Lol

We were in the queue to pay for some stickers that Lil Shauna wanted. Then, Lil Shauna asked me, right in front of a fat and maybe pregnant lady.

"Mummy, why some Mummy's tummy very fat one?"

I don't know if the lady heard her. I didn't dare lift my head to find out and tell her that there is probably a baby inside.

We were the next to pay and i teased her. "Oh no, mummy got no more $$". She looked worried for a moment, then asked, "You got coins?"

Lol.

Mummy Lim

Graduation Ceremony

It was a grand affair. There are many more students in the kindergarten this year and the worship hall was filled. I bet that was also bcos many families were like us, the entire family (nainai, popo, pappy, myself, auntie and Lil Isaac) went just to watch one kid performed. Lil Shauna only has one item to perform. But I think it meant the world to her to have the entire family down just to watch her on the stage.

The theme this year is God’s creation. The ceremony started with the K2 (graduating) students’ walk-in and then to receive their scroll from the GOH. Yes, it was a super grand affair. Many of the song and dance items were by the K2 classes. Lil Shauna’s class performed the “If I were a butterfly…” song. The kids were dressed up as the different creatures in the song and Lil Shauna was a butterfly with 2 other classmates, who have the most stage time bcos butterflies appeared at the start of the song. Lil Shauna said that she chose to be a butterfly when her teacher asked her what did she want to dress up as, that is so typical of Lil Shauna.

Lil Shauna was a very bouncy butterfly. She appeared to be very excited, chatting happily with the other 2 butterflies while waiting for the cue to start, giggling and waving excitedly when she saw us. When the song started, we saw her skipping onto the stage and she was jumping up and down for most part of the song. Very cute. Lol. Lil Shauna also joined the finale to perform another 2 action songs and the event closed.

The event ended at 9ish. Lil Isaac was grumpy towards the end as it was nearing his bedtime. We headed for home immediately after Lil Shauna was released and the kids crashed into bed shortly after. It was indeed a tiring affair. Hehe.

I actually preferred last year’s concert. This year, the costumes are definitely much vibrant and more detailed and customize. However, there aren’t many actions from the kids. They seem to be doing more of a parading of costumes. The dance steps aren’t as nice as last year’s too. However, I guessed what matter most is for the kids to enjoy performing on stage. Next year, Lil Isaac will join jiejie on stage and I am secretly excited at the thought. The pre-nursery kids are always the cutest. Daddy Lim and I both agreed that the K1 and older kids lose their cuteness. Muahahaha.

The butterfly costume was given to us and we are wondering what we should do to the costume. Maybe we should meet up with the girls for a Halloween party. Hohoho.

Mummy Lim

Need to Diet

We have fat genes. My kids are junkies. This is a deadly combination. Lil Shauna is getting fat. Boo!

I have always been chunky, even in my growing up years. In fact, I was so bulky in my teens. I cannot remember how it feels to be thin. I have so desired to be petite bcos guys always protect the petite girls, who look so ever fragile. The chunky girls always look so macho and are often left to fend for themselves. Not fair.

So, when I was younger, I promised myself that I will not overfeed my kids. I didn't want them to blame me for making them fat. However, things don't always go the way we desire, especially when I am not the main caregiver.

During weekends, I realised that my kids eat non-stop. Ok, I am exaggerating. But they really are eating every other hour. Then there is the tidbits and ice cream, cakes and chocolates on top of the main meals. How to stay slim?

Just that day, Lil Shauna looks fat in a pix with C. I was lamenting to Mummy P, who comforted me, saying that C would look fat too if she is beside AN. Errr... Lil Shauna better never stand beside AN for pix. Lol.

Today, Lil Shauna dons a butterfly costume for her school graduation performance. She looks beautiful but very much like a fleshy butterfly. Hohoho. I better start reminding her to stay off junks. I don't want her to hate me when she is older. Lol.

Mummy Lim

Birthday Celebration 2 and 3

We went to Nainai's house on Lil Isaac's bday. In the early afternoon, before Lil Shauna went for her phonics class, we went to the Kiddy Palace to get a present for him.

