Category: Parenting

  • Two kinds of horror

    I got diaper duty Sunday afternoon when we were at Paragon because Naomi was busy at some shop – so Kai and I made our way to the diaper change room at level 5 to get him cleaned up. He knows the drill, and he’s familiar with the change room, which is small, functional, and…

  • Milestones

    Kai pooped in his potty. Not once, but twice and almost three times. He missed his hattrick only because I was busy putting the dishes in the sink and he went in his diaper before I could sit him down. Then there’s the reading. About a week ago, he started reading the letters on his…

  • Underground children’s apparel mall

    We’re in an underground mall that holds several hundred shops selling all manner of kids’ clothes. If you don’t hear from us again, tell the others.

  • Long days, wide nights

    It’s been a long week at work and home. Let’s start with home – Kai was struck by some stomach bug that Hossan says has been going around, because people in Mediacorp in their fortress on Caldecott Hill have been falling over, throwing up and all that. We’re usually quite relaxed when Kai gets a…

  • Banker!

    We’ve been very lucky to have a baby boy who’s so easy to look after. He eats well, is able to play by himself, and sleeps mostly to a schedule, and when we’re eating out, he’s able to sit at the table for up to an hour – enough for us to finish our meal…