Archive for the ‘Baby Basics’ Category
Monday, August 25th, 2008
We all know about princesses and little girls, don't we? Now that I am a mom, I am convinced that ALL little girls dream of becoming a princess someday, or even now believe that they are princesses who deserve all pink and fluffy things.
There is a section in any mall ...
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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
When I first decided to leave my job and be a work at home mom for real, I was very scared. There's a part of me that's doubting everything I was doing. Until I opened one of my pregnancy books and started a prayer written there. Here's a part of ...
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
I've been reading some mom's magazines and stumbled on an article on self soothing. I had to smile and remember how AJ does it, only I never knew that there was such a term as self soothing.
When we go to parties and he feels so sleepy, I noticed that ...
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
You don't have to be a gourmet cook to prepare your child's first food. As a working mom, I have relied on the formulae of cerelac or the other powdered baby foodstuffs, but with a twist. I add his milk formula instead of water and grate some cooked (blanched) veggies ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
When AJ was born and up to his first year, friends and relatives constantly sent us baby clothes , which were necessary during that time as babies get dirty a lot during the day. My big mistake was storing them and thinking "these can't be worn daily, they're too nice!"
And ...
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Sunday, July 13th, 2008
Have you ever gone to a store in a mall and thought that not a single clothing item there will fit your baby? This is particularly true when you don't have your baby with you when you go there. More than once, mothers have blamed salesladies for telling them that ...
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
Finally, the rest of the world caught up. Summer fun is everywhere and for kids, it's vacation time!
I remember getting all excited about summer, like it really is a big deal, because our teachers always made us list what we wanted to do during vacation. I usually put in picnic, ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Back in nostalgia lane. I can't help but compare how much my childhood differs from AJ's. In our village now, I don't see many kids playing tag or hide-and-seek. There's a park, sure, but with the way things are right now in the Philippines, it's a risk to let children ...
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
Ok, we just got home from the mall and the whole place is teeming with moms! I half-expected the bookstores to be full with the arrival of the new school year, and sure enough the books were on aisle showcases, raincoats are on various maniquins, even the umbrellas were strewn ...
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Moms are funny. Last week I had a chance to go to the mall for some alone time, and because I am a mom, I immediately went to the baby section. I see some brand names have gone on sale and moms are all over the counters. Not just clothes, ...
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