(2006/10) OCTOBER 2006 MTB

Shirley,
LV fee so ex? I heard from my hb's cousin, they are only paying $300++. Or is it different branch different fee?
I think most ppl are not ready for single income. It takes courage lor. I think having a break after few years of work is not bad. At least women have this privilege, unlike men.
 


Shirley, I can't agree more about daddy's girl. I always feel my hb double standard. He'll give in to Char but for Coen he's more stern and will scold him. He say boy can scold. Char drink less milk and yes, she'll take her own sweet time, I'm ok wiht that at night but during morn rush, it's really frustrating.

Jen, nowadays man can also go for break. We're saving such that my hb may retire in 10 yr's time to take care of the kids. Haha, I don't mind working since he think taking care of kids is so easy, I'll let him have the role. But not sure if he'll chicken out.
 
hi shirley,

yes, i did went to some LV to take a look and the one at grassroots club is 1 of the much better one and so much bigger. so i guess, this is one of the reason why they charge higher. they can still utilise a outdoor playground (which is inside the bldg). another one that i have considered is the one at NCS.

hi jenny,

yes, i think for different LV branchs have different fees depending on the location and the landlord that they have leased the place from.

hi delphine,

my plan is also to let both kids sleep when tristan's about 18mths/2yr. but now, i think the problem is whether tricia will let go of daddy. she's very used to daddy sleeping with her on the same mattress
 
jenny/gemini

yup, it is expensive due to the child teacher ratio i think for lele group the ratio is 1:6 and zac group is 1:8/10. the lowest ratio among all the LV centre. Where is NSC? National skin centre??
 
jenny/gemini

yup, it is expensive due to the child teacher ratio i think for lele group the ratio is 1:6 and zac group is 1:8/10. the lowest ratio among all the LV centre. Where is NSC? National skin centre??
 
Coral,
ya but not all men will due to ego and pride

Gemini, Shirley,
OIC... I tot same fees haha..
Cos many ppl ard me place their kids at LV and they told me cheap.
 
gemini

the one at grassroot club is also aircon, that is why my hubby not really in favor but i like the bright,spacious and clean look it give me. some lv centre really cramp
 
Sleeping with kids
I also want to sleep with my girl if possible but it was very hard. She used to sleep with me and hubby, until austen popped out. WE tried training her to sleep alone but once she got out of her room and wandered in the dark and we were so afraid she would fell down the stairs (smart girl can unlock the steel gate!) thus we decide to ask one of the helper to come up and sleep with her. Now she won't sleep without her, sigh...I am sure come Dec 28, she will sleep with us while on hol in HK/Macau and maybe from that few days, can coax her to come sleep with us again. But gonna be tough on me to look after 2 at night and then get up at 6.30am to get ready for a day in the office. Hubby sleeps like a log, there is no waking him.

Holiday
I love australia, def would plan a self-drive trip with the kids for 2010 or 2011. Post show pictures and show us leh, Shirley...
 
gemini..
ur masterbedroom not possible to squeeze all 4 of u in? i think it's still better to hv either the kids in 1 room & u + hb in another or if not all in 1 room, also save electricty bills to on 1 air-con/fan in 1 than 2 rooms...

crystallized..
oh..hope things will get better for RN & urself soon..just curious, is she taking pacifier as well?

delphine..
wah..ur hb came home soo late ah..will he hv enough sleep? at least ur helper is nice to make milk for mei-mei & not disturb u up as well..

coral..
me & hb too fat liao..haha..so Queen cant fit all of us in..haha..she must hv enjoyed the SSO prom, gd for her too..

shirley..
wah..so thotful & nice of ur hb to plan for u to retire at age 35..i guess since u can still do free-lance on ur own..it shd be alright too...it's nice that zac has weaned off milk bottle..i m still thinking what to do for Mav..he's getting naughtier..now will purposely go push Brod or make him cry..headache..

jerene..
oh..really got to watch out on Alexis on unlocking the steel gate..it's pretty dangerous to what i think, in any case she walked out on her own ah..is the steel gate locked with a padlock?
 
