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Toddlerhood

Jammin’ Wiggles Way

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Lil’ A has been into The Wiggles song for some times now and it’s never gets old but this time lets just say he put a different twist to it. Mommy needs to brush up on her taking picture skills to follow the rocker’s movements! His beloved-at-the-moment-favorite-musical instrument is that red guitar and at the moment he have enough instrument to have his own band! Enjoy your weekend, everyone! Hey, welcome back. Good to have you here again.

Indoor Play Areas Tips

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Where park and outdoor playground is sadly limited, often times parents resort to these indoor play area located inside many of Jakarta’s big malls. Personally, I hate this kinds of places because I thinks outdoor playground serves much better but sometimes you just have to go with the flow.  Except for some of the nice and obviously clean-safe-well-staffed places such as Lollipops at Senayan City, I found most indoor play areas in Jakarta are either dirty or lack of safety features and often times way too loud. From my own limited experiences here’s what I thought parents should do and don’t when it comes to Indoor Play Areas: Please do not let your child play in the closed area when .....

5 Tips To Find The Perfect Pediatrician

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Relating to my previous post about my ‘struggle’ to find the perfect pediatrician for us, I had made a short list of things that might be helpful when you are in need of a new pediatrician for your child especially if you are new in Jakarta or you are considering to switch doctors. Please do keep in mind that you are really looking for someone who is going to care about your child, listen to and respond to your needs, and be available when you need him/her. 1. Recommendation: Friends or family members can easily provide you with recommendations for pediatrician based on their own experiences. Ask what they like about the doctor and judge for yourself if you would .....

In Two Languages

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Before Lil’ A was born, DH and I had made an agreement that we will both teach him our native languages. Meaning, I’ll be talking with him in Indonesian while DH in English. Sounds easy right? Not so much! When we were still living in the US, I have to admit that sometimes I speak to him in English simply because it’s easier to said things like “No!” or “Please, don’t do that…” than to say them in Indonesian. Living there means he’s more exposed to his father’s native language but that changed after we moved to Jakarta. Although my families mostly understand and can speak English, it is of course much easier for them to talk in Indonesian. Lil’ .....

10 Packing Tips For International Flight With Children

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From the age of less than 9 months old, Little A and I has been flying internationally.  After a lot of researched on my part and from personal experience I decided to share you this list. 10 Packing Tips For International Flight(s) with Baby/Toddler Snacks & Food: Pack enough snacks/foods to last you for  7 days on a boat from Alaska! Change of clothes: Bring extras for your baby/toddler and also for you. You never know when you’ll get soaked with spit ups or worst vomits. Bring a Tylenol/Benadryl: I’m not advising you to drug your child but some had sworn it works, better consult your doctor first. Benadryl never works for mine tho’ it makes him hyper! Ipods: or .....

Sippy Cup oh Sippy Cup

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Many mothers will be familiar with sippy cups but here sometimes when I asked around for them not all the shop attendants knows what I’m talking about and I had to literally describe what it meant. As most toddler, Lil’ A started using a sippy cup when he was 7 months old and by 12 months old he’s completely had ditch the bottles with huge success, part of it was luck I guess because he was never that attached to his bottle, it was just a tool to drank his milk so the switch to a sippy cup was a breeze. We experimented with several brands of sippy cups before I finally set ‘my standard’ on Nuby Sippy Cups. It’s .....

In Searching For The "One"

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After living with my parents for several months, being in our own place means life goes back to normal or as normal as it can be for me. Errands to run, a pad to clean up, a family to feed, etc…etc… you know the drill of a stay at home mom’s life. However, this SAHM doesn’t have an assistant yet unlike so many families living in Indonesia, particularly in Jakarta. Yes, we have a driver from the company but as for a domestic help we haven’t find one yet. Oh something funny did happened when I was introduced to someone who’s looking to fill in that position, turned out she suffers from fear of heights. So the search goes on… .....

Let Him Be Little…

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Ok, this post will be a RANT… For about a little over a month now, Lil’ A has been showing great interests in my make-ups as you can see on my posting here. It all started while we were still living at my parents’ house. He would asked (well, more like demanded, actually!) his grandma (Oma) to put lipstick on him too whenever he sees Oma trying to put some on. We tricked him and giving him a chapstick instead. Later on he moved to face powder and blush-ons especially mine. He would throw a fit if I didn’t let him play with it and since I thought there’s no harm in him playing I gave him one of my .....

Monkey See…Monkey Do…

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New place means new exploring site for your curious little monkey… Note to self: either find another place to store your make-ups or find a drawer with locks!

Curiousity Knocked Mommy’s Socks Off

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Curiosities are understandably a part of growing up a toddler. Already, Lil A asked me like millions of questions on a daily basis. So cool watching him grow and learning about the world around him. However, one question nearly knocked me off the bed (and I mean literally!). It happened a week or so ago, while I was putting on his night time diaper and pajamas. Lil A: “Mommy, what happened to my pee-pee?” Pointing out his erected body part. Silence…as mommy tried to pick herself off the floor and tried to figure a good answer. Mommy: “Oh…he’s awake, please tell him to go night night.” Was that the right answer to this kind of question? Honestly, I don’t know .....

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