Posted in Baby, Personal on Mar 14th, 2011 No Comments »
My 1 month Paternity/Parental leave ended today, and it also meant the first day of Daycare for Andre. We (Nelly and I) had been hoping this can be pushed out some more – “Is he ready for Daycare yet?”. This was the time my mum was going to supplement for a few months so that [...]
Posted in Baby, Personal on Mar 12th, 2011 1 Comment »
Last time, I had shared how Nelly and I split the baby duties at night [click here to see old post about this]. She is in-charge in the evenings through 3AM and I am in-charge from 3AM. Last night (this morning), I woke up as soon as I heard Andre crying. I did the usual [...]
Posted in Baby, Other, Personal on Feb 20th, 2011 No Comments »
[Paternity/Parental Leave] I started my Paternity leave, and Andre and I have started having fun. I have been keeping track of his feeding times, and how much he ate at that time; his sleeping and wake up times. I have started noticing a pattern in his feeding consumption. On Thursday though, he threw me a [...]
Posted in Other, Personal on Jan 30th, 2011 No Comments »
My resolutions this year will be the same as last year. There is no point of working up a completely new set. Since they are the same resolutions, the getting done with MBA is no longer applicable since I finished/graduated. But I also need to account for 2 changes that have happened recently – I [...]
Posted in Other, Personal on Jan 18th, 2011 No Comments »
Recovering/Jet lagged/Still digesting my mum’s loss. I had friends and family support while back home. I also spoke to Marasi and Ola while in Zambia. Mogaka made it from Kenya.
Posted in Other, Personal, Photos, Zambia on Jan 7th, 2011 No Comments »
[Back post – typed locally on computer, but never posted the day of] I arrived in Lusaka yesterday. It was long flight as expected, but the toughest trip I have ever taken. Mum’s funeral was today. There was a lot of support from friends & family members, the church my parents attend (United Church of [...]
Posted in Other, Personal, Zambia on Jan 4th, 2011 No Comments »
[Back post – typed locally on computer, but never posted the day of] I got a phone call from my dad and his friend Mr. Nyathando. My mum died this afternoon (GMT+2) Zambian time in Lusaka. When I was getting her progress from my family, I had been told that she had been getting better; [...]
Posted in Other, Personal on Jan 1st, 2011 No Comments »
This is a hard holiday season to celebrate. My mum is still in hospital. I have been keeping in touch with my dad about everyday where I am getting progress on mum’s condition.
Posted in Other, Personal, Zambia on Dec 25th, 2010 No Comments »
I woke up to find many-many missed calls from Zambia. I found I had a few voicemails. I got a voicemail message from my dad who wanted me to call him immediately I got the phone message. I also got a message from my aunt who told me to call her or my dad’s phone. [...]
Posted in Baby, Personal on Dec 12th, 2010 No Comments »
I think we have a vampire for a baby ; – ). All the Twilight fans should be excited. Why do we think Andre is a Twilight Vampire? Well, he seems to be showing vampire characteristics. – Active at night; way too active – Sweet and innocent during the day Take him outside where there [...]
Posted in Baby, Personal, Photos on Nov 14th, 2010 32 Comments »
IT’S A BOY! (Chilumba just started cloning) Nelly just gave birth to our baby boy (Andre Chilumba Mubashi) today, 14th November 2010, around 5 AM PST. cute; 6lbs 1 oz; 20.5 inches; new mommy calls him “adorable”; new daddy is still speechless; The baby is doing well, healthy, and already getting my attention. I [...]
Posted in Baby, Personal on Nov 11th, 2010 1 Comment »
For many, when they hear Marshmallow Man, they remember the image of the ‘Stay Puft Marshmallow Man’ in Ghostbusters. For the Mubashi household, this term has been used to refer to the pregnant lady . No names mentioned. Just saying…. Ofcourse, Nelly is going to kill me now that I have posted these pictures! Hopefully [...]
Posted in Baby, Personal on Nov 10th, 2010 No Comments »
Guess which side of the bed is mine . 2 pillows side, or 5 pillow side . . Give up guessing yet? I will give you a hint. Over the course of her pregnancy, Nelly has been surrounding herself with pillows when she sleeps. This has been a combination of getting comfortable, and probably what [...]
Posted in Events, Personal, Photos on Oct 29th, 2010 No Comments »
Today, Nelly and I celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary. When I Binged 5th year wedding anniversary , two gift ideas came up – Wood or Silver. I hope she does not end up with a wooden broom - since it is also Halloween (Inside joke: Nelly and I have been playing with broom and witches [...]
Posted in Baby, Personal on Oct 28th, 2010 No Comments »
Everyone keeps asking me if I am freaking out. Should I be? I am definitely excited, and I know that this will be a life changing experience….. “Bring it on!” But so far, I am obviously like a kid waiting for Santa to deliver their package. Even night when I sleep, I have noticed that [...]