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Monday, December 31, 2007

Sleeping...


Prettiest mom

Got this article from one of the friends's blog. Which I find it is so meaningful...

Before I was a Mom
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom -
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom
I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom -
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom -
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.

I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the
wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

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A letter from mummy:
Annabelle,

Mummy is so happy to have u, u have been with us almost 11 months, what can mummy tell u? Mummy loves u more & more everyday... u bring us happiness, joys, laughs, of course sometimes u make us worries eg. when u are not feeling well... but mummy is so so happy to have u in my life, I'm sure daddy is feeling the same. Daddy & mummy are trying to be perfect parents for u!

Hope u are also happy to be with us. Be a good girl when u grow up!

Mummy loves u forever! Mummy always by your side!

Kisses & Hugs,
Mummy
31 Dec 2007

Sunday, December 30, 2007

2nd haircut

Annabelle's having a 2nd haircut today (1st one was 1 day before her fullmoon party), popo trended some of her hair at the side/back. Annabelle's hair grow so so so slow la...

(Will post the photo later)

On walker...







At Midvalley






Gear up to shopping






Thursday, December 27, 2007

No! No!

Everytime when mummy says "no" to Annabelle, what's her reaction? She gives a sweet smile back to mummy, to avoid mummy to get angry?! eg. she likes to bite her feeding chair's strings, mummy said "no" to her, she always gives mummy a smile... sometimes like mummy pls dont get angry, hahaha... after that, if mummy didnt monitor her, she bites the strings again... aiyaya...

宝宝便秘的应对策略

我的小宝宝已有6个月大,主要喝配方奶,另外还添加了少量辅食,如大半个鸡蛋黄、少量水果泥等,宝宝大便干硬,有时就像羊粪一样,一粒一粒的,每隔2--3天才有一次,请问我怎么办?

  婴儿便秘,一般是指婴儿大便次数较平日减少,甚至2-3日或更多天不解大便的现象。但在判断宝宝是否便秘时,粪便的性状较次数显得更为重要。有时大便次数正常,但粪便干硬,不易排出,每次量少,呈颗粒状的也属于便秘,有这种情况的婴儿应比2--3日一次大便但性状属正常的婴儿给予更多的关注。

  婴儿便秘的原因大多是由于饮食中缺乏碳水化合物、脂肪或水分摄入不足,或蔬菜、水果等粗纤维进食太少而引起,多见于配方奶喂养者;有时配方奶调配方法不合理,或奶粉多加,或水加得较少,均可造成配方奶太浓,也会引起婴儿便秘。少数婴儿便秘可因患先天性巨结肠、肛裂、肛门闭锁等疾病而引起,应及时去医院诊治。

  由于饮食不当引起的婴儿便秘,主要解决方法是调整婴儿饮食结构,可适当增加淀粉、蔬菜和水果的供应,有以下几种方法:

  方法一:用米汤冲调奶粉。

  4月龄以上婴儿可用一部分新煮的粥米汤代替水来冲调奶粉,可采用三分之一或一半的粥汤代替水来调奶,以增加碳水化合物的量。

  方法二:在两次喂乳之间喂新鲜果汁或白开水,一日可增喂2--3次。

  6月龄婴儿可以适当增加蔬菜泥和水果泥的量,如胡萝卜泥、土豆泥、苹果泥或香蕉泥等。

  方法三:适当增加水的量或减少奶粉的量。

  有些父母在配制奶粉时,没有按照所介绍的奶粉冲调方法做,奶粉的量加多了,婴儿的消化吸收能力有限,常常会引起大便干结,大便很臭,而且这样做会增加婴儿肝、肾的负担;有时冲调比例合适,但婴儿的大便仍较干较臭的,也应适当增加水的量或适当减少奶粉的量。

