Yesterday evening we were out to have a walk to the mall nearby and Caleb was with us. Isn't it funny that our toddies always demanded to walk when they were still limb and need us to support them to cruise around, and now when they are already so expertise in walking, they demand to be in mommy's arms all the time, refusing to walk alone? This what happens to Caleb..whenever we are out the house, he will automatically want me to carry him. and he is smart as well! I once told him "mommy is tired, Caleb..Can you walk?" and this is how he replied me "ok. daddy carry caleb please".
Another time I told him the same thing when daddy wasn't around, he replied me "mommy tired, Caleb also tired", and by that he meant that mommy had to carry him all the way. Sigh...
Recently I have a new tactic and it works. I will tell him that we will go home now if he insist to be carried. This works and he will walk, holding my hands.
But yesterday as this incident happened, there was an old lady who was jogging along the park and heard our conversation. She approached us and commented to my little prince "yes, you need to walk and cannot ask mommy to carry you all the time. Walking is good to exercise your muscles. You see...aunty also walk and run, it's good for me". And this old woman who seemed to know children well asked me how old my son is and said "do you know that between 2-3 years old is the important period when you as a parent cannot let your child control you?"
Although I know and equipped with this knowledge, this woman brought me another wake up call. I realized that maybe i have been more lenient. Both hubby and I then discussed how important it is to discipline our kid at this age. It's like when you do what you need to do now, although it won't be easy, after 3 yo it won't be so bad anymore because caleb would understand his boundaries well.
And later after that incident, we went out for supper with some close friends after caleb was asleep. And because four of us have children, we talked about our kids as well and we talked about our friends' kids who now grow up tp be teenagers and to our suprise these teens have grown to be rebellious with very bad attitude problem, despite that their parents are dedicated God's people. We talked how could that happen. Is it because lack of discipline, being too protective towards their kids, too lenient? we do not know. But for me, I realized how hard it is to raise our kids, build their godly character, to see them become righteous people who fear God and respect their parents. It's not just a matter of having good financial to send them to good school, feed them or dress them well. Somehow I feel so humble, I feel that I have a lot of weakness and in need of God's wisdom. Now all I want to do is to always pray to God everyday for His wisdom to guide me so that I can raise my kids well. I hope you all will be encouraged to do so. let's humble ourselves and ask God to take control of everything.
p.s. To my friend Sylvia...Congrats dear for your pregnancy. I pray you have smooth pregnancy and delivery! Take care :)
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Toilet training
Just a few weeks before caleb's 2 nd birthday, I decided to try another toilet training for him. This time I bought him some underwears. So he was totally diaperless when he was at home. To my surprise, the first day he was on training, he only peed on his pants once! This continued until 2 or 3 days only and since then there were no incident when he wanted to pee but didn't ot too late to tell me. He will always tell if he needs to pee or poo poo. Honestly, I was surprised it turned out to be easy to train caleb. Not only now he can hold the urine longer, it's also because he understands well the feeling or the urge to pee and able to hold it til he's really on the toilet. The next week, he's already diaperless during outing as well. At first I put his diaper when we went out, and when he told me he wanted to pee, I told him to wait and hold it first because there is not toilet here. And he really waited n hold it until we arrived to our destination and then he would pee on the toilet. So since that moment, I only put his diaper when he's in the car or mrt, once we reach to the place that has toilets, I will change him to underwear.
Nowadays, I found his diaper dry throughout the nap time and at night, he will sometime wake up to tell me that he wanted to pee. There are days when he wakes up with dry diapers, although some nights he still peed on the diaper.
I would like to share you my tips on my toilet training. because it doesn't happen just like that. I did toilet training a few times. When he was 18 months and 20 months I did my training too, but didn't work well. I think the problem was because he still couldn't hold it long enough to tell me and for me to bring him to the toilet. Since it was tiring, I usually only tried the training for 2 days. Once I see it's not working yet, I stopped. I take it that he wasnt ready yet. For poo-poo, it's different and a lot easier. We worked on it easily too and had a success many months ago. For peeing, it took longer. But this what we did last time.... I read in Hogg's book that toddlers usually pass urine exactly before he was about to take shower. So my hubby and I took this chance to teach Caleb to feel what it's like to have the urge/feeling to want to pee. Whenever Caleb was about to shower, we would tell him to pee first. After some time I think he got the idea. This really plays a big part on our recent success. That's why on our next training, it was an instant success. I hope this tips help :)
Nowadays, I found his diaper dry throughout the nap time and at night, he will sometime wake up to tell me that he wanted to pee. There are days when he wakes up with dry diapers, although some nights he still peed on the diaper.
I would like to share you my tips on my toilet training. because it doesn't happen just like that. I did toilet training a few times. When he was 18 months and 20 months I did my training too, but didn't work well. I think the problem was because he still couldn't hold it long enough to tell me and for me to bring him to the toilet. Since it was tiring, I usually only tried the training for 2 days. Once I see it's not working yet, I stopped. I take it that he wasnt ready yet. For poo-poo, it's different and a lot easier. We worked on it easily too and had a success many months ago. For peeing, it took longer. But this what we did last time.... I read in Hogg's book that toddlers usually pass urine exactly before he was about to take shower. So my hubby and I took this chance to teach Caleb to feel what it's like to have the urge/feeling to want to pee. Whenever Caleb was about to shower, we would tell him to pee first. After some time I think he got the idea. This really plays a big part on our recent success. That's why on our next training, it was an instant success. I hope this tips help :)
The wonderful two
Now that Caleb is two, some might wonder how terrible he is entering this 'terrible two' period. It is true that we begin to see the characteristic of a two year old toddler:
1. When he wants it now, it means now. Mostly, he wants mommy! so if mommy doesn't come and do what he wants, he'll scream and yes, tantrums! Kids this age don't understand the meaning of waiting. He doesnt get what "a minute" means.To him, a minute or 5 minutes are the same as NOW.
2. He develops his preference strongly. He wants to wear new shoes to the playground. he wants to wear new sandals for lunch at home. He wants to do certain activity with a certaon people. For example, if he wants to play ball, he'll go looking for his dad or ibu (our helper) and he will not want me to interfere, he'll say "bye bye mommy! mommy go!". At first, I was hurt when I listened those words. I didn't understand what was going on, why he rejected me. I wondered if I didn't spend enough time with me that now he prefered to spend time with others than me. But soon I realized when I was playing blocks and lego and play dough, he was having so much fun with me and he will tell anyone else who try to interfere him "bye bye! go!" lol. And now he knows how to differentiate when to be with mommy, whent o be with ibu. If mommy is at home, he'll demand mommy. But when he sees mommy got dressed up and ready to go, he knows it's time with ibu.
