Lighting Up My Life

To be very honest, I was never a ‘kids’ person. When my colleagues brought their babies/children to school in the past, I’d be sure the walk the other way. I have friends who would go googoo gaga over little kids, fuss over them and fight each other to carry them. Me? I would say ‘Hi!’ with a bright smile and walk away again... Not exactly a child-friendly person yah? To say that I did not like children would be taking it a bit too far, but I wasn’t particularly fond of them either. ;P

So even when I was pregnant with Jed, I didn’t grow to love small children overnight. I truly began to wonder whether I would even love my own kid. Though I was assured by everyone that it would be different with your own, I remained skeptical...

Well what can I say now? They are right! Jed may look like a bulldog one minute and a tau sa pao the next, but I love him to bits! I go googoo gaga over him, can’t wait to carry him (even when he breaks my back) and squeeze him. And I fuss over him 24/7.

So those of you out there who are like me in the past, don't worry a single bit about not loving your kid and being a good mummy k?

And will you start to like other people's kids too? For sure. :)

Unless they're pesky, rude and downright spoilt. In that case, you can go ahead and step on their feet when they're not looking. Wuahahahahah!

[Confession: I used to be quite a bully when I was really small, like between the age of 5-7. I would stamp on the feet of kids smaller than I was and pinch them real hard, before running for my life. If they bawled before I could make my getaway, I would just look innocent and hope to get away with it. Amazingly, I've never been 'found out' by the adults... ;P]

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Nothing can light up my day more effectively than Lil' Jeddy's smile.

I may have to peel my eyelids open at 3 am in the morning to feed him, or jiggle him around for 2 hours because he doesn't feel like sitting in his chair or lying down on his bed. But when he flashes one of those gummy smiles at me, I feel myself melting into a gazillion of atoms. Heck, I would even tear.

Aw shucks. ;)

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Here's Lil' Jeddy in his ever sparky morning mood with his sparky smile...

Sure made my day there (even though he looks like a pau) :)

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