joshmummy,
well, in the beginning cos i din want to know wts the #1 sex...then again i din buy ANYTHING until she was born. On the day we r leaving the hosp then go down mothercare n buy her clothes for the next few days n the baby tub. For #2 i know its gonna be a boy, cos i want to know so can prepare the clothes a little earlier. dont want to rush myself mad with #1 n the chores. Luckily my mum still able to help me the 1st 2 weeks confinement. Now for #3 i will need to look for nanny since DD is at K1, and this DS is an active boi and my mum wont be able to come so often. Shes tired alr. If Im preg next yr, DD in K2, n DS in Nursery...i think i need DH to take 1mths leave. hahhha Oh well....still uncertain.
shopping for the kids....i was like tt with DD. girl lagi....everything wanna match w me n DH. tts y only now changing the habit. Never too late, must learn from mistakes.
Playgroup & reading;
I personally think playgroup is too ex. $120/mth aiyoo n for 2hrs only. I give a pass at tt.
DS din pay much attention to reading initially. We just go with his flow. Not so much of wanting him to sit down to read, more of getting him the interest to read. If he flips, let him flips...find something tt he likes, animals, planes, vehicles or bob the builder heheh. Try to do every 20mins or 30mins...the sitting down will be less than 3mins...but when we do frequently he'll get the idea. then when we read, point to the words even though he is looking at the pictures, his eyes will eventually follow. once he is interested get ready to be tired hehehe. oh read short stories b4 he go to bed. happy tiring.
#3-son...
Hmm...I dont really know y. my siblings r me, boy, boy , girl....n somehow i see that it works pretty ok. Even #1 i wanted a girl, but not to the extent tt i b disappointed if its a boy. In fact, everyone was saying tt i was carrying a boi, n i tell myself if its God's will, just be happy as long as he is normal n healthy. #2, same thing i wanted a boi. So far I'm blessed.
I guess i was thinking ..#1=girl, can help me, #2=boy, will take care of sis (future), #3=boy, can share responsibilities w big bro, #4=girl, just to complete the range, 2girls 2boys...hehehhe. Well but of cos me n DH still hv lots of teaching n guiding to do.
Cheers is under NTUC my dear.