3. He hates being disturbed. If he's engaged, telling him to take shower or brush teeth is a challenge for me now. I have to have a good strategy to make him do what he needs to do. Usually I will take some ice cubes for him to play in the bath room, or bring new cups for him to play water and so on. God grants me creativity please :)
With all these new challenges, I still have other factors that interrupt what I have built since beginning.
It was actually hard to have another care giver in the house. With ibu around, she has interfered with the way I raise my son. There are some values that have been ruined. Reading books are not consistent nowadays. And independent play time is truly very hard these days. It's very sad to see these changes. These are something that I had worked hard since caleb was a baby. But what can I do...this what happens when u return to work and have a helper to take care of our child. Different culture on how we raise our kids play apart. I couldn't bring up this issue as well. I need to close one eye as it's not easy to find a good helper. So far I see that my helper loves my son. She really takes good care of him (on her own way, of course). it's true, she adores my son. I know because she keeps praising him and we all can see that she's proud of my son. She keeps telling good stories to people about how funny and smart Caleb is. I appreciate that.
But apart from all those challenges, I do not want to call it "terrible two". It's still a wonderful two, people! yes it is. Looking at how good the progress that Caleb has achieved so far, we have wonderful moments too!
Do you know that he starts talking alot lately? he's making alot of sentences. He's singing more and more songs now. and it's just cute!!
Yesterday we were playing lego and his daddy came in and tickled mommy (+_+) then my little prince went to his dad, saying " daddy, don't disturb mommy ok!" and gave his dad a pat on the back LOL!! so cute!!!
This morning we were playing dough and i told him after playing dough he has to wash his hands because the dough makes your finger and nail dirty. He then took the dough and threw it to the bin. I was angry because he threw the dough but then I realized it was because I said that playing dough makes his finger and nail dirty so he thought that since dough is dirty, why not throw it to the bin? Hahaha!
Another sweet thing is that he kisses me in the morning :) sweet right?
When I return from work, he sometimes will explain to me what he was just doing before I came. Yesterday he told me "Caleb sleep with ibu just now. Now Caleb wake up already and ibu turn off air con and open window"
I think that's a very long sentences for him to say. I'm very happy with the progress :)
And when he really wants mommy, he'll say something like "mommy stay at home please. caleb don't want mommy go work". This really melts my heart :( I hate to break his heart coz I still need to go to work :(
Another good thing...as I mentioned that lately we have been busy having fun and have many family outings, we realized that nowadays he can stay up late despite that he only took 1 nap during the day. It's really good coz now we can enjoy special occasion without having the need to go home earlier for his bedtime.
1. When he wants it now, it means now. Mostly, he wants mommy! so if mommy doesn't come and do what he wants, he'll scream and yes, tantrums! Kids this age don't understand the meaning of waiting. He doesnt get what "a minute" means.To him, a minute or 5 minutes are the same as NOW.
2. He develops his preference strongly. He wants to wear new shoes to the playground. he wants to wear new sandals for lunch at home. He wants to do certain activity with a certaon people. For example, if he wants to play ball, he'll go looking for his dad or ibu (our helper) and he will not want me to interfere, he'll say "bye bye mommy! mommy go!". At first, I was hurt when I listened those words. I didn't understand what was going on, why he rejected me. I wondered if I didn't spend enough time with me that now he prefered to spend time with others than me. But soon I realized when I was playing blocks and lego and play dough, he was having so much fun with me and he will tell anyone else who try to interfere him "bye bye! go!" lol. And now he knows how to differentiate when to be with mommy, whent o be with ibu. If mommy is at home, he'll demand mommy. But when he sees mommy got dressed up and ready to go, he knows it's time with ibu.
3. He hates being disturbed. If he's engaged, telling him to take shower or brush teeth is a challenge for me now. I have to have a good strategy to make him do what he needs to do. Usually I will take some ice cubes for him to play in the bath room, or bring new cups for him to play water and so on. God grants me creativity please :)
With all these new challenges, I still have other factors that interrupt what I have built since beginning.
It was actually hard to have another care giver in the house. With ibu around, she has interfered with the way I raise my son. There are some values that have been ruined. Reading books are not consistent nowadays. And independent play time is truly very hard these days. It's very sad to see these changes. These are something that I had worked hard since caleb was a baby. But what can I do...this what happens when u return to work and have a helper to take care of our child. Different culture on how we raise our kids play apart. I couldn't bring up this issue as well. I need to close one eye as it's not easy to find a good helper. So far I see that my helper loves my son. She really takes good care of him (on her own way, of course). it's true, she adores my son. I know because she keeps praising him and we all can see that she's proud of my son. She keeps telling good stories to people about how funny and smart Caleb is. I appreciate that.
But apart from all those challenges, I do not want to call it "terrible two". It's still a wonderful two, people! yes it is. Looking at how good the progress that Caleb has achieved so far, we have wonderful moments too!
Do you know that he starts talking alot lately? he's making alot of sentences. He's singing more and more songs now. and it's just cute!!
Yesterday we were playing lego and his daddy came in and tickled mommy (+_+) then my little prince went to his dad, saying " daddy, don't disturb mommy ok!" and gave his dad a pat on the back LOL!! so cute!!!
This morning we were playing dough and i told him after playing dough he has to wash his hands because the dough makes your finger and nail dirty. He then took the dough and threw it to the bin. I was angry because he threw the dough but then I realized it was because I said that playing dough makes his finger and nail dirty so he thought that since dough is dirty, why not throw it to the bin? Hahaha!
Another sweet thing is that he kisses me in the morning :) sweet right?
When I return from work, he sometimes will explain to me what he was just doing before I came. Yesterday he told me "Caleb sleep with ibu just now. Now Caleb wake up already and ibu turn off air con and open window"
I think that's a very long sentences for him to say. I'm very happy with the progress :)
And when he really wants mommy, he'll say something like "mommy stay at home please. caleb don't want mommy go work". This really melts my heart :( I hate to break his heart coz I still need to go to work :(
Another good thing...as I mentioned that lately we have been busy having fun and have many family outings, we realized that nowadays he can stay up late despite that he only took 1 nap during the day. It's really good coz now we can enjoy special occasion without having the need to go home earlier for his bedtime.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
The 2nd Birthday
Phew it's been really long that I haven't posted. Just 2 days ago when my hubby went in and said "I realized you haven't been writing your blog for quite some time now". Yup, that's true. My reason is because these few weeks the internet connection is so bad and another thing is because I'm busy..we're busy (busy having fun!). There are a lot of family outings with friends.
hmm well..let me get you some updates.