Wendy,
What about another scenario... obviously very tired but resist sleep no matter what? Sigh.

Delphine,
If K is willing to drink his milk, I will continue to pay the rising cost of milk. He was originally on Gain IQ Kids, now it is any brand that he fancies and is willing to drink. I have Grow (in both vanilla and chocolate) in my house and Enfakids in my mum's place. At home, many a times we have to use strawberry flavoured powder to add to the milk to make him drink it as well. Today, I have resorted to chilling the afternoon milk to lure him to drink it. I don't know what other novelties I can come up with already.

Jenny,
I have no idea about calcium hindering growth height part....

Jerene,
I prefer not to share about my profession/training here. Will do so that next time we meet, ya? ;)
As for soy affecting sperms, I have read about it too. Think the reason was cos soy contains phytoestogens (or plant-based estogens) which are basically female hormones. So, too much of such intake is said to be no good for sperm production. Having said this, I always wonder why then, the Japanese guys do not face fertility issues even though their diet is soy based? :p

Talking about handling the kids on your own at night, you can do it. I have been doing the night duties cos I don't know what happened to hubby. He used to be more sensitive in hearing when #1 cires at night but eversince #2 came along, he no longer hears the kids cry! I still have to wake up at 6am to get ready for work.

Crystallized,
That is the average height ah? Jiat lat liao, K is only about 97cm. I know I short lah, but his daddy is so tall. I kept asking hubby if he was tall from young or shot up only when he was older. Haha!

Dor,
Good for you! We are still not successful in booting K back to his own bed.

Coral,
That is good news! Hope it continues this way
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hi shirley,

oh now u mention, ya, the LV at grassroot club also aircon, think most of the LV are aircon except for those smaller premises, then non-aircon... still remember i went to visit the one at NCB in the morning, and in the afternoon, was induced for birth... hahaha...

hi wendy,

my master bedroom can take in the 4 of us... the 2 kids will have to sleep on the mattress on the floor but 2 main reasons prevent us from doing so..
1) if 4 of us sleeping in same room, will have to on aircon cos of the angle of the wall fan, 1 of the kids will not get any fan breeze at all.. and if on aircon, it will be poor me, cos i dont like to sleep in aircon room.
2) main reason, we are afraid that if 1 kid cry, may wake up the other one, then we will have 2 to handle instead of 1 in the middle of the nite!
cos if tristan wake up, it will be me handling him and if it's tricia, her daddy handle her, so at least the other parent can continue sleeping.. kekeke...

as for the part of Mav purposely pushing Brod.. seems quite familiar, tricia sometimes will purposely go push didi too, esp now didi still not v stable in walking, so sometimes he does fall. but sometimes can sayang didi till he cant tahan jiejie and push her away... really BTH both kids sometimes

hi pups,

what about u try fresh milk or even those flavoured milk?
oh, think i did not reply u on this, for full day CC, in the afternoon, is not a recap of the morning lessons/activities, every afternoon different activities starting from 4 - 5pm++. i have checked with the principal.
 
Wendy
No lor cos D was with us standing there are your seat. Which is why I dare to look around cos I know he is standing there.
Sadly....sigh.....today his gym camp is new teacher a guy and he refuse to go into class.
Then even when I get out the glass door only and Ember walks around outside he cries. *faint*
I really really really very sian when he start sch liao cos I know definately gonna be major work.

Coral
Good that Char has turned her thinking.
My turn is next....sigh.....D is getting more cheem n more cheem by the day.

Delphine
Yes, D is sleeping in his bb cot pull next to our bed at night. But most times I have to force lah make him go inside or put him in his cot when we going to bed. But so far so good as he will sleep till morn. Actually I think he sleeps better in his own bed leh, doesn't wake so much.

Pups
I jus hope D sticks to it even after sch starts next yr. Cross fingers.

Wendy, Gemini
D has stopped that stage where he will purposly push meimei but he will snatch things from her still and even if she falls and cry(unless he was the cause) he totally ignores her.
Or when she calls him Gege, he also ignores until I tell him she's calling him then he will react very lovingly.
And now worse, he imitates me and when E keeps doing something not supposed to, he will tell her then if he keeps doing he will beat her.
And he really will smack her hand lor. Even though its a light smack on the back of her hand I will still punish D as I have been telling him he is not supposed to lay a hand on E at all.
N this E is a super manja girl who will complain when she gets smack lor.


