The sisters and I took Kaylin to Jungle Gym at Bangsar Shopping Centre the other day. It was Kaylin’s third time, my sisters’ first. Kaylin was pretty excited to hear she was going – I’d never seen her come down the stairs so fast before – but once we were inside, I have to say, [...]
Last year, I did one of the scariest things I’d done so far with Kaylin – Y and I took her on an eight-hour flight to Melbourne. She cried a couple of times on the way there, and more than a few times on the way back, but we survived. And nobody shot us dirty [...]
One of the best things about working at home but not taking care of Kaylin 24/7 is the opportunity to observe how other people take care of her. Not supervise, monitor or watch over like a hawk, mind you. Observe. I am, after all, totally new to this.
I love how my mother-in-law and [...]
You know how people have been talking about tiger mums? And how most Asian parents are such sticklers for discipline and excellence when it comes to their kids? As a new mum – Kaylin just turned one a couple of weeks ago – I, thankfully, haven’t had to deal with the all-important questions yet. [...]
I used to get annoyed with hubby every time I asked him to watch Kaylin for a bit, because I would inevitably return from whatever I was doing to find her with my mother in law or Kakak, and him watching television or on the computer.
It irritated me not because I didn’t want other [...]
For someone who loves ticking items off her to-do list, having a baby has definitely changed a few things. Gone are the days where I could steadily work my way through a checklist of eight or more things. When you have a baby, you spend the entire day occupied, you are tired at the end [...]
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