  方法四:减少配方奶的摄入量,增加辅食的量,但要按照辅食添加原则来做。

  随着宝宝的一天天长大,你也可以试试适当减少配方奶的摄入量,增加辅食的量,但要严格按照辅食添加原则来做。

  此外,有些婴儿未及早训练定时排便习惯,亦可发生便秘。因此当婴儿3--4月时,家长如发现婴儿有要大便的表示时,即可加以训练,可抱起婴儿把大便,使婴儿逐渐养成每日定时排便的习惯。

  一般来说,经过饮食结构调整和定时排便的训练,常可使宝宝便秘明显改善。仍有疑问的年轻父母,可以去医院向营养专科或保健专科医生咨询。

  爱心提醒:

  1、不要给便秘的宝宝提供过多温热性的食物如虾类等。

  2、不能随便给宝宝长期服用金银花露等凉性药物,以免损伤宝宝幼嫩的脾胃功能。

  3、有持续便秘的宝宝应至小儿外科进一步检查。

(source from http://www.sina.com.cn)

让宝宝更健康的8大招

遵从以下8个建议,你一定可以给你的宝宝奠定一个最好的生命起点……

  1母乳喂养

  母乳喂养是你应该为宝宝做的最重要的事情,即使你哺乳的时间并不长。宝宝从母乳中将受益无穷,母乳中饱含抗体,能大大加强宝宝的免疫功能。从长远来看,母乳喂养可以:

  最大限度地减少宝宝过敏和感染的发生。研究还证实,母乳喂养的宝宝童年期哮喘的发病率降低。

  降低孩子肥胖的发生率。

  坚持母乳喂养一个月,有助于大大减少襁褓死亡率。

  为此,你在围产期应注意护理好乳房,宝宝出生后应尽早开奶2 轻轻抚摩

  2抚摩

抚摩宝宝身体可以让他安静、放松并产生安全感,幼年时的安全感对宝宝的健康成长帮助很大。经常被满怀爱意拥抱的宝宝生病机会减少。一项研究表明,早产儿在医院里如经常被抚摩,比那些没有经常得到抚摩的宝宝,出院时间提前10天以上。

  抚摩确实是一种能促进宝宝健康的好途径,因为:

  抚摩能促进机体清除毒素,从而维持健康状态。

  抚摩有助于淋巴液在全身循环,从而促进免疫系统发育。

  抚摩激发“兴奋性”化学物质的释放,比如内啡肽。它可以降低疼痛感并减少循环中紧张性激素如可的松的释放。

  每次抚摩都应从宝宝的脚部开始,逐渐向头部上移,轻轻地温柔地接触宝宝娇嫩的躯体。宝宝生病或者情绪不佳时不宜抚摩。

  3多食果蔬

  掌握好最佳的断奶时间,因为过早给宝宝固态食物会损伤他的肾脏和消化系统,而且会增加发生过敏的风险。从液态到固态食物的过渡,要注意从少量的蔬菜泥和婴儿米糊开始。一旦你总结出进食的量和种类,要注意不能偏食,满足各种营养需求。宝宝食谱中一定要包括新鲜水果和蔬菜,它们可以强化免疫系统,这是由于水果蔬菜中富含抗氧自由基物质如维生素C。

  慎食包装食品,避免过多的饱和脂肪、盐、糖和添加剂。某些食品添加剂已被证实和过敏及行为问题的发生有关系。

  4定期体检

  定期到医院体检,就宝宝发育情况和医生多多交流。即使宝宝看起来很健康,正规的医疗体检仍是必要的,因为有些情况比如心脏杂音等,爸爸妈妈是不容易轻易发现的。如果宝宝有什么疾病,早诊断可以早治疗,效果较佳。

  5谨防过敏

  宝宝过敏在日常生活中越来越常见。对这种情况有理论这样认为:

  童年期传染病减少。爸爸妈妈可能不理解为什么宝宝传染病发病率减少与过敏症增加有联系。专家是这样解释的:由于机体不需要与这么多的病菌斗争,于是产生免疫惰性,从而易于对各类过敏源产生过度的抗原抗体反应。

