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Re: Any Mom lives in USA Part III

Natmama

A few days ago, I brought mini-matt to his daddy's warehouse and let him walk outside. He was so excited, he fell down and hit his head on the ground. He bruised his forehead . He just squealed a little and kept walking , he didn't even cry . I was surprised by it

Now I've been thinking of "苗拿馬斐" for his chinese name.. what do you think ?

By the way, if you really want to keep our gathering pics, I can send them to you seperately and you can save them in your computer..Let me know

CUTIE_MOMMY

good size for Clarice.. good job.
Mini-matt has to take a tynenol to prevent the fever after shot because of his size . Today he's going for a checkup and taking a shot. Hopefully he won't get a fever and rashes after 1-year-old shot, they are common vaccine reactions..

of course, mini-matt likes all type of young girls, especially good looking..

I'm still waiting for mini-matt's passport..I wish Natmama could go with , but I don't think so..

SY_Mom

mini-matt won't call me by my first name. He just says "ma ma" when he's hungry or tired. I say "mini-matt" all the time and "matt" is easy to pronuce for him..
Actually, have you ever seen " nanny 911" on tv ? the kids in the show are all troublemakers or horrible children.. Sometimes I can learn something from it.. think about it ... :wink:

mrsyip

Of course , I missed my husband .But I still feel a little lonely because he's so busy after his trip. If so, will you come by tonight ?

According to my husband, I'm the laziest cockroach in the world-- don't clean up the house, make dinner ,and I'm on the internet all day long.

I haven't cooked chinese soup for a long time too .. My chinese herbs are still in my pantry..

valbee

I think child development is enough by itself, because " child psychology " is included..
did you see "60 mins" ? they were some phony schools giving out fake degrees.... They interviewed one of the on-line students who studied medication. She worked for a big clinic after she graduated. Unfortunately, she got laid off after the boss found out her degree was from long-distance-learning class....ask more questions or check it out carefully before u enroll in the class

智仔媽咪

long time no see
it seems like you had a great time on your HK trip..I hope my little one will behave as good as yours..
I can't wait to see my parents and friends .. I miss them very much..

CarinaMommy

I'm glad you're feeling better..
Honestly, I didn't have a similar experience like yours, so I don't think I can give you any suggestion on it .. Sorry about that..

Maybe you should discuss with your husband and hopefully, your parents-in-law can understand your situation..

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發表於 05-8-26 03:30 |只看該作者

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Cutie-Mommy,

Natalie also enjoys Mini-Matt's company a lot :lol: :lol: :lol: The first time we went to visit Mini-Matt, she was a little shy, then the second time we went, she was so familiar already and just roam around Little Fat Man's house by herself. Do you bring Clarence to any playgroups right now?

ChiMami,

Welcome home

Your little girl behaved so well, I wonder if Natalie will do the same. I think she will probably be distracted by other passengers

CarinaMommy,

Will your hubby be able to rent your in-laws a place close to your house

Sometimes the elders just like to live close so they can see their family often. My parents/grandparents all live within a mile from me so they feel happy :mrgreen: :mrgreen: In your case, it might be easier for your hubby and his sister to talk to them. It's a tough situation...

Little Fat Man,

Hope Mini-Matt's forehead gets better soon. After his shots this time, his fever won't come out right away. The waiting period is 1 week. Natalie didn't come down with a fever but I noticed her appetite reduced quite a bit when the shot effect kicked in. She only drank 3-5 oz of milk each time compared to 8-9oz. I didn't force her and she returned to normal after 3 days. Good luck :-P :-P :-P

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發表於 05-8-26 19:16 |只看該作者

Re: Any Mom lives in USA Part III

Little Fat Man,
It's lucky that you don't have to live with your in-laws. I didn't have to live with them before, but something was happened that we had no choice. :-|

Natmama,
I knew it's a tough situation. Honestly, we are just enough to support ourselves at this moment as I'm not working.

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發表於 05-8-27 00:33 |只看該作者

Re: Any Mom lives in USA Part III

各位us mum唔好意思, 想問下你地最近有無親戚朋友去美國探你地?佢地個visa有無finger print? 因為聽講以前申請的 tourist visa 無finger print己全部作癈, 911之後要重新申請一個有finger print visa,唔知係咪事實呢?因為我打算去美國旅遊, 而我 valid us visa 係舊款無finger print 果種, 唔知重係咪valid, 需唔需要重新申請一個有finger print visa?請各位幫幫忙報料!

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Re: Any Mom lives in USA Part III

YM,
我爸爸媽咪揸舊visa (97年), 10年期簽證, 落地至補指膜, 亞妹新visa (今年5月), 就係上網book 時間去金鐘打手指膜先.. 你不如打US embassy個toll free問吓, 咪仲安全!

