Thaddeus's 1st Mth

Thaddeus celebrated his 1st month last week. We went to visit some relatives and office colleagues and delivered 1st mth packages to them as part of the tradition.

On Sunday, we also celebrated at church, and he had a 1st month cake as well!

Going out with a baby and 3 children below 7 years old is a challenge even with 5 grown adults. This, I mean, we had us 2 parents, a helper, and grandparents in tow. We took breakfast at our usual Amoy Street market, at the usual stalls. The difference now is that Thaddeus is in 1 pram, the other pram is vacant cos Zack and Sophie don't want to sit in them anymore (they used to sit in them while eating breakfast). So, the challenge is to ensure that Zack and Sophie finish eating their breakfast without fuss, and that is surely a challenge in an 'uncontrolled' environment.

After church, going shopping with 4 kids makes me feel like climbing Mt Everest is probably easier. Again, it was a challenge to decide who gets to sit in the 2nd pram. Zack tires easily, while Sophie can get quite naughty these days in her wonderful rendition of 'no' to nearly every answer to your request. Yup, she is at the stage where kids tend to say more 'no's than 'yes'.

I don't know how we could have managed the Sunday window-shopping without grandparents lending a helping hand. I probably cannot even go to the toilet in peace! Hah hah.

It was an experience, but something you reflect back with a smile as it was the first day out with Thaddeus and the whole family.