Sch
I think D is the kind slow to react 1 lor super SLOW lor. Cos he has been attending gym class for 1 term. Going into the class ALONE without any problems at all. Even when I tell him I'll be going to get something before I come back he's okie. But stupid me really never leave at all before.
Then he's been a bit sensitive these few weeks n suddenly today cos its the gym camp, the teacher is different, a guy and he REFUSE to go into class. Told me he doesn't like the uncle. And I wonder if its becos of his slight phillipina accent cos the previous assistant he didn't like has that accent too. In the end his normal teacher went in with him as assistant but he jus refuse to do anything.
Worse, I took E outside to walk around and he can see us outside at some angle cos its total glass door. When I went back like less then 1 min, he was crying on the teacher's lap saying he cannot find me. *faint*
Then he refuse to go back into gym class again and say I can't even go outside where he can see me through the glass door. (N I am the only parent there lor)
Explain explain something that he knows abt where the other parents were and my bag is still there n stuff. But he still comes out crying every less then 2 min.
sigh..............really tiring me out. Really not looking forward to the battle I will have to fight next mth when he starts sch.
 
Wendy,
Crystallized's RN is taking pacificer but only takes when she likes it.
I was telling her yday RN may be a demanding baby. Just gotta endure with her till she grows older.

Shirley,
What kind of work can do free lance huh?

Pups,
Some kids wean off FM quite early (I heard of as early as 1yr+). Kaelen is 3, and is taking solid, so not so much worry if he goes w/o FM.
I read abt guys taking too much soy is not good for guys, tend to be more girly?
Yr hb is immused to the cryings liao lah. Same as me haha

Gemini,
Re your point 2, I was worried too. But I realised after a while, the other kid still slept like pig even though the other was fussing and crying. It's like "none of my business" attitude.

Doreen,
Damien can still sleep in the bb cot?
 
Pups,
If K is taking enough nutrients from solid food, guess the milk part is supplementary.
For Desiree, she only takes food like fishball, rice, noodles, chk nuggets, hashbrown, corns and i think that's it!! she dun like meats(except nuggets), veg and fish(except fish balls).
So since she is still taking milk, I let her be cos the only console is at least she get nutrients from milk.
Have wanted to change her to GROW but looking at the contents, it has less nutrients that GAIN IQ kids, which maybe explains the huge diff in price.

Jerene,
Sama sama lah, hubby sleeps like a log and can sleep through even though his gals are crying.

Wendy,
Ya, my hubby in service line, work till late but start late also lah.

Dor Dor,
Good... at least he is willing to sleep in his bed. Desiree will cry till I gave in.

Gemini,
Think Jenny is right in a way, I have noticed before when desiree is taking her nap and this mei mei go and disturb her, she also dun bother, continue her beauty sleep. Maybe since they are older now with more activties, they get more tired and hence deeper in their sleep?
 
hi jenny/delphine,

i'm not worried on tricia, she can sleep even when didi disturb her, it's more i afraid she will wake didi up if she wake up in the nite, cos tristan is a light sleeper
 
height

hmmm looks like ZAC is a shortie here haha think he only reach 90cm recently. no complaints his mama is quite short and he is not taking in enuff milk. crossing my fingers that he will shoot up later.

jenny

most likely to be taking up project, for my field i can take up adhoc audit assignments or accounts work. i did that for a period of time but not use to the feeling of not enuff to spend. haha so when there is an opportunity for permanent job i grab it and ended up where i am.

dor
i think every child goes through certain phase. zac phase now is the crying spell, my sil said he is the new age sensitve boy i thought that is a nice way of putting it. to me he is simply a cry baby. now small things will cause him to turn his tap on. i gave up and i think the phase will pass and indeed, nowadays it is better. as for teaching meimei what to do, same for zac, he will really nag lele into doing things. haiz quite funny to see them

Jerene
my sister is our photography during our trip as we just recently got the lumix camera so got her to explore it. she is doing the editing so will get from her once ready. sure will post some photos when i got them. u going HK year end? great u can share with me where to stay, i have redeemed tickets next june but not sure where to stay.

wendy
i know what u meant about the naughtiness. i think all kids are the same, sometimes can really get onto my nerve but it is also quite cute to see how lele defend herself. she can be more fierce than kor kor. think it is all part and parcel of growing up.
 