Jiejie originally declared that she will get him a xylophone, but quickly switched her mind to playdoh, then to a soft toy spongbox, to stitch, to doraemon before finally decide on another tiggar, which Lil Isaac really likes. Lol.

We had a nice dinner at North Point before Lil Isaac got to choose a bday present and jiejie proceeded to do her favourite sand art. Lil Isaac bought a bowling set.

We also bought a small cake and proceeded home for the bday song singing, candle blowing and cake cutting. Lil Isaac was happy.

On Monday evening, we collected another Mickey Mouse cake to have a final celebration for Lil Isaac. Kids just love this bday affair, don't they?

Mummy Lim

Celebration No. 1

We wanted to celebrate Lil Isaac's bday in school but his teacher didn't want the hassle of feeding cake to the kids and asked us to just give goody bags instead. We respected the teacher's wish. Poor boy.

We didnt hold any bday party for him. We are lazy parents. So, I asked Mummy H if she was free and if we could visit her yday , in hope of holding a mini celebration for the tiger. She graciously opened up her house and Mummy L, Mummy P and Ryn joined us with the kids.

It was a simple affair. We bought a Mickey Mouse cake and we blew candles and ate cake. The kids were very much self entertained the mummies and daddies were more than glad to be left to catch up, chit chat and whacked the tidbits. Lol. There were occasional squabbles but the next moment, they are the best of friends. Hehe.

The kids had so much fun. They both fell asleep on the way home. Hehehe.

Happy bday Lil Isaac!

Mummy Lim

Long Awaited!

Today, Lil Isaac turns 2! Happy bday precious tiger. And he started calling me "ma-me"! It wasnt very clear but at least he has started calling me. I have been waiting for this for so long. Muahaha.

His "pappy" is also getting clearer. Hohoho.

Mummy Lim

Great Time at USS

Other than the many hiccups, the trip to USS was very much enjoyable. We arrived at about 10.30am and hit the park. We saw Mr Frankistein at the entrance but nobody wanted to take pix with him. Lol.

Little Shauna was a little grumpy in the beginning and declared "so boring", but she quickly perked up after the first ride. There wasnt much queue and we didnt have to wait too long.

The rain started pouring after the ride and we were all clad in ponchos and raincoats. The kids enjoyed waddling in the rain. However, we had to take cover shortly bcos the rain was overwhelming and the ponchos and raincoats didn't offer us much protection. Luckily it was lunch time and we had a good lunch while waiting for the rain to stop. There was a throne in the restaurant and the kids were happy pretending to be kings and queens.

We were glad that the rain stopped soon after lunch and we could continue with our visit. The park suddenly came alive with visitors who all went into hiding and we joined the crowd to go from rides to rides.

Lil Shauna loves the roller coaster so much that we went on it 4x! She was still asking to go and I had to stop her. Lol. While Lil Shauna went on the the big kid rides like the transformer with either daddy or mummy, Lil Isaac would be happily walking and exploring with the other parent and T. Lil Isaac caught a number of rides too, though he doesn't seem to enjoy some of them. He even when to watch the Shrek 4D show but was scared silly at times. Muahahaha.. I is evil mummy.

Lil Isaac went without nap, his first in his lifetime. He couldn't take it at 4ish and fell asleep when I tried to tuck him in. But the park is probably too exciting and he woke up in 15mins when he heard the crowd. Lol. Luckily, he wasn't at all grumpy.

We were too busy to take photos. We didn't take any pix with the mascot bcos Lil Isaac is terrified of them, even his favorite Kungfu Panda. We didn't want to queue for photo taking too. Lil Shauna did happen to catch the Madagascar penguin and Shrek and Princess Fiona and Puss in Boots to say hi or bye. She had a chance to take a pix with Puss but she refused bcos she was almost "poked" by Puss' sword while Puss was moving into his position. Lol.

We had a good time and left the park at 5ish. By then, we had managed to take most of the rides and were really exhausted. The kids were tired too and didn't complain when we had to leave the park.

