Getting Daring

On his swim adventure.  Today, he took the float and ventured into the deeper end on his own initiative.  Wow...

A Breakthrough in His Swim Adventure

For the first time, since last December, little J ventured out of his comfort zone into the deeper side of the pool where his feet can't touch the pool floor (using a float, of course).  Though he was still very frightened and held onto our hands for dear life, it was an accomplishment, nevertheless.  Way to go!

One Big Step Forward

After attempting to toilet-train little J for so long,  we finally see one big step forward.  After being many disappointments and much frustration, I was really glad J passed this major hurdle.

He was having a rash on his bum bum and screaming from pain when he pooped again.  Then he complained about my long nail as I was washing him up and that really infuriated me.  "No more diapers for you!  Your bum bum was like that because of your diapers!"  That sort of woke J up.  I told him not to wear diapers anymore.  If he needed to poop, use his potty.  He agreed.

Four hours later, he suddenly said he needed to poop and dashed for the toilet.  Sat down on the potty and I waited.  He asked for a tummy massage which I did.  And before long, the poop came out.  Boy!  Were we glad!  I reminded J that he has to wipe from front to back and cleared his potty of his poop and told him when he's able to use the toilet, we won't have to wash his potty anymore.

"I'm so proud of you!" got him all satisfied. 

It was a historic moment for mother and son.

Bye Bye, MMI Pinnacle

Today marked the close of another chapter in J's and our lives.  It was the last day of school at MMI for J.  As with Cherie Hearts, I couldn't bear to see him leaving the teachers and friends who had been in our lives for more than 2.5 years.  I had to walk out of the school so they didn't see me tearing.

 

I guess I really can't be a childcare teacher.  Everyday, there may be students coming and going.  I can't possibly be crying in front of the parents when they withdraw their child from the centre.  Haiz...

 

Next year, J will start attending his new kindergarten at the Thomson Road Baptist Kindergarten.  I wish him every success and may the good Lord bless, as always, with good health, body, mind and soul, and a never-dying thirst for knowledge and curious mind.  Amen.

Moving House Again

This is the second time in 2013 that we've moved house.  I am grateful to the Lord for this place.  Small as it is, it is sufficient for us.  The Lord's grace is sufficient for us.  Looking forward to exploring this new area and enjoying its proximity to the city.

Pregnancy Stabilised

It seems the Chinese herbs are indeed effective.  I don't see any weird symptoms related to a miscarriage.  Thank God for that.  I will do all I can to protect this little life our Father Lord has graciously granted us.  He'll see to it that it's healthy.  The next thing to grapple with soon, though I really hope not, is the onset of morning sickness (which for me was the whole day during J's time). :(

Pregnant?

Yes, I think so.  But with a bit of bleeding.  This time around, instead of going to KK, I decided to go the doctor popo to get Chinese herbs to stabilise the pregnancy.  It is a risk I had to take.  Not sure if the Chinese herbs are detrimental to fetal health but I could not take another miscarriage.