各位US mom,
我攞到permanent green card 喇!
年尾可以返香港探爸爸lu!!! Hip Hip Hooray!!!

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Re: Any Mom lives in USA Part III

Amanda 留言...
[size=small]多謝各位姨姨, 兄弟姐妹嘅祝福, 我會好精靈活潑-->有咁曳得咁曳

[size=medium]攪到爸爸媽咪"tum""tum"轉! T2高歲!!!

希望cutiemommy 姨姨可以嚟, as 媽咪9/10個weekend 星期六日看夜, only 9月3日至可以同我攪生日會呢!

Baby gigi,
so 我哋冬天打邊爐, 你哋一定要到架喇..ok?

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發表於 05-8-27 02:06 |只看該作者

Re: Any Mom lives in USA Part III

YM

My friend just came here about 3 months ago. She told me that she had to do the fingerprint when she entried US.. So I don't think you need to change your visa, but you need to do it at customs. Just call their hotline..

Natmama,

Mini-matt didn't get a shot yesterday because he has to take a skin test and come back in 2 days. So he will get 2 shots and a skin test next tue.. Now he weighs 21.5 lbs and is 31.5" tall. I don't understand why he doesn't put on too much weight, even if I feed him a lot of food ..

.. Maybe he does lots of exercise and is " 食極都唔肥 "

.. During the checkup, the ped scared mini-matt . Mini-matt just hid behind his daddy ..When the ped and my husband were holding his feet and arms and checking his private part, he just screamed and cried loud..( it seemed like he was being raped) :-( :-( :-( . Finally, mini-matt cooled down and gave him five..

My husband said the ped was a little scary looking.

.. I don't think so , just like a normal old korean man to me..

After the checkup, we had dinner at a chinese resturant, we ordered "sea cucumber and fish hotpot" and " beef chow Fein" ..yummy yummy ...

CarinaMommy

My in-laws died before I met my husband.. My husband told me that his mom was a horrible woman ( loved fighting ) but his dad was a nice man . Sometimes I wish one of them still lived, and see what would happen to us .. Anyway, maybe their spirits are still staying with us and protect us every day .. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
To be honest, I don't think I will be a good MIL . My personality is kind of strong .that's why I hope my boy can move out after 18 or marriage..

Nillie_Mami

Congratulations !! finally, you got your green card la

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發表於 05-8-27 03:25 |只看該作者

Re: Any Mom lives in USA Part III

ym
我只知入境果陣係人也要影相和 scan手指模
咁妳會唔會來找我呢???
我地己兩年無見啦

Natmama
係咪在三和酒家個plaza內我下星期will try try
walnut果間 chilli won ton ok ka
我 9/2去 LV之後先move
因好多野到時先有例如:樹,床等

小肥佬
妳好哀成日msn緊就失蹤

cuttie m
我細女10個人只有一個魏過佢
大女就10個人只有一個高過佢

Nillie

咁妳可以11月去香港

各位
我老公開始習慣美國
但唯一是語言問題
他在香港做hotel
英文只可應付行內
佢想去學英文但遲d又要返工
我知佢好不開心
因他在香港30幾年有己自已事業
過到來要從頭開始
點知要佢安慰番我
佢話為兩個女和只要可以同我一齊不用再分隔他什麼也不介意
因我嫁佢果時也放棄自已的事業........
好感動:-(

學懂凡事感恩和感謝,孩子終身受用不盡

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發表於 05-8-27 04:25 |只看該作者

Re: Any Mom lives in USA Part III

Nillie,

Congrats on getting your permanent greencard

Have fun in your upcoming trip to HK :-P :-P :-P

Whalebb,

Your hubby is sweet sweet

The restaurant is the one in the sam woo plaza. I like their noodles too

Little Fat Man,

Where is your ped. located at? Natalie usually doesn't cry until after the 1st shot. When she sees her ped. she will just look at him with cautious

CarinaMommy,

Will your in-laws be willing to watch the baby for you

If so, maybe you can consider looking for a part time job just to get out of the house. I think it's hard if you just go out and leave the baby, but you have a part time job, then you will have a purpose to go out alone. I know you may think that a part time job doesn't pay very well, but it will give you some personal space.

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Re: Any Mom lives in USA Part III

whalebb

無理有架, 我上msn , 好少玩失踪架.有時我同你傾傾下, 我覆左你,要等好耐, 你先覆我.. 會唔會個msn 有問題呢? 你記唔記得有一次, 我臨去餵亞仔之前, 我同你講"等等, 係時間餵亞仔食小食, 今期係"芝士饅頭"", 之後,我就去餵亞仔,咁你就話我"又失踪", 之後,你仲問我餵亞仔食乜野小食添.. 絶大部份,我係離開之前,一定會交代清楚,先走人架..好奇怪呀.

