Lil Isaac is into Tv watching and actually sit still to watch a particular series of DVD. Popo is guilty of letting him watch tv when she needs him to sit still to eat. In fact, they all watch alot of tv when they are in Centris.
Today, I caught auntie switching on the DVD for Lil Isaac bcos she was too lazy to chase after him. -.o" She must have imitate Popo. I told her off and that too much tv will result in him having shorter attention span and she will have even a hard time chasing him in the future. I then ask her if she would allow her own daughter to watch this much tv. She smiled.... Then I realized that it was a stupid question. Bcos Lil Isaac is not her child and she is merely a maid. And it is never her intention to stay with us for long, so who cares if Lil Isaac grows up to be a hyperactive kid?!
Haiz, this makes me wonder when will I ever be maid free. Then again, can I survive without a maid? Especially with Daddy Lim working crazy hours on weekends. I don't see how I can bring 2 kids out on my own during weekends. Stuck...
Mummy Lim
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Something about Shoes
Lil Shauna is just typical girl and she has this thing for shoes! Yes, at 3.5 years old and she has this soft spot for shoes. And I realized that the few meltdowns that she had recently were bcos she wanted to buy shoes while mummy thinks that they are too heely, uncomfortable, expensive, wrong size, etc. She is also into pretty pinky clothes but she doesn’t bug us to buy her new clothes as much as shoes. Heels are irresistible to her even when she can barely skip and hop with perfect balance. So you can guess the lure of a pair of pink heels. She just couldn’t say “no” to them and couldn’t take our “no” as an answer.
For the longest time, Lil Shauna has been bugging me to buy her heels. Popo was bluff to do so a few months ago, which brought us a different set of problems. Lil Shauna can’t go long in those heels and walked slower than usual, the typical heels problem even for us big ladies. So she demanded to be carried frequently and 15kg is seriously no joke. In one of those “I-must-go-kai-kai-in-those-heels” tantrums, I threw the heels away and grounded her, resulting in her crying so pitifully. I supposed her cried were more for the heels than the grounding. Since then, she has been trying to get me to buy her heels, which I have managed to avoid. The last mega tantrum at IMM was also bcos she has her eyes on a pair of really nice PINK heels, which are too small for her. Speaking of which, I really did check the STOMP and am really glad that I didn’t make it there. Lol.
After the mega tantrum, I did feel a little bad for her and she again asked me to buy her new shoes when she saw a pair of really nice shoes on the shoe shelf outside LCentral. So I brought her shoe shopping after her class and she found this pair of pretty nice heels. I tried to persuade her to buy some other pair of platform instead but she had her eyes locked on those heels and was even willing to take the black ones when I couldn’t find the pink ones in her size.
I relented and bought her the black heels and she performed her “I-want-to-walk” stance to parade her new heels as what she usually does when she get to wear her newly bought shoes/ clothes. The funniest part? She went around saying “hi” to strangers in attempts to get people to notice her in her new heels! She actually told me that she wanted to do that and starting going “hi” to strangers. It was really funny.
I made her promise that she can only wear those heels when she’s going out with Mummy or Pappy and those heels are a definite no-no to school. Of course she agreed and things had been so good so far. Oh well, I should be glad that she is at least concern about being presentable than appeared shabby?
Mummy Lim
For the longest time, Lil Shauna has been bugging me to buy her heels. Popo was bluff to do so a few months ago, which brought us a different set of problems. Lil Shauna can’t go long in those heels and walked slower than usual, the typical heels problem even for us big ladies. So she demanded to be carried frequently and 15kg is seriously no joke. In one of those “I-must-go-kai-kai-in-those-heels” tantrums, I threw the heels away and grounded her, resulting in her crying so pitifully. I supposed her cried were more for the heels than the grounding. Since then, she has been trying to get me to buy her heels, which I have managed to avoid. The last mega tantrum at IMM was also bcos she has her eyes on a pair of really nice PINK heels, which are too small for her. Speaking of which, I really did check the STOMP and am really glad that I didn’t make it there. Lol.
After the mega tantrum, I did feel a little bad for her and she again asked me to buy her new shoes when she saw a pair of really nice shoes on the shoe shelf outside LCentral. So I brought her shoe shopping after her class and she found this pair of pretty nice heels. I tried to persuade her to buy some other pair of platform instead but she had her eyes locked on those heels and was even willing to take the black ones when I couldn’t find the pink ones in her size.
I relented and bought her the black heels and she performed her “I-want-to-walk” stance to parade her new heels as what she usually does when she get to wear her newly bought shoes/ clothes. The funniest part? She went around saying “hi” to strangers in attempts to get people to notice her in her new heels! She actually told me that she wanted to do that and starting going “hi” to strangers. It was really funny.
