Grace

Breastfeeding issues after going back to work

February 8, 2012

I pack my bags at least a week before I travel. I never cram during exam periods. As much as I can, I want to be ready, always one step ahead. Imagine how I must be feeling when there is no expressed breastmilk I could leave for my baby as I return to work! Ideally, [...]

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Yes, it gets cold in Dubai

February 6, 2012

How’s the weather from where you are? Here in Dubai, as far as the midday sun is concerned, ‘winter’ is already over. But on early mornings and evenings, it is still cool – or cold, depending on the years you have lived here. ~ Dubai winter sky in my side view mirror ~ So when [...]

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Baby Ben sings The Carpenters

February 3, 2012

Finally it’s Friday where we can wind down to the weekend. My first two days back to work had been tough on baby Ben and me – I still need a lot of getting used to the morning routine. Ideally, I’d like to have a morning shower before I go but not, sometimes, sleep gets [...]

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The first days are always the hardest

February 2, 2012

Yesterday’s back to work thing was ok. No one jumped in to tell me, “hey, I thought you were away to give birth, how come you still look pregnant?” Hah. The joys of having an all male colleague in the office. There were no nasty comments to welcome me back, only a huge amount of [...]

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Back to work

February 1, 2012

Hello everyone. I am back to work today after a total of 100 days of maternity leave, I am back as a working mom – meaning, I have double work now. I am well but not too enthusiastic to drive to work this morning and hating the fact that nothing from my closet fits me [...]

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January a-photo-a-day, day 31

January 31, 2012

Today’s prompt: You, again You, I mean me. That is a picture of me with the baby. I simply couldn’t post a picture of myself alone because ‘being me’ right now means I always have this cute little human attached to my body. I look at this picture and feel sad as I bid goodbye [...]

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January a-photo-a-day, day 30

January 30, 2012

Today’s prompt: Nature Nature – ah, I hope no one visited this blog and read this post expected beautiful picturesque mountains, clear streams or pretty garden of flowers. I live in a desert land camouflaging as a modern city that is Dubai and this is what ‘nature’ is here. Nevertheless, still beautiful. ***** If you’re [...]

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Giveaway: The Juppy Baby Walker

January 30, 2012

The Juppy is a unique & unconventional baby walker that helps your child safely learn to walk. If you’ve experienced training a child to walk, you can definitely relate to back pains – not the baby’s, yours! It’s straining for a parents’s back because guiding baby to walk without the use of the wheeled walkers [...]

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