你老公好sweet 呀,講埋呢d咁 touching 既說話..我個衰佬成日話" 真係悔結婚,無自由"

..跟住我又話" 咁如果刹老婆係legal,你都會去刹左我啦."

..佢答我"你錯啦, 就算illegal,我都會咁做."

...衰得佢呀.不過, 佢講呢d 野,全部都係講笑..

...佢不知,幾咁開心..當佢去左LV十日,佢話不知幾咁empty.. :mrgreen:
男人有時,真係攞嚟賤..

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發表於 05-8-27 05:32 |只看該作者

Re: Any Mom lives in USA Part III

hi hi all US moms,
Long time no chat la, how are you gals doing. I am doing OK, have been really busy at work and with the boys, so I didn't leave any message for a long time. I have fried my nanny, so I have to take care of the boys and work at the same time. But things will be changed in 2 weeks. I will become a full time mom again. It have been too challenge to do both.

I admire all the working moms.

I probably will not return to work b4 my boys goes to preschool at 3.

Thank you all for the gathering pictures. Everyone looks great and the babies are cute. Mini-Matt and Natalie seems to be a prefect playmate. I wishes I was in the gathering too, but i am just living too far away. :-(

Little fat man,
May I ask what is "芝士饅頭"", is that a chinese snack?
My boys are now 18 months, but they are only weighted 22 lbs, they are in the 10% now. :-( I am so worry about this. They have not been gaining weight since 12 months old. I think I have to keep a closer eye on them. Perhaps part of the reason is that they don't eat well with the nanny. :-( :-( Hope this is going to be better once I return to be a full time mom.

Whalebb,
You husband is so sweet. My husband just like little fat man's. He always complaint about losing the freedom. "真係悔結婚,無自由". He also complaints alot about my weight gain after my preganancy. :-( :-(

Nillie,
Congratulation on your green card status.

Also, happy belated birthday to Amanda.

Valbee,
Regarding the childhood development education, you might want to check with your local community college. If you are just for your own interest and not care about earning a professional degree, you can give it a try. I know that one of the community college in my area offer a pretty good program in early childhood education. http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/catalog/degrees/eced/. You might be able locate a similar program at your local college. Hope that helps.

Carinamom,
Good to hear that your depression are getting better. Regarding your situation, will that be possible to sell your current house and get 2 smaller place that are close to each other, one for your family and one for your in laws? It might be difficult to ask your in-laws to move out without a place for them to stay. Another route you might want to try is to have your husband to discuss with his sibilings. The situation might be getting easier if your husband's family are sharing the responsibilities to get a new place for you in-laws.

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Re: Any Mom lives in USA Part III

Jnuw
我老公咪又係成日話我有腩

現己經面對現實接受了自已個肚
食野也開心了許多
我呀媽家姊們話我再減肥會變竹杆人
佢地不知我有腩呀

Little fat man
比妳笑c我
我講笑咋

natmama
好失禮!我不知三和 plaza在邊樹?
附近有咩架?

學懂凡事感恩和感謝,孩子終身受用不盡

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發表於 05-8-27 13:53 |只看該作者

Re: Any Mom lives in USA Part III

各位媽媽:
大家好!我太耐沒有show up,大家仲記吾記得我? 我有排都追吾返missed 左 D messages.
今個summer好忙. Candace 返左6 weeks summer camp.Made 左幾個國語friends (summer camp 大部份是國語人).識講幾句,好cute! 本來打算開學前去Disneyland (即this week),但行吾開.而家plan Oct. 先.

各位, 珍惜你地 D 千金/少爺仲係BB/細細個時!因為他們grow 得好快,應該是太快先岩! 好似冇幾耐之前,我先至入院induce個女. 話甘快,Candace三日後就讀1st grade la! 雖然我仲有Marcus.But I really miss the old days when Candace was little!

Marcus 17.5 months old. 好多野講.唔停口,又大聲. 今晚after dinner. Marcus 拖Daddy手拉我老公去雪櫃,捉住冰格handle(冰恪在bottom)話:"糕糕呀! 糕糕呀!"(he meant ice-cream) 好過引!

最近我鍾意左打羽毛球.其實係我老公&friends 打左一段時間(他& friends以前係有打開,之後停左).但因為我完全吾識,又覺自己太肥,無謂出醜,所以冇join. 但有一次老公鼓勵我, 於是我地& 一對朋友couple去打. 我一向都好難出汙,點知我

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Re: Any Mom lives in USA Part III

各位,有一段新聞.雖然我已經唔係"人奶一族",但都想同大家分享一下...