I made her promise that she can only wear those heels when she’s going out with Mummy or Pappy and those heels are a definite no-no to school. Of course she agreed and things had been so good so far. Oh well, I should be glad that she is at least concern about being presentable than appeared shabby?
Mummy Lim
He is All Boy
They say boys are slower in terms of speech and motor development. Well, I can’t really remember how advance Lil Shauna was but I remembered her walking in her 11th month and she is super chatty now and speaks really clearly. Lil Isaac is still on his fours everywhere. Like I mentioned in my previous post, he is barely cruising and shows minimal interest in walking. Afterall, crawling gets him to places and fast! He looks absolutely adorable when he is into speed crawling with his little diaper clad butt bopping up and down.
I do feel that Lil Isaac is a lot more active than jiejie. He doesn’t seem to sit still for very long. The torturous car rides are the best examples. He wants to be free, to crawl and move and explore. I suppose boys are like that? He is destructive, very much into throwing whatever that he can reach and knocking down jiejie’s tall lego tower and pretending not to hear her scream.
He is definitely much more inquisitive than jiejie, always out to explore. I can’t tell if he is braver. He cries too in unfamiliar settings but does warm up after awhile and then goes on his exploration expenditure. He likes rough play. Jiejie too but we engage more rough play with him, especially Daddy Lim. He used to think that I was too rough with Lil Shauna but doesn’t show the same reaction when I do the same to didi. A boy’s thing huh? Throwing, flipping, rolling, swinging, bouncing.. he loves it, but pity the parents, my back!!
I have to comment on his hardiness. Lil Isaac falls and knocks and bangs and collides multiple times everyday but no tears. Lil Shauna is definitely more careful and her tears would be flying endless should she gets the same amount of knocking. It is amazing how often Lil Isaac knocks into something or bangs his head and he shows no reaction at all. We hear “thuds” so every often and see him fall and wonder if all these falls and banging bring him injuries or head damage. Still, he looks happy.
Lil Isaac brings us new parenting experience that we do not get with Lil Shauna. He still smells very baby-ish. I am in this dilemma that I want him to grow up soon, yet I don’t want him to grow up.
Mummy Lim
I do feel that Lil Isaac is a lot more active than jiejie. He doesn’t seem to sit still for very long. The torturous car rides are the best examples. He wants to be free, to crawl and move and explore. I suppose boys are like that? He is destructive, very much into throwing whatever that he can reach and knocking down jiejie’s tall lego tower and pretending not to hear her scream.
He is definitely much more inquisitive than jiejie, always out to explore. I can’t tell if he is braver. He cries too in unfamiliar settings but does warm up after awhile and then goes on his exploration expenditure. He likes rough play. Jiejie too but we engage more rough play with him, especially Daddy Lim. He used to think that I was too rough with Lil Shauna but doesn’t show the same reaction when I do the same to didi. A boy’s thing huh? Throwing, flipping, rolling, swinging, bouncing.. he loves it, but pity the parents, my back!!
I have to comment on his hardiness. Lil Isaac falls and knocks and bangs and collides multiple times everyday but no tears. Lil Shauna is definitely more careful and her tears would be flying endless should she gets the same amount of knocking. It is amazing how often Lil Isaac knocks into something or bangs his head and he shows no reaction at all. We hear “thuds” so every often and see him fall and wonder if all these falls and banging bring him injuries or head damage. Still, he looks happy.
Lil Isaac brings us new parenting experience that we do not get with Lil Shauna. He still smells very baby-ish. I am in this dilemma that I want him to grow up soon, yet I don’t want him to grow up.
Mummy Lim
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Ballerina-S
This is jiejie in her full ballerina costume, monkeying in the lift.
And this is poor didi.
Mummy Lim
And this is poor didi.
Mummy Lim
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Mega Tantrum
Lil Shauna threw the biggest tantrum ever today. She was beyond control, beyond reason. I almost gave up. Yes, it was that bad.
Daddy Lim had to work late and I brought the kids out with my brother's family, as per what I would usually do on weekends that Daddy Lim had to work late. Interestingly, the car ride to IMM was fine, but things started going downhill upon reaching IMM.
We saw this shoes shop and Lil Shauna fell in love with a pair of pink heels. It wasn't expensive but her size was not available and I refused to buy the too small heels for her. She has developed this habit to want to buy things simply for the sake of buying and if it something that she has set her eyes on, she cannot take "no" for an answer. I don't want to feed that habit and she began her mega tantrum.
She started crying and screaming in IMM. The usual "I-leave-you-here" tactic didn't work and she kept attempting to drag me back to the shop to buy the shoes. I slapped her palm but it didn't work either. She kept crying and screaming that she wanted to buy those shoes. I had so much stares. I wouldn't be surprised if I made it to stomp. Blehhhhhh....
