A Mother's Monologue

The over confident preschooler

Posted on May 24, 2009September 13, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

Last Friday, I went grocery shopping with my Mom and bought 10 mangoes comprising Thai Lilies, Local yellow mangoes and Indian mangoes. We also bought rambutans, apples, persimmons, kiwis and oranges. Plus a whole load of other stuff. Needless to say, the bags were heavy. Between my Mom.......click to learn what next.

20 minutes on the phone with Streamyx

Posted on May 24, 2009May 24, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I couldn't access all my websites for the last 3 days because well......I had no idea why. I could access them from my phone, my friends could access them from wherever they were, so I deduced that it was the Streamyx connections up to no good again. I.......click to learn what next.

How to nurture a creative child

Posted on May 20, 2009September 13, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

Well, firstly......it helps that both her parents are creative architects :-) although not only architects are creative (and some not at all!!!) but if at least one parent is creative, your child has a good chance of being creative. But fret not, because creativity can be TAUGHT!!! Yes,.......click to learn what next.

Toddlers and diarrhea

Posted on May 20, 2009May 25, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

My poor baby is suffering from a serious case of diarrhea. I have never ever seen brown water gush out from a large tap exploding like a bomb before in my life. And I really mean water gushing out!!! It made me so worried that memories of her.......click to learn what next.

Losing your mind at pregnancy

Posted on May 20, 2009September 13, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

Today, I turned the stove on, walked out of the kitchen to get something and was going to walk right back in. I did not walk back in till I smelt a burning smell half an hour later. I had TOTALLY forgotten about it the moment I stepped.......click to learn what next.

Fine tuning the business

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I've been busy doing a lot of technological housekeeping, if you know what I mean. Boy, is it time consuming!!! Thank goddness, Tee stays back in school twice a week now so I have 12 uninterrupted hours of work while she's at school. I wanted to ask if.......click to learn what next.

Crooked stomach during pregnancy

Posted on May 20, 2009September 13, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

Help! The Doctor assures me this is completely normal, especially during a second pregnancy but yikes! I look like an alien! As if it isn't bad enough that my boobs are already lopsided, now my tummy points to the right when I'm dead straight facing front. What is.......click to learn what next.

Gestational Diabetes costing money

Posted on May 20, 2009September 13, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

Despite the fact that I've just spent RM450 at the Doctors last weekend to do the 3D scans of the baby, I now have to see another Doctor again this weekend because she is concerned that my diabetes is out of control. *sigh* There goes another RM150. Total.......click to learn what next.

Cravings for nasi lemak Kampung Baru

Posted on May 19, 2009May 19, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

This pregnancy, the Hubs has been very lazy. He hasn't been out ONCE to satisfy my pregnancy cravings, mostly because I was vomiting so badly at the beginning and then didn't really have cravings that sent me into murdering zones, and now he just takes for granted that.......click to learn what next.

Selecting books at the library

Posted on May 19, 2009September 13, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

T1 had her first taste of a proper library at the very young age of twenty months. There she was encouraged to select her own books and ask the librarian if she could borrow the book, please. Then, she would choose her books randomly, by bold, bright colours........click to learn what next.

Pregnancy Pains whilst Sleeping

Posted on May 18, 2009September 13, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

You would think that since pregnant women were so round and whale-like that it would be easy to just roll over in bed in order to change positions but let me tell you, I spend more than half the night awake because every single position change results in.......click to learn what next.

A relaxing Sunday

Posted on May 17, 2009September 13, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

How did you spend your Sunday? We skipped Sunday School today because T1 was running a slight fever. The girl is severely dehydrated as she doesn't like drinking. What to do? We woke up at 9am, had breakfast by 10am and T1 started on a 150 piece jigsaw.......click to learn what next.

The art of saying thank you

Posted on May 17, 2009September 13, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

Some people just do not know it. And they never will. Whilst I sit back and reflect on how some people get it whilst others don't, I ponder about how I myself learnt the art of saying thank you. Did my mother teach me? Was it through observation.......click to learn what next.

T1’s joke

Posted on May 15, 2009September 13, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

The moment she opened her eyes this morning, T1 quickly sat up and asked me, "Mom? What do you do when you get chicken pox?" Mommy is sleeping and can barely muster a what so she nudges her head sleepily pretending to be interested. "You do the Chicken.......click to learn what next.

