Just a word of thanks to my "pillar" (other than the Lord of course!)
Thank you for.......
being my partner and best friend
being my partner "in crime" to bring up our two little ones
being a God-fearing man who covers us in prayer daily
being a wonderful playmate wth Jedi and playing the "boys' games" that Mummy can't play as well
being always there for us as a family despite your work commitments
being my cheerleader and encourager when I'm feeling down and lousy abt myself and coming with the Ben and Jerry's Ice-cream or anything chocolate to give me that sugar boost!
being calm and sane in the midst of the madness of life and knocking sense into my head when I need it
being a loving father to the two kids
and....
for being with me in this journey of marriage, parenthood, and someday grandparenthood.
Thanks dear.
Monday, September 3, 2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Exhausted!
This flu big is really getting on my nerves! It has hit ever since Jedi started playgroup in July! Not being a nitty picky mummy but I know the direct germ spreader was a little boy sitting in the same school bus as Jedi who was coughing away like mad! Turned out not to be just his bus mate but also his classmate! Well, I shan't be so nasty. Guess he was also a poor victim as well!
So I thought that Jedi was gonna fall sick and then he would bounce back after his medication as usual. He did....but passed it on the Krisal! AHHHHH! So two for the price of one germ! So this poor mummy had to run up and down to the PD and meet hubby there after work to see him for the night appointment. PD checked them out and said it was the flu and as he suspected they had mild childhood asthma, he instructed that I needed to put them on the nebulizer four times a day! ok that means multiplied by 2 it 8 times a day!!!!!!!! *FAINT* Any parent who has gone through the experience of using the nebulizer on a 2 year old and an 8 month old would understand. It requires the child to sit relatively still so that means mummy and daddy have to think of some creative ways of keeping them occupied for the 5 min of gas intoxication!! By the way the PD fee was $250! (poor hubby's wallet!) and the nurse at the PD was candid enough to tell him "Daddy, today's damage is $250!"Damage indeed!
Feeling more at ease after seeing the doc and marching home with bags of medication I felt empowered to fight this flu!! So I did and Jedi recovered and so did Krisal but 3 days later I saw a glistening glob threatening to fall out of Jedi's nostril! My heart sank and I could feel it literally contract!! yes you guessed it! It was Round 2 of the flu! So it was the whole story once again of going to the PD.....blah blah blah
Now its Round 4! I can literally hear the *ding ding* of the bell! This round was really bad as Jedi had a very high fever of 40 degrees and once again passed it to Krisal. Krisal developed a terrible diaper rash too as a reaction to the antibiotics so was really bad. Found that Desitin worked wonders though. A thick creamy slab of it on her butt helped with the pain. SIGH!!!!! now both of them are on antibiotics and I have decided that I need to let Jedi rest at home and fully recover before going back to school. Thinking of jabbing him with the pneumococcal vaccine as well as heard from a girlfriend that it doubles up as a good flu vaccination as well. But he needs to be at least 10 days well first....so will prob keep him at home till Term 4 of the school. Better to let him fully rest and recover fully before going back again.
Oh dear I'm making the school sound like a germ-ridden place! But I have heard(don't know how true) that kids who just start playgroup or any kind of childcare have a tendancy to fall sick back to back for 6 months to a year. Then when their immunity builds up the occurence will get less!
So it really is the 'flu that never ends....it just goes on and on my friend..." But really thank the Lord for my hubby as he took leave for 2 days to help with the kids as I was sick too. Without his help think my fuse might have exploded! Very patience-trying esp when the whining and crying goes off at the same time! Think hubby is really more patient than me. Thank goodness!
A very Tired Mummy
So I thought that Jedi was gonna fall sick and then he would bounce back after his medication as usual. He did....but passed it on the Krisal! AHHHHH! So two for the price of one germ! So this poor mummy had to run up and down to the PD and meet hubby there after work to see him for the night appointment. PD checked them out and said it was the flu and as he suspected they had mild childhood asthma, he instructed that I needed to put them on the nebulizer four times a day! ok that means multiplied by 2 it 8 times a day!!!!!!!! *FAINT* Any parent who has gone through the experience of using the nebulizer on a 2 year old and an 8 month old would understand. It requires the child to sit relatively still so that means mummy and daddy have to think of some creative ways of keeping them occupied for the 5 min of gas intoxication!! By the way the PD fee was $250! (poor hubby's wallet!) and the nurse at the PD was candid enough to tell him "Daddy, today's damage is $250!"Damage indeed!
