No, it is not one of my children throwing a temper tantrum. Well, not today, that is 😀 It was my reaction to a request from someone asking me to discipline a child for her. 😛 Why should I? Why should I be the bad guy? If the child were harming any of my children, […] Read more…
Month: January 2010
Wheat, egg & MSG free
It’s been a while since I went on an elimination diet. But I figured there’s no other way but to bite the bullet and do it for the sake of figuring out our skin woes as written about in Scratch, Scratch, Scratch and Scratch, Scratch, Scratch 2. I had to wait till the Christmas/New Year […] Read more…
Toddling here and there
It is simply amazing to watch a child go from milestone to milestone. Our baby in a rush is now officially a toddling baby at 9mths! Her tentative 1st steps at 8mths have become strong and confident strides. And yes, better not forget her shoes when we go out! She toddles everywhere! And so very cute […] Read more…
Turning 8
Sometimes the days seem so, so long and yet on other days, things happen so, so fast I can hardly catch my breath. Our 3rd child, 2nd boy turns 8 today. I still remember his birth. And I also remember the stressful early days with him. I used to joke that if I had him first, I […] Read more…
Grateful
Nothing is more stressful than trying to shower the 4 and 2 yr old while a baby is screaming in the background. And this scenario has played itself out many, many times in my life. But now that I have 11 and 9 yr old helpers, the stress has been almost removed. I say almost […] Read more…
The Big, Bad, Mean Mama
I guess I am a Big, Bad, Mean Mama. I don’t molly coddle the kids, even if they are toddlers. If they fall down, they pick themselves up. Life goes on. No need to keep on wailing. Obviously, babies are in a different class of their own 🙂 I sleep train* my children from the […] Read more…