Dear Motherhood,
You are cruel.  You have kicked my butt since Day 1.  You’ve definitely made me “earn my keep”.  You’ve brought out my vulnerability at times, but yet you’ve shown me strengths I never knew existed in me.  You have fine tuned my creative side and sharpened my humor in more ways than I’d ever expected.  And [...]

I can’t get over how much my son talks.  Who ever said boys are slower than girls when it comes to speech needs to come meet my son.
To think that when he was younger, I was so concerned that he couldn’t say “mama”.  He would say “Baba” (Chinese for father) just fine.  And everyday I would [...]

Being a mom to a 2-year old, I have my share of battles that I must endure EVERY day.  The secret to surviving is knowing which battles to fight and which to surrender to.  Heaven knows, I have been facing at least 20 battles a day.  And I have to stress “AT LEAST”.  Battles like…not [...]

You would think a trip to the playground would be a child’s perfect day.  Not for my son. 
Since we finally got some nice sunny days amidst all the rainy weather we’ve gotten lately, I decided to take Lil T to the playground today.  Now I know it’s been a while since my childhood days, but I [...]

Okay, I just realized I’m a pack-aholic.  You know, one of those moms that has to have everything and anything in her bag…just in case of emergency.  Well, when you’re venturing out with a 2-year old you can never be too safe.  Alright, maybe I am a bit paranoid.  And anal at times, but it’s better to [...]

On days like this, I get into one of my depressed, I’m-so-lonely moods.  It’s hard being a mom to a toddler and not having any friends or family near by. 
One of the biggest issues about my moving to Connecticut was that I would be away from my friends and family.  I’ve always been a big “family” person.  [...]

Do all 2-year olds speak with an accent?  I don’t mean a toddler-ese accent, but a real accent.  Mine speaks with a British/Aussie accent.  Maybe it’s all The WigglesDVDs he’s been watching? 
Me:  What do you want to eat?
Lil T:  Hom cheeeese
Me:  Ham and cheese? 
Lil T:  Esssss!  Oh-kie  (translation:  Yes!  Okay)
And don’t you just love it when [...]

A 2-year old’s decision making abilities are always a challenge for the parent, at least for me it is.  Child experts always say you should give your child the option to choose between two things.  Instead of asking them a general question like, “what do you want to wear today?”.  You should ask, “do you [...]