Weekend Reflections- Being A Mother

Dominique Thoughts

It has been 6 years and 2 months since I became a mother. Time really flies by when you have two hyperactive boys , a hectic job and household issues to handle. From being only responsible for your own personal actions, to becoming part of a pair and now responsible for the lives that we bring into this world. My responsibilities have been compounding and I have to make decisions which affect the lives of everyone in the family.

Being a mother is something that brings me much joy and something that I really enjoy. It has been a wonderful experience watching the boys grow and mature from helpless infants into young individuals who are exerting their own rights. It has been trying at time trying to cultivate good habits and behaviour in them but I’m sure my efforts will bear fruit in due time.

R and I always wanted to have our own kids. Even before we were married we did talk about having kids and the number of kids we would like to have. Initially I  wanted to have all my kids before I turned 30 years old.However as life after marriage started to unfold I had to cope with stresses of work and the daily demands of living we didn’t manage to start our family till I was 25yrs old.  Nevertheless now at 31 we will be completing our family  with the addition of a baby girl this September.

It will be a different experience parenting a girl as compared to parenting boys. I’m looking forward to the challenges that I will be facing in the immediate future.

How has your journey as a mother been?

Ryan’s Planetary Obession

Dominique Thoughts

Ryan has been obsessed with learning about our solar systems and planets around us. Ever since he has been introduced to the book on  Mercury. Over the weekend we borrow books on Jupiter, Mercury and Saturn.

Ryan’s amazement with the moons around the plants and their make up fuels his interest in astronomy. He is now asking for us to bring him to the Science Centre yet again for him to look at the exhibits on display.

He now knows that it takes varying amount of time for a planet to make a single rotation around the sun. The further the planet is away from the sun, the longer it will take for it to travel around in a rotation.

He also knows that some planets have rings and even more moons then earth and that we may not be alone in this universe as it has not been proven that there are other lifeforms around.

It is interesting how curiosity can fuel one’s need for knowledge and make one more determined to read up on all related books/websites on astronomy.

There are many websites which one can use as a tool to introduce Astronomy to kids.

–Astronomy for Kids

The Nine Eight Planets

There are also some games on the Solar Systems which I will be checking out with him.

-Solar System Jigsaw Puzzle

The planet pursuit

Do you have any other recommendations?