"Nobody Likes Me"

How would you feel if you child told you ‘Nobody likes me’? I was having a conversation with Olivia about who are her friends in class and she said only C is her friend, followed by ‘nobody likes me’.

When I heard that, I felt a stab in my heart. We have all gone through the period where we felt that we were the odd one out but who would want that to happen to their child/ren. In addition, Olivia is only 3, I felt the children are too young to be mean to one another.

I told hubby about it and he was a little concern and would ask the teacher if it’s true. He managed to ask the teacher and this is what she says “Olivia is one of the most popular kids in the class.”

Go figure….I tell ya….we are screwed when she is older.

Little Gifts

I am a handicap when it comes to arts and crafts stuff or creative ideas. My left brain is absolutely more developed than my right brain. I have no interest in knitting or crocheting and was never able to create any crafts with my own ideas.

Usually, during the holiday season and at the end of the ‘school year’ when Olivia move up to the next class, I would buy a little something for the teachers and assistants. It was fine when there are only 2-3 teachers but when there are 7 or 8, it could get quite expensive, especially in these economic times.

So, I was forced to be crafty. I decided that I would decorate glass jars with ribbons and put chocolate treats in them. I mean, who doesn’t like chocolates, right? This way, Olivia can also take part in creating the gifts by filling the jars with chocolates.

I came up with 2 versions – one with a bow and the other is just plain. What do you think?

Student of the Week

Olivia’s nursery class nominates a student each week as Student of the Week (SW). The SW helps the teacher distribute materials, lead the other kids down the hall etc.

In the past few months, Olivia has occasionally came home with the teacher’s note saying she hit somebody, she drew on the table, she is not listening…..so I told hubby, at this rate, she will never be a Student of the Week….hehe.

So, imagine my surprise when Olivia came home last week with a gift because she was Student of the Week!! The gift is a book titled…..



LOL….how fitting. The book is about a girl pig named Olivia who is VERY mischievous. Sounds like some one I know…..

The Paci is gone!

I have been trying to get Olivia to give up her paci for a while. I would talk to her about giving up her paci but she would usually say No. Over the last few months, I would tell her periodically that we have to give the paci to the Paci Fairy, who will take it to the babies who need it. Then the Paci Fairy would leave her a new toy.

I didn’t push for it as I believe when she’s ready, she will let it go. So, one night last week, she was cuddling with me before bedtime and I told her the Paci Fairy will come tonight to take the paci and leave her a new toy. She nodded her head and said ok.

In the middle of the night, her paci fell out of her mouth and I took it away. She woke up crying for the paci but I did not give in. I told her she has a new toy. At first she refused the new toy but eventually she wanted it.

The rest is history. She never asked for the paci since that day and never even cried for it. I was pleasantly surprised. I thought I would have some sleepless nights but everything has been easy so far. It is taking her a while to fall asleep but she will get use to it very soon.

So, write this date down: December 1, 2009….the date Olivia was weaned off the pacifier. Hooray! I don’t know what made me choose that day but like I say, always trust your mommy’s instincts.

Mommy 1
Olivia 0

Confirmed it was the Flu

Ok, I’m upset. A week after Olivia first got sick, her pediatrician called to say that the culture that the specialist sent to an external lab came back positive for Flu A. Since they did not test for the subtype and H1N1 is a subtype of Flu A, she said Olivia most likely had the H1N1.

When I heard this, I flipped out because Olivia was tested 3 times (twice at the pedi’s office and once at the specialist’s office) and they all came back negative for flu. If the test had been more accurate, she would have been prescribed Tamiflu, instead of having to go through 4-5 days of high fever!

When Steve and I looked at her symptoms, we were sure that she had the flu, be it the seasonal flu or H1N1 but the pedi kept saying it’s not the flu. The morale here is: always trust your instincts.

Luckily Olivia recovered without any complication. I shudder to think otherwise.

Olivia got sick 10 days after getting the H1N1 vaccine. The BIG question is: Did she get sick because of the vaccine? Or was she already infected before getting the vaccine? To me, her illness seemed a little too severe as a reaction to the vaccine. Unfortunately, it is something we will never know.