It’s done! I can’t believe it’s done: Sofia’s passport renewal. Honestly until we finished the appointment I wasn’t sure we can have it done. During the entire trip I was anticipating something going wrong. But actually everything went as planned if not better. First getting to the airport took us 10 min, no traffic. In … Continue reading How lucky!!! →

Holding Lizzy's little hand that is not hot, I felt I was holding the world. Her little squeezes in the dark is her way to tell me she feels safe, she feels loved. We had a much better day. The antibiotic seems to be working, confirming that it's bacterial infection and not viral (which is … Continue reading My thought before falling asleep →

Lizzy's fever was persistently high throughout the day reaching 39.5C just before next dose of anti-fever medicine. At that time, she looks tired/sleepy, otherwise she was fairly normal when fever goes down to 38Cs. After dinner time, her fever was still above 39C after 30 min of Tylenol, so I decided to take her to … Continue reading Update: fever & passport →

Yesterday I had a good morning. I went to observe girls' summer camp as it ends this Friday. They both loved that I went to see them. I also submitted the withdrawal form for them. Their last school day in Manila would be October 7. This is becoming REAL. I was soooo emotional afterwards. Then … Continue reading Panic and stress →