We had great companion and fun. I bet USS wouldn't be this fun if it is not bcos of the Ong family. Next in plan - legoland. Hehehe.

Mummy Lim

All went Wrong

Daddy Lim and I took leave to bring the kids to USS on Thursday with the Ong Family. It is to celebrate Lil Isaac turning 2. We didn’t have Popo or Auntie with us. Other than the fact that we had great fun at USS with the great companions, whatever that could go wrong went wrong.

The day before, something already pissed me off and I told Popo that I wanted the maid home while we are at USS so that she could clean up the house. Popo had wanted to bring her to Centris bcos she wanted somebody to supervise her. Popo insisted that the maid is very stubborn and will do all sort of things that she was told not to do like clean the window dangerously or burn down the house by not switching off the gas after cooking. Please, she is freaking 30 years old and she will be alone for less than a day! Bcos I was so pissed. Popo agreed for the maid to stay at home.

Popo has to screw up our plan by running off silently on Wednesday night to visit RWS. She was supposed to go with us on Thursday am. Anyway, we woke up bright and early on Thursday morning, all geared to visit USS. Popo came back before we left for USS and said that she will make her way to RWS again in the afternoon after some rest. She will also supervise the maid to do the assigned chores. I had wanted the maid to help clean some dust off the bedroom wall.

We left the house, intending to meet the Ong family for breakfast at RWS at 9.30am. While on AYE, Tiggy started trembling violently. The engine fault light lit up and the system asked us to go to the workshop NOW! We had to get off the expressway and arranged for a tow truck to bring Tiggy to the workshop. The only comfort was that we managed to drive to a nearby KFC before the car died on us and had breakfast while waiting for the tow truck. However, the kids turned restless shortly and were grumpy.

The tow truck came in under an hour and we flagged a cab to USS where the Ong family was waiting. We boarded this taxi where the taxi uncle was dressed up like a cowboy. He was wearing a cowboy hat while driving… strange. He probably thought that he is a dare devil driver cos he had gloves on and his left hand was constantly on the gear stick despite it being an auto car. He stepped on the accelerator and brake equally hard and I was so worried about the kids falling off the seat. It didn’t help that the kids were very energetic and wanted to climb all over the back seat. I left the taxi feeling sick from motion sickness. Arrgghhhh..

Then it rained really hard in the late morning. Even the poncho and raincoats that we brought didn’t protect us. Luckily it was lunch time and we escaped into a restaurant while waiting for the rain to ease. There weren’t major hiccups in USS though and we had a great time.

We left the park at 5ish and were all tired. We had dinner at RWS before going home in a taxi with Popo. While in the cab, I was told that Popo had bought the maid to Centris before she came to RWS. My blood started boiling. I really do not understand why it had to be the case bcos the maid would be home alone for even a shorter time if Popo had left for RWS in the late morning or early afternoon! I was tired, we didn’t have a car and then we had to make ways to fetch the maid home from Centris. The kids were falling asleep in the taxi and it was decided that we would bring the kids home first while Daddy Lim made his way to fetch the maid.

Lil Isaac fell asleep in the cab. I knew he needed a shower but I would probably let him sleep if I had the say. Sadly, Popo insisted that he should shower and woke him up crying. I was further irritated.

My blood boiled even more when I went home to find the wall still dirty. That was it and I snapped. Popo did not retaliated when I snapped. She probably knew that I was tired and already angry over the maid. Else, it would be another big meltdown.

I was so glad that the kids slept early on Thursday night. I was exhausted and barely coherent and fell asleep shortly after Lil Isaac did.

Mummy Lim

Not my Bday?

Lil isaac will be turning 2 in 2 days' time. Although there will be no major celebration, we had been talking about it a fair bit. Each time that we did, Lil Shauna would be asking when will her bday be here. She will then ask whose bday will be after Lil Isaac's bday and the next one and the next one until when I finally mentioned her name. Then, she will lament that it is still very far away.

We bought some Play Mobile figurines to be put into the goody bags. Daddy Lim is like a big boy himself and bought one too. He fixed it just now and after fixing it, he declared that it is Lil Isaac's bday present and that he would give it to Lil Isaac. Lil Shauna's mood immediately changed.

