Papa: Jarrett........(kiss kiss kiss kiss) do you love mama or papa more?
Jarrett: Mama (loudly)!
Not giving up
Papa: Jarrett...........do you love Papa?
Jarrett: Syesh!
Mama: Do you love Mama?
Jarrett: Yesh!
Papa: Then do you love Mama or Papa more?
Jarrett: Mama!
Papa getting a little irritated
Papa: ok...do you love Papa or Mama more (notice the change in sequence?)
Jarrett very smart!
Jarrett: Mama!
Mama: Hahahahahaa
Man....motherhood...sweet
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
We heard the Indian Ocean calling us...and we simply had to go
We left J with the in laws last week and spent the time in the Indian Ocean to recharge our batteries. We didn't plan on the trip so soon after just going in Dec but the last trip left us so dissatisfied that we just had to do a make up trip. Blisss....this trip is worth every single cent.
We wanted to bring J with us initially, u noe..let him have some fun in the sun, play with some sand, catch some insects and drive us insane chasing after him, but then the H1N1 sort of got worse, and the grandparents started getting paranoid and said the little one should avoid air travel. We fought with the guilt and finally agreed that it was best to leave him at home. The last couple of months had been quite stressful and demanding, both Wx & I were exhausted. I was tried of everything, and dragging myself out of bed was a pain some mornings. We also found out about Angsana's new InOcean Villas and just had to be one of the first to try it. Children below 12 are not allowed, so J just had to stay home while papa and mama get some couple time, and rest. Have to work on the romance especially after becoming parents right?
The month before the holiday, I was looking forward to leaving everything behind. I wanted to sleep late, enjoy my meal at a snail pace, read, swim, nap, take long..........showers, soak in the tub...everything I can't do much back home. But the week before we were to leave, the guilt started to set in, eating me slowly and painfully each day, and escalating to a point where I really felt like the worst mother when we were at the departure gate.
J sensed something was wrong even before we said our byes, he started clinging on and refused to let go. When grandma grabbed him and made him said bye, he screamed and brawled like we had done the worst thing to him, which in his eyes, probably was, to leave him behind. It was just a week away, but I just couldn't help the few tears I shed for the pain I caused my child. Darn......I’m sounding like some melancholy idiot. The guards probably thought so, cos I heard a few chuckles.
I don't know why, it was never so tough when I traveled, even when I made the 2 weeks trip last year. Maybe it was because J didn't really make a fuss when he was younger, so not much guilt.
The first day away was the toughest, we made calls back to check on him and made all sorts of silly talk with him. That day, we stayed at the beach villa, with our very own jet pool. Towards the end of the day, the guilt started to fade...and guess what, once we shifted over to the InOcean Villa, the guilt had slowly faded...to a very manageable level. By the 3rd day, I was just feeling a little sad how fast holidays always seem to end. LOL...
Pics of the holiday coming up
We wanted to bring J with us initially, u noe..let him have some fun in the sun, play with some sand, catch some insects and drive us insane chasing after him, but then the H1N1 sort of got worse, and the grandparents started getting paranoid and said the little one should avoid air travel. We fought with the guilt and finally agreed that it was best to leave him at home. The last couple of months had been quite stressful and demanding, both Wx & I were exhausted. I was tried of everything, and dragging myself out of bed was a pain some mornings. We also found out about Angsana's new InOcean Villas and just had to be one of the first to try it. Children below 12 are not allowed, so J just had to stay home while papa and mama get some couple time, and rest. Have to work on the romance especially after becoming parents right?
The month before the holiday, I was looking forward to leaving everything behind. I wanted to sleep late, enjoy my meal at a snail pace, read, swim, nap, take long..........showers, soak in the tub...everything I can't do much back home. But the week before we were to leave, the guilt started to set in, eating me slowly and painfully each day, and escalating to a point where I really felt like the worst mother when we were at the departure gate.
J sensed something was wrong even before we said our byes, he started clinging on and refused to let go. When grandma grabbed him and made him said bye, he screamed and brawled like we had done the worst thing to him, which in his eyes, probably was, to leave him behind. It was just a week away, but I just couldn't help the few tears I shed for the pain I caused my child. Darn......I’m sounding like some melancholy idiot. The guards probably thought so, cos I heard a few chuckles.
I don't know why, it was never so tough when I traveled, even when I made the 2 weeks trip last year. Maybe it was because J didn't really make a fuss when he was younger, so not much guilt.
The first day away was the toughest, we made calls back to check on him and made all sorts of silly talk with him. That day, we stayed at the beach villa, with our very own jet pool. Towards the end of the day, the guilt started to fade...and guess what, once we shifted over to the InOcean Villa, the guilt had slowly faded...to a very manageable level. By the 3rd day, I was just feeling a little sad how fast holidays always seem to end. LOL...
Pics of the holiday coming up
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Return to reality
All it took was one day with J to completely exhaust all my renewed energy from a one week break. How powerful is this kid huh...
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