Playing Peekaboo!

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

One very hot day, I found my two kids in their underwear in T1's bedroom making a lot of noise. What were they doing? Playing Peekaboo with the curtains apparently..... Now you see me? Now you don't!!! PEEKABOO!!!

T2 loves bags……

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Before even hitting 1.5 years old, my T2 is already a big bag fan. She likes all sorts, paper bags, leather bags, canvas bags......as long as it has a colour or design that she likes, she will be grabbing that bag and NOT LETTING GO. We have this.......click to learn what next.

My baby refuses water!

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

My baby must be the most stubborn old soul I've ever met! I have never met another person as stubborn as she is, oh my God!!! There is just nothing I can do to pull this horse to water!!! And I am stressed daily because of this. I.......click to learn what next.

Babies love climbing stairs

Posted on January 11, 2011January 11, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Now why is that? We have no stairs at home so I was really surprised when T2 took to the stairs like a duck to water when we arrived in Perth in a house with a staircase! She was a natural! She didn't know how to come back.......click to learn what next.

Keeping herself occupied…..

Posted on January 10, 2011January 10, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

You always know that when the house goes quiet, there is trouble looming......and after the number of heart attacks that my baby has caused me, I'm surprised I'm not fifty feet down under. From around Christmas time and ten days after, she'd had FIVE bumps on her head........click to learn what next.

Baby who’s always up to mischief

Posted on January 10, 2011January 10, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

This is a back-dated post, only by several months *wink* This baby of mine loves exploring - digging into things, peeling at things, climbing to unknown places, sticking fingers into holes, chewing on unknown objects, swallowing bits of raisin sized goods, tearing the tear-ables, you name it. One.......click to learn what next.

Sibling Squabbles in my household

Posted on January 6, 2011January 6, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

For the longest time since I was pregnant with T2, I'd convinced myself that I probably wouldn't have to deal with sibling squabbles for a while since the age difference between my two girls is quite significant - 5 years, but how wrong I was! For one, my.......click to learn what next.

T2 had another accident today – OH MY GAWD!!!!!!!!

Posted on December 28, 2010December 28, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I really am beginning to think that I am jinxed. Just a few days ago, she climbed the dining chair and fell off it. Today, she was fluffing about in bed and accidentally knocked her head on the edge of the cot leg. Ouch. She now has TWO.......click to learn what next.

Cultivate a love for reading in children

Posted on December 11, 2010December 11, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Both my girls love reading. Even T2, who is only a baby. Well, practically a toddler now. I must say I worked and prayed very hard in hope that my firstborn would be a reader because as Dr Seuss says, the more you read, the more things you.......click to learn what next.

Babies and chocolate

Posted on December 9, 2010December 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

"My Mama allows me to eat Royce dark chocolate that costs RM2 per piece. The piece is 1 inch by 1 inch and 3mm thin and I can finish it in seconds begging for more. I am a happy camper whenever Mama gives me Royce dark chocolate. It.......click to learn what next.

Refusal to wear pyjama sleepsuits

Posted on December 9, 2010December 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Both my babies have always refused to wear sleepsuits because they are Eskimo babies. We fight all the time about the temperature control in our home. They're always too hot and I'm always too cold! They both never used blankets either. So much for all the money spent.......click to learn what next.

Head gears for Babies

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Mama!! I hate ANYTHING on my head!!!

T2 BITES!!!

Posted on November 12, 2010November 12, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

My baby has a fiery temper and recently bit her sister on her cheek until there were teeth marks! Poor T1, she's always getting bullied by her baby sister......

Making kids drink water

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Monkey see? Monkey Do! My kids are terrible. They have to be constantly reminded to drink as they hardly ever get thirsty. It's in our genes. My mother doesn't get thirsty. I don't get thirsty. They don't get thirsty. There was a year where the Hubs had to.......click to learn what next.

T2’s 1st Birthday

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

T2's 1st birthday was a simple family affair with only the few of us. Mommy really didn't have any energy to organise a full blown birthday party but we had 2 lovely birthday cakes of which I haven't even had time to post photos!!! See how backdated I.......click to learn what next.

