Rachel’s Standard 1…

Rachel’s standard 1 went by in a blink. today marks her last day of school, with the award ceremony (Superstar Award Ceremony)…

How did she do?

In a summary…
Teacher’s comment : She grew braver, couldn’t sit still, always turn behind to talk… Organized, but can be repetitive and don’t concentrate… Ask irrelevant questions sometimes…

Rachel’s comments : I like school. I dunno if I like holiday or not…

Achievement wise :
Must admit that we are proud. She slacked a little in term2, but did pretty well in term3… Today, she came home with 7 award certificates (5 with trophies)…
1) Silver award for number of English books read, with book reviews handed up.
2) Gold award for number of merits (based on behavior, exams, etc) obtained in the year
3-6) Highest in 4 subjects (Maths, Chinese, Art, Computer)
7) Highest in standard 1

Day 1 : Deleted Game Apps…

Since the emotion is strong now, it’s the best time to pen down my promise. To start a new method, to make things better…

Things hasn’t been smooth, is far from what I’ve expected when decision was made to stay home… Instead of bringing positive impact to the kids, I’m worried and afraid that I’ve done the exact opposite on Rachel… Nicole, I see some improvements, but NOT Rachel…

I feel I’ve probably been too hard on her, and most times, she ended up my ‘channel of release’ during stressful times…

Vow 1 : I shall pamper her however I can, not worrying about how things will be when she grow up, or how others will judge me on how I bring up my kids…

Vow 2 : To spend more quality time with the kids instead of just being with them physically but not mentally…

Action 1 : I’ve deleted all my game apps in the phone (except for bejeweled for the times when I have to sit and wait for the kids).

Nicole : Sedated…

What a day!
Due to her frequent fever bout, it was decided yesterday that she would to get an MRI of brain and abdomen. Being so young, she have to be sedated for it.

Called SDMC and wanted to schedule for tomorrow but they only have slot or today, so today it is… Rushed through everything and got everything prepared..

Nicole fasted for 4 hours, while mummy got everything else organized… Times like this, good to be staying near family, as there were many helps all around…

She was so scared that she shivered the whole time when we reached, throughout registration and waiting… As soon as she took in the oral sedation, she lay down on my arm and closed her eyes and cried “I want you to carry” (instead of laying on the bed)… Few minutes later, she was in zzz-land… Even the nurses were surprised…


So sakit hati to see her like that, see her being wheeled into the MRI room, being strapped onto the machine, and waiting anxiously for the results…


Also did an ultrasound of the abdomen and happy to hear that ALL SEEM NORMAL…

When we woke her up, she was like a drunkard, couldn’t even put on her shoes and couldn’t even walk straight… For now, she is still cranky, insisting she wants nothing but sleep, so has yet to drank or ate anything…