Like any other Monday we are rushing with swimming lesson first thing in the morning for Yasmin which she loves and soooo looking forward every week. This week Yasmin was introduced to swim all by herself without being hold most of the time using the arm bands. Poor Yas, she's not only diddy and not as tall compare to some of the Kiwi kids. Even at the baby pool, she can't seems to stand on it still. It seems swimming today are more enjoyable for her as she loves not being hold permanently by me and free to move around although the swim instructor told me that they need to understand being cautious in the water is very important. Yas has shown how she loves water, wanted to swim all by herself and moves around the water freely. I think for the first time today she really feel the freedom of doing it all by herself although still tip toeing in the water trying to walk on the pool floor (bless her!) All and all today Yas has shown she listen to the instruction well, don't do things without hearing the cues from me and very good with getting her head under the water and get back up again to go for the wall of the pool for safety. I am very impressed.
Its always tiring after swimming lesson but I dragged the poor girl to do some small groceries which then ended up to be quite a lot. Make me wonder how much will my monthly groceries cost if I am doing a monthly groceries (just bits and pieces cost me about $147! Gee, I do wonders how people with average household income live and made me realised how fortunate I am for be able to have what I want (most of the time) and not worried about when the next pay going to be....
I just put Yasmin to bed after we had our lunch at home and did some scrap book and paper cutting which she loves. I am trying to make her a book so we can go through the alphabets and numbers together using typical group of things to incorporate with her early learning skills such as shapes, colour, animal, food, actions, etc. I believe in self educating my child to some extend and helping them develop the skills at home and at school. I must admit, I haven't got a clue what sort of system NZ have for pre-school education and that's something that I need to find out more as I believe children do at least need to know the very basic before they start school at age 5. I must put some hours per week for Yasmin to do some basic counting and spelling before she goes to school so at least she isn't too blind sighted by it all (or will this be putting too much pressure for children over 3?)
Now I am writing this, I don't envy to be out there although its sunny but gosh, its freezing indoor! I am gagging to go for a run as the weather has been pants with raining and winds. I am just not tough enough to face the temperature out there and the weather too. I gotta put my road bike for a service too as the creaking noise on the gears is driving me mad and the chain keep coming off which doesn't help with my clip on confident (another story for that) There are just too much hurdles if I can call them for me to go out there and do these sports. I have been reading these running magazines and hasn't come across with any topic about training in the winter. Its just so demotivating at the moment and I am feeling fat all over again!
Maybe, just maybe I will do a 1.25km swim tonight when Vince's home? Hmmm, that is a wonder hey?
Its always tiring after swimming lesson but I dragged the poor girl to do some small groceries which then ended up to be quite a lot. Make me wonder how much will my monthly groceries cost if I am doing a monthly groceries (just bits and pieces cost me about $147! Gee, I do wonders how people with average household income live and made me realised how fortunate I am for be able to have what I want (most of the time) and not worried about when the next pay going to be....
I just put Yasmin to bed after we had our lunch at home and did some scrap book and paper cutting which she loves. I am trying to make her a book so we can go through the alphabets and numbers together using typical group of things to incorporate with her early learning skills such as shapes, colour, animal, food, actions, etc. I believe in self educating my child to some extend and helping them develop the skills at home and at school. I must admit, I haven't got a clue what sort of system NZ have for pre-school education and that's something that I need to find out more as I believe children do at least need to know the very basic before they start school at age 5. I must put some hours per week for Yasmin to do some basic counting and spelling before she goes to school so at least she isn't too blind sighted by it all (or will this be putting too much pressure for children over 3?)
Now I am writing this, I don't envy to be out there although its sunny but gosh, its freezing indoor! I am gagging to go for a run as the weather has been pants with raining and winds. I am just not tough enough to face the temperature out there and the weather too. I gotta put my road bike for a service too as the creaking noise on the gears is driving me mad and the chain keep coming off which doesn't help with my clip on confident (another story for that) There are just too much hurdles if I can call them for me to go out there and do these sports. I have been reading these running magazines and hasn't come across with any topic about training in the winter. Its just so demotivating at the moment and I am feeling fat all over again!
Maybe, just maybe I will do a 1.25km swim tonight when Vince's home? Hmmm, that is a wonder hey?
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