sugat na As in natuklap yung balat. This has always been the case every time a mosquito ar any other insect bites her. Allergic daw siya. I am actually taking her to the doctor na to have her skin tested as we have tried almost every medicine on her, no effect.

Hay!!!!!

Friends, your comments on my Brent dilemma are overwhelming. Thank you so much for taking time to share and voice out your opinions. They surely are of great help to our decision making. You all made us realize a lot of things making it all the more difficult to decide that we never really took in consideration before.  I am happy to have got to see this thing in all angles, all sides.  I hope we did not miss out on anything.

Having said the above,  no decision is made yet. LOL!  Ang hirap!  You see, as much as possible, I don’t want to waste a year in one school and eventually transfer the little girl into another after if I’m not satisfied.  Oh well, what I need to do now is to personally see for myself how things are being run in Brent. I hope to get to observe actual classes, see other students in action in school and then go from there.  Bahala na si Batman. Gut feel nalang siguro.

I am praying for signs too, btw

Will let you all know how it goes.

Sophia’s recent anecdotes …

While daddy was giving her a bath (Jon was the one who gives her a bath while we were in OZ) and pouring water on her head … “Daddy, don’t water me, I am not a plant!” – hilarious!

While we were inside our rented car in Goldcoast and I was tinkering on the sat nav system … “Mommy, don’t talk to the black TV, look at me mommy, look at me only!!!” (wailing and literally pulling my face to her direction!) – attention grabber, haha.

While we were in Movieworld and I was wearing shorts (I have yet to post the pics) … “Mommy why are you showing your legs? Wear pyjama, bilis.” – overprotective or manang?