Our four little loves

So happy to see my dar blogging about the kids. I cant have done a better job myself. Indeed it is not easy. Sometimes, I wonder if we really had too many kids, so much so that we cannot give the attention and time that they so rightly deserve. Me and dar had 1 of those sessions just over the weekend. I'm glad we spoke our hearts, and I am sad that I didnt post this entry sooner. But I promised my dar I will, and the photo on this entry will be the 4 of them to remind us of our lifelong commitment to them, no matter what.

Well, a lot of pple have asked me how we did it with 4. We are really doing "time-share" now. Believe me, it gets hardest when only one of us is at home...the 4 really know how to choose a time to demand attention. But Dar has been coping well...certainly controls them better than I do.

And like Dar says, each seems to have a geniune reason demanding our attention; Claire with her school work, Chloe for speech therapy, Nigel with his behaviour which needs checking, Noah with his need for the breast..(and oh did I say how he is starting to be a little tyrant with his older siblings, especially bullying Chloe).

But, looking at them, and especially when they also look you in the eye, I can only say I (no we) are more than thankful for them. While our career will certainly need to take a backseat and we have almost forgotten what leisure time is (except eat, sleep and TV). I believe it is and will be worth it.

1st day at St Anthony's

I brought Claire to school at St Anthony's on wed. I was afraid that she may not take to the new school. Followed her on the school bus (an hour long ride) and she put on her brave smile throughout. Even when I suggested to change seats cos it was cold, she said no, and her hands were icy cold. When we finally reached the school, found out that the parents were not allowed up into the hall. I was about to leave her on her own, but noticed that she was feeling scared, so we took a different stair up to the hall. But her form teacher, Mdm azmi was quite comforting.

Kudos to Claire, cos she adapted quite well. I mean if she did not, we would have felt very bad, pulling her out of her comfort zone at CHIJ. But fortunately, on her school bus, were a few of her new classmates. After 3 days, I am glad to say that she has done it...