  对食物的高敏反应。宝宝易对食物产生过敏被认为是由于过早接触到某些食物,如花生等坚果类。据称孕期和哺乳期母亲过多进食这类食物也与宝宝的过敏有联系。

  室内尘螨被认为是湿疹的过敏源之一。厚厚的地毯、中央空调以及房间里通风减少,给尘螨提供了一个理想的生活环境。

  为减少过敏发生的风险,你应该:

  禁止吸烟。

  母乳喂养到6个月。

  如果家族中有人对麦类食物或者牛奶过敏,在12个月之前不要给宝宝进食这些食物。

  宝宝8个月后才推荐蛋类、肉类和鱼类食物。

  勤用真空吸尘器控制尘螨,使用抗过敏床垫、澡盆和柔软玩具。

  6预防接种

  尽管免疫接种在今天仍具有一定争议性,但是宝宝需要对许多疾病的抵抗能力。因此,如果你对免疫接种和由此引起的机体某些反应有忧虑,一定要及时咨询儿科医生。

  儿童保健医生总体上赞同疫苗接种是保护孩子的最好的途径。针对婴幼儿有一套系统的预防接种方案,从出生时开始。

  7室外锻炼

  宝宝需要新鲜空气。一旦宝宝能够活动,要常常将他抱到室外,鼓励宝宝打滚、爬行、站立乃至走路。宝宝积极活动可促进身体发育并可防止超重。

  随着宝宝长大,可带他到公园或者郊外,让孩子自由活动。爬、跳、跑能使宝宝的骨骼肌肉更加强壮和柔韧。

  室外活动对宝宝有利的另一个原因就是有助于孩子的机体产生维生素D,而维生素D能促进机体钙的吸收,同时对糖尿病的发生也有一定的预防作用。宝宝在阳光下活动时一定要记得涂防晒霜。

  8保护牙齿

  如果宝宝的乳牙保护不好,可能会损坏,而乳牙的损坏会影响恒牙的质量。一旦宝宝长出牙齿,就要用婴儿牙刷每天早晚刷两次牙。

  千万不要将甜饮料(即使是水果汁)装在奶瓶里给宝宝吸饮,因为相对于从杯子里啜饮,它大大增加了糖分和牙齿接触的时间。如果你想喂宝宝果汁,应该首先稀释(五份水配一份果汁),然后在就餐时间喂他。不要让宝宝吃糖果,爸爸妈妈应该明白甜食以及一些粘性强的天然食物比如葡萄干对牙齿危害非常大。

  养成给宝宝定期检查牙齿的习惯。

(source from http://www.sina.com.cn)

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Nite time...






Share with my Christmas presents




Photo 1: Flog music toy from Daddy
Photo 2: Wooden clock puzzle from Kor Kor
Photo 3: Baseball toy from Pak Leong

Thank you very much Daddy, Kor Kor, Pak Leong.

Christmas day




I have another 3 Christmas presents... opening the presents now... tan tan tan tang, see what I get... Annabelle

Monday, December 24, 2007

Kissing little Ian

Mummy developed some Christmas photos which took on 23 Dec at MidValley... Shown them to little Annabelle, when turned to little Ian'photo, u must be out of surprised what little Annabelle did... she was kissing the photo! It's true... she did it few times... oh my god! Little Annabelle knew how to 溝仔??? 慘了!慘了! 大了就 頭痛了... must be take good care of her! Hahaha

Sunday, December 23, 2007

My little friend... Ian







I also met my little boyfriend at MidValley...

Annabelle, you see little Ian is a good boy, he seats on the stroller all the times, but you are so active, always likes daddy & mummy to carry u here & there. Next time, we tie u up at your stroller, hahahahaha... no la, just kidding!

At MidValley







Shopping at MidValley, daddy bought me a Christmas present & mummy bought me a pink sleepwear. Thank you thank you!

At The Gardens


Meet Santa Claus at The Gardens


First time, I met Santa Claus... daddy & I took a photo with him.

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Home time...