Family Matters, Girl Meets World

One Bed At A Time

Kaitlyn is a blessed girl. Before she joined our family, she already had her first bed waiting for her. In my anticipation of having another baby, I had impulsively bought a rocking cradle in hopes of my adoption process going smoothly. However, if you’ve read my adoption journey, you’ll know it was a looooong process.… Continue reading One Bed At A Time

Mother musings

Keeping My Kids Safe

I talked about how a child’s safety can get compromised in my article on name labels, and decided to delve more into keeping children safe. You read in the news about child abduction, child abuse and all the dangers that could happen to your child that it becomes a real concern. What is the world… Continue reading Keeping My Kids Safe

Mother musings

To Label Or Not, That Is The Question

I love personalised stickers — not just for my kids, but for myself too! My favourite brands are Stuck On You and Mine4sure. I learnt about these ingenious little things during my time as a pre-school educator at an international pre-school, where most of the children aren’t local, and they had all their items labelled,… Continue reading To Label Or Not, That Is The Question

Family Matters, Girl Meets World

My Little Happy Fish

So I always wanted to find a swimming programme for babies/toddlers, and I happened to chance upon Happy Fish Swim School. They kindly arranged a trial lesson and Kaitlyn seemed to enjoy it. The coach was very patient and had a way with the tots. So I signed her up for lessons. I was excited… Continue reading My Little Happy Fish

Girl Meets World

Someone Else’s Human Being

There's a family on our floor with 3 children, and they have a 6-year-old daughter, J, who is fascinated with Kaitlyn. She would get excited whenever she saw Kaitlyn at the playground. "Baby!!!!" She would call out and run over to give Kaitlyn a hug. She's really sweet. At the playground, she would guide Kaitlyn… Continue reading Someone Else’s Human Being