She refused to stop her tantrum and I decided that we will go home. She cried all the more knowing that we were going home. I carried a struggling Lil Shauna to the carpark and my brother kindly agreed to send us home.
While waiting for like forever in the car park, Lil Shauna was still screaming, crying and struggling, waiting for that perfect moment to break free and run back to the mall. For people who don't know, they could easily mistaken it for a child abuse case. I was yelling and she was screaming and crying and struggling. It was that ugly and my brother took forever to come.
I beat Lil Shauna on her palm and thigh so many times at the carpark but she didn't stop her nonsense. I was so angry that I even bit her twice. Well, that didn't help to end the tantrum either. It fact, I had to control that urge to want to hurt her to make her stop. It was really that bad. I was so tired from trying to restraint her that I almost wanted to give up and then my brother finally came.
I threw her into the car and she finally stopped crying after getting caned 3x in the car. Yes, my brother kept a cane in his car. I have never ever cane her before. I supposed that was then that she finally realized that we are going home regardless of her tantrum and that the canning really hurts.
I carried her and she finally started to calm down and I could finally reason with her. I made it a point to tell her that she cannot always have what she wants and if she throws a tantrum while we are outside, I will carry out my threat and bring her home.
She is all tired from the struggling and crying and almost fell asleep on the way home and is now soundly asleep on the sofa. Haiz, why put herself to such suffering?
I am really taken aback by her mega tantrum today. I think it is time to buy Mr Cane. What got into my baby today? Boohoo. I am still feeling hoarse from all the yelling and my arm aches. I think I need a nap too.
Mummy Lim
Daddy Lim had to work late and I brought the kids out with my brother's family, as per what I would usually do on weekends that Daddy Lim had to work late. Interestingly, the car ride to IMM was fine, but things started going downhill upon reaching IMM.
We saw this shoes shop and Lil Shauna fell in love with a pair of pink heels. It wasn't expensive but her size was not available and I refused to buy the too small heels for her. She has developed this habit to want to buy things simply for the sake of buying and if it something that she has set her eyes on, she cannot take "no" for an answer. I don't want to feed that habit and she began her mega tantrum.
She started crying and screaming in IMM. The usual "I-leave-you-here" tactic didn't work and she kept attempting to drag me back to the shop to buy the shoes. I slapped her palm but it didn't work either. She kept crying and screaming that she wanted to buy those shoes. I had so much stares. I wouldn't be surprised if I made it to stomp. Blehhhhhh....
She refused to stop her tantrum and I decided that we will go home. She cried all the more knowing that we were going home. I carried a struggling Lil Shauna to the carpark and my brother kindly agreed to send us home.
While waiting for like forever in the car park, Lil Shauna was still screaming, crying and struggling, waiting for that perfect moment to break free and run back to the mall. For people who don't know, they could easily mistaken it for a child abuse case. I was yelling and she was screaming and crying and struggling. It was that ugly and my brother took forever to come.
I beat Lil Shauna on her palm and thigh so many times at the carpark but she didn't stop her nonsense. I was so angry that I even bit her twice. Well, that didn't help to end the tantrum either. It fact, I had to control that urge to want to hurt her to make her stop. It was really that bad. I was so tired from trying to restraint her that I almost wanted to give up and then my brother finally came.
I threw her into the car and she finally stopped crying after getting caned 3x in the car. Yes, my brother kept a cane in his car. I have never ever cane her before. I supposed that was then that she finally realized that we are going home regardless of her tantrum and that the canning really hurts.
I carried her and she finally started to calm down and I could finally reason with her. I made it a point to tell her that she cannot always have what she wants and if she throws a tantrum while we are outside, I will carry out my threat and bring her home.
She is all tired from the struggling and crying and almost fell asleep on the way home and is now soundly asleep on the sofa. Haiz, why put herself to such suffering?
I am really taken aback by her mega tantrum today. I think it is time to buy Mr Cane. What got into my baby today? Boohoo. I am still feeling hoarse from all the yelling and my arm aches. I think I need a nap too.
Mummy Lim
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Not Done Yet
Lil Isaac's bday bash is about 2 weeks away. Other than booking the function room at Centris, I am almost at ground zero. *panic, panic*
When jiejie had her one year old bday party, I even baked her cupcakes. Poor Lil Isaac. I haven't confirm the number of guests coming, haven't order the buffet, haven't confirm the toys, haven't order the cake and haven't prepare the goody bags. Boo! Mummy is really busy at work and both at home. No time, no time. I better start doing something soon. This is afterall a last bday party for a long time to come. With 2 kids, parties are the last thing on my mind. I think family dinner and cakes are good enuff. Hoho.