Jenny, that's very precious footage that you've captured. Sooo cute
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I found myself smiling even as I type. Kids, they just light up our lives!

Mummies, not sure if it's good news, but I kena chicken pox so now die die must stay at home. Boos already took over some of my work, so I can now stay hm to take care of the kids while my parents are away. But super itchy and body ache like hell. Been running fever last 3 days just pop panadol, last midnight while working I realise many water blister popping up I still tot wht my pimples full of water, damn ignorant cos I never see chicken pox before. Today doc confirm it's CP.
 
hi coral,

i know what u mean, by whether is good news or not... but not pouring cold water on u, did doc advised u to stay away from the kids? CP is infectious...
 
Gemini, Char has taken the vaccine and she'll be at childcare most time. As for Coen, I think it's too late already as he poke a few of my blister before we knew it's CP and he's been nursing from me. Doc say it'll be mild for kids, so he say just let it happen...Well, will be extra tiring for me to be down and take care of a bb with CP, but how? We're the mum, we make wonders happen.
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hi coral,

i see. it's going to be very tiring for you, cos u are sick yourself and can be quite itchy, still have to take care of a baby and a toddler. esp i hear people who had CP during adulthood going to have it more difficult than in childhood.
 
Coral
WAH!! Where u caught the virus from???
I always tot u had chickenpox before. Hopefully the kids immunity is strong n dun kanna lor. U take care hor.
 
Gemini, will just have to bear with it. Still gotta do my work. Now Coen is asleep, it's time to start work.

Dor, I hv no idea where I got it and wonder how it get passed...nobody around me has leh. Actually b4 my 2nd preg I went to test if I hv immunity cos I wish to take the vaccine, and the blood test show I hv, so dunno how i kena.
 
Gemini,
Milk wise, have tried most things but still resisting fresh milk cos want to keep him on growing up milk for as long as.... we adults can hold it out.

According to the principal it is different activities, but more of an extension of what they learn in the morning. But this may differ from year to year. She may have shared with me more for N1 if you bring into context.

Dor,
Be prepared if he appears a little differently after he starts school. Our children are undergoing a lot of stress when they start something new and they do not know how to express. So, they may appear a little "off" for a while, but will be better once they get into the routine
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Children are hardy!! (it is us who get more separation anxiety, I feel. It happened to me on the third day of school when I had to leave him in school alone!)

Jenny,
Tend to be more girly? No lah....

Aiyo.... Jaslyn really trampled all over her sister. haha. So cute!

Delphine,
Yes, Gain IQ Kid was touted as the "premium" milk powder which they launched about a year or so ago. Previously, the next step after Gain IQ is just Grow. Well, K doesn't know how to appreciate "good stuff". Haha!

Have you tried slowly exposing Desiree to more food? Like let her choose her food... prepare her own food? The easiest to start with is to let her prepare her own pizza. Just have a piece of bread, spread some mayo or tomato paste, let her put some meat on it.. sprinkle some mozzerella cheese and just toast it for a while. See if it can pike her interest?

Coral,
Looks like ren suan bu ru tian suan. Please continue to monitor Char. Doesn't mean after taking CP jab means confirm will not get CP. If need to eat the anti-itch medicine, please take. Piriton is safe for breastfeeding
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But will make you drowsy though. Take care.
 
COral
OOOOHhhhhh u spiked my interest!!
Can test if have the immunity 1 aah?? Where do u test??
Cos hor I really really am VERY confused. I had wanted to take the vaccine when just married but cos it needed 6mths in between where I cannot be preg and we were sort of not keen to risk so didn't take.
Then now I'm keen to take when E takes hers but my mum told me I have already taken the jab when I was young. Which made me scratch head.....my time got the vaccine already meh????