Last 24 March was Caleb's 2nd birthday. We decided not to celebrate as in inviting guests, kids, preparing goodie bags and all.We still think that Caleb isn't ready yet.But just so happened that in March he got 2 birthday invitations right before his birthday. So we prepared presents for his friends. and because of that he understands what present is. He gets excited now when he sees one :) but I taught him the meaning of giving and that it is not for him. He took it pretty well and stopped asking to open his friends' presents. I also taught him how to sing "happy birthday" song which he instantly mastered it after I repeated twice for him. And so because he had attended 2 birthday parties before his own big day, he understood alot that on birthday there will be Cake, candle to blow, lots of candies, goodie bags, and a pinata (he was the youngest one who hit the pinata and he loved it!). I started to doubt my decision and began to wonder if I should have a party too for him. It looked like he had understood. But in the end we still stick to our decision to have a small celebration! We brought him to the zoo again. Yes, zoo! just like last year. I gave him an option whether he wants to go to the zoo or the beach and he said "Zoo! Caleb want see lion!!" so be it, prince!
A mom asked why we brought him to the zoo again and why we only brought him there once a year. Ha! Well, first it was his request. I believe that when we brought him there last year would be different or even NEW experience for him. A one year old toddler wouldn't remember what Zoo looked like. True enough he enjoyed his trip there. He refused to go home LOL!
And why we brought him there only once a year... Come on..you want to make it fun...it has not to be so often right? It supposed to be special trip on special occasion. He'll someday visit zoo for many times again in future..why make it so often during a year? true, peeps?
Okay, so zoo was a morning special treat for him. When we went home, we opened 2 presents for him and after his nap we had a small celebration with the pooh cupcakes which I ordered and my friend, Merilyn, sent us Elmo agar-agar which he loved it :)
We blew the candle...and open some more presents. He got a keyboard and a motorbike from his grandparents. And he seemed to be overwhelmed!! Like...really really overwhelmed!! Because on that evening people came and brought presents for him..from neighbors and church friend.. he had a hard time falling asleep that night..as a result of being everwhelmed :p
And he's still been getting presents every week til last Sunday from our church mates (that's 3 Sundays after his birthday!). We are really blessed! Thanks you everyone for the wishes and presents!
I am now considering to have a birthday party for him next year. I hope this will be good idea :)
hmm well..let me get you some updates.
Last 24 March was Caleb's 2nd birthday. We decided not to celebrate as in inviting guests, kids, preparing goodie bags and all.We still think that Caleb isn't ready yet.But just so happened that in March he got 2 birthday invitations right before his birthday. So we prepared presents for his friends. and because of that he understands what present is. He gets excited now when he sees one :) but I taught him the meaning of giving and that it is not for him. He took it pretty well and stopped asking to open his friends' presents. I also taught him how to sing "happy birthday" song which he instantly mastered it after I repeated twice for him. And so because he had attended 2 birthday parties before his own big day, he understood alot that on birthday there will be Cake, candle to blow, lots of candies, goodie bags, and a pinata (he was the youngest one who hit the pinata and he loved it!). I started to doubt my decision and began to wonder if I should have a party too for him. It looked like he had understood. But in the end we still stick to our decision to have a small celebration! We brought him to the zoo again. Yes, zoo! just like last year. I gave him an option whether he wants to go to the zoo or the beach and he said "Zoo! Caleb want see lion!!" so be it, prince!
A mom asked why we brought him to the zoo again and why we only brought him there once a year. Ha! Well, first it was his request. I believe that when we brought him there last year would be different or even NEW experience for him. A one year old toddler wouldn't remember what Zoo looked like. True enough he enjoyed his trip there. He refused to go home LOL!
And why we brought him there only once a year... Come on..you want to make it fun...it has not to be so often right? It supposed to be special trip on special occasion. He'll someday visit zoo for many times again in future..why make it so often during a year? true, peeps?
Okay, so zoo was a morning special treat for him. When we went home, we opened 2 presents for him and after his nap we had a small celebration with the pooh cupcakes which I ordered and my friend, Merilyn, sent us Elmo agar-agar which he loved it :)
We blew the candle...and open some more presents. He got a keyboard and a motorbike from his grandparents. And he seemed to be overwhelmed!! Like...really really overwhelmed!! Because on that evening people came and brought presents for him..from neighbors and church friend.. he had a hard time falling asleep that night..as a result of being everwhelmed :p
And he's still been getting presents every week til last Sunday from our church mates (that's 3 Sundays after his birthday!). We are really blessed! Thanks you everyone for the wishes and presents!
I am now considering to have a birthday party for him next year. I hope this will be good idea :)
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Doa Bapa Kami untuk anak
Dear parents,
Pardon me if my post today is written in Indonesian. I just listened to this wonderful sermon by Ps. Philip Mantofa and he shared how we should pray for our children.
Here's the outline I noted:
Doa bapa kami utk anak - ps philip mantofa: Mat 6
6 guidance berdoa utk anak
1. Ay 9: Bapa kami yg di sorga dikuduskanlah namaMu
Artinya: Bapa perkenalkanlah diriMu pada anak kami
Pengetahuan agama manusia bisa diberi lwt sunday sch, ortu mengajar
ttg Yesus, lwt kotbah dll, tapi pengalaman hanya dtg dari Bapa. Tdk
seorgpun dtg padaKu kecuali Bapa menariknya.
Kita bisa kenal Tuhan krn ada org yg mendoakan kita (entah itu ortu,
sodara, karyawan dll).
Perlu kuasa Bapa, ini di luar kemampuan kita.
Anak kita lahir sbg org yg terhilang, tanggung jwb kita utk mendoakan
anak, menabur spy kenal Tuhan.
2. Ay 10: datanglah kerajaanMu, jadilah kehendakMu di bumi spt di sorga
Artinya: Bapa aturlah masa depan anakku
Krn sebagian bsr hdp anak kita tdk bisa dikontrol oleh kita. E.g. Dgn
siapa dia fall in love. Byk anak org baik2 jth cinta dgn org yg salah.
