life updates

Mar 24 - sold our first hm

Apr 24 - found our 2nd home

Oct 24 - moved back to parent's place n leah started new school, started new job, leah started kids gym classes

Dec 24 - started reno on new home

May 25 - moved into new home, Leah started new school.

Glad she's in this current school where she's happy n the teachers n principal is more involved. 

With regards to leah. She's an N2 girl now. Many opinions that must be voiced and a little girl with string personality. 

Love her n all her little cute characteristics. Of cos we try to correct the bad ones as much as we can.  

Not sure how good or bad a job we're doing.. but we just want to ensure she grows up confident and able to face the world along with all th beauty and ugliness of life. We wont be able to be by her side as long as we'd like.. 

my girl

Dunno wat to think today. My 3yr8mth girl says shes very happy today cos papa mama nv angry her. 🫤

Anyway she managed to go sleep without much fuss cos she got a small cut on the side of her mouth (prob from the cookie we baked) and she need to sleep soon so the "little doctors" can come out n fix.. and yea, mummy cannot stay with her cos the "little doctors" wont come out if mummy is around. 

Came up with it to let her sleep early. But only works when she has slight cuts n bruises. Lol

the tiny terror that calls me mummy..

It's 11.12pm n I'm fighting my tiny terror who's fighting sleep. 😪 

Came home from parents' place in the evening with juz two of us n helper. She had a meltdown in the car and after telling her off for a few seconds I decided to 换位思考。so I tried to figure out why she was so emotional and everything we said her reply was 'I don't want'.

Then I realised. While at my parents' she was watching baby shark halfway when we told her it was time to go home. She was unwilling but she followed quietly on her new skate scooter. Reached ground floor, she still wanted to play but we bundled her into the car. In the car she said she wanted to eat biscuits but we said no cos it was too close to dinner time.  

So whatever we suggested after that was met with a 'no', 'I don't want' cos she was frustrated already. 

With that a new understanding dawned on me. So I let her cry it out n calm down on her own. And after that when I asked her if she felt better she could smile n say yes to me.  

Much better accomplishment than to tell her off or keep asking her 'whats wrong what u want'

But patience needed. One step closer to enlightenment. 

genius girl?

My daughter at 22 months can follow a pretty precise instruction I gave her.

Told her to take her lotion that's on my bed and bring it back to keep, and she did it. 

Probably normal but I prefer to see it as my daughter's pretty damn smart.. 

school for leah

This girl has been to 1 month of school, she only missed 2 days of school due to bad runny nose with green mucus. Well, she have had runny nose since before she started school, and it lasted for a whole month.. it was v good that she's only had to miss two days of it. 

This school has a good system that allows one parent to acc for 1st 3 days (only half day till after lunch), which makes it a lot easier for acclimatising. And it was good that the first 3 days started on a Wed. I was able to prep her over the weekend as I know exactly what's gonna happen for that period of time.. for the 1st month she cried about 10 days out of 20 days of school. Not too bad I think.. 

18th month of cuteness

Leah is 18months. How time has flew by. She will be going to playgroup from 1 Nov. New stage of life for us all.. I hope she will adapt well and enjoy it there. 

My girl at 18 months

- can call mama papa yeye nainai korkor jiejie auntie, ah ma in her own way 

- strong arms that can hang from table n bars n swing.. esp loves it when 2 of us holds her hands n she can hang

- understands alot of stuff n can follow simple instructions well.

- loves to shower (can play with the shower head)

- beginning to enjoy swimming 

- likes and dislikes the same type of food as me

- Can climb out of her own cot

- playful n inquisitive. Likes to play hide n seek 

- has a favourite corner to stay at

late night thoughts

Suddenly crossed my mind that Leah is most likely an only child, as per my husband. 

When we grow old n leave this world, she'll really be alone.. optimally she'll have us till she's about 40, and optimistically she'll have kids around 30 and we can help her out for the first 10 years a little and leave the world b4 we become her burden.. 

Nonetheless better ensure she has a good relationship with her cousins as they'll be her only  blood family left after me n TSO leaves the world.. at least if she has problems she has ppl to turn to other than husband.. never know what kind of partner she'll end up with..