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My new love is Sidney
Author: DJ10.01.2008
I have a new love in my life and her name is Sidney. She is eight months old and a very sweet baby. My two aunts in Vientiane take care of her during the day time while her mother is at work. In Laos working mothers have a great deal of freedom. They get at least one month off with full paid after delivering a baby. Breastfeeding is encouraged by the Ministry of Health so working mothers would run home during lunch break to feed their babies. There is no daycare yet that I know of for infants and toddlers in Vientiane. Relatives and friends are the babysitters, free of charge. It’s the Lao way after all.
I get a big smile on my face and I feel warm inside when I think of her and each time I see her photos. She is not blood related to me but to her I am her auntie already. Last weekend I was out doing some windows shopping with Johan. Guess where I took him to mostly? Where else but little people’s clothes section. I told him I was looking for something pretty for Sidney. Johan asked me who Sidney is and I told him that she is the new love of my life. I can’t resist a face like that. 
January 10th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
This Sidney is undoubtedly cute
February 24th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
[...] Sidney was all dressed up for the special [...]
March 19th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
[...] Little Sidney is a big trouble maker these days. She is almost a year old if I can remember correctly and wants to touch everything in sight and go places. When I talk to my aunts in Vientiane I can hear Sidney in the background making a fuss because she doesn’t want to lock behind bars, sort of speak. Putting her in a room with a gate locked doesn’t make Sidney very happy because she wants to go outside and play with the big kids. She can hear noises on the streets and want to take part in the action. What a friendly little baby that doesn’t afraid to hang out with big people. [...]
June 2nd, 2008 at 6:16 pm
[...] Sidney celebrated her first birthday on April 11, 2008. Since her birthday was so close to Boun Pee Mai [...]