There are many mummies out there who blog about their (new and transformed) lives as a mother. They post about activities they do with their kids, food they cook for them, schools they wish to enrol their children into, SAHM vs WAHM vs FTWM blah blah, and every thing under the sun related to their children that you can think up.
I'm tempted to do the same. It's nice to share knowledge, experiences, opinions and thoughts. It will also be nice to chronicle Gigi's life so she can refer to this when she is older...
But the time required! Wouldn't I rather spend this time playing with her?
We shall see how it goes.
But since I am in the mood now, I shall blog about whatever that comes to my mind.
Love
Gisele Claire Batchelor is now 14.5 months. She is a healthy and active baby. She is surrounded by many people who love her, and for this, I'm most grateful that I'm able to provide such an environment for her to grow up in.
I often ask myself - is it enough? Is it enough that she grows up with an abundance of love? Would that be more important than any enrichment classes or fanciful toys that we can get for her?
Shichida and flash cards
I am not the most hardworking of mothers; I was full of zest when she was younger and often did flash cards with her, but I'm ashamed to say that these boxes of cards are now collecting dust in the cupboards. We started Shichida classes with her at the age of 7 months. Yes, we were really kiasu parents. On hindsight, I personally feel that it is too early to start such classes at 7 months, mainly because at that age, babies sleep a lot and they are unable to stay awake for long period of time. True that the class is only 1hr15mins, but even that feels too long for Gisele. She tended to get cranky towards the end of the lessons. Additionally, many activities require a certain amount of fine motor skills, which is just impossible to execute at such a tender age.
I should have waited. I thought the earlier she started, the better it is for her. Something like a headstart. But no, it really does feel like wasted money.
We have already signed up for a second term. I have postponed it for 2 terms and am restarting it again this Apr, when she is 15 months. Let's see how it goes.
Gym fun
Gisele also started classes at My Gym at 6 months. I give credit to the gym for making her the way she is today - alert, happy, active and sociable. She isn't scared of strangers, although there are a few occasional times when we brought her out for huge gatherings and she tended to cling on to us at the beginning. She did warm up after a while though.
She always seemed to be happy at the gym, and that itself is more than enough reason to bring her back. I intend to enrol her into our Playgroup program in July, when she is 19 months and drops her morning nap. Currently, she still sleeps from around 11am to 12pm and a second nap at 3/4pm - 5pm.
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| 22 Jun - Gigi at 6 months, a few weeks into Tiny Tykes class |
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| 9 Sep - Loving it! |
To be continued, when I find the time and inspiration to pen down my thoughts again.
For now, it's time to head home and see my darling G!