Daddy Lim had to hug his little princess and comfort her and assured that he would get her a present too tomorrow. His promise didn't help to lift her mood much until he made mummy take one of the figurines that should go into the goofy bags to give it to Lil Shauna. It was so funny. Hahahaha.

Serves him right for saying the wrong thing. Muahahaha.

Mummy Lim

Christmas is Here?

I needed to bring some cleaning tissues. And the shop was playing Christmas songs! Christmas is here already? Time is flying by.

Mummy Lim

Finally Done Something

As we have promised ourselves, we brought Zaky to the Polyclinic on Friday morning for a referral letter. We set off at 7ish and were at the clinic at 7.45am. Polyclinics have changed greatly since the last I went many, many years ago. I had expected to be standing in a human queue outside the door since the Polyclinic officially opens at 8am but I was so wrong. What greeted me was a brightly lit, well-ventilated Polyclinic that has already opened its door much earlier for registration. There were rows of registration counters and registration takes mere minutes. No queue at all.

The doctor only started seeing patients at 8am and we waited for about an hour before it was our turn. The Q system was confusing. The number was called in non-sequence and we basically have no idea when we would be called. It wasn’t as crowded as I had expected it to be and Zaky self entertained by walking and touching whatever in sight. He was generally well-behaved except the fact that there was no sitting still.

We saw the doctor at about 9am. All he did was to ask me to flip up Zaky’s tongue before agreeing to a referral letter. We were in the room for less than 30sec after waiting for an hour. Then it was a little more waiting for payment and the referral letter.

We were given an appointment with NUH ENT in November. According to the doctor, Zaky will be given a checkup to ensure that his “organs” are working properly, that his unclear speech has nothing to do with any malfunctions. If need be, they would further refer us. This sounds like the beginning of a long journey and I think there will be plenty of running to NUH in the future. But it is ok, for his good.

After the Polyclinic visit, we sent the little boy to school and there was no tears. So brave. Then jiejie insisted that we bring her for Mac bfast and sent her to school as well. So, our morning leave was spent running errands and sending kids. I had to go back to the office in the pm and Daddy Lim had to run an errand. It didn’t feel at all like we were on leave. -.o”

Mummy Lim

Official

It is official. We are now officially in a big debt, so much as that we didnt know if we should laugh or cry, if it was a good or bad decision.
We are also officially cash poor for a long time to come.

I was actually tempted when I first saw it. But we are too cash poor to succumb to the temptation. One year (or more) it shall be. We are afterall comfortable where we are now.

Mummy Lim

Special Weekend

I was supposed to attend my colleague’s wedding on my own last Sunday. However, Daddy Lim didn’t know what he was supposed to do with 2 kids. So then he suggested that he brings only one kid to Nainai’s place while I bring the other one to the wedding dinner. The choice is clear, I brought jiejie and he took didi with auntie’s help.

My mum was very apprehensive and tried very hard to dissuade Daddy Lim from doing so. She was super worried that Daddy Lim will lose his temper at her precious Lil Isaac when he fussed too much. This is especially the case when Lil Isaac misbehaved right on Saturday and got whacked by Daddy Lim while we were going home. I thought otherwise. I think it is good for Daddy Lim to start learning how to take care of Lil Isaac on his own (and with the maid’s help).

Lil Shauna was all for the idea of going to the wedding dinner with mummy. She of course had no idea what a wedding dinner really is and how boring it would be (for a 4 YO). So, she was really excited especially when mummy helped her dressed up in pink and made her look like a princess. Moreover, the wedding dinner was at Jurong Safra, a place that she associates with long, long slide (indoor playground) and swimming.

As expected, Lil Shauna didn’t really quite enjoy the wedding dinner. She was really shy and clamped up as usual in the presence of unfamiliar adults. Luckily I bought the iPad and she got to watch Cinderella on iPad. We left at about 9.15pm.

