Three Boys & A Little Lady

This afternoon, we had three boys in the house with our little lady, hanging out and running about. As usual, my son welcomed our guests with his infamous major meltdown, then lightened up after we turned on the TV. These four kids age 10 half, 2 half, 1 half and 9 months old have absolutely nothing in common. The little ones can hardly play or interact with each other but I suppose they had fun in their very own ways being around with people. Scarlett did her big sister thing by looking after her little brother throughout the playdate. She is awesome.

I am very thankful for these two girlfriends, who are trying to make an effort together with me to get these few kids to meet every once a week. It feels almost like God send, hopeful that Chester can slowly grow to open up to more people and become more sociable as I am considering not sending him to pre-nursery, just like his sister. 

Our three musketeers this afternoon

All busy doing their own things but sitting close together, which is a good sign

Little lady stepped in and played drum with the babies and Him Him watches quietly

This second playdate went well. We are hoping that after a few more times of meeting up, the boys can finally "play" together. 

Ever since we have Chester, I stopped making dinner and soup as I have to spend my evenings feeding him. My mother-in-law knows and she started making soup for us every week. Whenever I get soup from her, I will use some of the stock to make congee for Chester. Today, I used her fish maw soup stock, added some really sweet pumpkin, tofu and salmon fish to turn it into a sweet soup base for both Scarlett and Chester's lunch. They LOVED it!

There was a time I got really scared of fish maw because I had too much of it during pregnancy. After resting for sometime, I can finally make myself eat them. I still have a pack frozen inside my freezer and I have not gotten a chance to drop them into soup I make. Maybe I will give it back to my mother-in-law. Feeling spoilt this afternoon, eating fish maw for lunch.

Also, I have to take back my word about isolation. It's weird. Lately, seems like I have a lot going on. Mostly things related to my kids. Playdates in general. Well, at least I get to meet people, get to chat and interact. Can't ask for more. Better not. Right now is just nice. Somedays to myself and somedays to reach out.