When my brother was a young child, my grandmother had a routine of plonking him in front of the TV at meal times. He’d stare at the flickering screen, mouth agape into which my grandma will quickly scoop spoonfuls of rice.
Years later, I remember thinking that this is such parenting faux pas. No way [...]
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TV dinner
Posted in Out and about, Parenting, Xinyue on October 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Falling
Posted in Parenting, Xinyue on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Xy fell down today on a concrete pavement.
It happened during her daily evening walk with her grandaunt and cousin. She ran, tripped and fell.
The good news is, other than a bit of an abrasion on her chin and a very tiny scratch on her knee, she is thankfully okay. It certainly hasn’t stopped her [...]
Recently..
Posted in Daily musings, Parenting, Xinyue on October 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Xy has this habit of grabbing my arm and using it as her bolster. She’d stir in our bed in the middle of the night, sometimes calling me in her sleep (mah-mee… mah-mee..!). She’d grope around for my arm and once she found it, she snuggles in the nook of my elbow and eventually goes [...]
Our weekend routine
Posted in Daily musings, Out and about, Parenting, Shopping, Xinyue on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our weekends usually start with breakfast with the gramps at a nearby coffee shop.
Here is Xy playing with our food money.
Then we return home, cook the little ones’ meals, catch a brief breather. After Xy wakes up from her nap, we feed and change her and head out.
Ms Poh likes to have some [...]
Look who’s rockin’
Posted in Daily musings, Xinyue on October 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Meet the latest drummer of our Rock Band, sans pants.
Work, interrupted
Posted in Daily musings, Xinyue on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The past 3 weeks have been tiring and it swooshed past at the blink of an eye.
Besides working the usual 9 hours or so, we tried to share MIL’s chores by washing and cleaning after dinner, ironing our own clothes, tidying up after ourselves because we have all been spoilt by our helper.
I am [...]
Toys from Daiso
Posted in Daily musings, Shopping, Xinyue on September 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
If I were to visit IMM during my lunch hour, I spend a big chunk of it willing my time away at Daiso.
Sometimes you find the unlikeliest things there that would amuse a toddler.
Like these shredded paper which is usually used for gift wrapping. Xy had a wonderful time with them.
I [...]
Happy Faces
Posted in Daily musings, Xinyue on September 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
These photos made my day.
In case you are wondering, yes, that’s me in the second photo.
Mirror mirror on the wall
Posted in Daily musings, Out and about, Parenting, Xinyue on September 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Bedtime routine
Posted in Daily musings, Parenting, Xinyue on September 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
KJ and I have a system. We take turns putting Xy to bed on alternate nights. If it was his night, I’d babysit while he showers, and vice versa. Then we read with her or play silly games until it’s about 5 hours since her last nap. Then we wind down and start our ‘sleeping [...]