When your Doctor doesn’t believe you

Posted on October 23, 2010October 23, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

This morning, bright and early, we picked T1 up from Nana's and brought her for her 6 year old booster jab. Don't ask me what it was for because I am hopeless at things like this. Which is kind of SCARY because how do I protect my children.......click to learn what next.

Ring Slings

Posted on October 12, 2010July 4, 2016 by Mamapumpkin

Both my babies never took to slings and to be honest, I never took to them either. For some reason, I could never figure out which shoulder it should go over, where exactly on the shoulder it should hang and how the fabric should go through the rings!.......click to learn what next.

T2’s play date with B3

Posted on October 11, 2010October 11, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

It started out with very shy conversation. We couldn't understand a word they were saying but I would have paid a million bucks to have gone into those two babies' heads. . . B3 proceeded to teach T2 how to play the rainbow piano. In her mind, she.......click to learn what next.

My little baby keh poh chee

Posted on October 7, 2010October 8, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

As a baby, T1 was so different from T2. T1 was more often than not obedient. Although she was VERY LOUD and boisterous, active and crazy, she would listen when I told her not to touch something. She was mostly happy to play with the toys I'd allocated.......click to learn what next.

The reading sisters

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

On a daily basis, T2 will ask to be read to. The Hubs reads to her a few times a day, sometimes the same book over and over, because she refuses to change books. She has her favourites, for sure. And she is learning..... The other day, we.......click to learn what next.

The greatest LOYALTY

Posted on October 2, 2010October 2, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

.......is when you have someone who loves you so much that they're willing to wait with you whilst you take a dump. Now, THAT is true love......

Holding a pencil correctly

Posted on September 30, 2010October 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Many people have commented that my first daughter, T1, is very smart. I'm not sure by what measure they come to their conclusions but at the risk of sounding like a brag, I too sometimes acknowledge that she is of above average intelligence. This is of course, MY.......click to learn what next.

Children inheriting our genes

Posted on September 23, 2010September 20, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

It's fascinating how each of us have little bits of our parents and then sometimes, even our grandparents. Looks aside, I was observing my baby T2 the other day and thought, oh my God, she is so like me. I didn't tell anyone though although now I'm sharing.......click to learn what next.

Where has time been?

Posted on September 22, 2010September 20, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

My baby girl - the one who's given me so much more stress than I ever thought possible from a baby, is growing up fast. I just want to gather up all the time I have with her and put it into a bottle and SEAL IT FOREVER!.......click to learn what next.

The First Years Swing Tray Feeding Chair – SOLD

Posted on September 21, 2010July 4, 2016 by Mamapumpkin

This is excellent when baby starts wanting to feed herself and needs a proper table to pick food up from. We even use it as baby T2's drawing table! But seriously, we need space and money so off it goes. We have a few other options for feeding.......click to learn what next.

Playgrounds in Perth

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

One thing we never get to do in KL is get to the playgrounds because a). it is too hot, b). our playgrounds are so badly maintained that they are not safe for children (I kid you not) and c). we hardly have as many playgrounds as Perth........click to learn what next.

Playing in their Makeshift Play House

Posted on September 11, 2010September 8, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

You know how little girls always dream of having one of those life size play houses? The ones made of plastic by Step Two or ?ELC costing up to a thousand Ringgit or more, depending? Like this one? This one costs about 3k. Yup. And I'd get it.......click to learn what next.

Bringing a baby to a coffee shop

Posted on September 3, 2010August 31, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Should you bring your baby to the local coffee shop? Many coffee shops in KL are filthy at best and although you may not see it, trust me, if you sat there long enough, you would catch a glimpse of a cockroach, a fly or a rat. These.......click to learn what next.

Baby’s New Hat

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Babies are from Heaven

Posted on August 18, 2010August 17, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

and sometimes Hell.... My little T2, as of 2 nights ago, has started sleeping with Daddy alone in attempt to wean her off the boob. On the first night, I heard her crying behind 2 closed doors and my heart got twisted in all kinds of knots imaginable,.......click to learn what next.