Some of the best conversations we have with the kids are in the car. Yup, and this is not necessarily long car trips. We just had an interesting one with the kids in a short trip to the shops. Out of the blue, Nathan decided to tell us what he wants to be when he…
One of the toughest year in my life was 2011. My mind, body and faith was stretched like never before. Some background setting: First, financially, this was a year which all THREE kids were in pre-school. No one told me this part when I was deciding about having children. Pre-school education is expensive in Singapore….
Following Sandra, I’ve decided to dig out this draft which has been effectively forgotten and post it! Here’s how I came up with my kids’ names! It all started when we first decided to try for a baby. Since the baby was no where in sight, we had conversations about what we would call…
Let’s play 20 questions today! One of the mummies who blogs at Mummy Moo initiated this and here we are… 20 questions of mummyhood. I’ve broken it down for my own memory too into 3 experiences—Nicole (N1), Nathan (N2), Nadine (N3) 1. Was your pregnancy planned, and how old were you? N1: Kind of. We…
How do you respond when your man says the sweetest thing? You go Awwwwwww and possibly give a whack and go, “ya right!!” Now how do you respond when your little man says the sweetest thing? You just go Awwwwwwwwwww!! On Monday, I went with Nathan (that’s my little man) to Grandma’s house. We were…
There’s this thing about waving bye bye to your child. It starts when the child can barely speak. I’m not sure why this is one of the very first milestones we expect of our kids. Mind you, it’s not just “WAVE at mummy!” it’s a “Wave BYE BYE!” Poor kid, after achieving this, we actually…
Happy Birthday Nathan! Yes, that’s my boy. At six years old. He can’t stand taking pictures, would never look at the camera in the eye if possible. He says stuff like, “I don’t know how to smile” when the photographer coaxes him. He is heavy (I can’t carry him any more) and he is larger…
