To Go or Not To Go – That is the Question

As the holiday planner of the family and a new mum 3 years ago, I remember asking myself so many of these questions.

1)      Should we go on a holiday with a newborn?
2)      How old should my baby be, before I consider an overseas holiday?
3)      Where should we go? Beach? City? Stay at home?
4)      What should I pack? How will we sterilize the bottles?
5)      Should we bring the in laws?
6)      Will I be able to handle my baby on the flight?
7)      What if he/she screams or cries nonstop on the plane?

Questions which I have heard many new mummy friends asking and the list definitely goes on. Continue reading

Meet The Family

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Heres a sneak peek into the dynamics of our family..and yes we are still trying to figure out what triats each kid has inherited from either of us. ;p

Joel
– Papa to Jah and Bella
– Bella’s favourite parent
– The Perfectonist
– The Parent who Cooks
–  The Neat Freak

Rachael
– Mummy to Jah and Bella
– Jah’s comfort parent
– The Bad Cop
– The Control Freak
– The Holiday Planner

Jah
– The Older Brother aka Korkor (2011 baby)
– The Kinder Surprise, Unboxing Choc/ Plastic eggs fanatic
– Master “I have tons of energy”
– Master Joker
– The Bossy One
– Master “My toy cars have to be in a neat row or else!”

Bella
– The Little Sister aka Meimei (2013 baby)
– The Greedy One (she eats nonstop!)
– The Dramatic One
– Miss “I want to do whatever my korkor is doing”
– Her two favourite words – “papa!” and “mummum” – food not mummy!