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That Demon Was Real

Mommyhood
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photo credit: helgasms Some of you, especially mothers know what Baby Blues is all about. You might have read it somewhere or heard it through the grapevines, just like I had heard about it before and proclaimed that I would never go through one. Big mistake… With a difficult pregnancy caused by my severe preeclampsia, bed ridden for four weeks straight, two hospitalizations, never ending check-ups followed by an emergency c-section at 35th weeks of my pregnancy then later watched our newborn baby helplessly laying under an oxygen hood…it took a toll on me emotionally. What suppose to be happy new mommy moments seemed like a far away dream for me. Yes, I cried happy tears when I finally got .....

For The Love of Dog(s)

Musings
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Ever since I was little I knew I’m a dog person. As much as I love dogs, growing up we never have any dog in our house. It wasn’t until years later while I was working; my two younger brothers were in college living with me in a rental home when Danny (my youngest brother) got a pug. He was the cutest puppy ever. It was love at the first sight. He was my baby although ‘legally’ he belongs to my brother. Danny was busy with college or girlfriend(s) or whichever comes first so I took care of Bogel (means: Shorty in Indonesian’s slang) most of the time. Sadly he got sick, a skin conditions that mostly happened to pugs. .....

I Used To Dream of Pink Bows

Mommyhood
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For as long as I remember…even long before I met DH, I always dream of pink bows…I always wanted a baby girl. Since the first time that drug store bought pregnancy test shows positive sign, well actually since before we even got married …we always know we wanted a baby girl. Being the only girl in my family and since he already have two amazing boys…we always dream for that baby girl. We even had a name picked out for her…a really beautiful name. From day one we referred to our unborn child as a she. I secretly whispered to her when I lay down in bed at night picturing her beautiful pink coming home outfit, thinking of the cute .....

Hit The Road – Baby On Board!

Travel
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The first road trip Lil’ A and I did was almost a near suicide mission! Yeah, it’s that bad… Okay, before I scared the heck out of you – calm down! Each babies are different, some can tolerate a road trip better than others. If you’re lucky, your baby will be an angel during the whole trip. It was in August 2007, Lil’ A was only 8 months old and his Mommy was crazy or brave enough to agreed to go on a road trip with another mommy friend + her toddler (her little girl was around 1.5 years old at the time) to Houston, Texas from Dothan, Alabama. She actually drove to pick us up from Sarasota, Florida. So .....

Flying Alone With A Child? Read This!

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What would come to your mind if I ask you about flying with a baby/toddler alone? I can tell that I will first get a knot in my stomach! Then the worry wart me starts kicking in. Here are some steps by steps guide to prepare yourself BEFORE the actual flight(s): 1. Read, read and read: Don’t let the horror stories scared the heck out of you. Let them instead prepare you to face the worst case scenario! With plenty of preparations and reading – there are plenty of great resources out there if you Google up flying tips with small children, you can armed yourself with load of information’s. Check out this lady, Jamie Hassen. She’s a pro and .....

First Flight: Conclusion (Part 2)

Travel
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This is part two of our First Flight stories. Read the first part here. After what seemed like the longest 7 hours flight from hell with Lil’ A who was crying almost the whole way, boy, was I glad to landed in Jakarta. The smell of ‘kretek‘ (cloves) cigarette welcome my nostrils like a long lost buddy, I was home! My brother, Danny met us at the airport and we all went back straight to a hotel since at that time my family were still living in Balikpapan, East Borneo. The next morning, we were ready to tackle another leg of the journey, a two hours flight to Balikpapan. Oh and guess what, the mystery of why he was super .....

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