Phew... I never knew running my own business would be so tiring and mind-boggling.
Thankfully, I don't have to do the financial planning, but getting everything in order, trying to stay ahead of the competition ON TOP OF running the family is taking its toll on me. I've been getting this neck stiffness a lot. It doesn't go away with massage (not that I get much of that anyway), keeps me from falling asleep, makes me real gonggong at times.
However I also suspect it's got something to do with my fan or eMac. ARGHHHH!
THE UNIVERSE IS LISTENING.
Saturday, July 30, 2005
Monday, July 04, 2005
I just thought this belonged here
Hello everyone,
I have two kids - Ray 4yo, and Reu 10mo. When I became a mother for the first time, I didn't do any research on parenting, and just assumed things would come naturally. Boy was I wrong! It was only through much trial and error that I finally found my groove to parent as my instincts told me, and subsequently, I found out that what I'd been doing all along had a name - Attachment Parenting.
It began with breastfeeding - something that I felt was the only way I would feed my babies, not only because of its uncountable benefits to baby and mommy, nor because I totally didn't believe in formula, but mainly because I felt it was the right thing to do. And so, I nursed Ray on and on, despite lots of obstacles and always having to bear with the naysayers. Later, my son Reu was born when his sister was 3.5yo, and since neither of us was ready to wean, I tandem nursed for 9 months.
Now in retrospect, perhaps the most important baby paraphernalia I have ever bought is the sling. It helped me to carry Ray with me everywhere I went, and now Reu. My first sling was from Moms In Mind, and I've still got it, reluctant to sell even after I bought a few more. Then I discovered the Maya Wrap through friends, and I was awe-struck. Such beautiful material! I HAD to get one for myself. I also learnt to use a selandang the traditional way, from G, long ago.
A close friend posted something about Elimination Communication on a mailing list I was on. After I checked it out on the web, I knew that was the way to go. So Ray, then 7mo, began her infant potty training days. She "graduated" when she was about 1.5-2yo. When I was expecting my second child, I knew I wanted to EC from his birth. Well ok, I admit I did use disposables here and there the first couple of months, but we moved on, and by 9m, Reu was diaperfree.
We have a family bed (well actually it's 2 mattresses on the floor), and it helps us to respond to our children in the night. You see, my family believes that when babies cry, they have a need to communicate. So, we respond. And that is the very basis of Attachment Parenting.
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"That's what it's all about!"
I have two kids - Ray 4yo, and Reu 10mo. When I became a mother for the first time, I didn't do any research on parenting, and just assumed things would come naturally. Boy was I wrong! It was only through much trial and error that I finally found my groove to parent as my instincts told me, and subsequently, I found out that what I'd been doing all along had a name - Attachment Parenting.
It began with breastfeeding - something that I felt was the only way I would feed my babies, not only because of its uncountable benefits to baby and mommy, nor because I totally didn't believe in formula, but mainly because I felt it was the right thing to do. And so, I nursed Ray on and on, despite lots of obstacles and always having to bear with the naysayers. Later, my son Reu was born when his sister was 3.5yo, and since neither of us was ready to wean, I tandem nursed for 9 months.
Now in retrospect, perhaps the most important baby paraphernalia I have ever bought is the sling. It helped me to carry Ray with me everywhere I went, and now Reu. My first sling was from Moms In Mind, and I've still got it, reluctant to sell even after I bought a few more. Then I discovered the Maya Wrap through friends, and I was awe-struck. Such beautiful material! I HAD to get one for myself. I also learnt to use a selandang the traditional way, from G, long ago.
A close friend posted something about Elimination Communication on a mailing list I was on. After I checked it out on the web, I knew that was the way to go. So Ray, then 7mo, began her infant potty training days. She "graduated" when she was about 1.5-2yo. When I was expecting my second child, I knew I wanted to EC from his birth. Well ok, I admit I did use disposables here and there the first couple of months, but we moved on, and by 9m, Reu was diaperfree.
We have a family bed (well actually it's 2 mattresses on the floor), and it helps us to respond to our children in the night. You see, my family believes that when babies cry, they have a need to communicate. So, we respond. And that is the very basis of Attachment Parenting.
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"That's what it's all about!"
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