3. Ay 11: berikanlah pada kami makanan kami yg secukupnya
Artinya: Bapa bekalilah anak kami dgn kelebihan2 yg dari padaMu
E.g. Roh yg takut akan Tuhan
Dan jg Tuhan tambahkan bakat2 pada anak kita..
Kdg ortu tdk bisa memberi berkat harta yg berlimpah pada anak, krn itu
perlu utk kita berdoa spy anak kita diberi byk talenta dari Tuhan
Dgn byk cinta yg kita tunjukan pada anak, pasti komunikasi dgn anak
itu jalan dan Tuhan akan bukakan byk hal lwt itu.
4. Ay 12: dan ampunilah kami akan kesalahan kami spt kami pun
mengampuni yg bersalah pada kami
Artinya: koreksilah keluarga kami spy kami tidak kena kutuk.. Ada
kepahitan tidak, penyembahan berhala, kecanduan rokok atau
minuman/pornografi dll
Krn anak kita berhasil tergantung dari keluarga juga
5. Ay 13: dan jgnlah membawa kami dlm pencobaan tp lepaskanlah kami
dari yg jahat
Artinya: Bapa kirimkanlah malaikat2Mu utk menjaga keluarga kami dan anak2 kami
Makin anak tmbh besar, makin dikit kontrol ortu pada anak...jd di luar
kontrol kita, itu tugas dari Roh Kudus, utk memberikan keselamatan
hidup bagi anak kita. Roh kudus jg yg akan berbicara dan memberikan
nilai2/prinsip2 yg memberi hidup dan berkat bagi anak2 kita.
Tugas malaikat adl menjaga keselamatan kita (body guards service)
6. Ay 13b: krn Engkaulah yang empunya kerajaan Sorga skrg dan selamanya.
Artinya: 1. Bapa engkau sanggup! - deklarasi iman dari akhir doa kita
- 2.dan kami memujiMu selamanya (naikkan doamu dgn pujian). Doa yg
disertai pujian itu berbeda. 3. Di dalam nama Yesus amin (hanya 1
nama) - hanya dlm nama Yesus doa kita pasti dpt jawaban.
if you are interested to listen the full version of the sermon, you may go to his website:
www.philipmantofa.com
Pardon me if my post today is written in Indonesian. I just listened to this wonderful sermon by Ps. Philip Mantofa and he shared how we should pray for our children.
Here's the outline I noted:
Doa bapa kami utk anak - ps philip mantofa: Mat 6
6 guidance berdoa utk anak
1. Ay 9: Bapa kami yg di sorga dikuduskanlah namaMu
Artinya: Bapa perkenalkanlah diriMu pada anak kami
Pengetahuan agama manusia bisa diberi lwt sunday sch, ortu mengajar
ttg Yesus, lwt kotbah dll, tapi pengalaman hanya dtg dari Bapa. Tdk
seorgpun dtg padaKu kecuali Bapa menariknya.
Kita bisa kenal Tuhan krn ada org yg mendoakan kita (entah itu ortu,
sodara, karyawan dll).
Perlu kuasa Bapa, ini di luar kemampuan kita.
Anak kita lahir sbg org yg terhilang, tanggung jwb kita utk mendoakan
anak, menabur spy kenal Tuhan.
2. Ay 10: datanglah kerajaanMu, jadilah kehendakMu di bumi spt di sorga
Artinya: Bapa aturlah masa depan anakku
Krn sebagian bsr hdp anak kita tdk bisa dikontrol oleh kita. E.g. Dgn
siapa dia fall in love. Byk anak org baik2 jth cinta dgn org yg salah.
3. Ay 11: berikanlah pada kami makanan kami yg secukupnya
Artinya: Bapa bekalilah anak kami dgn kelebihan2 yg dari padaMu
E.g. Roh yg takut akan Tuhan
Dan jg Tuhan tambahkan bakat2 pada anak kita..
Kdg ortu tdk bisa memberi berkat harta yg berlimpah pada anak, krn itu
perlu utk kita berdoa spy anak kita diberi byk talenta dari Tuhan
Dgn byk cinta yg kita tunjukan pada anak, pasti komunikasi dgn anak
itu jalan dan Tuhan akan bukakan byk hal lwt itu.
4. Ay 12: dan ampunilah kami akan kesalahan kami spt kami pun
mengampuni yg bersalah pada kami
Artinya: koreksilah keluarga kami spy kami tidak kena kutuk.. Ada
kepahitan tidak, penyembahan berhala, kecanduan rokok atau
minuman/pornografi dll
Krn anak kita berhasil tergantung dari keluarga juga
5. Ay 13: dan jgnlah membawa kami dlm pencobaan tp lepaskanlah kami
dari yg jahat
Artinya: Bapa kirimkanlah malaikat2Mu utk menjaga keluarga kami dan anak2 kami
Makin anak tmbh besar, makin dikit kontrol ortu pada anak...jd di luar
kontrol kita, itu tugas dari Roh Kudus, utk memberikan keselamatan
hidup bagi anak kita. Roh kudus jg yg akan berbicara dan memberikan
nilai2/prinsip2 yg memberi hidup dan berkat bagi anak2 kita.
Tugas malaikat adl menjaga keselamatan kita (body guards service)
6. Ay 13b: krn Engkaulah yang empunya kerajaan Sorga skrg dan selamanya.
Artinya: 1. Bapa engkau sanggup! - deklarasi iman dari akhir doa kita
- 2.dan kami memujiMu selamanya (naikkan doamu dgn pujian). Doa yg
disertai pujian itu berbeda. 3. Di dalam nama Yesus amin (hanya 1
nama) - hanya dlm nama Yesus doa kita pasti dpt jawaban.
if you are interested to listen the full version of the sermon, you may go to his website:
www.philipmantofa.com
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Spanking
I know Caleb will sooner or later need spanking, or we Asians call it “caning”. It’s just that I am not sure how to do it and when. And then I’ve come to this book called “Shepherding a Child’s Heart” written by Tedd Tripp and read about the spanking topic that he has written there. I would love to share this information with you and to give my opinion as well.
Here’s the 3 important things that I have noted:
When to do it?
It is when you have given a direction to your child, he has heard you, and has the capability to understand your direction but refuse to obey without excuse or delay, he needs spanking.
How to do it?
