The Kids are fine. And so are we!: March 2008

The Kids are fine. And so are we!

"The trouble with being a parent is that by the time you are experienced, you are unemployed." ~ Anonymous

Monday, March 17, 2008

Monday Blues

I am sitting in the office at 7.30am in the morning and wondering what I am doing here. I have this headache and feels neusea. Perhaps it is the Monday's blues; but the weekend was terrible, I feel unrested and now have this splitting headache.

The weather I blame for my current state of body and mind - it is pouring in the middle of March and the winds are cold as ice. After the short heavy showers, the sun would come ablazing. La Nina, someone said. Ouch, I have this headache.

So, I sit here wondering what would cheer me up, and to the death of me, I can't think of anything. Food has never been a source of comfort, neither has been music. I was wondering if shopping works, but know deep down it provides only instant gratification and then I become guilty seeing the next credit bill.

I think I am thinking too hard to find a fix and should just look at things around me. I am going to get a cup of hot tea and pour through today's news. If that does not work, I will look forward to my lunch-time workout. And if that still not help, I think I will just go home early and play with the kid. That helps, if she is in a good mood.

Ouch!

Labels: blues, health

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Monday, March 10, 2008

Fashion Avenue

The Kid is testing my patience, my patience, my patience. Yesterday, we went out twice. Once to the grocer's, another time to my sister's. Both times, she decided the clothes she was going to wear, right down to the shoes.

Did not take a picture of her but she was out in a stripped colourful T, blue skirt with fruity prints and lace, her pink and white addidas, and her red bag. She took fifteen minutes to pick out that outfit. My neighbours thought she looked cute.

Labels: clothes

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Tuesday, March 04, 2008

You can "enjoy life" now

Keith, my brother in law, told me that now I can start to "enjoy life". Over the weekend at the parents' place, he saw that The Kid could entertain herself and was pretty impressed. Well, he is so right!!!

Recently, The Kid could do things like sitt at the dining table for the entire duration of dinner, "read" her cardboard books from cover to cover, and doodle quietly with her crayons. Wil and I have started to notice for awhile. The Kid is more and more human-like. Plus, I guess the fact that she could communicate makes understanding her more easy.

Oh, did I mentioned that she is starting to select the clothes she wears? So there are a few categories, "no like", "cute" and "ok". Gee... Wonder where she pick that up from?

Labels: development, talking

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