Things have names

Although Georgia knows many words and knows the names of many things, she rarely refers to what she wants by name.
She usually points and says, “There, there” building to a crescendo if we can’t work out what it is she is referring to.
She does however refer to her favourite food by name.
Hhun-nee
Often with a slight [...]

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Hokkien words – coming!

Georgia has started saying some Hokkien Chinese words!
Her conversations so far have been mainly in English – we do seem to speak it as the main form of communication but not intentionally or planned in any way. We do however try to speak in our own ‘Rojak’ or melting pot of language. So I’ve been [...]

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Growing up…

I know it sounds so cliche but I was thinking the other day about how quickly children grow up (don’t we all?), and then it occurred to me that to a great extent, it is how much and what we expect of them.
And then I had yet another ‘West meets East’ parenting revelation….
Type ‘17-month old toddler’ in [...]

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To have or not to have …the MMR

The huge hullabaloo about the MMR vaccine continues to plague the decision making process of most parents with toddlers and I am no exception. Tony Blair has refused to comment on whether his youngest child, Leo was given the vaccine, while current Tory leader David Cameron told the press that all his children had been [...]

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It’s Official…

This is how much Georgia weighs.
Geez, no wonder my arms ache!

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Clara Cow

This is simply Georgia’s all-time favourite book.
 The picture is taken from a fantastic Ciao! review.

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Multitasking baby

You know how everyone just knows that women are better than men at multitasking?
Well, Georgia showed me something, actually multiple things (!) that I believe puts to rest the question ‘why ?’
 At the tender age of 16 months, this ‘kidd-o’ mine is able to walk, read her book (Clara Cow wraps up warm) AND jig to music [...]

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16-month old Fasion Diva

Would you believe that one day short of turning 17 …. months – that is, Georgia has decided, (rightly so, I might add) that I do not have a fashion sense.
There’s something about being a Physical Science Academic that throws fashion out the window. What’s the point when you’re always in a white lab coat [...]

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