Feeling more at ease after seeing the doc and marching home with bags of medication I felt empowered to fight this flu!! So I did and Jedi recovered and so did Krisal but 3 days later I saw a glistening glob threatening to fall out of Jedi's nostril! My heart sank and I could feel it literally contract!! yes you guessed it! It was Round 2 of the flu! So it was the whole story once again of going to the PD.....blah blah blah
Now its Round 4! I can literally hear the *ding ding* of the bell! This round was really bad as Jedi had a very high fever of 40 degrees and once again passed it to Krisal. Krisal developed a terrible diaper rash too as a reaction to the antibiotics so was really bad. Found that Desitin worked wonders though. A thick creamy slab of it on her butt helped with the pain. SIGH!!!!! now both of them are on antibiotics and I have decided that I need to let Jedi rest at home and fully recover before going back to school. Thinking of jabbing him with the pneumococcal vaccine as well as heard from a girlfriend that it doubles up as a good flu vaccination as well. But he needs to be at least 10 days well first....so will prob keep him at home till Term 4 of the school. Better to let him fully rest and recover fully before going back again.
Oh dear I'm making the school sound like a germ-ridden place! But I have heard(don't know how true) that kids who just start playgroup or any kind of childcare have a tendancy to fall sick back to back for 6 months to a year. Then when their immunity builds up the occurence will get less!
So it really is the 'flu that never ends....it just goes on and on my friend..." But really thank the Lord for my hubby as he took leave for 2 days to help with the kids as I was sick too. Without his help think my fuse might have exploded! Very patience-trying esp when the whining and crying goes off at the same time! Think hubby is really more patient than me. Thank goodness!
A very Tired Mummy
Saturday, August 18, 2007
The naughty blues
I came across a very perspective changing view on so called behaviour that we as parents label as 'naughty'. You know the kind where you can feel your heart beating faster and your blood pressure rising?? Well here goes...
"A misbehaving child is a discouraged child.This misbehaving child is letting us know he does not think he has belonging or significance, and has mistaken beliefs about how to find belonging and significance. The cure? Encouragement."
Made me sit back a while and think. Children need to be watered daily with positive encouragement. I have seen how Jedi's eyes and little face beams when he is praised or gets a clap. And the sadness in his eyes when he is reprimanded. Guess all we need is a little more love and patience.
"A misbehaving child is a discouraged child.This misbehaving child is letting us know he does not think he has belonging or significance, and has mistaken beliefs about how to find belonging and significance. The cure? Encouragement."
Made me sit back a while and think. Children need to be watered daily with positive encouragement. I have seen how Jedi's eyes and little face beams when he is praised or gets a clap. And the sadness in his eyes when he is reprimanded. Guess all we need is a little more love and patience.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Happy School Days and Uncle Benny's Bus!
Hooray!! Jedi has settled well in his new school and is enjoying it everyday! After the first two days of being on his own he stopped crying but he took a little longer to get used to the idea of getting on board the school bus in the morning on his own! But..... Daddy, Mummy and Mei Mei are ALL so proud of Jedi for now getting on the school bus happily and waving goodbye to him in the morning. We make it a point to go down all together as a family to say bye to him and he really enjoys that. The school bus has made him more independent than he was before and he looks so cute in the morning holding his school bag and water botle and climbing on the schoolbus and waving goodbye! Good job for a tiny 25 month old! It seems he has made quite a few good guy buddies in the class according to his teacher and they make good bus buddies too as they sit the bus home together. Only thing is that he has picked up this phrase from an older boy in the bus...'Baby Buttock!'' keeps saying it over and over again! stays in your head though!
I used to think that him being so attached to me and crying when I left was worrying but I realised its actually a very healthy sign of the secure attachment that he has with us.I guess every child is unique in his or her own way. I always feel it is so pressurizing to follow the "by xxxx months your child should....and you should....'Perhaps it's the Singaporean kiasu mentality to compare this and that.From bottle weaning to toilet training to school issues next time? Is there no end?haha!
I used to think that him being so attached to me and crying when I left was worrying but I realised its actually a very healthy sign of the secure attachment that he has with us.I guess every child is unique in his or her own way. I always feel it is so pressurizing to follow the "by xxxx months your child should....and you should....'Perhaps it's the Singaporean kiasu mentality to compare this and that.From bottle weaning to toilet training to school issues next time? Is there no end?haha!
