7 Months & 3 Weeks, and Standing

by BZMOMMY // September 12, 2007 // 1 Comment

The title said it all.

Dawn is 7 months and 3 weeks now. She finally knew how to crawl forward last week, and now, she is standing on her own by clinging support.

Compared to babies of her age, she is one of the fastest to learn her crawling and standing on her own. I am so proud of her. =)

Of cos’, it’s only the starting of our tedious physical exercise every day. She is so busy crawling around the house and wants to stand up on her own the moment she identify her support target. All of us have to chase after her, for fear that she will hurt herself when she falls. We are not being protective though, but having her head slammed on the hard tiles can be a dangerous thing to ignore.

I wonder when will she start saying her first words. It will be very fun to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars together. 🙂

Jealousy

by BZMOMMY // September 11, 2007 // No Comments

What exactly is that? I asked.

An invisible green monster who can eat away your clear mind?

Or something which can mess up your thoughts and ruin your moods?

You started to frown.

You started to raise your voice.

You can’t think right.

Every word that are spoken are pricky.

Your heart went 10x faster.

You feel hot.

Your fists are tight.

You end up shouting.

You can’t listen to anything else. You just want to shout your point across.

In the end you slammed down the phone.

Are these signs of jealousy? Or are these just some act of dominant?

I don’t know.

Baby Photo Contest

by BZMOMMY // September 10, 2007 // No Comments

Submit your photos today!

Contest by Tokomama, from 1-30 Sep 07.

http://www.tokomama.com/smforum/index.php?topic=3.0

Sleeping Patterns

by BZMOMMY // September 9, 2007 // 2 Comments

Dawn is coming 8 months. Yet her sleeping patterns at night still causes me many sleepless nights. She still wakes up for her night feed. Sometimes twice! I have only like 4-5 hours of sleep every night.

I seeked help from books and online articles but I realised that not one method works perfectly for my little Dawn. Someday one method can work, but the same method may not work on the other days.

I must confess that there were nights where I really lost my cool. 🙁

The reason I started blogging about this today is, Dawn took her afternoon nap without patting! To me, it was an amazing surprise. I was just holding her and she was minding her own business (kids nowadays really do have a mind of their own!), and when I put her down the cot, she just closed her eyes and wander to her dreamland. First time! If only it is so easy everyday!

I must remember that babies have their own schedules sometimes. They need time to quiet down, need time to settle down and need time to drift to sleep. So while I am very anxious that Dawn can sleep immediately when I tell her it’s bedtime, I have to understand that she needs time to wind down too.

Cheers to motherhood! Cheers to learning to be a better mom!

Nursery Rhyme – Hickory, Dickory, Dock

by BZMOMMY // September 8, 2007 // No Comments

Hickory, dickory, dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one,
And down he run,
Hickory, dickory, dock.

Chickenpox Vaccination

by BZMOMMY // September 6, 2007 // No Comments

It’s good to consider taking this chickenpox vaccination if there’s intention to enroll your children to playschool.

Check out this website for more information : http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/varicella.html

Nursery Rhymes – If You’re Happy and You Know It

by BZMOMMY // September 5, 2007 // No Comments

There’s a few versions for this song, basically, you can subsitute your own actions into the song.

If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it then your face will surely show it;
If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands.

If you’re happy and you know it stamp your feet.
If you’re happy and you know it stamp your feet.
If you’re happy and you know it then your face will surely show it;
If you’re happy and you know it stamp your feet.

If you’re happy and you know it shout “Hooray”.
If you’re happy and you know it shout “Hooray”.
If you’re happy and you know it then your face will surely show it;
If you’re happy and you know it shout “Hooray”.

Recipe : Potatoes Pureed (4-9 mths)

by BZMOMMY // September 4, 2007 // No Comments

Required

1 potato
Expressed breast milk, formula milk or warm boiled water

Directions

Cut the potato into four or five pieces and boil for 15 minutes or until completely soft.
Place soft potato into blender or food processor. You can also use a potato hand mesher.
Add 1 tablespoon of fluid at a time until you have a smooth puree of potatoes.

Nursery Rhymes – Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

by BZMOMMY // September 3, 2007 // No Comments

My daughter’s favourite song.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!