An enchanted weekend – part deux

Posted on October 10, 2009October 6, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Before we set off, baby princess had a small fit as she did not like the dress that she was forced to wear. Gosh, how absolutely princess like to throw a fit! We tried her crown on too but she was too bald.......click to learn what next.

An enchanted weekend

Posted on October 9, 2009October 6, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Last weekend, we got all dressed up and made our way up to a castle where Tee's best girl friend was celebrating her birthday. All little girls had to dress up as princesses.....so it was natural that Tee chose to wear her pink.......click to learn what next.

Rolleblading Playdate

Posted on October 9, 2009October 9, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

After my weekly massage today (I am showing off because I really recommend that you have it too if you value your health and I cannot stress this enough), I braved it alone with T2 to BSC for a rollerblading playdate for the.......click to learn what next.

Routine Doctor’s Visit at Two Months Old

Posted on October 7, 2009October 6, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Wow! I never expected my breasts to be so powerful! T2, from the day we came back from the hospital (55 days later) has grown a stretchy 11cm in length (can you believe that?! who in the world grows 11cm in less than.......click to learn what next.

Zapping fat machine

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

My masseuse has started using a G5 machines to zap my fat cells on my bum every week and I am pleased to say that I am down now to my pre-T2-pregnancy weight. Ok, ok......still fat but slow and steady!! She also says.......click to learn what next.

Breastfeeding and coffee

Posted on October 1, 2009September 27, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I have been drinking coffee despite breastfeeding. I need it to preserve my sanity. At least one a day. I try to keep track and average it out to not more than 10 a week. But people keep putting freshly grounded Illy beans.......click to learn what next.

Interesting Bollywood party

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

We attended a Bollywood party last weekend where kids had to dance ala Bollywood. Tee fitted right in true to her Indian blood and character and everyone had tons of fun. She looked real cute in her sari but it didn't last long.......click to learn what next.

Quality door for the helper

Posted on September 28, 2009September 28, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Those of you who have been following this blog will know the problem we had with the helper's washroom door a few months back. The original door was rotting slightly and we had to change the door before our new helper's arrival. The.......click to learn what next.

20 things over 20 days

Posted on September 28, 2009January 16, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I wrote this very long post of 20 things but it was so long that I've decided to split it over the next 20 days now.....so do check back over the next 20 days to see what verbal diarrhea of 20 different topics.......click to learn what next.

Sharing your bed with kids

Posted on September 25, 2009September 24, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

At the hotel where we stayed during Tee's party weekend, guess where I slept??? There is T2 on the extreme left, T1 in the middle and the Hubs on the far right. It wasn't even a King Sized bed. At least it sure.......click to learn what next.

Documenting your Jewelery

Posted on September 23, 2009September 19, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Before we went away for Tee's party, the Hubs insisted that I documented my jewelery so that I know what I have as he wanted to put everything away into the safe deposit box in the bank. For the life of me, I.......click to learn what next.

Established breastfeeding at 6 weeks

Posted on September 15, 2009September 14, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

My typical day starts at 5am. Some days it starts at 7am. Some days it starts at 9am. Some days it's at 3am.....it all depends on how you want to look at it. Day or night, it doesn't matter. All I know is,.......click to learn what next.

Ideas needed for helper

Posted on September 12, 2009September 8, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

After having a chat with my Filipino helper the other day, we identified that she is bored with her job because quite simply, there is not enough to do in a 1,800sf apartment! Which is why we never had any help, because apart.......click to learn what next.

Gifts from the Heart

Posted on September 9, 2009September 9, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

By tonight, we would have finished the party planning of Tee's grand birthday bash once and for all. It has taken us 6 weeks in total and lots of running around to get this done. Even her Godfather from New York is flying.......click to learn what next.

Goodies from London

Posted on September 9, 2009September 4, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

When my good friend from London came for a visit recently, she brought Tee a whole load of goodies. My girl was over the moon. Clockwise from LEFT: Pirate ship jigsaw puzzle that has a curved edge instead of a straight edge, Winter.......click to learn what next.