I need to remember today. Around 930 this morning, miss Amelia, Pilar’s teacher at school messaged me that there was an incident happened to Pilar. A friend of him bumped the kid on his head which caused an inflammation. As part of school procedure, any accident involving vital organ has to be followed-up by a thorough check in the hospital. I was preparing to chair a meeting and had to excuse myself to my boss. He then took over the meeting for me. So thank you boss. In the car, the teacher updated me his condition, along with the doctor’s observation. She stayed next to him in the ER the whole time. Thank you miss Amel. I got in the hospital around 40 minutes after, went directly to ER and found both the kid and his teacher chatting to each other. The kid was smiling as if nothing bad have happened. The doctor also said there’s nothing serious, just need to keep him in observation for the next 24 hours. I was relieved. Thank you God. In the hospital, while waiting for the dismissal process, I discussed with miss Amel and she told me all the good things about the kid. How he’s been so active and absorbs quickly the lessons at school. How he’s been a leader to his friends, especially when it comes to “play time” :) The word “active” also means that when it comes to activity time, he sometimes can’t force himself to stay still within his group and finish a task. We need to work in this, kid, but thank you for being you. Before leaving for home, the kid hugged his teacher tightly and said bye. I am so touched. I suddenly felt warm and assured that he’s doing well at school, that a nice person is taking a good care of him there. Thank You for the blessings today.

Still in Ragunan

With the boy who doesn't like posing in front of camera :)

Monday morning in Ragunan

September

Sudah kali ke 3 anak batuk pilek sejak jadi anak TK. saya curiganya dia kecapean karena perubahan jadwal yg drastis dari preschool dulu. Ditambah ekskul selama 4 hari dalam seminggu. Walau anaknya ga pernah ngeluh dan bilang happy dengan semua kegiatan di sekolahnya yang baru, saya yg khawatir.
Am i pushing him too hard? Or is it just his adaptation process and he will get the rythm eventually?
Yang saya coba lakukan sekarang adalah memindahkan jadwal ekskul ke hari yg lebih lowong, belum sampai ke tahap memberhentikan ekskulnya. Kita lihat deh sampai akhir term ini. Semoga dia bisa beradaptasi dengan baik.

So, what have i missed since last update post?
Pilar sudah resmi jadi anak tk di sekolah baru. Setelah melewati banyak pertimbangan, pilihan sudah dibuat, tinggal istiqomah menjalankan konsukuensi dari pilihan ini.
Serius amat ya? Padahal masih tk loh ini. Tiap hari ada tugas baca buku (masih dibacain ortu ya pastinya) dan ada target reading log setiap termnya. Walopun kadang anaknya (dan ibunya) angin2an tapi sejauh ini saya melihatnya positif utk menumbuhkan minat baca dan bonding anak-ortu.
Sudah menghadiri 2 parents workshop, soon 3. Sekolah ini juga sangat melibatkan ortu sebagai pemeran penting dlm pendidikan anak. Untungnya kalender setahun sdh di tangan, jadi bisa ancer2 kapan harus cuti dr kantor.
Banyak sebenarnya yg bisa dishare dari sekolah ini walaupun belum genap 2 bln anak bersekolah di sana. Tapi saya ingin melihat dulu perkembangan dia at least bbrp bulan ke depan untuk bisa bercerita lebih banyak.
I am quite surprised by the number of parents care enough to actively participating in all those workshops for the sake of their children development. My past prejudice against "snob rich parents" was not fully justified. Which is a good thing.

Apalagi ya... I'm not so much into racing now. I still run though. Frequently. I still want to achieve more and more personal records. I'm now thinking to improve my swimming skill and why not eventually doing a triathlon? :) haven't actually discussed this thing with pak suami, but could already figure out his comment :P

Soon i'll be 33. If i could only make a wish for my birthday, i want that 2nd child dear God :)  the little brother or sister whose name already prepared by the big brother: Makemake (taken from a dwarf planet's name) -- pilar's biggest interest now beside cranes is solar system by the way.
We would be very happy :)

Happy september all!