A Mother's Monologue

Proving your love to your mother

Posted on September 11, 2009September 8, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Something to think about. Is it necessary? Yesterday, and on some other days too, Tee completely defies me. This always happens in Nana's presence. I'll tell her not to have a 3rd donut and she would have that 3rd donut. I cannot reprimand.......click to learn what next.

What is your hygiene level?

Posted on September 10, 2009September 8, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

The above (sharing a bath with friends) is something I would never, ever attempt. But Tee and her friends seemed to have a blast. I just think it is so 'geli' *shivers*. Who knows what germs gets passes around in the water..... Whenever.......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.

How to keep a 5 year old girl occupied

Posted on September 8, 2009September 4, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

For HOURS....... Ensure first of all that your child knows how to read. Teach her the mechanics of a laptop computer. Send her to www.disneyfairies.com Let her fiddle around and find something she's interested in. A good friend of ours introduced this activity.......click to learn what next.

Just not in the mood

Posted on September 7, 2009September 4, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

As a blogger Mom, one of the things my poor family has to endure is having their photographs taken. ALL THE TIME. As a result, I get this: And this: Bah! What a spoilt sport.......*sulks*

A Hundred Red Roses

Posted on September 7, 2009September 2, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I really can’t remember when the last time was that I received flowers. Seriously…..if the Hubs bought me any flowers, he’d be scolded for wasting money. I always tell him that I want cold hard cash or I’m very happy just swiping his.......click to learn what next.

Tee with Paddington Bear

Posted on September 6, 2009September 2, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Paddington Bear was Tee’s first bear ever as Tok-Tok had brought him home from London just as she was born. Of course, she didn’t know how to appreciate him then. Then her bedroom (which she does not sleep in) wall was plastered with.......click to learn what next.

Tiffany & Co for children

Posted on September 5, 2009September 2, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

My first Tiffany gem was a gift on my wedding day. I was 28 years old. That is TWENTY EIGHT years old, not sweet sixteen, not twenty one and certainly not one day old. It was from the Hubs’s best man from New.......click to learn what next.

What’s worse than a Confinement Lady Monster???

Posted on September 4, 2009September 2, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I was so sure that this time round, there was no sign of post-natal blues as I felt extremely in control despite all the minor irritations that the CLM had caused. I was able to look beyond and take deep breathes, tell myself.......click to learn what next.

Peg Perego Pliko Stroller Car Seat Systems

Posted on September 3, 2009December 30, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

In the year 2004, we purchased the above for RM1,500 thinking it was a great buy because it would last Tee till she was 5 years old and more importantly, it could take a weight of up to 45 kilos, which meant that.......click to learn what next.

The significance of a newborn baby’s full moon

Posted on September 3, 2009September 2, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I've been searching all of the internet and cannot seem to find a satisfactory enough answer apart from that it is the celebration of a newborn's coming of age, one month old, to be exact. I wish it were more romantic, that there.......click to learn what next.

How to earn an income

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

My CLM's son who works in Singapore is married to a woman from China and because she is not able all this time to get a work visa to work in Singapore, she is now here, back in KL, shaking legs. She has.......click to learn what next.

Reading challenges for a 5 year old

Posted on September 2, 2009August 28, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

When my good friend brought back some Enid Blyton books for Tee, I must say I was initially curious as to whether Tee could cope with books of 120 pages, but I kept positive and encouraging and told Tee how I used to.......click to learn what next.

Oral thrush in newborns

Posted on September 1, 2009August 28, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Look at my precious angel - do you think she deserves to suffer from oral thrush? What is that? It is when your newborn has little white polka dots all over her mouth inside, on the inside cheeks, on the tongue, on the.......click to learn what next.