First, he needs a private place. Because it is important not to humiliate the child by doing it in front of other people. We need to respect his privacy as well. (oh yes, kids understand what shame is. Even Caleb now who is 23 months old has developed shyness around strangers now and I’m sure by the time he needs spanking, he is at the age where he knows what shame is.) And then you need to explain what he has done wrong and get him to acknowledge that he has done wrong and then tell him that is why he needs to be spanked.
Remind him that you spank not because you are angry but because you want to restore him to the right place where blessings from God comes to those who obey.
Tell him how many spankings he will receive (this is important for u too so that you won't lose control of yourself)
After spanking is done, hug him and tell him that you love him and it makes you sad that you need to spank and hopes you won't need to do it again. And then pray with him.
I know..I know..it's not easy, right? Even when I was reading it, I thought to myself "wow...can I do that?"
Why we need to do it
It is simply because it is God's command. Because the blessing and long life comes from obeying parents. By spanking, we restore our child from dishonoring God to blessings.
Tripp also explained that spanking cannot be replaced by time out. At this point, I have to say that I disagree with him. I think we need to see what kind of disobedience that the child has done. I haven't done spanking/caning Caleb so far. I am giving him time-out for disobedience. To me, spanking will take place only if the child does something that dishonor (show no respect) to parents. It is more to moral behaviour to me. What do you think?
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Croup
Last week Caleb got a very unusual flu. It started with coughing and blocked nose. It was bad enough because he almost couldn't breathe at all through his nose and causing him not sleeping well at night. Poor mommy too, yes of course...whenever babies don't sleep well, it means panda eyes too for mommies.
Why do I say it was unusual? well, not only it was bad enough (I say bad enough whenever the flu makes a blocked nose n makes my prince couldnt sleep well. He got flu before but not always with blocked nose), but because on day 3 the cough got worse at night. The cough was dry, loud and scary! Happened a couple of times only and then the cough sound went back to normal sound of cough. I knew it was croup. I read about it before and I was pretty sure it was not usual cough. So I grabbed my blackberry and google about it (at 2AM!!), and found out that Caleb had all the symptoms but it also said that croup was a mild case and can be treated at home. But despite having read the information, I still decided to bring him to see his doctor and she prescribed an antibiotics for his sore throat and a medicine for his voice box.
Ok now I am going to share with you what is croup.
Croup is when your kid coughs with a barking sound. It was dry and loud. and pretty sure it is scary for both parents and the child. It is caused by some kind of flu virus that attacks the voice box and trachea. Mostly attacks children between 6 months - 3 years old. Most croup case is mild and can be treated at home.
the symptoms start with runny nose, cough or fever (Caleb didn't have any fever) and the barking cough peaks on day 2 or 3. We can hear the high pitched or squeaking noise when the child breathes. It gets worse at night and when the child is crying.
It is contagious. But if anyone is in contact with croupy kid will not get croup, but only the cold symptoms.
I hope this information helps :)
Why do I say it was unusual? well, not only it was bad enough (I say bad enough whenever the flu makes a blocked nose n makes my prince couldnt sleep well. He got flu before but not always with blocked nose), but because on day 3 the cough got worse at night. The cough was dry, loud and scary! Happened a couple of times only and then the cough sound went back to normal sound of cough. I knew it was croup. I read about it before and I was pretty sure it was not usual cough. So I grabbed my blackberry and google about it (at 2AM!!), and found out that Caleb had all the symptoms but it also said that croup was a mild case and can be treated at home. But despite having read the information, I still decided to bring him to see his doctor and she prescribed an antibiotics for his sore throat and a medicine for his voice box.
Ok now I am going to share with you what is croup.
Croup is when your kid coughs with a barking sound. It was dry and loud. and pretty sure it is scary for both parents and the child. It is caused by some kind of flu virus that attacks the voice box and trachea. Mostly attacks children between 6 months - 3 years old. Most croup case is mild and can be treated at home.
the symptoms start with runny nose, cough or fever (Caleb didn't have any fever) and the barking cough peaks on day 2 or 3. We can hear the high pitched or squeaking noise when the child breathes. It gets worse at night and when the child is crying.
It is contagious. But if anyone is in contact with croupy kid will not get croup, but only the cold symptoms.
I hope this information helps :)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
tantrum = bad kid?
Before I got married or pregnant, whenever I saw a kid at the mall throwing tantrum, I always thought to myself "what a naughty kid" or "poor mom".
Yes, it appeared to me that the mother had a very stong willed kid that would get really mad if he didn't get what he wanted.
Now that I'm a mom and has a kid who had tantrum, and also because I read about it, I know that tantrum happens. Not because my son is bad. Even an angel baby could have tantrums. They happen when your child is tired, hungry or not feeling well. So make sure he has enough rest and well fed.
Yes, it appeared to me that the mother had a very stong willed kid that would get really mad if he didn't get what he wanted.
Now that I'm a mom and has a kid who had tantrum, and also because I read about it, I know that tantrum happens. Not because my son is bad. Even an angel baby could have tantrums. They happen when your child is tired, hungry or not feeling well. So make sure he has enough rest and well fed.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
The First Official Tantrum
Okay, I may have mentioned Caleb had tantrums but after today I have to ammend what I wrote. The previous tantrums were really nothing compared to what I had just witnessed today. You can say the previous ones were mini tantrums. Those tantrums happened because he did something he's not allowed to do and he cried because I told him not to.
Today's story began with yesterday when I showed him a trailer of an educational dvd from youtube. He liked it when there was a moon showing at the end of the trailer and he only wanted to see that part n requested that I repeat it over and over again. He was quite upset and grumpy when I decided to have enough of that yesterday.
And today after we just reached home from church, he unfortunately remembered that youtube trailer and asked about the "moon video" so I played for him. Sad thing the same thing happened all over again and even worse because he was really angry when I said I didn't want to repeat playing it. He was very angry and threw tantrum. The biggest one so far, yes, at 23rd month I finally witnessed it! I can understand why this is not the same like the previous ones. The previous ones were because he was not allowed to do something he KNEW it was wrong to do, this ONE is because he wanted something so BADLY and didn't understand why he couldn't get it (why mommy refused to replay for him) and that's why he was angry.
I knew it was going to be a tantrum so I brought him to his room and close the door to have a time out to cool him down. What I did not expect was this led to a bigger tantrum than in the past.
He was stomping his foot, kicking and fell down sitting on the floor. He was SCREAMING in anger.
my hubby was in the room with me and I asked him not to give him any attention he wanted.
