What makes Tee happy
Chocolate.......... In the presence of Uncle Ben or Nana........... Getting kisses from Mommy......... and when friends come over....... Simple. What makes me happy?
Happy 5th Birthday Tee!!!
Tee, posing at the start of her party before guests arrived. My Dearest Tee, It seems only yesterday that you came into this world and now you already have a baby sister. Just look at you! This year we reviewed your old videos to see how cute you.......click to learn what next.
Hello, Mr Postman!
Since it has been Tee's birthday, we have been receiving several knocks on our door from the postman. Thank you everyone for Tee's presents! We can't possibly give everyone back a thank you gift, especially not when I am super busy with a newborn, well not such a.......click to learn what next.
Established breastfeeding at 6 weeks
My typical day starts at 5am. Some days it starts at 7am. Some days it starts at 9am. Some days it's at 3am.....it all depends on how you want to look at it. Day or night, it doesn't matter. All I know is, I'm up every 2 hours.......click to learn what next.
Tee should attend the Performing Arts preschool
Last weekend was Tee's 5th Birthday and we stayed the weekend at the hotel where her party was held. She immediately took to the built-in luggage rack and made it her stage, did a little (or should I say, a very long.....) performance which we were all FORCED.......click to learn what next.
Ideas needed for helper
After having a chat with my Filipino helper the other day, we identified that she is bored with her job because quite simply, there is not enough to do in a 1,800sf apartment! Which is why we never had any help, because apart from our privacy which we.......click to learn what next.
Proving your love to your mother
Something to think about. Is it necessary? Yesterday, and on some other days too, Tee completely defies me. This always happens in Nana's presence. I'll tell her not to have a 3rd donut and she would have that 3rd donut. I cannot reprimand her there and then, because.......click to learn what next.
What is your hygiene level?
The above (sharing a bath with friends) is something I would never, ever attempt. But Tee and her friends seemed to have a blast. I just think it is so 'geli' *shivers*. Who knows what germs gets passes around in the water..... Whenever Tee comes home from school,.......click to learn what next.
Gifts from the Heart
By tonight, we would have finished the party planning of Tee's grand birthday bash once and for all. It has taken us 6 weeks in total and lots of running around to get this done. Even her Godfather from New York is flying in to attend the event.......click to learn what next.
Goodies from London
When my good friend from London came for a visit recently, she brought Tee a whole load of goodies. My girl was over the moon. Clockwise from LEFT: Pirate ship jigsaw puzzle that has a curved edge instead of a straight edge, Winter Wonderland jigsaw puzzle, Minnie Mouse.......click to learn what next.
How to keep a 5 year old girl occupied
For HOURS....... Ensure first of all that your child knows how to read. Teach her the mechanics of a laptop computer. Send her to www.disneyfairies.com Let her fiddle around and find something she's interested in. A good friend of ours introduced this activity to us - designing your.......click to learn what next.
Just not in the mood
As a blogger Mom, one of the things my poor family has to endure is having their photographs taken. ALL THE TIME. As a result, I get this: And this: Bah! What a spoilt sport.......*sulks*
A Hundred Red Roses
I really can’t remember when the last time was that I received flowers. Seriously…..if the Hubs bought me any flowers, he’d be scolded for wasting money. I always tell him that I want cold hard cash or I’m very happy just swiping his credit card to buy my.......click to learn what next.
Tee with Paddington Bear
Paddington Bear was Tee’s first bear ever as Tok-Tok had brought him home from London just as she was born. Of course, she didn’t know how to appreciate him then. Then her bedroom (which she does not sleep in) wall was plastered with a story of Paddington Bear.......click to learn what next.
Tiffany & Co for children
My first Tiffany gem was a gift on my wedding day. I was 28 years old. That is TWENTY EIGHT years old, not sweet sixteen, not twenty one and certainly not one day old. It was from the Hubs’s best man from New York. Tee’s first Tiffany gem.......click to learn what next.