Daddy Lim and I updated each other about the kids. Lil Isaac looked for jiejie but otherwise enjoyed himself. He was very much well-behaved. Daddy Lim didn’t have to do much bcos Nainai and auntie took great care of the boy. Hohoho. All went well basically.

And it gave us an idea. We could do this more often in the future. We could each bring one kid out and do something different/ special. I started imagining all the many interesting things that I could do with Lil Shauna and my girl friends. Hohoho. Of course, I could bring Lii Isaac out on my own one day too lah. When he is not so monkey-ish and can listen to instructions. Hohoho.

Mummy Lim

Speech Delay?

Lil Isaac started walking when he was almost 14 months old but his motor skills seem to be on track. He is running, jumping, climbing and monkeying like any other boys now. There are times that I so wish for him to sit down quietly. I must be dreaming.

His speech is worrying. Lil Shauna has always been very advance in her speech, even now. This makes Lil Isaac looks very slow. I do not think he has speech delay. He is on his milestone and can even string 4 to 5 words to make a meaningful sentence. However, his speech is very unclear. Half the time, I cannot understand what he is trying to say and have to resort to guessing. And bcos he gets frustrated after repeating himself a few times (but we still don’t understand him), we are guilty of brushing whatever that he says (that we don’t understand) aside, so that we do not triggered a tantrum. Yes, we are bad parents. This is not helpful for his speech.

I had been telling myself that I will do something about it if his speech is still bad when he turns two. School seems to help. At least he talks more now (in tongues?) and also attempts to sing some songs that we cannot identify. But it is still bad. Daddy Lim has been nudging me to do something.

I did my searches during lunch time and saw that NUH and KKH have units to deal with such issues. I opted for NUH as it is nearer and was surprised to find that their unit for under 7 YO is actually located at Jurong Medical Center (JMC), which is opposite Centris. I was told by my SIL that there will be plenty of tests and assessments before the doctor make a diagnosis. Well, at least the convenience of where the clinic is located is already a bonus.

I called up the clinic and was asked if I wanted to get subsidized rate as a referral patient (from Polyclinic) or a private patient (with no referral). The waiting time will be about the same but the cost is significantly different. The 1st appointment for a subsidized patient is about $30+ but $100+ for a private patient. The rates for the speech therapy will also be more than 50% different should we are need some in the future. I must be crazy to opt for the private rates, even if it means that I have to bring Lil Isaac to the polyclinic to queue up to see the doctor at 7am (the clinic opens at 8am). I cant remember when was the last time I went to see a doctor in the Polyclinic, probably when I was in my primary school?? But I was told that it is super crowded and long human snake queue formed way before the polyclinic opens its door to receive patient. I will be one of the kiasu patients to save $$.

After being briefed about the rates, I was also told that there is also a long queue to see the doctor at NUH. The doctors’ appointment is already fully booked for this year. The earliest is next year. What? Luckily this is not a life threatening condition and we can afford to wait at the expense of a few tantrums and some frustration.

Daddy Lim and I are intending to bring him to the polyclinic one of the weekdays. We have to get this done asap so that we can join the queue in NUH. While waiting, I do hope that Lil Isaac will suddenly and miraculously start to speak fluently.

Mummy Lim

New Boots for Korea

I need new shoes for Korea. I couldn't make up my mind. At one point, I though of buying one of those snow boots. At another point, I thought of cheap boots. Either way, they are a "waste of money". I can't wear snow boots when we are back in Singapore. There is no snow here. I also do not wear normal boots in Singapore.

Thus, after considering for so long, switching idea from one to another and back. I still couldn't decide. I was also keeping a look out for cheap nice boots and I really wanted to give up. They are either cheap or nice. Nice things seldom come cheap.

Today, a pair of boots just simply caught my eyes. Mid calf, velvety feel and shoelaces! I went crazy. I tried them and I couldn't resist. They are almost $70! Other than track shoes that can last years, I seldom spend so much on one pair of shoes.

I took pix and sent to the Korea kakis and ah yee for comments. After leaving the shop, I kept thinking about the shoes and went back to the shop to try again. There is simple no turning back then. I have to make them mine.

