Confusing rhymes

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Tee is very good at composing lyrics to music frequently making up her own songs (that rhyme even) to existing tunes. She can even compose her own brand new tunes. However, despite the many times she has understood what a rhyme is, she still sometimes gets it confused.......click to learn what next.

I’m missing my bedroom TV

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

We used to have one till it went bust. All 3 of us miss it tremendously. We've been eyeing a new flat screen TV ever since. I think we're going to get one soon!! I'll wish it to happen!!! I need my massages back!!!

Hiring a helper for my own sanity

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

I'm 80% sure that by the end of this year, I'll be filling in forms to hire a helper for the Lee Household. I've taken care of Tee single-handedly for a whole four years and feel that it is time. Despite the Hubs's severe need for privacy around.......click to learn what next.

Making time for people you love….

Posted on October 28, 2008October 28, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Have you ever been down and out and close to thinking that life is no longer gratifying, and that every corner you turn throws you a hard punch on your nose, and you feel so alone because nobody really understands what it is you're going through, or how.......click to learn what next.

Two must haves for child rearing

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Apart from our genes, these books have played a big part in my bringing Tee up. Baby Hearts Secrets of The Baby Whisperer I highly recommend it to every new mother.

Someone else blogged about Tee :-)

Posted on October 24, 2008October 24, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Someone I've known for 22 years. "On an aside, I had lunch with an ex-schoolmate of mine from secondary school days yesterday - and it was great fun to catch up with some gossip - who's up to what now - reminiscing about ex-teachers - catching up on.......click to learn what next.

My legs do the walking, and my Indian blood does the talking…

Posted on October 24, 2008October 24, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Apart from requesting for pear balls for breakfast, in our extreme haste, Tee just HAD to bring her little bag out today. I explained to her that all we were going to do was run around doing some errands and pick her grandparents up so there really was.......click to learn what next.

12 hours with my in laws from Kota Bharu

Posted on October 24, 2008October 24, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

At 9am this morning, Tee and I dashed out the door like professional sprinters running errands for the in laws, and I kissed my husband's toes for canceling the plumber's visit today as I really would have broken down to the floor and cried my eyeballs out. After.......click to learn what next.

Sneaky little girl

Posted on October 23, 2008October 23, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Yesterday, when I told Tee I had to go somewhere to collect some books, she requested to stay in the car whilst I ran up to get the books. There was no way I was going to leave her in the car so I said she had to.......click to learn what next.

A morning at the fish spa

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

I spent a lovely morning here where little fish bite the dead skin off your feet with three other lovely ladies. What can be greater than spending a lovely morning with lovely ladies?! Guess where I am??? Initially it was ticklish as hell (and I'm really not a.......click to learn what next.

A Question for God

Posted on October 23, 2008October 23, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Just before bed tonight as usual, Tee said her prayers that included a long...................list of thank you's. It's good, this thank you thing. It reinforces her gratitude for certain things in her life, like her wonderful Mommy and her best Daddy, ever. Since her list was especially long.......click to learn what next.

How to tell if your child is being stimulated at school

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

If your child (well, four year old that is, I can only speak for four year olds right now), gets enough sleep throughout the night (ie 12 hours sleep straight or 12 hours inclusive of daytime naps) and is STILL feeling tired, it probably means that they are.......click to learn what next.

Why I am always stressed out

Posted on October 19, 2008October 19, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

. . . Tee barely ONE YEAR OLD eating pasta. . Licks her bowl clean like a dog.... . . Then pours everything else out onto ground, table, clothes, everywhere. She then rubs her hair into the pasta pretending they're beads and thinks it's funny. NUFF SAID. ........click to learn what next.

Our co-sleeping journey……

Posted on October 18, 2008October 18, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Why is it that children like sleeping with their parents? I don't remember ever sleeping with a parent (but hey, that could be due to severe failed memory loss). I certainly don't wish to sleep with my parents now. *cringe* It really is a dependency, isn't it? I.......click to learn what next.

Weekend of Woe approaching…

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Just as last weekend was bliss, this weekend is loaded with Tee's activities ALL OVER AGAIN. We have a puppet show in the morning, then we go to the childrens library, then Mommy has some girly thing in the evening. And on Sunday, we have another horse-riding birthday.......click to learn what next.