14th May
2012 ,
Posted by Mandy -
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In a good way, of course!
I celebrated Mother’s Day for the first time yesterday! (Yep, I missed it last year by a lousy month…I mean, I was technically a mom, but not quite, because the bun was still in the oven) Anyway, I’m really glad to be able to celebrate it this year, by spending »
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13th May
2012 ,
Posted by Yi Lin -
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My first Mother’s Day celebration happened just the way I liked it: fuss-free and meaningful, with a simple home-cooked meal and family time. No need for expensive flowers or “special” fancy dishes in a crowded restaurant.
I received the best gifts that a new mother could ask for: the opportunity to sleep in, uninterrupted, and a »
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10th May
2012 ,
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“My friend’s baby started crawling at six months. My son’s almost eight months and he hasn’t shown any interest in crawling. Is he delayed developmentally?
When I read this question in my copy of “What To Expect: The First Year”, it was as if the authors had taken the words right out of my mouth (I »
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9th May
2012 ,
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I’ve been a stay-home mom for 2 months now! To be honest, it did take some time for me to adjust to my new lifestyle, but I’m getting into the groove now. What’s really interesting though, is how much of a learning journey it’s been! Some life lessons I’ve learned so far:
Lesson #1: Focus on the »
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6th May
2012 ,
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Okay, someone please tell me that I’m not a bad mum for doing this:
I PUT MY BABY IN A WALKER.
Yes, you know – one of those little chairs on wheels. To many of us who were born in and grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, this would probably have been how we learnt to »
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4th May
2012 ,
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Disclaimer: This post is by no means a criticism of parents who do let their kids watch TV, but it’s meant for me to explain my rather extremist stance towards TV.
It’s been tough, but we’ve managed to get through the last 10+ months of parenting, without letting Cristan watch television!
Trust me, the idea of putting »
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1st May
2012 ,
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Mind your manners… … please!
Remember the good old days when we were taught to sing this song in school:
“Courtesy is for free, courtesy is for you and me…”, I remember how our parents would take great pains (on our buttocks, especially, when we don’t show it! ) to make it a way of life for »
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30th April
2012 ,
Posted by Yi Lin -
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This is a continuation from my previous entry on how Coco ended up with an arm cast.
So, other than waiting anxiously for the next follow-up appointment, what do we actually do with a tiny human arm encased in plaster?
Dan and I have never had the misfortune of breaking a limb. Throughout their 30-over years of »
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30th April
2012 ,
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I’ve never been a fan of indoor play areas. The aversion is due to an article I read about a year plus ago, about how difficult it is to maintain a germ free environment in these places. Worst of all are the ball pens which draw little children like magnets. They are supposed to be »
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29th April
2012 ,
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This is one experience that all parents would probably want to keep at arm’s length.
Last weekend, we found ourselves at the Children’s A&E at KKH.
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As it turns out, Coco is quite a feisty character and this 8 months-old’s greatest ambition right now is walking. For the past couple of months, she has been insisting on »
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