2011

Can hardly wait

She stretches her arm up to reach a spot on the wall. “Mommy, why can I reach this?” asked my 3-year old Kalia. “That’s because you’re growing bigger baby,” I said. “That means I can go to school?” “You’ll go to school when you turn four.” “Is that still a long time?” “Hmm… a little [...]

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Respecting her pace

“Let’s play teacher, Mommy!” I know she misses school. She likes to play teacher everyday. Today we did numbers one to twenty. She has numbers one to 12 down pat. Numbers 13 to 20 are still a challenge but she’s learning fast. I’m learning to respect her pace and her interest in studying. Sometimes I [...]

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The first semester in school

It was raining and the clouds were gray. I had to tell my big girl that school was suspended that day. “Okay, Mommy,” she said. Later on, the rain stopped. She slung her backpack over her shoulder and said, “The rain stopped. Let’s go to school, Mommy.” I was so proud of my big girl. [...]

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Almost ready for school

“Mama, I can’t keep up with them. They read and write so fast!” I enrolled in a regular school when I was six. I had no previous education but I went straight to Kindergarten 2. I barely remember how challenging it was for me to be among kids who all seemed to read and write [...]

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The first visit to the dentist

Remember the tale of the two lost teeth? Well, after Jamaine lost the second tooth, we decided to bring her to the dentist. I wasn’t quite sure how she would react. I remember going to the dentist when I was a kid and how horrible it was because the dentist scraped and poked at my [...]

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This is why I blog

When I was writing the post about Jamaine’s fourth birthday, I found myself going back to my post about her birth story on an old blog which I’ve reposted here. And I thought, this is why I blog: I want to have something to remind me about things I want to remember. Like how we [...]

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My little big girl

My eyes tear up as I read her birth story again. Has it really been four years? I remember the day she was born and how amazed I was at the fragile little baby nestled in my arms. Did I really help bring this baby to life? I remember the cheerful mornings when she would [...]

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The tale of the two lost teeth

It all started with a slight thud. Jamaine was looking inside one of the cabinet drawers when she smashed her mouth into the rim. She was crying as she showed me her injured gum. The tooth that was right smack at the center was shaking a little bit. I told her to be more careful [...]

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Mommy moments # 2: On love and sisterhood

My youngest Kalia and I woke up early this morning, so we decided to get some breakfast and let big sister Jamaine get more sleep. After we went down, our helper made her way up to our room to clean. “You have to be very quiet. Jamaine is still sleeping,” Kalia warns her. The little [...]

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I don’t love Mommy!

“I don’t have office today but I have a meeting at Starbucks,” I tell my three, almost four year old. “But Starbucks is just for Jamaine, can I go with you?” she asks. “Well, it’s a meeting for grown ups so only Mommy can go.” “I don’t love Mommy!” she shouts as she stomps out [...]

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