Mummy Lim
When jiejie had her one year old bday party, I even baked her cupcakes. Poor Lil Isaac. I haven't confirm the number of guests coming, haven't order the buffet, haven't confirm the toys, haven't order the cake and haven't prepare the goody bags. Boo! Mummy is really busy at work and both at home. No time, no time. I better start doing something soon. This is afterall a last bday party for a long time to come. With 2 kids, parties are the last thing on my mind. I think family dinner and cakes are good enuff. Hoho.
Mummy Lim
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Growing Up
Daddy Lim had to work late tonight and mummy has to tuck jiejie to bed AND latch didi. Luckily, didi wasn't too tired and I get to tuck jiejie to bed 1st while auntie entertains him. This reminds me of a grumbling post that I put up a few months back while still on maternity leave. Then, I was lamenting about how the 2 kids cannot take turns and me wishing to have a clone or a switch on the kids. Things are so much different now.
Jiejie is much more cooperative now. When I need to attend to Lil Isaac, she is usually willing to wait. Daddy Lim is normally the one who tucks her to bed now and she has very much become a daddy's girl. Daddy Lim definitely pampers her. While trying to tuck her to bed just now, she gave me her foot and ask me to give her a foot massage. Win liao.
They are both growing up and I must remind myself to enjoy them more. For record, Lil Isaac shows us that he can sign "no more" and do a flying kiss today! Who taught him? He picked it up from my SIL! So proud of him.
I am so looking forward to Lil Isaac growing up a little bit more and we can have a slightly easier overseas family trip. Oh boy, I need a holiday.
Mummy Lim
Jiejie is much more cooperative now. When I need to attend to Lil Isaac, she is usually willing to wait. Daddy Lim is normally the one who tucks her to bed now and she has very much become a daddy's girl. Daddy Lim definitely pampers her. While trying to tuck her to bed just now, she gave me her foot and ask me to give her a foot massage. Win liao.
They are both growing up and I must remind myself to enjoy them more. For record, Lil Isaac shows us that he can sign "no more" and do a flying kiss today! Who taught him? He picked it up from my SIL! So proud of him.
I am so looking forward to Lil Isaac growing up a little bit more and we can have a slightly easier overseas family trip. Oh boy, I need a holiday.
Mummy Lim
Saturday, September 24, 2011
In Denial
Jiejie is in denial. She wet our bed again last night. I set my alarm clock at midnight and had intended to wake her up for the toilet but she beats me to it. She woke me up before midnight, mumbling that it was wet. Poor bed.
This morning, I told her that she wets the bed last night but she refused to admit.
ML: Jiejie, you shh shh on mummy's bed last night leh.
LS: No, the bed is not wet.
ML: Yes, you touch here.
LS: No, not wet.
ML: It is. You smell, got shh shh smell.
LS: (sniff sniff) No, don't have!
ML: (????, also go sniff sniff) Have!!!!! So smelly lor.
LS: No!!! Don't have!!
Jieje is obviously in denial. Hohoho.
Mummy Lim
This morning, I told her that she wets the bed last night but she refused to admit.
ML: Jiejie, you shh shh on mummy's bed last night leh.
LS: No, the bed is not wet.
ML: Yes, you touch here.
LS: No, not wet.
ML: It is. You smell, got shh shh smell.
LS: (sniff sniff) No, don't have!
ML: (????, also go sniff sniff) Have!!!!! So smelly lor.
LS: No!!! Don't have!!
Jieje is obviously in denial. Hohoho.
Mummy Lim
War Against Constipation and Allegric
Yday was day 4. Lil Isaac only managed to pass out a little bit of hard stool on day 3. To prevent another bout of extreme constipation, we gave him a dose of lactulose and he was closely monitored for allergic reaction.
Again we don't know what helped but he moved his bowels 3x yday. The first time, he passed out hard stools. There was no hives but he was busy scratching in the night and woke up 2x instead of the usual once. Is it the lactulose? Nobody knows. Well, we are just glad that he poo poo.
This constipation problem must be resolved soon. His appetite for milk has suddenly increased and my supply is unable to meet his demand. He is clearing the miserable stack of frozen bm. At the rate that he is going, I think we will need to supplement him with fm pretty soon. Not that i am against fm but fm is well known to cause constipation for full bm babies. Round 2 seems to be starting soon. -.o"
Mummy Lim
Again we don't know what helped but he moved his bowels 3x yday. The first time, he passed out hard stools. There was no hives but he was busy scratching in the night and woke up 2x instead of the usual once. Is it the lactulose? Nobody knows. Well, we are just glad that he poo poo.
This constipation problem must be resolved soon. His appetite for milk has suddenly increased and my supply is unable to meet his demand. He is clearing the miserable stack of frozen bm. At the rate that he is going, I think we will need to supplement him with fm pretty soon. Not that i am against fm but fm is well known to cause constipation for full bm babies. Round 2 seems to be starting soon. -.o"
Mummy Lim
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