Smiles for Monday

I'm a terrible parent for not rectifying this sooner. Her long sighted degree was so high, it was much higher than mine and I'm blind as bat without my glasses. At +7.5, Sofie was literally living in a blurry world. Hence the temper flare ups and the general malaise. 

Sapna got her ready for the moment she needed to put on her glasses, as the opthalmologist at KKH advised that she has to wear them all the time. "My magic glasses, Godma says, will give me superpower Mummy!", she tells me and my heart aches thinking how her beautiful eyes will be obscured by thick heavy lenses.

I was nervous for the moment but as soon as she put on her glasses, there was a huge smile on her face and she exclaimed loudly "wowwww!!!! I can see the floor!!! Mummy I can see you!!" 

She scratched one lens within 2 hours of getting them (damn $180 lenses!!) but she has been such a happy bunny since that all is forgiven.

No more Monday blues y'all!!

Revenge of the Bored

Every June hols, the kids would demand a holiday. And every June hols, my work load in the office increases exponentially- thats the law of Murphy. I can spend my first Quarter twiddling my thumb, then boom! May comes round and we're all suddenly swamped. This June I am juggling 8 different projects which again means no vacay for the kid on term break. Poor girl.

However we did promise her the one thing she has been asking for since January, if she pulls her grades up dramatically. So when she went from an epic fail to near full marks for Math, its only fair I keep my side of the deal. 

Over and over again we went on this 3D Transformer ride. She doesn't seem to tire of it and the waiting time was well within my threshold so off we go up and down, round and round, getting sprayed with water and blasted with hot air, pulled down from tall buildings and dodging metal dogs (dunno what they're called: can you tell I'm not much of a Transformer fan?). And we also have a new fan: 

..who was so scared to get on this but then was yelling her lungs out in glee through out and at the end! HAHAHAHA

Playdate prototype 1.1 done, next one shall be Adventure Cove. Or somewhere Far Far Away please...?

Fab Five

Five is a big deal don't you think? Still cherubic like a toddler yet aware like an adult. And talking so so so much more!

The other night we played a game of story-telling where we each took turns to contribute a line to the bedtime tale- it was so funny we ended up in hysterics! I am amazed each time by Sofie's ability to articulate herself. She now expresses a range of feelings and requests and her imagination, to my sheer pleasure! When I changed the rule of the game to "lets speak in malay".. her voice dropped a few notches and she exclaimed "I sorry. Me dunno Malay much" LOL.

Here're a few pics from my adorable bunny's birthday:

Daddy got her a big box of dinosaur toys and Arissa got a gift of magic looms too (all the craze now!)- so they were both squealing like crazed piglets.

Then a lost kitty wandered into our 11th floor unit (strange to say the least, probably a neighbour's) and is now her adopted mascot. She aptly named her Kitty, again. 

All in all, an exciting birthday indeed.

Look at the stars

As an uncle puts it "no family holiday this year- calendar chock-a-block with weddings!". This is the second of 4 cousins weddings- and we were all there full spirited in yellow! 

Aahhh yellow- what a sunshiney colour to be in. Its quickly becoming my favourite colour- so regal and resplendant, can't help but hum happily to Coldplay (sadly Martin & Paltrow aren't exactly in matrimonial harmony so I cant sing this aloud):

Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And everything you do
Yeah, they were all yellow

Photo Album 1 (2013/14)

Yeay downloaded Blogger on my iPhone- this makes it a helluva lot easier to upkeep a blog. 😍 some peektures for posterity!

Confessions of a Blogger

I started this blog sometime in late 2006 with the aim of, one day, sharing its contents with the kids. Its basically an open diary for me- someone known in my circle to have short term memory. 

And today that goal that I set out 8 years ago came true. I was lounging in bed complaining to Arissa about how Aidan still doesnt say "Mama". His first words were in fact "Dada" and "Up there", the latter so complex I wonder how he still doesnt grasp "Mama". Anyway she asks me when she started talking. And it suddenly dawned on me that I have a video of her talking on my blog. I gave her the ipad and showed her the url and voila! she goes back in time and down memory lane-

"Hey! Thats Godma!! And Anish is a baby!"

"Mummy i remember playing here at Aunty Fidza's basement with lots and lots of toys- that was so fun!"

"Oh yaaaaa! I remember now how Sofie looked like when she was a baby"

I got such a sense of fulfilment!! Even though the posts became few and far between when I moved to FB and Instagram, they were still fun to scroll through together. 

Ok I've resolved to be more diligent in writing my posts from now on. Hopefully I read this post with Sofie and Aidan in a few years time- that would be so awesome 💗

oNe

A baby's touch is what every parent needs so much. How you have grown, how time has flown. 

May you live to be a hundred years old, my Angel. 

Love from ..

Mummy, 

Daddy, 

Kakak Hana & 

Kakak Sara.

Wean-win situation

I really connect at an emotional and spiritual level with this poster. In fact the similarity is uncanny.. I, too, have an infant boy who will be desperate enough to suckle in any position I subject him to. Usually at the end of the day when I get home from work, so the sight isn't as pretty, as you can imagine- a weary dishevelled Mother 'attacked' by her whiny, desperate bub.

What does he do in his free time when Mummy is at work? He sucks the communication tool that projects my voice every Monday to Friday at 430pm.

In keeping with Breast Cancer Awareness month, I will continue to breastfeed him until he turns one (in 14 days time!!) and then will worry about switching him to the bottle eventually. He enjoys it, I enjoy it, its good for him and relaxing for me (see how serene she looks in the poster).. plus breastfeeding has been proven to lower chances of breast cancer too! A real no-brainer..

And if anyone fancies some cancer education on 19 Oct, visit http://map.operationpink.sg, an initiative from Mt Elizabeth Novena. Hashtag them #operationpink in Instagram/FB and they will donate 50cents towards cancer research and treatment. A nobel cause indeed!