What’s worse than a Confinement Lady Monster???
I was so sure that this time round, there was no sign of post-natal blues as I felt extremely in control despite all the minor irritations that the CLM had caused. I was able to look beyond and take deep breathes, tell myself this too shall pass.....On hindsight,.......click to learn what next.
Peg Perego Pliko Stroller Car Seat Systems
In the year 2004, we purchased the above for RM1,500 thinking it was a great buy because it would last Tee till she was 5 years old and more importantly, it could take a weight of up to 45 kilos, which meant that no matter how Tee climbed.......click to learn what next.
The significance of a newborn baby’s full moon
I've been searching all of the internet and cannot seem to find a satisfactory enough answer apart from that it is the celebration of a newborn's coming of age, one month old, to be exact. I wish it were more romantic, that there were dreamy aged old traditional.......click to learn what next.
How to earn an income
My CLM's son who works in Singapore is married to a woman from China and because she is not able all this time to get a work visa to work in Singapore, she is now here, back in KL, shaking legs. She has been shaking legs for the.......click to learn what next.
Reading challenges for a 5 year old
When my good friend brought back some Enid Blyton books for Tee, I must say I was initially curious as to whether Tee could cope with books of 120 pages, but I kept positive and encouraging and told Tee how I used to LOVE Enid Blyton books when.......click to learn what next.
Oral thrush in newborns
Look at my precious angel - do you think she deserves to suffer from oral thrush? What is that? It is when your newborn has little white polka dots all over her mouth inside, on the inside cheeks, on the tongue, on the inner lips....... One day, I.......click to learn what next.
A Pregnant Back
Mine to be exact. My crazy masseuse made Tee take a picture of my pregnant back at 9 months. Yup, there sure is a lot of meat towards the bottom. I was PREGNANT!!! Her rationale was that every pregnant lady takes a picture of her big pregnant belly,.......click to learn what next.
Tee playing with blocks
Blocks are one of the best investments you can give to your child as one of their first toys. I took these picture weeks ago because Tee had done some very imaginative building with her blocks but for the life of me, I can’t remember what they were.......click to learn what next.
Practising carrying my baby
That's what I've been doing all day. BECAUSE!!!!!!!!! CLM left last night but MIL is in town so I'm just getting ready. Getting ready to paint the town pink with T2, ready to meet all our friends, ready to jet set to all the places Mommy wants to.......click to learn what next.
Dressing up dolls
This is what Tee gets up to when I do not have the time to entertain her. Or she reads quietly in her own room or does one of her many workbooks. Sometimes, she'd do her jigsaw puzzles or ask for TV but she can even get bored.......click to learn what next.
Tee’s assesment exam
Last week, Tee went by herself without me to sit for her assessment exam to big school. My little almost 5 year old (yes, she's still little to me) braved it without her Mama and I am so proud of her. Remember she was supposed to sit for.......click to learn what next.
Baby Shower Gifts
When Tee was still inside my tummy, a friend of mine had organised a baby shower for me when I was 7 months pregnant and we had a big party where everyone brought gifts of all the necessities that a new baby would and could ever need. For.......click to learn what next.
Soaring stress levels
My blood pressure rocketed to Jupiter today at about 4pm. I've already had a busy week preparing for Tee's birthday party, hosting 3 play dates at my home, baking, and what with my lack of sleep and the stress of having a confinement lady aunty who does exactly.......click to learn what next.
Buying books from Amazon
Because we are such voracious readers although honestly, time is really tough finding to read these days apart from the news, a lot of money from our household budget is spent on books. Unfortunately, we have a limited selection of books in KL and I have been meaning.......click to learn what next.
Children who need a LOT of attention
The Hubs says that my 2 girls are exactly like me, needing oodles and oozles of attention. I beg to differ. I certainly GET a lot of attention but I really do not NEED it. The fact that I do not go out to socialise nor stay in.......click to learn what next.