20
December
2010
by Jaime Teo
- Comments
The easy way to be happy
Some days when Renee is in the high chair playing with her toys, she breaks out into a string of “Bah bah bur bur bah.. prrttt… Ga ge ge ge prrttt….”. Dan will usually then look at me over his newspaper with a ‘Did you…
18
December
2010
by Tan Yi Lin
- 4 Comments
My 2WW To-Do List
It’s been fifteen days since the embryo transfer on 3 December. Just two more days till my HCG test on Monday. But who’s counting right? Okay, fine. I am. But I’m trying not to. Or at least pretending not to. I first mentioned the dreaded…
18
December
2010
by Dannie Cho
- 1 Comment
A View from Someone Who Adopted
I had a chat with someone who had adopted 2 children recently. For the sake of his family, his identity will remain private (though he personally believes there are no secrets in this world). Suffice to say, he’s an ex-colleague of mine. Having gone down…
12
December
2010
by Tan Yi Lin
- 2 Comments
Adjustments (Part 2)
This entry continues from my previous post on how to cope with the imminent changes in social dynamics if your friends are expecting. In this entry, we flip the tables. If You Are A Parent Or Parent-To-Be: 1. We asked about YOU When friends greet…
7
December
2010
by Jaime Teo
- 4 Comments
Say “Ah….”
I’m a big fan of grocery shopping. Every time I travel, I try to go to the supermarkets because I love walking along aisles of food. It’s almost comforting to me to be amidst so much food — maybe I have a starvation phobia. During…
6
December
2010
by Tan Yi Lin
- 1 Comment
Adjustments (Part 1)
Continuing from my last post: The Frozen Ones have thawed beautifully. The embryo transfer was carried out last Friday and I’m now on a horrendously-long 17-day wait till the pregnancy test on 20 December. I try not to think about it so I spend my…