TYL,
yeah, we are especially tuned in to the GE this time cos the internet is teeming with discussion and news, unlike previously. unfortunately, there are only a few overseas polling stations worldwide and dubai is not one of them.
bigfoot,
I also still prepare Renee's food when we go out. Helps me to meet my daily KPIs - Eat 3 complete meals, eat 1 snack, poop at least once, nap. If i don't prepare her food, it's mostly nibbles and pinching which is not a complete meal. I rather she eats what I prepare then do a tasting of our food, if she's interested. At least, later on in the day, I don't need to figure out if she's hungry, should I time an extra snack before the next meal or bedtime.
Last time, i'm like meals on highchair only. No toy, no entertainment. But now... meals on highchair but anything else ok. books, toys, beans, blue tack, wallet. We even resort to ipad or iphone meals. So eek right? Wonder when I have to allow TV.
Jessie,
same tactics! the wallet works very well. Give her a few coins and she may even ignore me! haha. I was thinking of preparing soem picture cards and stuffing them into a card holder or old wallet to bring out as 'toy' but kinda suspect that she'll know it's not the real thing.
Luckily renee doesn't dump things or bang things, i can't stand picking up after her and the noise. Very fan. hee.
Callalily,
my friend fed Renee one spoonful of mussel miso soup. But she's fine. Do you think she passed the crustacean test? Cos I'm very allergic to crustaceans. Hope she doesn't get it from me. And, the same friend offered a doughnut to Renee too. *faint*
Do the other tods in the Jan babies' club have strong attachment to a lovey? Other than a pacifier? Cos Renee doesn't have a paci and somehow, i conjure up an image of a sweet little girl going everywhere with a blankie or stuffed bunny, like i did as a kid. Sometimes she like to hold a toy when she's walking around in the mall. But not really a specific one... I haven't seen any strong attachment to anything. If she does hug her panda, it's mostly because I said "Can you give panda a big hug?"
i read the earlier discussion about schooling and education for our bubs... honestly, i'm still deliberating. Sometimes when people ask how long we are going to be away, we'd say, maybe until she's due for school. But seems like if she doesn't go to preschool and get her math and chinese foundation, she'll suffer right from Primary 1. And, of course, the school registration and PV thing is an issue too.
My hub is perfectly fine with her getting a international school education out here and many of his contacts' children are such intelligent kids with good exposure, superb linguistics and social skills. however, in a little tiger-mum-ish way, i would ask "how are they doing in math?" The parents of schooling kids here will say 'not math olympian but definitely good enough'. Chinese is also another concern. We can teach her but how well? I know HYPY but gotta figure out how to teach also.
We meet parents who told us, what's important is how we groom the kids and the exposure they get. One even told us, professionally speaking, he would choose to hire one who can think well, present well and count reasonably alright than one who can crunch figures very well but weak in speaking and presentation. hmmm...