Pups
D's already acting weird but I think he might still be stressed by his MIA episode currently.
And as for making is own food to make him interested........he helps makes the food....says he's gonna eat n he eats 1 mouth. That's it and he announces he's eaten it.... LOL
 
Pups,
Hmm, maybe i should try that. She did prepare her food in school for cookery class and always finished it herself. Everytime I asked her where is the food that you prepare? she will say "I have eaten already"
 
Coral
Yep, our love for them will pull us thru. I juz keep telling myself tt things will surely get better. I cant stay at the bottom forever!
Oh dear u kena CP? Hopefully Coen will b safe.
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Shirley
e kids certainly has a lot of "patterns"... parenting is nvr easy. Tts y my mum always say hvg kids is nvr easy and alot of hard work, which i truly agree! Really appreciate my mum so much more (thou b4 RN came along, i alrdy knew my mum is amazing) and we're planning to buy a hse near my parents in a couple of yrs time so they can come & stay wif us. My hb is all in for the idea aft seeing wat a great help my mum is to us all these while. i juz cant wait for my mum to stay wif us!

Wendy,
as jenny had answered 4 me, RN takes the pacifier but depends on her mood. sometimes she takes it, sometimes she juz spat it out. Anyway i am not in favour of her taking the pacifier all along, so if she is not hooked, i am happier. But she's hooked on yaolan now. I was lamenting to jenny its such a headache 4 me when i bring RN out coz she'll b fussing for the yaolan... even in my sling she is not satisfied... i hv to coax her and she wld only cave in due to exhaustion eventually. sigh... my this daughter really got alot of patterns!

Pups
No lah, i am not sure if tts the avg height of tods but K is certainly not short either! Juz tt both R & my niece ard this height (my niece is taller!!!) so i assumed its the avg height.
 
Good morning~

My sis-in-law and niece are visiting frm Beijng and staying with us, so been rather busy.
Loads of makan trips too! Aarrgghh, going FAT!

Anyhow, quick update on my job front - my firm offered me a part time position in my current capacity for 6 mths, I can choose to do the no of days I want, pro-rated accordingly pay, lose some benefits but in the grand scheme of things, I am grateful.
Initially I wanted to do half day everyday but hubby convinced me it would be better to do 2 full days and a half day a week so we can take off for short trips at a moment's notice.
I will officially convert to part time in March 2010 if I accept this agreement.
After the 6 mths, I can go to any other dept willing to take me on a part time basis and I already found a dept willing to do so, at least in principle. Quite happy how it work out, for now
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Coral, busy scratching away?

JRT, envy your loving r/s with your mom, I basically cannot stand mine for most parts and tolerate her for the others.
My son takes the pacifier and he would almost immediately quieten down, thank God...bad habit will have to be addressed another day, have to take one step at a time, least I go bonkers...
 
shirley, you really made my day hohoho.
Your two beautiful kids amazes me !! They are so well discipline ! Lele so cute !! I got this problem ...is that my E dun like to walk , she so lazy...she simply wants me to carry ! Sometimes M wil join in too. I can't bring them out alone cos they want me to carry at the same time !!

Jerene, why you still need to work :p

coral, sometimes its good for baby to "catch' chickenpox , the effect so mild compare to adult ...

pups , i forgotten whether have i sent you the "request" (u know la.. paisay to write) earlier. can pm me your email address .

Dor, not to worry , you are not alone .I already anticipated tt M will tear down the school ha..

Gemini,

Your tricia still in half day ? You made me very bad leh . I can't wait to throw my M there already .
 
Mango, I have almost the same issue with my folks like Coral does, so as to prevent the entire burden of me and the 2 kids, hubby's parents and my parents to fall on hubby's shoulders, I best have some income.
Plus, my brother is not exactly the kind who contribute to the household, sigh... anyway good lah, keep me in the workforce so I don't lose benefits given by govt for working mothers (there are some, right?)
Hey we have the same prob, alexis is also super lazy, always want to bao bao, damn tired, esp when we go zoo, etc. 17kg leh!!
 
hi jerene,

your company very flexible in allowing u working PT. that's good.

hi mango,

yes, tricia is still in half day, have plans to put her in full day next yr but been delaying it cos i cant bear it... for u, maybe different, cos u are their main cargiver mah...
 
