Languages, how many at a time?

In the privacy of our own home, we are really very laid back about how we communicate.
We generally speak English, with bits of Hockkien and Malay and very occasionally smaterrings of Mandarin also end up in our conversation. Thus it is hardly surprising that G takes all this in her stride, and understands  us well enough.
It does [...]

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See a doctor???

No way…not for love nor money.
One would imagine that really, in a modern developed country, access to healthcare would be routine, simple even, but wait a minute, the last two instances when I’ve rung to try to get Georgia an appointment to be seen by a doctor, it’s NOT happened. 
So yesterday, after four doses of Calpol [...]

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Sore thumb – What’s a Thumbsucker to do??

Just keep on sucking and scream when it starts to hurt! SIMPLE.
 Well that’s Georgia’s solution.
It doesn’t really matter that her left thumb is swollen and has the ugliest welt in the world. She will only suck her left thumb. She tried for two seconds to work on her right index finger….but i guess that didn’t [...]

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Nursery – A black hole….

Overall I’m impressed and generally pleased satisfied with Georgia’s attendance at the nursery ‘down the road’. It did occur to me recently however, if and when we leave no longer live here, we and more importantly, she, would have no record of having spent time at nursery…. by this I mean, no photos with her [...]

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duckDuckDUCK!!!

The weekend visit to the lake brought more excitement that one could have ever imagined to the life of my dear 16-month old. The duck and goose chasing became more than just a practise in independent walking…..
You see, G is used to seeing ducks, two-dimensional, usually yellow, on the pages of her books, occassionally we get to [...]

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Asian values, Western culture

I have dark hair and yellow skin, so does my husband and naturally so does my daughter. As we live in the UK, to the next person, it may mean we are different, although more likely it may mean absolutely nothing apart from the fact that we are of some ‘Oriental’ ancestry.
Looks aside though, I [...]

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A ‘pooppy’ adventure, a first shower

Georgia, do you want potty?
No answer….
Georgia, do you want potty? No? When you want, you say ‘pot pot’ OK?
A slight nod and she goes back to tearing books down from the bookshelf.
5 minutes later while I stand at the sink, washing up, an odour permeates all the way to the kitchen.
My first thought
Must be the neighbour
I [...]

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T for Tea

Mornings are a really fun time with Georgia, she wakes at a *&^!” , well, shall we say an evil hour of about 5.30am and is usually raring to go the minute she’s fully awake, which is maybe 5.32am!
Mornings are also when she’s not grouchy waiting for food and not grouchy from being over tired from the [...]

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A midnight – Where pain pain?

At first a little sobbing and then curling up and then wild trashing….
We had to turn on the light in the bedroom and then try to wake Georgia up and it took a while.
So questions started …mine,
Are your teeth painful?
Is your tummy pain-pain?
How nice if they could talk and tell you if it was only [...]

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Cis for cheese

Weekends are always a good time for ‘firsts’.
Perhaps it’s because G’s in nursery most of the week and our time with her is limited to the 5am – 8am manic morning rush or the 4.30 / 5.00 – 7.00 evening slowdown that we don’t really catch much of what she might have learnt to do in [...]

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