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I am sitting here, in the quiet of the night, waiting for my cakes to cool down before I put them into the fridge. I am baking for a very special night tomorrow. Tomorrow we are having a special thanksgiving dinner. My little girl, Megan, is going to down her last chemo pill on 14 April 2014, and we are...
Ok, so here I am, at 11.45pm and the kids are snoring. I am suddenly bitten by the rearrange-my-blog-look bug. So, I have changed it to a darker colour. Hmm ... looks like I need some getting used to. But, if by tomorrow I still can't accept it, I will change it to some bright, colourful template all over...
Hullo 2013!! It is just great to be able to have another new year. It really is. There is something magical about having a new beginning, a fresh start and a brand new phase. Every year since the time I can remember, I have always been haunted by making new year resolution lists. I remember I once was...
In my last post, I had mentioned about Megan being on steroids. The whole episode is now over and done with. At the peak of the second round, she insisted to having delicious (the restaurant!) everyday! Everyday she will go and ask for the Homemade pesto spaghetti and crispy fried mushrooms. Usually she...
My little Megan is on her steroids again. This time, for 2 weeks. The first month, we had it for the whole time and the effects came in after the first week. The most obvious change was her silent mode. She refused to talk nor see me. Her only conversation was to tell us what she wanted to eat, how to...
31st August was our nation's 55th birthday, but it did not feel much of a celebration to me. I remember when I was small, Merdeka Day was a very big affair. Because it is a holiday, I get to watch TV and the parade that was going on live. I loved the different costumes and the crowd cheering and I have...
Time flew by and we are now approaching the end of our intensive treatment for Megan. On 27 August 2012, we started with Protocol V - two more to go and Christmas this year will have a new meaning to us. This protocol is a little longer than the others and is broken into 2 stages. Stage 1 involves a...
Ryan, by comparison to my other kids, is the sensitive one, the one which emotions is played to the max. Very emotional, very sensitive, very quickly cathes on your moods, and also the very understanding one. Last Sunday, at Sunday School, the teacher ended with asking if anyone has a person to pray...
Wow!! Time really flies! July 2011 was the last month I collected my employment cheque. Unfortunately, it was credited into my bank account, so it did not made an impact as it should have on me. This month, I made my record low in terms of income, could not believe it!! All the hospital visits with little...
Yesterday marks the start of the third protocol that Megan is going through. This protocol is easier in schedule, 2 times hospitalization, 3 days each ... if all goes well. I hate the uncertainty of it ... It makes me very uncomfortable, makes me nervous. This protocol has a drug - High Dose Methotrexate...
Slightly over a month ago, I had written about Dylan attempting to walk. Today, he is walking steadily, and darn proud of himself too! After 3 kids and they still continue to amaze me. Small, tiny, little beings, and the next thing you know, they are crawling and then they start to cruise and then,...
Last night while putting Dylan to sleep, he stood up and was trying very hard to balance himself. After a boyish smile, he looked at me as if saying "Can I do it? I want to!" And he did - Dylan took a small step forward, then another, before he sat down smiling, pleased with himself. I cheered him and...
Hmm ... most days passes by us with no sure meaning except for birthdays, anniversaries, school term start day, etc. Well, for us, we have added in another date to the list - 14th March 2012. A day before that, I had brought Megan to a clinic to check her blood as she was bruising in an alarming manner,...
It has been almost a year since I left my job. It was about middle of February last year when I left for my pre delivery leave and since then it has been a whole year of adventure for me. How do I find it so far? Hmm ... I must say that it is very liberating. Liberating in the sense that I do not have to...
Today shall be the last Friday of the year. It has been a really long and eventful year for me. So much has changed and so much has happened. But, for me, the good memories are to be shared, while I wipe out the nasty ones. The positive ones for me (in no particular order) are: 1) I celebrated one year...
Dylan has progressed so much in the last month or so. At 8 months plus he went from crawling to sitting almost over night. And this boy has lots to look forward to especially when his two older siblings are so active. Here he is seen under the Christmas tree where he finds it most amusing with the...
It was just like yesterday when I sent Ryan to school for the very first time. I still remember all the guilt I had when I sent him at 3 years old. He was still a baby then, still nursing and still with diapers. After 4 years there, today, we have to move on and close this chapter of his life as we...
In this last week, Ryan has taken part in 2 quiz sessions and he won! Ok ok, some may say it is no big deal, but I am his mother, and I think it is a very big deal! So last Tuesday, after we finished his music class, we hung around till about 7pm where the centre had a pretty Japanese girl come to perform...
Isn't that a special date? I am out as I am posting this, gonna buy chocolate ice cream to celebrate with my brood later. Have a good night ahead!
Today I decided to enroll Megan into Gymboree, after more than 10 months of deliberation. Yes, you can call me a terrible mum ... When Ryan was 2 years old, we made a choice to enroll him because he was the only child then and he did not really have any exposure to other children. He was all alone, to my...