Never Give Up!
Jedi has started singing along to the Hillsongs Kids Worship CD 'Rainbow" and he will just sing excerpts from the songs that he likes. I was having a really down week and he really ministered to me through his little singing:
"Let your light shine and let Jesus shine through you!"
"Never give up!"
"One Way! Jesus!"
Dan was telling me that Jedi seems to know the importance of looking to the Lord in times of difficulty and not give up but perservere through prayer. What simple childlike faith!
"Let your light shine and let Jesus shine through you!"
"Never give up!"
"One Way! Jesus!"
Dan was telling me that Jedi seems to know the importance of looking to the Lord in times of difficulty and not give up but perservere through prayer. What simple childlike faith!
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Big Boys' School
Jedi started his first week of school at Gracehouse Kindergarten! His first day was on the 3rd of July and I think I was feeling more nervous and apprehensive than Jedi! The first day was really eventful and I sat on the schoolbus with Jedi as it was his first time. He was all excited looking at the things out of the window. Later a set of twins came on board and one of them began wailing his lungs out as his 'nai nai'didn't get on board the bus. Jedi just looked at him and grabbed my hand a little tighter.
Then we went to the class and parents were allowed to sit in on the first day. There were a few other kiddies also having thier first day blues so the room was filled with distressed crying and wailing! Jedi was quiet but he stuck to me like superglue!! However, he enjoyed the format of the lessons as they were well-structured and captured his attention. He relaxed when it was snack time, story time in Chinese and English and music and dance time! after that the superglue effect came back strong!
The second day I felt more nervous as I was gonna just firmly say goodbye and leave! So we boarded the bus together and off we went to school. The whole time I explained to him that Mummies couldn't go into Big Boys School! He nodded and even said "Mummy Bye Bye' and "no crying''! Finally, the moment of truth came and I said goodbye to him firmly and left him in the arms of his teacher. I told him I would be back later to pick him and then left. The sound of his wails followed my ears!!!!!But I stuck to my guts and left!!
Today was a little better and the teacher said he cried less and even danced and smiled to the songs although he woluld occasionally burst into tears when he remembered that he was on his own for now. Tomorrow is the challenge of putting him on his own on the schoolbus as I have been following him for the last three days so its the crunch time tomorow!
Ha! I think I am suffering from seperation anxiety! The thought of the schoolbus and the wailings that will def come make me feel as though I'm gonna sit for an exam tomorrow!! But....I must learn to let go and trust that the Lord will watch over him. After all, he needs to learn to be independent too! Now I am beginning to understand how easy it can be to become an overprotective parent!! sigh....well tomorrow is another day and I'm sure he will make it through!!! You can do it Jedi and so can Mummy!!! Daddy thinks I worry too much and I think its true! haha!
Then we went to the class and parents were allowed to sit in on the first day. There were a few other kiddies also having thier first day blues so the room was filled with distressed crying and wailing! Jedi was quiet but he stuck to me like superglue!! However, he enjoyed the format of the lessons as they were well-structured and captured his attention. He relaxed when it was snack time, story time in Chinese and English and music and dance time! after that the superglue effect came back strong!
The second day I felt more nervous as I was gonna just firmly say goodbye and leave! So we boarded the bus together and off we went to school. The whole time I explained to him that Mummies couldn't go into Big Boys School! He nodded and even said "Mummy Bye Bye' and "no crying''! Finally, the moment of truth came and I said goodbye to him firmly and left him in the arms of his teacher. I told him I would be back later to pick him and then left. The sound of his wails followed my ears!!!!!But I stuck to my guts and left!!
Today was a little better and the teacher said he cried less and even danced and smiled to the songs although he woluld occasionally burst into tears when he remembered that he was on his own for now. Tomorrow is the challenge of putting him on his own on the schoolbus as I have been following him for the last three days so its the crunch time tomorow!
Ha! I think I am suffering from seperation anxiety! The thought of the schoolbus and the wailings that will def come make me feel as though I'm gonna sit for an exam tomorrow!! But....I must learn to let go and trust that the Lord will watch over him. After all, he needs to learn to be independent too! Now I am beginning to understand how easy it can be to become an overprotective parent!! sigh....well tomorrow is another day and I'm sure he will make it through!!! You can do it Jedi and so can Mummy!!! Daddy thinks I worry too much and I think its true! haha!
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