this is the hair cut from the back.
mommy doesn't like it!!!
but mommy loves the front look!!
it makes Caleb looks fresh and chubbier :D
Saturday, June 26, 2010
New haircut
this is the hair cut from the back.
mommy doesn't like it!!!
but mommy loves the front look!!
it makes Caleb looks fresh and chubbier :D
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Happy Father's Day!
Dear hubby,
Happy Father's day to you!
Thanks for being the best hubby and daddy to Caleb...
Thanks for the sacrifice and efforts
You are a every good father :)
My gift to you today would be: to give you some FUN!! which is...
you can play badminton today
and then can go supper with the rests
and then watch world cup
just simply enjoy yourself this evening
dont worry about me and Caleb..we'll be fine :)
We love you, daddy..
(Mommy and Caleb)
Dear my dad,
Thanks to you too for being a great dad to me..
As long as I remember...you never beat me^^
thanks for always driving me here and there when I'm back in town
and thinking about me..I know there were times you were worried about me..
thanks for the prayer too
you're the best dad to me!
I love you, dad..!!!
Happy father's day
Happy Father's day to you!
Thanks for being the best hubby and daddy to Caleb...
Thanks for the sacrifice and efforts
You are a every good father :)
My gift to you today would be: to give you some FUN!! which is...
you can play badminton today
and then can go supper with the rests
and then watch world cup
just simply enjoy yourself this evening
dont worry about me and Caleb..we'll be fine :)
We love you, daddy..
(Mommy and Caleb)
Dear my dad,
Thanks to you too for being a great dad to me..
As long as I remember...you never beat me^^
thanks for always driving me here and there when I'm back in town
and thinking about me..I know there were times you were worried about me..
thanks for the prayer too
you're the best dad to me!
I love you, dad..!!!
Happy father's day
Saturday, June 19, 2010
the helper
when I made my decision to go back to work..my main concern is of course my Caleb and to find a good maid that I can trust with caleb.
but I believe if this is what God wants me to do, everything will just fall at the right place and He will take care all my concerns.
and I believe it is not a coincidence that I finally get a good maid that I can trust.
Not only I know her for a long time already, but I also know that she's a good cook, takes care of the house well and good with kids too.
But still..at first I was still concerned that caleb would adapt easily to her, knowing my son is so attached to his mommy..and so far he only wants to be carried by my, daddy or uncle benny..
But Last monday, this maid that I'm going to hire soon stay with us for a week..actually the purpose is for trial..just to see whether we all can get along with her..whether she's really as good as people say..and most importantly to get Caleb familiar with her around..
and you know what...this first day she stayed with us..Caleb, SURPRISINGLY, loves her! and for the first time I saw him running towards a stranger, giggling and even let her carry him..and he was actually playing with her at the playground for an hour without mommy and daddy!!!
I am so surprised because this is more than what I expect..i mean it was only the first day, you know... I was thinking it will take like 3 days??? but no...1 day is enough...just the minute he saw her...he was actually fine with her! amazing right?
and so for the whole week...I and hubby really have a good life hahaha...
we enjoy life! ^^
when caleb wakes up, we bring him to the helper and they will go down to play...and we will continue our sleep..and even we have time to read bible n pray in the morning, no need to rush...
and we love her cooking as well...but sadly i think we gain weight again :(
and I just love to see my house clean and tidy without me having to do it!!
and then when we go eat outside, we can sit and eat peacefully and enjoy chatting with friends while Caleb is with the maid..walking here and there...
so good right?
Although, I will hire her eventually...which will only happen next month..I feel like I dont want her to leave..I feel like I want to hire her NOW!! feels so good to have a helper that I dont want those days without a helper to come back :(
but I believe if this is what God wants me to do, everything will just fall at the right place and He will take care all my concerns.
and I believe it is not a coincidence that I finally get a good maid that I can trust.
Not only I know her for a long time already, but I also know that she's a good cook, takes care of the house well and good with kids too.
But still..at first I was still concerned that caleb would adapt easily to her, knowing my son is so attached to his mommy..and so far he only wants to be carried by my, daddy or uncle benny..
But Last monday, this maid that I'm going to hire soon stay with us for a week..actually the purpose is for trial..just to see whether we all can get along with her..whether she's really as good as people say..and most importantly to get Caleb familiar with her around..
and you know what...this first day she stayed with us..Caleb, SURPRISINGLY, loves her! and for the first time I saw him running towards a stranger, giggling and even let her carry him..and he was actually playing with her at the playground for an hour without mommy and daddy!!!
