school's out... what now?

I've officially withdrawn H from school after the fire incident in school. Yes, his school caught fire over the weekend. Luckily it happened at night and no one was hurt. Since the building is yet to be certified to be fit for operation by the fire department, the school has decided to move everyone to the Cheras campus. There's no way we're going to Cheras - too much of a logistical nightmare for us. So H is officially off school now. I hope we can get a refund on school fees for the remaining semester!

Now what am I going to do with H? He's been asking me about school.

H: Is there school tomorrow?
Me: Nope
H: Why?
Me: There was a fire in school and they have to fix the school first
H: Did it burn my classroom?
Me: Nope, not your classroom
H: Then I can go to school?
Me: Nope...
H: Why?

Yesterday after I've officially withdrawn H from school, I told him he won't be going to school for the rest of the year until he starts his new school next year. You would have thought that he would be happy to not have to go to school, but I think he was somewhat disappointed. He's actually grown to like school. Hopefully he likes his next school and the new friends he'd make just as much, if not more. But for now, I have to think of other activities to occupy him...

birthdays

Now that the kids are older, they are starting to understand what birthdays are. L's 3rd birthday is coming up soon and she knows exactly what she wants.

"I want a butterfly and garden and ballerina party with a pink and purple and red butterfly cake..."

Then when H said he wanted a funfair party for his 6th birthday next year (yes, he's already planning in advance), L said she also wanted a funfair party PLUS a Barney party.

Me: You can have that next year L
L: No, I want 3 parties - butterfly, barney and funfair!
Me: You can't have 3 parties, that is too many. You can only have 1
L: 3 is not many, 5 is many. I didn't say I want 5, I say I only want 3!

Gosh!!

Last night before going to bed...

H: I know what I'm going to get for mei mei's birthday
Me: Oh that's sweet dear, what are you going to get for mei mei?
H: A soldier set
Me: Are you sure? Mei mei is a girl, I don't think she likes soldier. Are you sure it's not for you?
H: Sometimes mei mei behaves like a boy what!!!

confinement lady contact list

I've finally managed to secure a confinement lady, whew, what a relief!!! She's recommended by my neighbour so hopefully she turns out to be as good as she's claimed to be.

For those still searching for CL, I've actually compiled a list based on recommendations from friends as well as fellow mummy bloggers / forum readers. Since I've not had any first hand experience with any of them, it's better you vet them yourself by calling and speaking to them directly, or arranging an interview.

List of recommended confinement ladies (in no particular order)

1. Aunty Sabrina            016-4681225
2. Aunty Foong              016-5155382
3. Aunty Ah Tai             017-9187383 (highly recommended by a few blogger moms)
4. Har Yie                      012-5221913
5. Mui Jie                       016-3945709 (supports breastfeeding)
6. Mei Lian                    017-6355077 / 016-5604842
7. Lian Jie                      016-5363251 / 016-6385219 / 019-9939483
8. Aunty Alice               016-6730103
9. Ah Peng  Cheh           016 9481739
10. Swee Kuan                 016-6269873 (supports breastfeeding)
11. Aunty Joanne             012-3541339
12. Aunty Kim                 017-2729885 (supports breastfeeding)
13. Ming Cheh                 010-766546
14. Aunty Siew                016-687005
15. Aunty Yuki                013-3574899
16. Aunty Agnes              016-4900565

Unfortunately I can't yet share with you the CL I booked in case she FFK or bail on me... hehehe...

Good luck!!

searching for a confinement lady

I've been procrastinating the search for a while until my mom called me the other day in the office asking if I was going to have a CL for our baby #3. My original intention is not to have one since the two previous CLs I had were only so-so. My idea was to get my current nanny to help double up as a CL and pay her more. However, it turns out that she has no experience with newborns. In fact, she's more kan cheong than I am and have been asking my mom about it.

I've since been scouring the internet to get reviews of good CLs. So if anyone has any good experience with their CL, do drop me an email. Your kind gesture will be much appreciated!

toddler talk

My little toddler L is growing up too fast. She's turning 3 in a month's time, how time flies! I really miss those baby talk, now she's like a little lawyer in the making, always twisting and turning her words...

1. I'm not running, I'm skipping
L was running near the fish tank and daddy was afraid she'll bump into it and hurt herself...

Daddy: L, no running near the aquarium. Remember what daddy said!
L: I'm not running daddy, I'm just skipping!

2. When I say x, it means y
During breakfast one morning L said she wanted milo milk (i.e. milo + milk) so I made her milo milk. After more than 10 minutes, she still hasn't touched it...

Me: L, why aren't you drinking your milo milk
L: I don't want milo milk, I want fresh milk
Me: But you told mummy you wanted milo milk when I asked you
L: Mummy, when I say milo milk I mean fresh milk, fresh milk means milo milk

3. I like cold I don't like warm
Whenever L asks for fresh milk, aunty will warm it up for her cos she doesn't want her to take it cold from the fridge

Nanny: There you go L, your fresh milk
L: It's warm, I don't like warm I want cold!

And she'll refuse to drink it. So after many failed attempts, aunty gave her cold milk one morning

Nanny: Here you go, your fresh milk
L: It's cold
Nanny: You like it cold right?
L: No, I don't like it cold, I want it warm

4. It's not me it's baby
Whenever L does something wrong and we reprimand her for it, she'll blame it on her baby (her make believe baby in the form of her pillow)

Me: L, stop spinning the chair
L: It wasn't me it's baby!

Me: L, didn't mummy say not to bite your tit-tit (bottle teat) anymore? I'm not going to buy new ones you know?!
L: It wasn't me
Me: If it wasn't you then who can it be?
L: It was baby!

Me: L, why are you making such a mess (throwing kor-kor's monopoly money all over the floor)
L: It wasn't me, baby did it!