Caleb was even angrier when he wanted me to carry him but I refused. He hugged me and because he saw that I didn't do anything he was stomping and kicking again and so I put him on the bed again. I kept telling him "we can get out and watch Hi5 after you stop crying". I told him too " i know you're angry but you cannot keep watching that when I tell you to stop. it was enough". He stopped and stared at me when he heard me say "i know you're angry" as if he understood that I acknowledged his feeling, but oh well, he was still angry and then continued his screaming and stomping.
To be honest, as a first time mom and my first time experience to witness my son having his first real tantrum, I was quite shocked but thank God I remain calm and in control (this is important! don't let your kid read that you are panic and not in self control, his tantrum could get worse). But I admit I gave in and hugged him and then carried him. He stopped crying immediately and I told him "that is good that you stop crying now. Remember you cannot ask mommy to replay over and over again when mommy say enough, okay? now let's go out and watch hi5"
you know what....we went out of the room, and he was a happy content kid watching hi5, like nothing ever happened before!!! he was even smiling to me!! Goddd....what did just happen??? LOL
but I guess that was tantrum. it's done when it's done. and that what's time out for, to cool him down, to wait til he's done throwing tantrum.
I thank God my first experience having my son's tantrum was in my house and not while we're out! I might get more panic if I was outside. To be honest, it was quite traumatic. I hope it wont happen again.
Here is my observation why this tantrum happened. and I admit it was my lack of wisdom.
First, I should have learned from yesterday that this could end the same. I shouldn't let him watch that again
Second, he was hungry and tired at that time. This was the main cause that triggered the tantrum. We were out since morning til 5pm and I didnt give him his milk before he napped because I thought he had lunch and then ate some french fries before he went down to sleep. But my fault was I didn't pay attention at how much he ate before he napped. We shared the french fries. My hubby and I probably ate more than him. Sigh...
But tantrums happen. at least once in your child's life, it is unavoidable. I just pray it wont happen too often and than when it happens, I am more prepared and have more control n be calm enough.
Today's story began with yesterday when I showed him a trailer of an educational dvd from youtube. He liked it when there was a moon showing at the end of the trailer and he only wanted to see that part n requested that I repeat it over and over again. He was quite upset and grumpy when I decided to have enough of that yesterday.
And today after we just reached home from church, he unfortunately remembered that youtube trailer and asked about the "moon video" so I played for him. Sad thing the same thing happened all over again and even worse because he was really angry when I said I didn't want to repeat playing it. He was very angry and threw tantrum. The biggest one so far, yes, at 23rd month I finally witnessed it! I can understand why this is not the same like the previous ones. The previous ones were because he was not allowed to do something he KNEW it was wrong to do, this ONE is because he wanted something so BADLY and didn't understand why he couldn't get it (why mommy refused to replay for him) and that's why he was angry.
I knew it was going to be a tantrum so I brought him to his room and close the door to have a time out to cool him down. What I did not expect was this led to a bigger tantrum than in the past.
He was stomping his foot, kicking and fell down sitting on the floor. He was SCREAMING in anger.
my hubby was in the room with me and I asked him not to give him any attention he wanted.
Caleb was even angrier when he wanted me to carry him but I refused. He hugged me and because he saw that I didn't do anything he was stomping and kicking again and so I put him on the bed again. I kept telling him "we can get out and watch Hi5 after you stop crying". I told him too " i know you're angry but you cannot keep watching that when I tell you to stop. it was enough". He stopped and stared at me when he heard me say "i know you're angry" as if he understood that I acknowledged his feeling, but oh well, he was still angry and then continued his screaming and stomping.
To be honest, as a first time mom and my first time experience to witness my son having his first real tantrum, I was quite shocked but thank God I remain calm and in control (this is important! don't let your kid read that you are panic and not in self control, his tantrum could get worse). But I admit I gave in and hugged him and then carried him. He stopped crying immediately and I told him "that is good that you stop crying now. Remember you cannot ask mommy to replay over and over again when mommy say enough, okay? now let's go out and watch hi5"
you know what....we went out of the room, and he was a happy content kid watching hi5, like nothing ever happened before!!! he was even smiling to me!! Goddd....what did just happen??? LOL
but I guess that was tantrum. it's done when it's done. and that what's time out for, to cool him down, to wait til he's done throwing tantrum.
I thank God my first experience having my son's tantrum was in my house and not while we're out! I might get more panic if I was outside. To be honest, it was quite traumatic. I hope it wont happen again.
Here is my observation why this tantrum happened. and I admit it was my lack of wisdom.
First, I should have learned from yesterday that this could end the same. I shouldn't let him watch that again
Second, he was hungry and tired at that time. This was the main cause that triggered the tantrum. We were out since morning til 5pm and I didnt give him his milk before he napped because I thought he had lunch and then ate some french fries before he went down to sleep. But my fault was I didn't pay attention at how much he ate before he napped. We shared the french fries. My hubby and I probably ate more than him. Sigh...
But tantrums happen. at least once in your child's life, it is unavoidable. I just pray it wont happen too often and than when it happens, I am more prepared and have more control n be calm enough.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Good quality time
Now that I'm no longer a full time stay at home mother, I really have to wisely manage my time so that I can have time for my family. Besides working as a part time administrator, I also have my ministry and church activities. That already takes 3-4x a week. and I have one special day that I only go out on a date with hubby. I know that all working mothers are very busy and admit it, there are times you feel guilty for not spending enough time with your kids.
I have come to realize that it is not the amount of time you give to your kid. But whether you use that certain amount for some really good quality and bonding time with your kid. You see...we may be in the same house, seeing him in the living room playing his blocks, while we are doing something else. Yes, you are with him but you are not spending time with him.
Everyday I make sure I have time for my son. and not just spending or wasting time with him but this has to be a real good quality time. How do I spend my quality time with Caleb? I walk with him in the park and while walking, I talk to him, sing to him, joke with him. I create learning time in a fun way so that he can still giggle. We go swimming together or go somewhere else without the maid, just us. and finally, my fave quality time ever is....the bedtime rituals!!! this is when I read books and pray with him before he sleeps. I hate to miss bedtime that's why as much as I can, I try to be home before bedtime.
and Oh..one more...bath time! yes, this is our fun time together too :)
Believe me when you have a good quality time with your kid, you won't ever feel guilty everytime you leave your house. There was one day when I felt so insecured and feeling guilty when I left the house. I felt something was missing. I knew I was spending the time at home but I was tired and I took nap and when I woke up, Caleb was already out at the playground with my maid and before he went home, I already had to leave again. I was thinking and thinking and came to realize that I have not spent any good quality time with my son and that was why I felt guilty leaving him again. It would be a different story if I spent a good time with him, no matter how busy I was, and eventhough I had to leave him again in the evening, I would not feel guilty.