I am so surprised because this is more than what I expect..i mean it was only the first day, you know... I was thinking it will take like 3 days??? but no...1 day is enough...just the minute he saw her...he was actually fine with her! amazing right?
and so for the whole week...I and hubby really have a good life hahaha...
we enjoy life! ^^
when caleb wakes up, we bring him to the helper and they will go down to play...and we will continue our sleep..and even we have time to read bible n pray in the morning, no need to rush...
and we love her cooking as well...but sadly i think we gain weight again :(
and I just love to see my house clean and tidy without me having to do it!!
and then when we go eat outside, we can sit and eat peacefully and enjoy chatting with friends while Caleb is with the maid..walking here and there...
so good right?
Although, I will hire her eventually...which will only happen next month..I feel like I dont want her to leave..I feel like I want to hire her NOW!! feels so good to have a helper that I dont want those days without a helper to come back :(
BIG NEWS!
yupp people.. BIG BIG NEWS! the mommy in this house will be hiring a HELPER soon!!
whooooaaa....why so sudden??
Becauseee.....
I'll be going back to work soon too!!
yup..!
this is another big news!
well...it's a part time job actually...
but it's still a BIG decision for me to make! and so that makes it a BIG news!
whooooaaa....why so sudden??
Becauseee.....
I'll be going back to work soon too!!
yup..!
this is another big news!
well...it's a part time job actually...
but it's still a BIG decision for me to make! and so that makes it a BIG news!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Disciplining my lil boy
Over the past few weeks, it has been a tough struggle on us to go outing with Caleb.
He would act like...so uncontrollable! He did this only when we go out.. at home he is one sweet boy.
well okay..how uncontrollable?
On the MRT.. he would refuse to sit on his stroller. he would scream and scream and scream until we get him out of it. if we didn't get him out, he could manage to get himself out of the seat belt and standing on the stroller!!! (tips: when u purchase a stroller, choose the one with the seatbelt which covers both shoulder, not just the waist area!).
If we get him out, do you think he will sit quietly on my lap? NO!
he wants to walk around the mrt. He again would scream if I didn't let him. If I carry him, he would wrestle me, arch his back..and Omg..he is one little strong boy (well, he is CALEB..meaning: a mighty warrior!), I hurt my wrist last week because of wrestling with him!
Definetely it's a 'make a scene' one everytime we are on MRT! people staring... maybe thinking "naughty boy" ... or "lucky my son is nothing like that" hee..honestly I'm not sure whether they really think that way..maybe it's just me being embarrased..but definetely this people are bothered by the noise that Caleb made!
And then when we get into our destination, he also wants to walk..alone! without holding my hand. He walks like a king who owns the street..definetely blocking people's way!
If we carry him, he again will cry and scream and wrestle us. sigh..
When we have our meals on the restaurant, he will only sit on his highchair..15 mins is the most..and he will make so much mess! he will take chopsticks, tissues, spoon and throw them everywhere on the floor! After 15 mins, he will cry in boredom and ask to walk around again.
These have of course ruined our outing..and we, the parents, couldn't enjoy what is called our hang out days..we had even started to feel so discouraged to go out again. This is when we realized we have to do something about it. And so we plan to do this: DISCIPLINE!
The plan is to make Caleb sit on stroller and behaves well whenever we are on the mrt and in whatever situation that requires him to sit properly. Of course, I thought to myself..this would not be easy. He would definetely cry and cry and cry...and we, the parents, need to stay firm and be consistent...meaning: we cant let him cry on day 1 and tomorrow we get him out from stroller..inconsistency will make it worse..coz he will think that his cry is a weapon to get what he wants. So for the whole last week we trained him every evening, we would go somewhere nearby home..whether to the park, grocery etc..but we make it that every evening we will go out just for the sake to train caleb. Surprisingly, he didn't cry or scream as much as on the mrt. to our surpise too..the training wasn't even as tough as we predicted. So we think..maybe because when he was on the stroller, we kept pushing the stroller and he got to see different view along the way that distarct him. but on the mrt, the stroller will not move and he has to sit there with the same view. I cant train him on MRT!!I just don't know how long I can stand the crying with people staring at me..people will think why the mommy never do something to make the child stop crying??
Unfortunately, yesterday we had a dinner invitation. My hubby had 2 meetings in a row in the afternoon so I had to leave with Caleb alone. Honestly, I had no plan how I would handle the situation if Caleb is making a scene again. So when I was about to leave the house, I said to caleb: Kay, we are going to have dinner outside. we are going to take mrt and I need you to sit well on your stroller until we reach to the restaurant. You cannot cry, scream etc. Sit until we reach there, okay.
you know what..I dont know whether he meant what he said, but he did say "okay". I have no idea whether he understood or he just anyhow say ok whenever I ask him 'ok?'.
