August 11th, 2010
After finishing up bathing my son, I stepped a way for a few minutes while he was playing in the bathtub. All the sudden I heard him crying. I went over to him and asked what was wrong. Before he even said anything, my jaw dropped, my heart sank to my stomach, just couldn’t believe what I saw. His poop was floating around in the tub!!! He really pooped in the tub!!!
OMG I have never been so mad before in my life. I yelled and screamed at him. I lifted him up, drained the water, and removed all his toys from the tub. Once the water was drained, I grabbed a bunch of toilet paper (still screaming and cussing), grabbed the poop and dumped it in the toilet. I scrubbed the bathtub with Clorox, Lysol and anything I could find under the sink. Then I washed him again just from belly down, dried him up and sent him to his room… still naked. I went back to my room, slammed the door, and screamed on top of my lung. Yes, I lost my cool. Yes I turned into a momzilla. And yes I was having a “moment”. I just couldn’t help it. The thing is, this is not the first time he had “number 2″ accidents. In fact, he’d been pooped in his pants just days ago.
After I calmed down a little bit, I went back to his room. Still didn’t say anything, I put on his jammies. He said he’s sorry. Still couldn’t bear my anger. I walked away from his room and went back to my office trying to cool down.
Now I’m really cool down. I went back to his room and found him sitting on his bed in the darkness, looking really scared.
He whispered, “Sorry mommy. I’m really sorry I pooped in the bathtub”
Me: “And I’m sorry I was screaming”
Him: “Okay”
Me: “Do you know you’re supposed to poop in the potty? Why didn’t you tell mommy you need to poop?”
Him: “I should poop in the potty. Sorry mommy”
Me: “Don’t ever do that again, OK?”
Him: “Okay”
Me: “For your punishment, you go to bed right away. You will eat apple and milk for snack, brush your teeth, and go to bed. No bedtime story”
Him: “Okay”
I opened up my arms and he crawl back into my arms, hugging. Why he kept on having “number 2″ accidents still a mystery to me. Now looking back, I don’t know whether I should laugh or cry. I just grabbed a floating poop in my hand today. What a freakin’ day!!!
July 28th, 2010
A dear friend of mine one day said that it’s important to show some appreciation to our hubby. I know it sounds cliche, but it’s the same concept when our hubbies tell how beautiful we look. Somehow showing appreciation boost their self esteem, making sure that they really do something in our household.
Having said that, I decided to make a list of things that I appreciate from hubby:
- I appreciate that he clips coupons and do the grocery for me. I didn’t realize how much work it involves and how tedious it is until I tried to do it myself
- I appreciate that he is there for us everyday
- I appreciate that he cuts the grass knowing how much he dislikes the job
- I appreciate that he is always supportive to everything I love to do beyond my current job and motherhood, e.g. blogging, selling on EBay
Dear hubby…
I know we went through ups and down
But one thing for sure
I can’t do all these without you
So Thank You….
Luv u… muahh!!
July 27th, 2010
It’s been a while since I blog about fashion. Kate Spade is running a contest of styling your favorite pieces from katespade.com at polyvore.com based on selection of themes that they provided. I decided to enter the contest since the winner will get trip for two to Chicago, San Francisco or New York plus $1000 shopping spree at one of Kate Spade stores. I’m dying to go to NYC and who doesn’t like shopping spree? The theme I picked is “She mixes her match and experiments with color”. One thing I love about Kate Spade is their color is so rich and vibrant. I picked an A-line dress because it’s chic and sophisticated, but at the same time it can hide some unwanted curves on your body. I also love the combination of bright yellow and subtle orange. I think this dress can be worn at work and at after hour party with friends. To me this whole outlook shows who Kate Spade customers are and women lifestyle these days.
July 25th, 2010
On Saturday I went to Polaris Mall to have some “Me” time. As I was walking on the second floor towards the food court, I saw this line and line of people below me. Immediately I thought there was a celebrity in town. Turns out it was the grand opening of Apple Store. There were so many people they had to put two cops guarding the entrance of the store. It was so crazy! Apple store is located at the lower level near Von Maur, and the line went as far as the front of T-mobile store (almost went outside of the mall to the outdoor lifestyle section). They didn’t have any special promotional discount or anything like that. Up until now I still don’t understand why these people were willing to stand in line just to check out some stuffs, which will still be available next day anyhow.
O well…. I guess I’m not “nerdy”? :)
taken with my blackberry, 'lil blurry
July 22nd, 2010
A few months ago I wrote a post about the war between working moms and stay at home moms (SAHM). Tonya from http://redheadthoughts-tonya.blogspot.com/, who is a SAHM wrote about her frustration of the common misconception working moms have towards SAHM. Quote from her post, “The article I was reading says women should not be stay at home moms at all because the children will eventually resent them for not having enough money to do things they would like to do. It also says all women should work in case something happen to the husband (lay off, disability, etc), they have something to fall back on”.
Facts: Children prefer to spend quality time with their parents despite any type of toys or gadget that are existed in the universe.
My mom was a SAHM. I personally cannot be one because:
- I don’t have enough patience
- I freak out when I find bread crumbs all over the floor or trail of toys throughout the house
- When I’m at home, I’m always tempted to watch TV or browse Internet, hence defeat the purpose of staying at home
- I need to have intelligence conversation everyday
- I’m not creative, thinking of doing arts and crafts would be way too much for me to handle
As you can see, I’m not qualified to be a SAHM. Whether you choose to be a SAHM or working mom, your decision should be based on what makes you happy and what is best for your family. In the end, your happiness is what makes your children enjoy spending time with you. I have a friend who is the perfect example of an excellent SAHM. She clips coupon in a way of saving money. She does tons of activities with her kids; taking them to the zoo and children’s museum (cheap entertainment if you become a member), story time at a local library (free), taking them to park (again, free). She also join a SAHM club where they do activities together. One of the activities I like is in-home bible study where each mom take turns in hosting bible study. She does tons of activities everyday with her kids and yet she still has time to cook and do house chores. If you think you can do those things and really enjoy it, by all means staying home would be best for your kids. My other SAHM friend is quite the opposite. She decided to be SAHM just because she doesn’t like working. However, her kids watch TV all the time to the point where they know all TV commercials. They don’t go to the zoo, children museum, or any kids friendly places and activities. They have bazillion toys at home and watch TV all the time. Shouldn’t the idea of being SAHM is not only you get to spend quality time with your kids, but also teaching and introduce them to the world?
There is no right or wrong about being SAHM. You are not better or worse than anybody else. It’s personal decision based on whatever works for you and your family.