Tee staying back at school

Posted on May 14, 2009May 14, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Tee has recently asked to stay back in school for after school activities. What happened to Mama time? Am I THAT boring? *sigh* My girl is really growing up and the school doesn't help as they shower her with so much love and attention and FUN. She loves.......click to learn what next.

Auditioning for the Incredible Hulk

Posted on May 14, 2009April 11, 2020 by Mamapumpkin

Sorry, I meant the Incredible Bulk. You haven't heard? Hollywood's next blockbuster featuring the wife of Lou Ferrigno. Do you think I'd qualify to the finals at least? I certainly have the BULK.....the Incredible Hulk Bulk.

Kids sharing food at school

Posted on May 13, 2009May 13, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Tee comes home everyday with interesting food stories to tell. She is very fussy with food and makes demands on what she wants for breakfast and snack every day before bed. If she gets bread and jam, she would moan that she is soooooooo sick of bread and.......click to learn what next.

Pampering your child early

Posted on May 13, 2009September 13, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

Most people would think this is a bad idea from the onset. I certainly did. But my masseuse told me it was good to show children the nice things in life so that they will have a taste of the good life and then will be forced to.......click to learn what next.

Yoga for Toddlers

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Tee looks like she is practising her yoga here. I'm not sure exactly what was going on as I didn't take these pictures. At this very moment here, whilst Tee enjoyed herself with some relatives (and did not miss me at all, mind you), I was being wheeled.......click to learn what next.

Do I look like an Information Booth?

Posted on May 13, 2009May 13, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

OK, so for the longest time, people HAVE regarded me as one. Many of my friends from the past call me the walking directory. Some call me the walking encyclopaedia although those must've had serious head concussions at some time or other. I generally want to help people.......click to learn what next.

Neck ache

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I've been suffering from neck ache this last week and it's a real bitch. Can't wait till my masseuse arrives on Friday. I had a half hour shoulder and neck massage on Sunday at the Kenko Fish Spa at that made it worse! I don't think those girls.......click to learn what next.

What to do in extremely hot weather….

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Apparently, we're having a heat wave in Malaysia till this September. That's just great. I'm in hotter now that I'm pregnant and this will only pass once the baby is born. Watch me melt!!! Temperatures have been soaring around 36 degrees Celsius whilst I drip in sweat all.......click to learn what next.

Crazy pregnancy dreams

Posted on May 11, 2009May 11, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

As most of you who've been pregnant would know, when a woman is pregnant, her imagination goes haywire due to all those hormones running around. These are just some of the dreams I've had recently...... I've been dreaming of naked men! I think like 4 times now!!! One.......click to learn what next.

4 year old dressing up

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Look at my dearest vain pot. She insisted on wearing her diamond earings to dinner one night. She is becoming increasingly vain, always pushing her hair behind her ears and smiling different poses in front of the mirror. She certainly does not get that from me but I.......click to learn what next.

Accident and Emergency at Hospital

Posted on May 10, 2009May 10, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

It was my mother's birthday yesterday and after a delicious chilli crab dinner, the Hubs and I proceeded to the hospital to check on the baby. I had had a fall yesterday morning - slipped on a rug without a non-slip mat beneath. Very clever. My lower abdomen.......click to learn what next.

A glorious Mother’s Day

Posted on May 10, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

To all the wonderful Mothers in the world out there, and that includes YOU!!! I woke up to 400 emails this morning - all SPAM!!! That is because I haven't had time yet to install the anti-spam softwares into all my blogs. I haven't even had time to.......click to learn what next.

Full time working Mom

Posted on May 8, 2009September 13, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

Now that I've got my blogs to maintain, I really feel like a full time working Mom. Really!! Even though my afternoons are busy with Tee (hey! that's still work,OK??? and then, there's the cooking and the cleaning and the laundry!!!), I am literally working from dusk till.......click to learn what next.

Children at the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra

Posted on May 8, 2009May 4, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Last Sunday, Tee had her first taste of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. Usually, the age limit to the MPO is 8 but on Family Days, which they hold once a month, younger children can enter. Unfortunately, this time round, there were only 3 four year olds and I.......click to learn what next.

Drinking water during pregnancy

Posted on May 7, 2009May 4, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Did you know that when you are pregnant, you are supposed to be consuming 2 to 3 litres of liquids per day??? If you're active, then 3 litres but if you're sedentary like myself, then 2 litres. Some days, I barely manage to accomplish 1 litre and that's.......click to learn what next.

Yawn…..

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

What day is it today? Ok, nevermind. I'm going for a nap now. Goodbye!