On the way to MRT, I said in my heart "Jesus, I may have no control over this situation, but I believe You, God, take control of every situation that is out of my hands and so I believe You will take control of Caleb and I know You can change him"
It has been 2 days now, 2 outings so far..going and coming back home and at the restaurant.. Caleb behaves well. he sits. and stays sit until we reach to our destination. No screaming and crying or making any scene. And if he fuss abit.. I remind him he has to sit. And he just suddenly is satisfied with the raisins I give him as a snack a long the way at mrt.
I don't know if the discipline training over the past whole week really works well on him.. or the things I said to him, he understood and obeyed..but one thing I'm sure is..that God is in control. He has changed my boy..now he is one sweet boy not only at home but also outside.
Now everytime I'm going out, I will talk to him first about he has to sit and that he has to behave well...and of course I tell myself "God is in control, relax..!"
Sometimes we tend to forget how to surrender to God...
parenting is tough. disciplining our child is a tough job. as he gets older, there will be more discipline training for him. we often use many techinques, tips etc...it's not wrong to do that..but remember...by surrending to God, we allow Him to take control of every situation..He takes control of our child too.
He would act like...so uncontrollable! He did this only when we go out.. at home he is one sweet boy.
well okay..how uncontrollable?
On the MRT.. he would refuse to sit on his stroller. he would scream and scream and scream until we get him out of it. if we didn't get him out, he could manage to get himself out of the seat belt and standing on the stroller!!! (tips: when u purchase a stroller, choose the one with the seatbelt which covers both shoulder, not just the waist area!).
If we get him out, do you think he will sit quietly on my lap? NO!
he wants to walk around the mrt. He again would scream if I didn't let him. If I carry him, he would wrestle me, arch his back..and Omg..he is one little strong boy (well, he is CALEB..meaning: a mighty warrior!), I hurt my wrist last week because of wrestling with him!
Definetely it's a 'make a scene' one everytime we are on MRT! people staring... maybe thinking "naughty boy" ... or "lucky my son is nothing like that" hee..honestly I'm not sure whether they really think that way..maybe it's just me being embarrased..but definetely this people are bothered by the noise that Caleb made!
And then when we get into our destination, he also wants to walk..alone! without holding my hand. He walks like a king who owns the street..definetely blocking people's way!
If we carry him, he again will cry and scream and wrestle us. sigh..
When we have our meals on the restaurant, he will only sit on his highchair..15 mins is the most..and he will make so much mess! he will take chopsticks, tissues, spoon and throw them everywhere on the floor! After 15 mins, he will cry in boredom and ask to walk around again.
These have of course ruined our outing..and we, the parents, couldn't enjoy what is called our hang out days..we had even started to feel so discouraged to go out again. This is when we realized we have to do something about it. And so we plan to do this: DISCIPLINE!
The plan is to make Caleb sit on stroller and behaves well whenever we are on the mrt and in whatever situation that requires him to sit properly. Of course, I thought to myself..this would not be easy. He would definetely cry and cry and cry...and we, the parents, need to stay firm and be consistent...meaning: we cant let him cry on day 1 and tomorrow we get him out from stroller..inconsistency will make it worse..coz he will think that his cry is a weapon to get what he wants. So for the whole last week we trained him every evening, we would go somewhere nearby home..whether to the park, grocery etc..but we make it that every evening we will go out just for the sake to train caleb. Surprisingly, he didn't cry or scream as much as on the mrt. to our surpise too..the training wasn't even as tough as we predicted. So we think..maybe because when he was on the stroller, we kept pushing the stroller and he got to see different view along the way that distarct him. but on the mrt, the stroller will not move and he has to sit there with the same view. I cant train him on MRT!!I just don't know how long I can stand the crying with people staring at me..people will think why the mommy never do something to make the child stop crying??
Unfortunately, yesterday we had a dinner invitation. My hubby had 2 meetings in a row in the afternoon so I had to leave with Caleb alone. Honestly, I had no plan how I would handle the situation if Caleb is making a scene again. So when I was about to leave the house, I said to caleb: Kay, we are going to have dinner outside. we are going to take mrt and I need you to sit well on your stroller until we reach to the restaurant. You cannot cry, scream etc. Sit until we reach there, okay.
you know what..I dont know whether he meant what he said, but he did say "okay". I have no idea whether he understood or he just anyhow say ok whenever I ask him 'ok?'.
On the way to MRT, I said in my heart "Jesus, I may have no control over this situation, but I believe You, God, take control of every situation that is out of my hands and so I believe You will take control of Caleb and I know You can change him"
It has been 2 days now, 2 outings so far..going and coming back home and at the restaurant.. Caleb behaves well. he sits. and stays sit until we reach to our destination. No screaming and crying or making any scene. And if he fuss abit.. I remind him he has to sit. And he just suddenly is satisfied with the raisins I give him as a snack a long the way at mrt.
