Sisterly Love…..

Posted on August 13, 2010August 12, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I must say, I have never witnessed a stronger sisterly bond than these two and I'm not meaning to boast my pride but only that I've not been around many young sisters obviously! T1 adores baby T2 to no end and will read, play and entertain her sister.......click to learn what next.

Piggy Back Rides on Babies

Posted on August 9, 2010August 2, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

When T2 was younger, T1 would smother her and play with her by putting toys on her like a horsey. They are as different as night and day, my 2 girls. T1 is highly excitable, always screaming and dancing whereas T2 is cool as a cucumber, until she.......click to learn what next.

Keeping baby occupied

Posted on August 8, 2010August 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

There are times when I am crazy busy with work and have to rush out some paid posts and yet have to care for T2, so what do I do with a baby who is not interested in her thousand of dollars worth of baby toys? I give.......click to learn what next.

Sleep training your baby at 11 months old

Posted on August 4, 2010August 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Awwwww..........poor thing. We had no choice but to sleep train T2 because she hadn't learnt how to get off the bed safely and I couldn't spend every waking hour in the bedroom next to her whilst she slept, now could I? So into the cot she went and.......click to learn what next.

Potty Training a one year old baby

Posted on August 2, 2010August 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

No, I'm not THAT crazy. I actually believe that when children are ready, they are ready. Of course, if you want to start them early to familiarise them with the act, there is no harm though you may be wasting a lot of precious time. For T1, I.......click to learn what next.

Happy 1st Birthday, My Darling T2!

Posted on August 1, 2010August 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

T2 finally broke SEVEN KILOS!!! The Doctors rejoiced and we all went out for a celebration!!! For the longest time, T2 was my little anorexic baby but finally, thank the Heavenly Fathers, finally, she's started growing again. She is such a joy every single day giving us cheeky,.......click to learn what next.

T2 is almost ONE!!!

Posted on July 30, 2010July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Can you believe it? I can't.....Her birthday is in a few days and this busy, disorganised Mommy has not planned a single thing for a birthday party. How? Che-Che had nice birthday parties every year...... I guess things are just going to have to be a little different!.......click to learn what next.

Helping in the kitchen

Posted on July 28, 2010July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Wherever I can, I'd make use of the kids for some free child labour. It certainly gets things going faster, never mind about the mess. The Hubs will take care of that! Yesterday, I got T1 to peel a whole bunch of French Beans and T2, of course.......click to learn what next.

Fisher-Price Block versus Yee Keong Fountain water

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

T2 has 2 toys on her high chair table - a Fischer-Price activity block and a disposable water plastic cup free from Poh Kong. I take away the block. Nothing. I take away the cup. This happens..... Mmmm.......in annoyance. Hey, Mama. Enough. Now give me back my toy........click to learn what next.

Babies don’t need toys!

Posted on July 21, 2010July 20, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Really, they don''t.....

Should babies watch TV?

Posted on July 19, 2010July 14, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

When T1 was a baby, I allowed her to watch those Baby Einstein videos that were supposed to stimulate babies. Those days, they weren't available in KL and we had to either purchase them overseas or stole them from friends. At some point, they made it to KL.......click to learn what next.

Lamaze Logan the Lion

Posted on July 7, 2010October 25, 2018 by Mamapumpkin

I must say, this is one of T2's favourite lions simply because it roars!!! It has an in-built mechanical noise maker although I wouldn't quite assimilate it to a roar but more of an old man burping. As always with Lamaze toys, it comes with lots of various.......click to learn what next.

The reading pooper

Posted on July 7, 2010July 7, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

T1 now reads every time she sits on the pooper and she poops every single day. Sometimes, twice a day. Coincidentally, T2 squeezed out 10 inches (TEN INCHES, MY FRIENDS!!! And just for the record, she had already had 2 poops yesterday) of toothpaste poop onto my hand.......click to learn what next.

Lamaze Gardenbug Wrist Rattle and Foot Finder Set

Posted on July 5, 2010October 25, 2018 by Mamapumpkin

This was T2's first toy per se, a gift from London. She still plays with them, not the proper way of wearing them as socks and a wrist band, of course. That would'nt work with her. She pulls off all her socks and doesn't like stuff hanging on.......click to learn what next.