【明報專訊】加拿大環保團體進行的研突發現，美國及加拿大的嬰兒正受到「毒人奶」威脅，母乳樣本中一種可以導致生長遲緩的有毒物質，含量比歐洲及日本的樣本高出20至40倍。團體呼籲當地政府禁止商業用品繼續使用有關物質。

藉灰塵入人體可致生長遲緩

環保團體「西北環境觀察」（Northwest Environment Watch）長期觀察母乳中的毒性物質變化。在最近一次研究中，該組織發現，母乳中一種稱為「聚溴二苯醚」（Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether，簡稱PBDE）的有毒物質含量上升，侵入人體的情況有持續惡化跡象。

「西北環境觀察」在40名母親的母乳樣本中，全部發現PBDE，PBDE被廣泛用於家具泡棉、工業織品、消費性電子產品中，作為防火材料。專家懷疑，PBDE主要藉由家庭及辦公室灰塵的形式，進入人體。PBDE在自然環境下的溶解過程緩慢，並會在生物體內積聚。而在該40個樣本中，PBDE的含量大約高出歐洲與日本樣本的20到40倍。

仍呼籲母親繼續哺乳

儘管人奶可能有毒，該組織仍呼籲母親繼續哺乳，因為雖然受到污染，母乳可以減低許多嬰兒疾病的發生機會，以及降低母體罹患貧血及部分癌症的可能。

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發表於 05-8-27 18:20 |只看該作者

Re: Any Mom lives in USA Part III

HI ALL﹐ 我又黎啦

等陣再追追你們的POSTS。

小肥佬﹐我岩岩看報紙都見呢單新聞﹐唉。
RYAN都7個幾月﹐15/16唔知停唔停畏好。
之前搞噤耐都堅持到而家﹐有D唔捨得停添﹐尤其呀仔食住奶又望下我笑0個個樣真係殺死人 :mrgreen:
Thanks for sharing anyway, let me do some research on this later and see if i should stop the breastfeeding.

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Re: Any Mom lives in USA Part III

多謝各位媽咪報料, a million thanks. 咁我諗我個舊visa 可以enter USA, 只係 scan fingerprint on arrival at US custom.

Whalebb,
我家姐係Irvine, Orange County, 近唔近你?我x'mas 會到, 如果近我好想約你見下面吹下水,真係好耐無見,果時你第二名都未出世

By the way. 你老公講野真係好touching, 淋死你,hehe.

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發表於 05-8-27 22:47 |只看該作者

Re: Any Mom lives in USA Part III

Little Fat Man,
Sorry to hear that. My husband and I have the same thought that we won't live with our kids in the future after they have married. We will enjoy being by ourselves more

Natmama,
I don't really want them to watch my bb. They are still using the old traditional way to raise kids (actually other things too) that my husband and I don't accept. Actually, I thought of going out to work too, but as I said I don't like them to take care of the bb. So frustrated!!!

Junw,
We really like the house that we have now (we moved in 3 years ago) and don't plan to move for at least another 5 years.... or if we can find a piece of dream property sooner, then we will move. Actually, our lot size is kind of big that we are thinking to build a in-law unit (really for in-laws). Then, I can separate from them and have more of my own space. But, that costs a lot of money..... will see.

Ivy,
Thank you.

Little Fat Man,
About that 毒人奶 news, my MIL showed us the news at once. She is very against breastfeeding

I believe she doesn't like it because she can't take care of the bb as I'm the only person who can feed the bb. I don't know why grandparents think they have a share of their grandkids. I AM HER MOM! The bb is belonging to me! Anyway, my bb seems to like breastmilk rather than formula (we tried to give her formula mix with breastmilk at night, but she drinks less than the breastmilk alone).

Oh, by the way, Carina was 2 months old yesterday

Still like a piece of flour dough. She will have a check-up next week to have more shots :-( She cried so bad last time :-( :-(

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發表於 05-8-28 03:23 |只看該作者

Re: Any Mom lives in USA Part III

CarinaMommy, babygigi

I don't think you gals should stop breastfeeding. Mama's milk still has so many benefit for the BB. If Mama's milk is really that bad, WHO will urge parents not to breatfeed their babies anymore.

CarinaMommy,

Did you point out the last paragraph for them ? the nutrients in human milk help the baby develop antibodies to infections ...

junw

"芝士饅頭" just was created by myself. I put the cheese on the top of the bun after I reheat it .

My little one is still 4 lbs slim in his growth chart. but his height is over 85 precentile..

. I told the ped that I feed him rice, fish, chicken and 20 oz of formula a day, that's why the ped didn't complain about his weight this time.

Are your boys very active at their age ? maybe they do too much exercise and have bad eating habit.. Hopefully, your 2 boys will gain some weight after you become a full-time mom again..
One more thing, health is the most important thing.

Natmama

my ped located at Long Beach. Mini-matt isn't scare by the nurse ,only the ped..

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