Jerene
Envy ur job arrangement!!!
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How i wished i cld do this... really dread gg to work when ML ends... am keeping 2 or 3 wks of ML...

Yep, am simply grateful for my mum. she's amazing and i wld really want her again as my mum in my next lifetime!
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Yeah, agree tt will worry abt those bad habits some other time. for now, i juz need RN to sleep and quiet down. watever works, i will do it. no choice else i will go crazy easily!!!

i stopped carryg R since i got preggie... he will only hound my hb to carry him, which i frown upon!
 
Mango,
No, you have not sent me yet ;) I just tried but you do not accept pm.....

Jerene,
I remember you mentioned your hubby gave you a custom bracelet for your anniversary... do you know where he got it customed? Thanks in advance!
 
Jrrt
D still does that too the getting hubby to carry habit. I always ask my hubby if he thinks anything is wrong when my son walks when he goes out with me but always can't walk with him around. But think being lazy he always take the easy way out and jus carry D rather then argue with him.
So sometimes I will purposely pass E to hubby so D has no choice but to walk along with me.
 
pups , oh yes , sometime wrong with my pm . i pm you my address then

Jerene,
wow 17kg !! My gal only 12.4 kg and her height mmm i think also only abt 90 cm only , can fight with Zac
 
Good morning, everyone!

Pups: Custom bracelet
I am not sure where, I recalled he told me he went to almost every jeweller in Parkway and most do not offer the customised service, he had to buy each of the charm separately and the bracelet, then go to another shop to engrave the names on before going to another shop to solder them all together!

Mango
Mine is 105cm I think...so her weight correspond to her height - thank god! I will be very worried if she is 17kg and stands at 90cm...

jrt
I still have 2 weeks of ML to clear in 2010 before converting to part time. Prob 1/2 week in Jan and 1.5 weeks in Feb. I also wanna try take my childcare leave leh...see how lah...

Dor
That's a great idea but it works with D coz D is so guai, with my daughter, she will most certainly ask my hubby to carry didi so I can carry her!

So mommies, what are your plans for Xmas/NY? Today is my last working day for 2009, I will be off for the rest of the year - so looking forward to this nice break. Anyway when was the last time we had a get-together? Shall we do one over CNY or something?
 
Jerene,
the last one will be those attending bb prom?
i dun mind actually to have a gathering.
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Mummies,
Just back from Genting, tried self drive. A good experience and it is very cold up there now.
 
Gemini,
it may not be that bad, you gotta try to see how Tristan reacts when Tricia wakes up.
Just remind Tricia that she is jie jie and didi is sleeping, she shouldn't yell loud to distrub didi. Bring her out of the room to talk nicely to her.

Delphine, Coral,
Yup, I took quite a number of clips when the gals were younger. Now bo chap liao haha..

Coral,
How's your pox? Getting better? Manage to find the powder? And how about Coen?

Pups,
why do you resist in giving fresh milk?
Regarding customized bracelet, I ever did one for Jaslyn's anklet. I bought the men's bracelet and added those charms. All done in the same shop. However, I didn't ask for engraving. I think engrave names can be done at all jewellary shops.

Jerene,
that's nice of your company's arrangement. I do agree with your hb's suggestion to work 2 full day and 1 half day. Personally, I feel working half day every day is not efficient, in both work and home. Time wasted in travelling and also need to rush work everyday, may not be able to knock off on time. 200% sure OT till 2 or 3pm.
Hey, Alexis is heavy, you feed her well haha.. Being curious, I went to weigh Jaslyn, and she's only 15.7kg. Already heavy enough for me to carry her if she naps outside!! Can't imagine 17kg!!
I'm already resting till next year since last week =) Super busy @ home being huang lian po =P

Crystallized,
Yr mother is wonder woman, remember this! LOL... She's really LI HAI lor!
 