I don't know if the discipline training over the past whole week really works well on him.. or the things I said to him, he understood and obeyed..but one thing I'm sure is..that God is in control. He has changed my boy..now he is one sweet boy not only at home but also outside.
Now everytime I'm going out, I will talk to him first about he has to sit and that he has to behave well...and of course I tell myself "God is in control, relax..!"
Sometimes we tend to forget how to surrender to God...
parenting is tough. disciplining our child is a tough job. as he gets older, there will be more discipline training for him. we often use many techinques, tips etc...it's not wrong to do that..but remember...by surrending to God, we allow Him to take control of every situation..He takes control of our child too.
HELP
I really think my blog is in a mess.. I want to re-organize my labels so that readers will find the topic they're looking for easier..
can I edit that without having to re-publish it? I dont want the readers to be confused.
can I edit that without having to re-publish it? I dont want the readers to be confused.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
My deepest condolences
I'm feeling sad and terrible over my friend's loss.
She just gave birth yesterday and she lost her baby.
the baby was born with no brain and skeleton (I even have to pause typing just to think about it)
I imagine having those tough 9 months on pregnant body (my friend was having nausea and heartburn til 3rd trimester!), and had to give birth to a baby who only lived a few hours.
....
I am speechless.
I have cried a few times already whenever I think of her and the baby.
there are no words we can say to comfort her but may God's love and peace strengthens her.
I believe that through this 'difficult to understand' time, God is still working for our good for He knows the best and His plan is good.
and for the baby... I know he is the little angel in heaven now.
So here is my deepest condolences to my dear friends
our prayer is with you
She just gave birth yesterday and she lost her baby.
the baby was born with no brain and skeleton (I even have to pause typing just to think about it)
I imagine having those tough 9 months on pregnant body (my friend was having nausea and heartburn til 3rd trimester!), and had to give birth to a baby who only lived a few hours.
....
I am speechless.
I have cried a few times already whenever I think of her and the baby.
there are no words we can say to comfort her but may God's love and peace strengthens her.
I believe that through this 'difficult to understand' time, God is still working for our good for He knows the best and His plan is good.
and for the baby... I know he is the little angel in heaven now.
So here is my deepest condolences to my dear friends
our prayer is with you
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
My cheerful boy is BACK!
yup..he is back to his old usual self..and I really think he's even better and more cheerful than before he was sick. I begin to think that some of those bits of crankiness and clinginess (even before the flu) was due to teething! Now that the molar has cut through, he is so a very content kid who smiles alot and plays happily. Well yes..he sometimes cries when he doesn't see me around but I hear so much less of his cries these days and not really clingy as well.
I'm so happy to see him now.
Well there are some cute moments he did after his recovery period:
1. A few times I found him taking a tissue, put on his nose, but he didn't blow his nose to clear his mucus, but he made a sound that sounding like blowing nose!!! hahaha... he must have watched me doing it and he thought I made the sound from my mouth not from nose!! how cute..
2. He now plays peek a boo on me!! OMG so cute... this is how he do it: he will grab a book or his blankie and cover his face..then he will put down his book/blankie and shout "BA" to me!!
3. Today's nap I played an old lullaby cd which I used to play when I was preggie. Well..instead of soothing him to sleep, the first song made him giggle and giggle over a tik tok sound of clock in the song. He giggled like it was sooo sooo funny!! and usually I dont smile/laugh at nap/bedtime..but this time I can't hold it and just giggled along with him..
4. Everytime Caleb kisses my cheek, I always wipe it coz his lips wet my cheek (eww..hihihihi ya..eeww but I can never get enough to be kissed by him!). But these days, he must have noticed me wiping my cheek. so after he kiss me, he will wipe my cheek with his hand hahahaha...
I'm so happy to see him now.
Well there are some cute moments he did after his recovery period:
1. A few times I found him taking a tissue, put on his nose, but he didn't blow his nose to clear his mucus, but he made a sound that sounding like blowing nose!!! hahaha... he must have watched me doing it and he thought I made the sound from my mouth not from nose!! how cute..
2. He now plays peek a boo on me!! OMG so cute... this is how he do it: he will grab a book or his blankie and cover his face..then he will put down his book/blankie and shout "BA" to me!!
3. Today's nap I played an old lullaby cd which I used to play when I was preggie. Well..instead of soothing him to sleep, the first song made him giggle and giggle over a tik tok sound of clock in the song. He giggled like it was sooo sooo funny!! and usually I dont smile/laugh at nap/bedtime..but this time I can't hold it and just giggled along with him..
4. Everytime Caleb kisses my cheek, I always wipe it coz his lips wet my cheek (eww..hihihihi ya..eeww but I can never get enough to be kissed by him!). But these days, he must have noticed me wiping my cheek. so after he kiss me, he will wipe my cheek with his hand hahahaha...
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