I was worried that I wouldn't have chances to wear them other than Korea. So I purposely find clothes to match my boots for a colleague's wedding dinner tonight. Hehe.

I love the boots. These are one of the few things that I bought for myself and actually felt really thrilled thereafter. I haven't felt this for a way. Retail therapy, a good reward to counter the Monday blues. The blues are still there but I am also still please over my boots. Hehe.

Mummy Lim

Friday Night Fever

It is Friday, Friday, Friday!
Why am I so excited? Bcos I am going out with the girls tonight! The last time was a few months ago to China One and I thoroughly enjoyed myself then. We are heading to St James tonight. It doesn't really matter how the crowd really is bcos it is the companionship that counts, or at least that was what I realized from the last session.

Daddy Lim is really nice to grant my visa. I have also purposely plan for the second session to be months away from the first, knowing full well that I shouldnt abuse that privilege that he gave me so willingly. The only criteria is that I have to tuck the little tiger to bed 1st. Pls, sleep early tonight, zaky.

Mummy Lim

Corrections

Wrt my earlier post on "Prelude to Korea", Daddy Lim insisted that his jacket was only $170, and $170 is not anywhere close to the $200 that I cited.

He was very "encouraging" when I suggested to edit/ correct the post accordingly.

Petty man. Muahahahahaha.

Mummy Lim

Teacher-Parent Meeting

Today is the Parent-Teacher meeting and I found it really awkward to face the teacher after what I wrote in the feedback form. I really didn't mean to criticize her teaching methodology. Really!

The meeting was basically a brief of the program and checking with us on how often we practice with the kids. We were encouraged to practice 3x a week, 3 freaking times. I think we have to find a permanent home for the portable keyboard, then to lug and set it up everytime we need to practice. Interestingly, the teacher commented that Lil Shauna could play on the electone pretty well and thought that I practice on the keyboard with her frequently. I laugh if I could manage once a week.

As expected, I was one of the more vocal parents even when I didn't intend to say much. I wanted I leave midway but still felt bad about my feedback. So I stayed back to apologize to the teacher after the session. The teacher seemed to avoid me and try to entertain other parents instead. Chey!

Well, she definitely painted the picture that she took the feedback well, wasnt offended and that it was a good wake up call. She claimed that she too thought that she went overboard accommodating that mischievous boy at certain point in time and all that coaxing didn't succeed very well in enticing him to behave. I felt less embarrassed thereafter, at least I had apologized if I had offended her. I was afterall trying to be objective. I do sound objective, don't I?

I bet the words "difficult parent" are painted on my face in caps and bold even when I tried to look and sound nice and friendly. The teacher seems scare of me. Rooaaarrr, beware, I bite. Muahahaha.

Mummy Lim

Prelude to Korea

We are all very excited about our Korea trip. I am so looking forward that I think my neck has grown half an inch and my eyes are popping out. The large sum that we poured in for the trip didn’t dampen our spirits. Our packets are badly burnt though. I think I am in denial or have adopted selective perception in this case. However, we didn’t realize that there are a lot more spending to be done for the trip.

We have never visited another country during winter. Moreover, we are a family with fat genes and fat people are not scared of cold. Lil Isaac goes to bed clad in singlet and shorts. He kicked blankets off every night. So, we do not have many items in the wardrobe to survive a winter. We do not even have many long sleeves pieces. So we went into frantic buying while trying to observe the tight budget that we are on. This is so tough.

We know that the kids will grow up really quickly. Whatever that we buy for them this year will probably be too small next year. Furthermore, it is not as if we travel to enjoy winter every year. The pieces are probably too warm for normal usage in Singapore too. For the adults, I don’t foresee myself in long sleeves after the trip. I usually don’t. Daddy Lim breaks out in sweat even in his short sleeves on a perfectly mild weathered day. So the pieces will probably end up as white elephants after the trip. To spend plenty of money on pieces for one time usage is such heartache. Yet, it is too much hassle to try to go around loaning from friends. I do not have friends as big as me too. And I am not even talking about Daddy Lim’s sizes. Hohoho.

