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Re: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months
hi Mommies! my little girl is getting so big now. she didn't grow that much the first six months we moved to Singapore, but after Christmas, she's grown 3 cm! she's still short compared to Western kids, but bigger than the average Asian kid. S enjoyed her Easter egg hunt so much, that we ended up ha... |
by noelwr April 12th, 2013, 8:00 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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Re: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months
I think kids understand discipline and consequences very early on. However, when S gets really upset, she can't control herself very well and there's no reasoning with her and discipline doesn't work. I just stay calm, pick her up and take her away from the situation. Usually we go look out the wind... |
by noelwr March 22nd, 2013, 8:33 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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One of Skye's classmates who is 18-mo-old also lives in our condo. The family is 2 parents with 4 young girls, and they have 2 live-in maids. Each maid shares a room with 2 girls. Believe me, the rooms are not that big. Anyway, the family has just gone on vacation to Spain for a week and left the 18... |
by noelwr March 21st, 2013, 8:14 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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TIP: The sooner you teach your kid to eat the same stuff as Mom and Dad are having (which is any time after they turn 1), the easier the cooking gets. When cooking dinner, I would just put aside a small portion for S the next day (because she eats earlier than we do) or for 2 days if the next day we... |
by noelwr March 13th, 2013, 5:17 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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Such cuties! I'm a bit late in the game, but I also recommend toddler diaper changes standing up. Also, be careful with giving a bottle at bed time. That is not good for their teeth. It seems so long ago when S was going through those things but I remember always stressing when we had to make a majo... |
by noelwr March 10th, 2013, 9:05 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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welcome to this thread Ethan, and happy birthday! did you have a nice birthday party? lc - gong xi fa cai! I haven't heard it referred to as Spring Festival here, but could be since we don't really have seasons here, though it's been much cooler Dec-Feb than previous months and should be getting ver... |
by noelwr February 22nd, 2013, 7:05 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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Re: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months
hi mommas! hope you had lovely Valentine's Days, for whomever celebrated. we didn't do anything special (but then again we manage to have a date night almost every week), which is fine with me because as a parent of a small child, sometimes going to bed on time and getting a good sleep is the best g... |
by noelwr February 16th, 2013, 8:09 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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Happy 2nd Birthday to geri 's C and LV 's S! Skippy - haha, for the longest time, please was also "peeeeeeeeeees?" here. we got S a Snoopy tricycle that has a push pole at the back so I can push and steer. she doesn't understand the pedals so usually she just puts her feet up in the air. L... |
by noelwr February 1st, 2013, 7:21 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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dcgator - it's a misleading photo. she actually slides off the pony when it moves, so DH was holding her up the whole time. he quickly stepped away for that photo. pony was standing still. ooh, exciting times this year for you in trying to expand your family! Skippy - ha, that's so funny about the ... |
by noelwr January 18th, 2013, 7:18 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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Re: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months
Happy New Year, Mommies! We had a wonderful 2-week vacation in South Africa and Skye had the best time in her life. She loves animals and my SIL has so many, so S was just in heaven. Otherwise, all going well. S drinks out of cup, finally. She can count, but I doubt she understands what numbers mean... |
by noelwr January 11th, 2013, 11:55 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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Re: How to encourage 2.5 year old to sit on the real toilet?
