Sophia on February 16th, 2010

I wake up every morning to the sounds of crying baby reaching out to my chest with eyes closed, and open mouth…Sometimes i just lift him up and look at him and see him move his head from side to side looking for his mama’s milk and i can’t help myself but smile, that is [...]

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Sophia on December 16th, 2009

So Eli is officially 6 months and starting on solids.  Last week he was on rice cereal and oatmeal, and today we just upgraded to more home cooked foods. Yes, he has been wanting  a taste of what we eat for a while now. What is it about first borns and foods? Most parents in [...]

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Sophia on December 16th, 2009

Eli is now 6  months and so could now get the  H1N1 and Flu shots. We did that yesterday on his 6 months well baby Checkup.  He has been running a mild fever ever since, very fussy, can’t sleep and plain irritable.  Those wonderful immunizations! So we went to the Dr’s office well, we came [...]

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Sophia on December 1st, 2009

I don’t massage my baby as often as i should, but when i do massage him, boy he loves it. I was reading on Doctoroz.com the benefits of massaging a baby and i have made a mental note to massage my baby daily.  Benefits of massaging baby: Helps  mom and dad bond with the baby [...]

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Sophia on November 23rd, 2009

Ever hear of pregnant mothers putting headphones around their bellies and letting their unborn child listen to their favorite music? Yep. I was that kind of mom. I know experts believe an unborn child can still hear through the amniotic fluid, even music playing on the background on your sterio and you may not necessarily [...]

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Sophia on November 11th, 2009

Daycares are not cheap, and for any parents with more than one child  you are talking about paying over $1,000/ month just to have someone watch your kids for around 8-10 hrs/ day. This fee will remain same whether you take your child in or not.  When they get sick 4 out of the 5 [...]

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Sophia on November 11th, 2009

Eli had his first hair cut this weekend. You know how babies lose their hair all different places in their head as they rub against their beds, or their seats. It was time for him to get a cut. I am still exclusively breastfeeding him and i plan to continue for at least 2 years. [...]

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Sophia on November 9th, 2009

Just like older kids or adults need their teeth cared for, so do the baby’s gums. The best way to clean the baby’s gums is using wet wash cloth with water. Just wet the cloth and wrap around your finger and wipe the baby’s gums , tongue and upper walls of the mouth, and voila.. [...]

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Sophia on November 2nd, 2009

Ever heard other parents say, having a baby is not hard, raising a baby  is? Well whoever is saying this  to you is definitely right.  People can give you tons of advice on how to raise your child, but the thing is there is no set fomula. For those who claim they have cared for other [...]

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We don’t own any of the baby Einstein products,  but am just surprised at how some parents can sit back and get  all upset that their children didn’t learn anything from their DVDs or other products. Come on people!  Yes, we all watch TV in my home. Julian watches TV and  has Leap frog DVDs, [...]

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