Awww that’s my little girl exploring the playground on her own. It was a big playground with lots of different play areas and she happily wandered on her own. I kept a watchful eye but I let her play and enjoy herself. When did this happen?! Soon I will no longer have a toddler at home (a fact I’ve yet to accept), although I’m a bit sad about that I am also looking forward to the new experiences and memories we will have. I’ve known that Iyah is independent, even her teacher at school told me that she can do things on her own most of the time. Seeing her this independent tugs my heart a little bit, she no longer needs mommy to help her in everything she does. It’s bittersweet I guess, I’m happy that she is discovering more about herself and what she can do but I’m also sad that she’s moving farther and farther away from being my baby girl.

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Whenever we go to the mall Iyah and I always go to the bookstore before we head home. She likes browsing books as much as I do and it’s fun because I get to browse all I want and she gets to sit in a corner and read books. She usually picks up a book or two and stay at the kiddie corner where there’s small chairs for her to sit on. At Page One in Vivo City she likes to go up and down the the stairs, it’s a big bookstore and it’s one of our favorites.

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Iyah’s one week school vacation started yesterday and today we went swimming with her friends from school together with their mommies (who are now friends of mine too). The little girl was so excited to play with her friends and of course she loved to swim so you can bet my little girl was ecstatic. This was the first outing that hubby wasn’t with us so I had to do everything myself. This explains the lack of pictures, I was so busy making sure Iyah is safe at the pool so I didn’t use the camera much.

I brought a manual pump for Iyah’s float and it was a big hit with the kids, they took turns using it. We stayed at the kiddie pool so the kids can freely play on their own, within our reach of course. Iyah lost her balance once and swallowed some pool water but she was fine, she didn’t even cry nor stopped playing.

When we got home I was so tired and my whole body was aching. I realized today how hard it is when it’s just me, makes me appreciate the husband even more. I was so sore I went to bed early and stayed there eventhough I wasn’t sleeping.

All in all it was a fun outing for the kids (and mommies too). We’ll definitely do this again on the next school vacation.

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Yes my little girl loves to swim. She enjoys the water so much that it is difficult to take her off the pool when it’s time to shower. This photo was taken last Saturday at the pool of Orchard Parade Hotel. You can view more photos here. I decided to take the family there for no reason at all (lol), it was really unplanned but it turned out great. I will definitely do this again. Surprise my husband with bags packed and only tell him where we’re going afterwards. We had the pool to ourselves that morning and the little girl had so much fun.

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