I agree with making sitting on the toilet fun. we usually blow bubbles and I have a wand and DD has a wand and we try to catch each others' bubbles. we've been doing this for months and she still enjoys it. (there was a time when she would ask to go poo poo just so she could blow bubbles.) |
by noelwr December 17th, 2012, 3:34 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: How to encourage 2.5 year old to sit on the real toilet? Replies: 12 Views: 347 |
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Re: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months
I can't wait for Skye to start speaking as well as pupp 's N. right now it's mostly two words and a lot of commanding: "Mommy, come! Mommy, sit! Mommy, sing! Mommy, stand!" etc, but similarly to kunzite 's O, it's mostly words only DH and I can understand. kunzite - aw, the twins are so cu... |
by noelwr December 13th, 2012, 3:53 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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LV - yes, I have an aunt & uncle who have lived in Singapore almost 40 years. my mom and brother are visiting for 3 weeks and then head off to Jakarta & Bali. I am liking my job but it's been really busy the past few weeks. It isn't exactly the same job I had in Holland as I was part of dep... |
by noelwr December 9th, 2012, 1:24 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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Re: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months
Yesterday, Skye turned 2! On Friday, she had a small celebration at school. Was fun to see how she acts at school amongst the Asian kids. She is much better behaved because she copies them. Yesterday we went to the zoo in the morning and then had her party in the afternoon. Her favorite gift was a b... |
by noelwr December 9th, 2012, 1:14 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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LV - Before we could look for a helper, I had to take a small course and exam on how I should treat her. Apparently, it is quite common that helpers get verbally/physically abused or are asked to do things (like go to other family members' houses to clean) which are not within the contract (which i... |
by noelwr December 3rd, 2012, 6:43 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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What's going on with your kid's eye colour? S's are still dark green-gray with a brown center. I thought they would have turned brown by now. |
by noelwr November 20th, 2012, 7:37 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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thanks LV! what are your plans for Thanksgiving? if I remember correctly from previous photos, you live near woods (I remember there was a photo of S by the window). must be beautiful this time of year. |
by noelwr November 19th, 2012, 5:43 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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Re: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months
by the way, I kept hearing that at some point your kid kind of permanently latches on to you and becomes shy of strangers or has separation anxiety... yah, never happened. wherever we are, Skye runs away and if she finds a family with kids, she pretends she's part of that family. otherwise, she shar... |
by noelwr November 16th, 2012, 7:11 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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Glad to hear that all the kiddos are growing up so well and that they are staying as cute as ever! DH got a job 2 weeks ago, so we got a live-in helper and it has been fantastic! She does everything: cooks, cleans, laundry, ironing, grocery shopping and taking Skye to school and picking her up. We c... |
by noelwr November 16th, 2012, 6:48 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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by noelwr November 16th, 2012, 8:29 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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Helping Mom cook breakfast
At school. They wear uniforms. Guess which kid is mine.
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by noelwr September 25th, 2012, 9:50 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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At the beach in Indonesia for a long weekend. Skye would run into the sea and dive into the waves. |
by noelwr September 25th, 2012, 9:43 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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Hi! Been so busy. Right now I'm in Houston for work. Fly back tomorrow. 28 hours or something. Yuck. So we moved into our permanent residence which is a condo with gym, tennis courts, pool, etc. Skye likes the playground and the pool. She can doggy paaddle really well. If you throw a ball in the mid... |
by noelwr September 25th, 2012, 9:09 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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Re: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months
Skippy - due to the heat + humidity, apparently the kids get all stinky after playing outside in the morning. therefore the shower. it's probably just a quick rinse. she's good at floating with the floatee thing on. if we take it off, she sinks! |
by noelwr July 15th, 2012, 7:46 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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we found a more permanent place to rent and will be moving there beginning August. before that time I have to fly to Brisbane (Australia) for work. so now that we know we're going to live, DH and Skye checked out a day care near by. we wanted it to be within walking distance so our live-in helper (w... |
by noelwr July 13th, 2012, 10:51 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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Skippy - great pics of the boys with their flags. how about a blowing-kisses pic? LV - does S like her playhouse? is she "pretending" when playing, yet? Skye likes to pretend that she's feeding her stuffed animals and tickling their belly-buttons. otherwise, she pretty much copies everyth... |
by noelwr July 7th, 2012, 9:46 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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kids are never too old to share pictures of! :wavey: from Singapore! we survived 2 weeks of the hotel in Holland. once Skye finally fell asleep, she wouldn't wake up in the middle of the night. the plane ride went well. she took 2 naps in the bassinet, but it was hard during turbulence when she was ... |
by noelwr June 29th, 2012, 6:36 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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geri - wow 100 words! that's impressive. S is the same with her nappies, but even more so with her toilet seat! she carries it around half the time. puppmom - poor N! that's quite a large bump! Kunzite - S drinks her shower water. we stopped with bathing and have moved on to showers for a few month... |
by noelwr June 15th, 2012, 3:39 am Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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Thanks pupp. Funny how demanding they can be. And then pointing too |
by noelwr June 5th, 2012, 2:16 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
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ooh, congrats Kunzite ! :appl: - - - everything going well here. on Friday, S will be 18 months. she's got a few more words in her vocabulary. we even got her to say her own name a couple of times. right now her favorite word is "bubble" and in 2nd place comes "ball". she loves t... |
by noelwr June 4th, 2012, 12:39 pm Forum: Family, Home & Health Topic: PS Mommy thread with toddlers 12-36 months Replies: 5372 Views: 129048 |