I realized that it is no fun buying for necessity. I do not derive the kind of high that I get from senseless shopping and buying on wants. I am constantly weighing my options, asking which pieces will reap the most economical sense yet give me sufficient aesthetic value. I am suddenly turned into an economist and almost started drawing charts and graphs to find my equilibrium. Hohoho.

It didn’t help that we are traveling together with Mummy L and a common friend. It wasn’t pre-arranged, we booked the tour before them. The itinerary and price was good with them and they booked the exact same tour. I’d love traveling with them. We and the kids will have good companion but Mummy L already warned me that she will be dressed up to cloud 9, wearing hip pieces fit for the runway. Streeessssss…. Ok, so the pieces that I buy must be cheap, warm enough for winter and I am now adding “hippy-ness” to the list. Woohoo!

I didn’t dare take account of the amount of $$ that we have spent pre-trip. I have tried to spread out the spending across the months since August 2012, so that they don’t kill us. So far, we have bought long johns for the family (including Popo) and they cost about $50+ each suit. Most of the accessories such as scarves and gloves are in. Daddy Lim has bought an almost $200 outer jackets. I have brought a number of long sleeves and pants for the kids. We have also bought shoes for the kids. I have stocked up the long sleeves for myself. The outer jackets that we loan for the kids are a little too small. They looked like “bah changs” with just 2 layers. I have sourced and will be getting the kids 2nd-hand outer jackets that cost a fraction of their original prices. We are getting them soon and really hope that they are suitable. That is the thing about online buying.

We are still short of jeans for the kids and thermal leggings for jiejie and me. I need shoes too. We also have to stock up for Popo, which probably isn’t that difficult. Daddy Lim hasn’t asked to buy anything other than that winter jacket. Well, he can be quite vain at times too and I wouldn’t be surprised if he suddenly asked to buy really nice (read: not cheap too) pieces. Hohoho.

The Korea trip must go on after all these preparations and anticipations. Nobody must fall sick, there must be no natural disasters. I will the trip to take place. It MUST take place.

Mummy Lim

Second Time Mummy

I supposed it is natural for every parent to be more relaxed when it comes to their second or subsequent kids. It is the “been there, done that” mentality. Yes, I am trying to generalize and in the process, sooth my conscious.

I am involved a lot lesser when it comes to taking care of Lil Isaac. There is always Popo and Auntie who will fight with me to feed, shower and change Lil Isaac. My role is largely reduced to a play mate. It is so unlike Lil Shauna, who still look for me (when I am around) to help her shower, change, etc.

Lil Isaac had been battling bouts of cough and running nose. He is down again together with the 3Fs and we haven’t brought him to the doctor despite running low on medication. Well, there isn’t fever and kids will recover from flu. He doesn’t look that uncomfortable too and is his usual cheeky self. I remember how we used to bring jiejie to the doctor whenever she was sick, regardless of what ailments.

Lil Isaac started attended playgroup in August. When we first enrolled Lil Shauna to a playground, Daddy Lim and I both took leave to see her in school on her first day. For Lil Isaac, Popo helped to source for the school and brought him for his first day. I didn’t even realize that I didn’t take leave to see him in school on his first day until a week later. Oops. But I will definitely do so when he starts his pre-nursery next year.

Lil Shauna had a big full month bash and bday parties for her 1st and 2nd bday. I celebrated her 2nd, 3rd and 4th bday in school with nice cakes and goody bags. Lil Isaac’s 2nd bday is coming and I am not intending to throw any party. In fact, I haven’t even prepared anything for his celebration in school. Bad mummy. But I will. He will not get a big party, but I will make sure that he gets to blow candles and eat cakes with Popo, Nainai, family and love ones.

I do love my little tiger lots. He is so cuddly and still smells so babyish, especially after his bath. No, it is definitely not neglect. I do not think I practice favoritism too, which I asked Daddy Lim constantly to remind me if I did. I am just more relaxed bcos I am a second time mummy. In fact, after Lil Isaac came along, I realized that I am more relaxed with Lil Shauna too. Hohoho.

Mummy Lim