So mommies, it is okay to go to work, to go on a date with your hubby, to have your 'me' time, to meet your friends and so on...as long as you make sure your son get to spend a good quality time with you, you will never feel guilty.
I have come to realize that it is not the amount of time you give to your kid. But whether you use that certain amount for some really good quality and bonding time with your kid. You see...we may be in the same house, seeing him in the living room playing his blocks, while we are doing something else. Yes, you are with him but you are not spending time with him.
Everyday I make sure I have time for my son. and not just spending or wasting time with him but this has to be a real good quality time. How do I spend my quality time with Caleb? I walk with him in the park and while walking, I talk to him, sing to him, joke with him. I create learning time in a fun way so that he can still giggle. We go swimming together or go somewhere else without the maid, just us. and finally, my fave quality time ever is....the bedtime rituals!!! this is when I read books and pray with him before he sleeps. I hate to miss bedtime that's why as much as I can, I try to be home before bedtime.
and Oh..one more...bath time! yes, this is our fun time together too :)
Believe me when you have a good quality time with your kid, you won't ever feel guilty everytime you leave your house. There was one day when I felt so insecured and feeling guilty when I left the house. I felt something was missing. I knew I was spending the time at home but I was tired and I took nap and when I woke up, Caleb was already out at the playground with my maid and before he went home, I already had to leave again. I was thinking and thinking and came to realize that I have not spent any good quality time with my son and that was why I felt guilty leaving him again. It would be a different story if I spent a good time with him, no matter how busy I was, and eventhough I had to leave him again in the evening, I would not feel guilty.
So mommies, it is okay to go to work, to go on a date with your hubby, to have your 'me' time, to meet your friends and so on...as long as you make sure your son get to spend a good quality time with you, you will never feel guilty.
The eye level talk
This method has been working well so far.
Instead of yelling, shouting to your kid, kneel down until you are at the same height as him, having eye to eye talk.To get his attention, squeeze his arm but don't hurt him, just enough to get him sees your eyes and then say what's your point, e.g. "you cannot draw on the chair, ok?" and teach him to reply "ok" to you. He will listen to you because he feels respected.
I told my hubby to try this technique. I told him that it works for me. So he tried.
and it worked. :)
Instead of yelling, shouting to your kid, kneel down until you are at the same height as him, having eye to eye talk.To get his attention, squeeze his arm but don't hurt him, just enough to get him sees your eyes and then say what's your point, e.g. "you cannot draw on the chair, ok?" and teach him to reply "ok" to you. He will listen to you because he feels respected.
I told my hubby to try this technique. I told him that it works for me. So he tried.
and it worked. :)
Thursday, January 20, 2011
happy parents, happy kids
philipmantofa: The best inheritance we can give to our kids is not material wealth,
but their parents' happy marriage!
I agree Ps.philip. Happy parents, happy kids.
Your relationship with your spouse determines aand shapes your kids' character and emotional beings.
Always pray for your marriage and spouse relationship.
but their parents' happy marriage!
I agree Ps.philip. Happy parents, happy kids.
Your relationship with your spouse determines aand shapes your kids' character and emotional beings.
Always pray for your marriage and spouse relationship.
Caleb's update
Caleb is to be 2 years old in 2 months time! Can you believe that? Time flies so fast..I thought I just ordered his 1st bday cake and now I'm gonna have to think another cake's theme for his 2nd!
Here's some updates on his development:
He naps once a day most of the time.
He is now able to nap for 2.5 hours which is good!
His bedtime is around 8-9PM. He still asks for night feeding although we have 3 times sleeping through the whole night..So I'm looking forward to more and more success. There was a period when he asked for 2x of milk bottles, I guess he was having growth spurt.
He eats bread for breakfast.
He eats lunch and dinner quite a lot actually but his menu is limited. He is still quite picky and reluctant to try new menu.
Language development:
He has abundant vocabs now..I really lose counting of how many words he can speak and understand now.
He can also form 3 words sentence. For example:
Mommy go work
Daddy wear shoes
Itchy go away
He can also indicate what he wants: I want this or that...
He understands all instruction given to him.
Other development:
He is learning to wear his own shoes and slippers. He has many success wearing his own crocs slippers.
He can open a bottle's cap and love to play with it..twisting, turning etc
He still cleans up his toys after playing
He knows what a will power now, and knows the meaning of refusing by saying "don't want"
He has his own preference of what shoes or clothes to wear
He is still friendly and funny. we still get many compliments from neighbors, friends, and even strangers in street of how cute and smart he is.
His brain is an amazing recorder. He'll immitate what he sees. Promise him something, he'll remind you of what you have said.
He developes dislikes in insects such as butterfly, lizard, cockroach, etc but his expression doesnt look scared at all. he sometimes will just say "hiiii...mommy!! lizard!!!" and will come running to me n hug me but he still has this wide smile on his face lol :D
He has completed his alphabet learning from A-Z and numbers 1-10 by 20 months old. This is a very good achievement for both if us. we still study this everyday to make sure he doesn't forget. Now besides numbers and abc, I am teaching him to say his own name, mommy's and daddy's name, practicing to say and knows when to say 'sorry', 'excuse me', 'please'. He has good improvement. I'm proud.
He certainly loves MUSIC. His first love is drum, now he begins to like guitar and keyboard as well.
He dances when he hears music (or beat or drum beat :D)
His routine:
7.30 or 8AM: wake up - breakfast (mostly are bread) - to the park
9.30 AM: shower and water play time
10AM: study time & Bible reading time for 5-7mins
10.30AM: to playground (play time)
11AM: Lunch
12 or 12.30: nap (milk before nap - 100ml)
2.30 or 3pm: wake up - snack time - tv/play time
4pm: to the park/playground
6pm: dinner
7pm: shower
7.15pm: family time
8 or 8.30pm: get ready to bed - story book time - prayer - milk (150ml) - bed
Here's some updates on his development:
He naps once a day most of the time.
He is now able to nap for 2.5 hours which is good!
