Kids Archive

What my kids are like, and how to raise your child/children in this day and age.

Scary and Fun Weekends

I know you have been waiting for this..so here you go.. Last weekend was our 6th wedding anniversary, ad you know we are not that keen on really celebrating it, but it’s a nice excuse to use my new baby and to have some cool weekend get away.. and if you have been wondering where we have been.. not that far, not Baguio or Tagaytay or EK.. guess what? just a minute away from our house.. Tiendesitas! This is our first time to visit the Avilon Ark Zoo. Before we head on to Tiendesitas, we ate lunch at Oyster Boy in Metrowalk (later for the review). Ordered a lot of oyster (which I heard is an aphrodisiac.. hmm) and a lot of rice.. hehe. Here goes some of our captured moments..

lunch at Oyster Boy

Avilon Ar Zoo is located in Tiendesitas, along C5. The entrance fee is 2oo PhP. When we entered the Ark, Mico got scared because it was kinda dim inside. I was scared too, the first animal we saw were tigers, makes me think what if.. (opps paranoia attack). There was a lion too and a bear. Then there’s an English dog walking freely (not that freely OK) and picture taking is allowed (forgot though how much they charge for a flash with the dog). In the aisle where a man made pond with lots of Koi and then there’s a small box with some big turtles in it..At the end side of the ark is a man made forest like waterfalls like flaura. There was an albino carabao (pinkish actually). Climbing up the stairs, we were met by a huge aquarium filled with humongous gourami.. Chico enjoyed this much. Then upstairs was a small pay ground for the kids and kids at heart (ehem ehem). We proceed on the smelly area (Mico’s covering his nose all the while) Actually this is the area where they had so much fun. It is kinda smelly because this is the ear where they house the goats and birds and snakes (small) and rabbits and cool activities for the kids. I love this bird.. forgot the name but something like crown or queen. The kids saw the rabbits but insist on having a tattoo first. After their ink session, they enjoyed and spend some time with the rabbits and Guinea pigs. They enjoyed this so much and I can say that our trip there was so worth it!

Mommy Moments- Bath Time

I missed this yesterday..but I can’t miss it for the week, better late than never.. Mommy Moments theme for this week is bath time.. Join us! I am not using my usual OS.. so all my photos are not available for viewing… and I can’t find any on my friendster or multiply account.. only these.

Chico at 3 months old.. after bath time..

Mico.. 2007.. enjoying a dip outside.

This was taken last year on a cool resort in Nueva Ecija..

Trivia: A better way to familiarize your kids with their body part is through bath time. Tell them the parts you are soaping or shampooing.. A usual bath time for me and my kids goes like this: (with a little melody) Shampoo the hair Wash the shoulder.. wash the hands.. washy washy washy wash.. Wash the big tummy. tummy.. tummy.. tummy Wash the putotoy.. tut tut tut Wash the pwet pwet (buttocks) Wash the legs and knees and feet and tickle tickle tickle.. Water for the hair.. and on and on How about your bath time routines? I can’t wait to hear!

Mommy Moments – Feeding Time

This week’s Mommy Moments theme is feeding time.. Joi n with us on this meme and share with us your precious Mommy Moments.

When I learned that this week’s theme is feeding time, the only thing that comes in my mind is breastfeeding. I breastfed all my kids. I nursed Kayil for about a year, Mico for almost 2 years and now Chico is still purely breastfed (he is 9 months now). You can’t blame me if most of our feeding moments are with some skin exposure (ops!)

TRIVIA:When to start solid foods?

This is a helpful tips specially for new moms. When I had Kayil, his pediatrician, advised me not introduce solid foods as early as 4 months. HE says that I should delay the introduction of solid foods to my baby. This is quite confusing to me since my mom told me that we started eating solid foods as early as 2 months old. The explanation our pedia gave was early introduction of solid foods can lead to food allergies later on. Being the curios cat, I did not stopped until I learned the scientific reason behind it. According to Dr. Sears:

“The intestines are the body’s filtering system, screening out potentially harmful substances and letting in healthy nutrients. In the early months, this filtering system is immature. Between four and seven months a baby’s intestinal lining goes through a developmental growth spurt called closure, meaning the intestinal lining becomes more selective about what to let through. To prevent potentially-allergenic foods from entering the bloodstream, the maturing intestines secrete IgA , a protein immunoglobulin that acts like a protective paint, coating the intestines and preventing the passage of harmful allergens. In the early months, infant IgA production is low (although there is lots of IgA in human milk), and it is easier for potentially-allergenic food molecules to enter the baby’s system. Once food molecules are in the blood, the immune system may produce antibodies to that food, creating a food allergy . By six to seven months of age the intestines are more mature and able to filter out more of the offending allergens. This is why it’s particularly important to delay solids if there is a family history of food allergy, and especially to delay the introduction of foods to which other family members are allergic. ” I started feeding all my babies when they turned 5 months, aside from I followed my pedia’s advise, I also take into consideration some signs if baby is ready for solid foods. Here are the list of signs you should take note: Aside from the readiness of the intestine; 1. Tongue-thrust reflex. You will notice that young babies has the ability to push their tongue outward, some mistook it for babies likeness to eat, well in fact it is their defense mechanism to prevent choking. Any foreign objects that landed into their mouth were pushed outward by this reflex. 2. The baby is old enough to sit up. I think we can all agree that solid food feeding will never be a success if we feed babies on a nursing (or bottle feeding) position. it just don’t work and it can also lead to choking. Need I say more? 3. Lastly, and I think this one is most self explanatory, babies also need to chew. So I guess when the baby starts showing some pearly whites on their gum, you ca n be assured that they are ready for solid foods. As to what kind of food you should give as a starter.. banana seems to be the safest food.. delay eggs.. you don’t want your babies turning red as Chico did. LOL When did you start introducing solid foods to your bundles?