Killi’s 1st Report Card

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Killi has been attending preschool for almost a month. There have been good days and bad days. The good days, he is spot on; listens, follows directions, participates, and doesn’t act like a mad man. The bad days are not so great; he has a total meltdown when I leave, hits and pushes the other kids, and acts like a fool. Luckily with the reports I am given, it seems there are more good day than bad but still as the parent I hate to see him acting up and hitting people.  Yes I know it’s a phase but that doesn’t mean I have to enjoy it.

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Secret Agent 00-potato

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In trying to keep with the lifestyle change of eating more healthy, I realized my son needs to make some changes as well. There was a time when my boy would eat anything. When we moved to Thailand, he was a hot-dog and chicken nugget kid and I chalked it up to the trauma of the move and he needed to feel like he had some control. It took a long time but he is off the hot-dog and chicken nugget diet. He will eat fruit, grilled chicken and pork, and a few veggies such as corn and peas. Lately I see he is becoming bored with his meals but at the same time as I introduce new things he has a total meltdown. I have read the articles which suggest to not become a short order cook or “they won’t starve if they miss a meal” but this type of thinking stresses me out. What if he isn’t getting what he needs to grow? I see he is obviously not starving to death but you could say the same for someone who is obese; the question is are they healthy?

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Mr. Chatterbox’s New Adventure

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It has almost been a year since we began our journey with our therapy program with Reed Institute. It has almost been a year since I was at my total breaking point. I felt as if no prayers were being heard. I was alone in a foreign land with no one, who understood what was going on with my boy (except for Chris). Everyone was telling me “Don’t worry. This is a phase.” Praise the Lord, I was driven to the point where I was not ashamed to say “THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE!” and started the process of looking for help.

I believe you can pray for something until you are blue in the face asking for a miracle (and sure sometimes it might happen) but without being proactive nothing will change. God gave us a brain and resources at our disposal (heck he created Google, well the guy who made Google…) and it’s our job to use them wisely.

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A Cambodian Adventure: Traveling Toddler Approved

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We arrived in the late evening, waited in line at the immigration office for a visa on arrival, grabbed our bags and took a taxi to our resort. This is not a taxi like you would expect; this is a Cambodian tuk tuk which reminds me of a mix of a rickshaw and a motorbike. Not safe but then again Asia isn’t known for their safety standards. As we make our way to our resort, we start to slow down and turn down a dark alley and for a moment I am a little scared. All I can imagine is being mugged and left in the middle of Cambodia with no passport or money with a toddler… Not to worry this is where our hotel is…

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Touristy Tours in Bangkok

The great thing about being an expat in a foreign land is that I can still play tourist anytime I want. Sometimes…okay most of the time; I scoff at tourists, who seem incapable of obeying the unspoken rules of the land of smiles in their silly neon color Chang beer tank tops, or (my favorite) the girls walking around the malls in their bikinis. Listen ladies, there is no beach around here so it’s not acceptable to parade your body in a skimpy bikini in places of business but I digress.

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Hong Kong: Traveling Toddler Approved

We are just back from 5 days in Hong Kong. We had an amazing trip, due to the fact the city is very kid and stroller friendly.

We have traveled around to many different places and to find a city, which is fun for both parents and the toddler is not easy. We all love the outdoors and adventuring to places where the wild man can run free and Hong Kong fit the bill with their many parks, playgrounds and museums!

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What is the Horace family up to?

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Killi is doing great with his therapy. He is acting like a new kid! He is more social and using more words everyday; sporadically but I’ll take it. His swimming classes have paid off and the boy is a little fish. Every class we are amazed at how far he can swim before coming up for air!

Chris is super busy at work but that’s normal. He is also back to rugby so that makes him very happy.

I‘m busy with the BAMBI News and Expat Kids magazine and I love it! Tomorrow I meet with Killi’s doc to discuss the next step with therapy and Killi’s trail run at school, which is very exciting. I am sure it will take up my mornings but I am so happy and proud of Killi’s progress I don’t mind!

We will be traveling a lot over the next couple of months so there will be many posts and photos for you to enjoy, full of travel tips on places like Hong Kong (Disney World), Cambodia (Siem Reap), Koh Samui and Koh Tao. I desperately need out of Bangkok! It’s always nice to get away so I can appreciate it again.

Keep a look out for more posts in the coming weeks!

Until next time…