Jerene and Jenny,
Thanks for the reply regarding the customised bracelet.

Jenny,
Fresh milk even though is nutritious, it is not fortified with all the extra nutrients present in growing up milk. So, for as long as the child is willing to take growing up milk, just feed ;)

Weight
K is about 15.8kg and carrying him is taking serious toil on me. Blame my petitness. I usually don't carry him outside unless he is really manja, or when we are going up and down escalator. This boy still has no confidence to step on the escalator. It is either I carry him, or I navigate the stroller on the escalator, but I cannot do the latter for nuts. So, I have to carry while hubby deals with the stroller.
 
pups,
Jaslyn always give me heart attack when going up and down escalator. She simply refuses to hold hands! And always question me why jie jie can go herself. She was already going on her own during our HK trip. However, I try to get hold of her whenever I can. I have weak heart seeing her going on her own!!

Weaning on bottles
I've stopped giving milk bottles to the gals when they were home for the past weekends, though they still took at my mum's place. I told them no milk bottles and they won't request for it back at home.
Since I'm on leave, they have not been using milk bottles. I'm not sure if this is considered success weaning cos I'm worried when they go back to my mum's place, my mum will gives them. I'm now thinking hard how to convince my mum that the gals can drink their FM from cups. I just hope my mum will cooperative with me and dun give them, if not my effort wasted.
 
hi jerene/pups/crystallised,

hehehe... tricia last wt is 18kg, at the Spongebob show at Suntec, i had to carry her for almost 15 mins, nearly want my life.. so i know what the feeling...

hi jenny,

ya, will give it a try during one of the weekends by putting both siblings in the same room...
oh talking of escalator, yes, tricia also refuse to let us hold her hand, and she insist on putting her hand on the bar... but i dont dare, will hold tight on her hand even she try to brush it off!
weaning of miilk bottles, well i have not really tried it but dont think it will be so easy for tricia and maybe tristan, the teats are like their "pacifiers", even though there's no more milk inside liao, they will still suck till they are really K.O..
 
D is 15.6kg on Tue at the PD's.
And carrying him is a torture for me too. Might be cos I seldom carry him so not used to carrying his weight even for a few mins longer.
But I always use that as an excuse. I'll tell him he's too heavy for me to carry cos he's such a big boy. My hubby has knee ache cos took too much soy stuff so I make him use that as an excuse not to carry D now.

I still make D hold my hand when we are on the escalator but those flat ones he dun regard them as the same and will run up those himself all the time with me screaming behind.....sigh
 
Hi guys, how was Xmas celebrations and how has boxing day been for you so far? Having fun?
Me just back from my cousin's church wedding and the tea ceremony, tomorrow is her wedding dinner at crowne plaza at the airport. She looks super gorgeous, like all brides
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Jen and Pups
Engraving of rings can be done easily coz almost every shop carries that machine but I think for engraving of other jewellery, not so. Anyway, I received the most beautiful chunky bracelet for Xmas (Coral, I think ad becoming like Roy - oTT!) - will try to post a picture later when I have the time.

Drinking from cup
Stopped alexis from drinking from a milk bottle when she turns 2.5 yrs old, and same as a pacifier, cold turkey method. Overnight. I did it coz her dentist said not good for her teeth development, cannot recalled why though...

Delphine
Saw your Gentings photos on FB - seem like you guys had lots fun! We are thinking of going over CNY...will ask you for tips if we really do make the trip.

Heading out for a BBQ soon (I know it is raining) but this friend's place has a huge and nice, sheltered balcony. He makes a mean pizza and his Mrs blow my brains away with her pecan pie...
 


jerene

good for u for ur work arrangement, too bad i cannot have the best of both worlds

my maid
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i plan to allow her to transfer to another employer, however she refused to go back to the previous agency, gives me headache, she wants to look for her own without going back to that agent and her wp is expiring in march next yr.

i cannot allow her to advance salary anymore so decide to let her go.....

Work
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Have not decided whether i should take on full time or part time job once ted goes to nursery.
I would be without helper, i would still need to do hsework and cook...that will be a challenge....
 
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