Lamaze Sophie Princess

Posted on July 5, 2010October 25, 2018 by Mamapumpkin

T2 has too many of these Lamaze toys, I don't have space and want to get rid of ALL of them! ALL, ALL, ALL!!! This will be the first. Bye-Bye TOYS!!! A pre-loved Mamapumpkin product – the above item will only be sold to someone who will love.......click to learn what next.

Monkey see, Monkey do?

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Now you all know how much my baby loves those crappy baby bites that I really don't like her eating but give it to her because she hardly likes anything else thus almost everyday, you'd be able to catch her with one at some point when Mommy gives.......click to learn what next.

Baby For Sale

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Baby girl for sale at a bargain price. Baby is eleven months old and is extremely cute. She can point to your nose and stick out her tongue and wave and emulate an aeroplane, and tell you she's full and do many other tricks like a well trained.......click to learn what next.

A typical day with T2

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Prostitute or not, I miss my maid!!! My baby is turning out to be like Charlottes's baby in Sex and the City, no wonder she hides herself in the kitchen store room to cry.I can totally see myself doing that! This morning, I woke up at 730am to.......click to learn what next.

Taking a baby to the Cinema

Posted on June 30, 2010June 30, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

WE DID IT!!! WE DID IT!!! A few weekends ago, the Hubs and I both were feeling completely overwhelmed by our predicament sans help. We are tired to the bone, the both of us, yet he is hell bent on not getting a cleaner, not even a part-time.......click to learn what next.

Baby T2 is driving me crazy!!!

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

She has decided that she is now bored of her mat and wants to explore. So she will crawl to the couch (about 5 feet away) and then she will sit with the couch behind her. And then she will slide her bum under the couch and get.......click to learn what next.

Letting a preschooler carry a baby

Posted on June 28, 2010June 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Ever since T2 was born, T1 had a fetish for carrying her little baby sister. She absolutely adores her to the point of incestuousity, if there ever was such a word! As much as we don't want our precious baby anywhere near a clumsy preschooler, we pander to.......click to learn what next.

Reading from Birth

Posted on June 27, 2010June 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Although I fail in most aspects in being a mother and more so am devoid of any maternal instinct whatsoever, (honestly, I never, never, NEVER, EVERRRRRRRR saw myself staying at home with kids. NEVER. You can ask ALL my ex-boyfriends. They'd tell you what my life plan was........click to learn what next.

10 month old in a big bath

Posted on June 26, 2010June 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

So perhaps T2 may never forgive me that I am posting her naked bath pictures on the world wide web for the entire universe but hey! She may thank me for exposing her to miraculous fame! She could be as good as National Geographic's Afghan girl, who knows.......click to learn what next.

T2’s development at 10 months

Posted on June 25, 2010June 25, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

The greatest thing about having a blog is that I've had the privilege of knowing some truly amazing people whom I never would have dreamed of knowing. Thank you for reaching out to me, thank you for the virtual hugs, thank you for the tips and suggestions, thank.......click to learn what next.

Samseng genes maketh….

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

A Samseng Baby.....

Why I need some lurving…..

Posted on June 24, 2010June 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

1. My baby is grossly underweight (Almost 11 months old, 6.5kg - you do the math) 2. She has been on a hunger (for solids) strike for a month 3. She wants only the boob 4. She wakes 3-5 times a night for the boob 5. She does.......click to learn what next.

Hospital cots

Posted on June 10, 2010June 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

When I first dumped T2 into the hospital cot, she was like, Weheyyyy!!!! New toy!!! What fun!!! She spent the next 15 minutes grabbing at the steel bars, plucking the PVC cot guards, rubbing the sheets, throwing the blanket around.....I couldn't believe she was quiet in a cot!.......click to learn what next.

Caring for a sick baby

Posted on June 9, 2010June 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

......is not fun at all. She wants me all the time. She cries and cries and cries and there isn't much of any cry sound left but she still tries to cry..... But what can I do? I have to feed her sister. I have to feed her,.......click to learn what next.

Still in hospital…..BAH…..

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Yes, we’re still stuck here. T2 is still wheezing like an old Renault so the Doctor will not discharge her. Did I tell you how uncomfortable hospital beds are? It’s like sleeping on quick sand! And T2 is so sick that she wants the boob in her mouth.......click to learn what next.

Back in hospital again….

Posted on June 6, 2010June 6, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

The good thing about being in hospital is that the patient more often than not is drugged out and sleeps, and then the Mommy can actually access her laptop because there is really nothing else to do in a hospital room apart from digging your nose, practicing silent.......click to learn what next.