His bedtime is around 8-9PM. He still asks for night feeding although we have 3 times sleeping through the whole night..So I'm looking forward to more and more success. There was a period when he asked for 2x of milk bottles, I guess he was having growth spurt.
He eats bread for breakfast.
He eats lunch and dinner quite a lot actually but his menu is limited. He is still quite picky and reluctant to try new menu.
Language development:
He has abundant vocabs now..I really lose counting of how many words he can speak and understand now.
He can also form 3 words sentence. For example:
Mommy go work
Daddy wear shoes
Itchy go away
He can also indicate what he wants: I want this or that...
He understands all instruction given to him.
Other development:
He is learning to wear his own shoes and slippers. He has many success wearing his own crocs slippers.
He can open a bottle's cap and love to play with it..twisting, turning etc
He still cleans up his toys after playing
He knows what a will power now, and knows the meaning of refusing by saying "don't want"
He has his own preference of what shoes or clothes to wear
He is still friendly and funny. we still get many compliments from neighbors, friends, and even strangers in street of how cute and smart he is.
His brain is an amazing recorder. He'll immitate what he sees. Promise him something, he'll remind you of what you have said.
He developes dislikes in insects such as butterfly, lizard, cockroach, etc but his expression doesnt look scared at all. he sometimes will just say "hiiii...mommy!! lizard!!!" and will come running to me n hug me but he still has this wide smile on his face lol :D
He has completed his alphabet learning from A-Z and numbers 1-10 by 20 months old. This is a very good achievement for both if us. we still study this everyday to make sure he doesn't forget. Now besides numbers and abc, I am teaching him to say his own name, mommy's and daddy's name, practicing to say and knows when to say 'sorry', 'excuse me', 'please'. He has good improvement. I'm proud.
He certainly loves MUSIC. His first love is drum, now he begins to like guitar and keyboard as well.
He dances when he hears music (or beat or drum beat :D)
His routine:
7.30 or 8AM: wake up - breakfast (mostly are bread) - to the park
9.30 AM: shower and water play time
10AM: study time & Bible reading time for 5-7mins
10.30AM: to playground (play time)
11AM: Lunch
12 or 12.30: nap (milk before nap - 100ml)
2.30 or 3pm: wake up - snack time - tv/play time
4pm: to the park/playground
6pm: dinner
7pm: shower
7.15pm: family time
8 or 8.30pm: get ready to bed - story book time - prayer - milk (150ml) - bed
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Another growth spurt?
My husband is very involved in the matter of raising Caleb. He would not just leave me alone to decide what's best for his son, he would want to be involved. I'm not talking about big matter like which school Caleb should go to, or Which girl he should date (haha!)..but for matters that usually only moms concern. Last few weeks, Caleb had been waking up at night and asking for milk - twice a night! 2am and 6am.
and my hubby said "this has become a habit, we should do something about it!"
My instinc said that it was not a habit. I don't know what's going on but it just didn't seem like he grew a habit out of sudden. But anyway, I followed his sugestion. The next night we refused to give another bottle of milk and ended up Caleb waking up so grumpy! We finally gave him a Meiji cow milk and he gulped down so fast and still cranky. He was really hungry! So I knew it..it was not a habit.
To my surprise, I logged on to the motherhood forum and found an interesting topic that some of the kids there (all same age as caleb), were also waking up twice at night for milk!!
So I guessed...these babies were going through another growth spurt period. This is when they need food intake more than usual for their growth and usually lasts for 3-4 days or even a week.
So I told hubby about it and he agreed that we would just feed him milk if later on that night he asked for it.
True enough a few days later, Caleb was back to normal and did not ask for 2x bottles a night.
What a relief.
and my hubby said "this has become a habit, we should do something about it!"
My instinc said that it was not a habit. I don't know what's going on but it just didn't seem like he grew a habit out of sudden. But anyway, I followed his sugestion. The next night we refused to give another bottle of milk and ended up Caleb waking up so grumpy! We finally gave him a Meiji cow milk and he gulped down so fast and still cranky. He was really hungry! So I knew it..it was not a habit.
To my surprise, I logged on to the motherhood forum and found an interesting topic that some of the kids there (all same age as caleb), were also waking up twice at night for milk!!
So I guessed...these babies were going through another growth spurt period. This is when they need food intake more than usual for their growth and usually lasts for 3-4 days or even a week.
So I told hubby about it and he agreed that we would just feed him milk if later on that night he asked for it.
True enough a few days later, Caleb was back to normal and did not ask for 2x bottles a night.
What a relief.
Partnership
You may have read many parenting books. You may have known many methods by now. You may want to put it into practice. You want to make the theory alive.
Oh well, whatever your method you choose - be it how to develop a routine, to discipline your child during meal time and so on, you need your PARTNER to first agree on the method so that you both can go in the same pathway. Partner means your husband and whoever else involved in taking care your kid. You need all the support you can get! You insist not to give snacks before dinner, but your partner went home with some crackers and happily fed your kid with it. I'm sure that will destroy all your efforts and frustrate you even more. So sit down and discuss your concern and what solution you have found and ask support from your partner so that he or she will be going the same path as you.
To change the kid's bad habit needs preserverence and support from your partner. There will be times when you feel like this doesn't work and you're about to give in, that's when your partner has to keep on encouraging you to keep on going.
Oh well, whatever your method you choose - be it how to develop a routine, to discipline your child during meal time and so on, you need your PARTNER to first agree on the method so that you both can go in the same pathway. Partner means your husband and whoever else involved in taking care your kid. You need all the support you can get! You insist not to give snacks before dinner, but your partner went home with some crackers and happily fed your kid with it. I'm sure that will destroy all your efforts and frustrate you even more. So sit down and discuss your concern and what solution you have found and ask support from your partner so that he or she will be going the same path as you.
To change the kid's bad habit needs preserverence and support from your partner. There will be times when you feel like this doesn't work and you're about to give in, that's when your partner has to keep on encouraging you to keep on going.
My belated wishes
Oh my Goshhh
We were having such a great time this holiday season that I barely blog..How could I???
sigh..
Oh well..
I wish you all had a great wonderful time on your Christmas day and New Year too.
Merry Christmas
Happy New year
(belated)
(so late!)
We were having such a great time this holiday season that I barely blog..How could I???
sigh..
Oh well..
I wish you all had a great wonderful time on your Christmas day and New Year too.
Merry Christmas
Happy New year
(belated)
(so late!)
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