Weekend

I realized I wasn't that isolated after all. Well, at least not lately. 

On Saturday, I invited one of Scarlett's best mate from school over for badminton (not the same mate from last week) and later hang out at Pacific Coffee with her parents over coffee and cakes. They were killing time waiting for their little girl's swimming class, so I then invited them to our place for a short while too. The girls had fun, so did my boy. He is getting better now with strangers. Still need a little bit of time to warm up but it wasn't like mission impossible. I am happy to see progress. Possible playdate this coming Tuesday having two boys over. Wish me luck!

Chester was all by himself in the playroom while the girls played badminton. I love this playroom. It is always empty. Saturday afternoon and my son had the room all to himself for almost an hour before another baby came along. The girls came over to play with him after they were done with their badminton game.

Today is the kids' third swim this summer as weather was pretty bad the last week. Chester is getting a little more familiar with the pool and doesn't try to get out of the pool so often as compared to the first two times. He managed to stay in the water for quite long. Scarlett also get to practice her swimming. She doesn't get to swim all year round because of winter here, so this is the best time for her to stay active in the pool. My girl doesn't like to sweat, thus a lot of sports are kind of out of the question. Swimming and badminton is "bearable" for her because one is under water and the other is indoor and has AC.

I can't explain the joy seeing these peeps in the water having fun. I hope the photos do say it all. I also thoroughly enjoy how Chester attaches himself to me so much nowadays. I want him to stay close to me now so that I can shower him all the love, comfort and security, to raise him to be confident and emotionally healthy. I like the fact that whenever he has a major melt down, I am able to calm him down after awhile. We are getting there. Each and everyday, we are getting there. I am glad I made my decision to stay home looking after him.