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I had my initial doubts about spending my confinement month at my in-laws’ (mainly because I thought I’d prefer the privacy of my own home), but it’s been turning out to be better than I could ever imagine. We have the front room…  

Our darling baby boy made his first appearance in the big big world at 6am today. At 3.1kg, he’s the biggest of the three at birth (Brandon was 2.7kg, while Andrea weighed in at 2.6kg). As I write this, the room is dimmed,…  

I’m putting it down to these reasons: we parents are slacking off the novelty of having (yet) another Ngeowling has faded Every other evening, Han and I will start a name suggesting session. It’s all verbal, done over dinner, while in the car on the…  

I am completely thrilled with my first ‘purchase’ from Christy Foh of christystudio.etsy.com. We actually did a barter trade / exchange—a bunch of my handmade soap for 1 of her made-to-order canvas sling bags. I’m happy to report that both sides are…  

Baby’s good, I’m doing fine, and now I have to decide whether or not to continue taking Bricanyl to control these contractions.  

Brandon normally wakes up the household at 7am on the dot each morning, calling out, “GOOD MORNING PAPA!” after flinging his room door wide open. Andrea is usually still a little groggy at that point, but chirpy most of the time. These days…  

Technically I get these breathing spaces every day where the kids are asleep and I have the chance to quieten down and listen to my thoughts. To come back to being me, I suppose. But the reality is quite the opposite. Mommyhood demands…