I thought i will good if i record down what i let missy read. This week onwards, i borrowed quite a number of "Touch & feel" book, which she loves so much ! I'm so satisfied to see her reaction towards these books, in my heart, I'm telling myself ! YES, I've got the right book ! heee
Sweet Dreams, Sam [Yves Got]
http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Dreams-Chronicle-Books-Staff/dp/B000GFR9V2/ref=pd_sim_b_2
baby ABC - Roger Priddy - cant find the exact photo, it is the one with a bearand hairy ears on the cover page
Happy Reading, little missy !
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
Missy's reading - Touch & feel book
Parenting Books
This is the book im reading now (borrowed from library).. which i find it very interesting and give me lots of ideas on what type of activity to engage with my little missy.
Entertaining and Educating Your Preschool Child (Usborne Parent's Guides) 
amazon website on this book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Entertaining-Educating-Preschool-Usborne-Parents/dp/0746001339/ref=pd_sim_b?ie=UTF8&qid=1217379235&sr=1-2
There is this another version for baby & toddler.. which is about the same as the one im reading. maybe i will search in library to see if there is this book available.
Entertaining and Educating Babies and Toddlers (Parents' Guides)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0746000065/ref=sib_rdr_dp
Happy parenting !
Sunday, 27 July 2008
Cognitive Development - A round in the garden
I've been playing this game with bb since last week, which is suppose to train her cognitive skill in remembering what had happened.
Simple game:
Hold out her hand and start singing this rhymes:
(Use finger play, combining words and actions)
Trace a circle on baby’s hand as you say:
“round and round the garden, like a teddy bear”, then walk your fingers up her outstretched arm while you say,
“one step, two steps,” and tickle him under the arm as you say,
“tickle him under there!”
bb enjoys this game, she already knows what im going to do whenever i started to circle her palm and say the "round and round the garden" she will smile before even i tickle her..
So, she has learned this game.
will repeat this game for few more weeks.
Thursday, 24 July 2008
Motor skills -development
BB is able to hold her milk bottle now when we feed her with her milky..last time we used to hold for her.. recently, since last weekend onwards, she is able to hold her milk bottle when feeding until she finishes the milk.. Way to go !! *Proud mummy*
seems like her fine motor skill is developing well.. she can even hold one string of thread without much effort.. and can pull anything hanging which is very fine without much effort too.. *wink wink*
She started to dance more whenever there is music (nursery rhymes or her toys or my singing or tv show ).. she will bob her head up and down.. and shake her body front and back.. if she is in seating position,she will sway front and back too.. very cute as she is chubby.. u see like round round ball rolling like that... yesterday we noticed, she can shake her legs too when she hear musics.. very amazing.. as we never taught her how to dance. she just know it by herself.. thus, mum and i were thinking , maybe she has this natural instinct towards music ? mm.. good good as i wanna let her learn piano.. haaaa..*ambitious mum*.. not only that, she will sing together if we sing to her.. of course not the real words.. but she will mumble things with our singing..
Apart from her crusing at home, she now started to show more interest in walking.. she will always just let go and stand on her own.. and start to walk..shall see when she can do that independantly.. way to go my girl
She is officially 10 month yesterday and she already can do so much..her gross and fine motor is developing better than her age ..
Sometimes, i really think diet plays a great part. as she is drinking the best milk powder.. and she only eat home-made solids.. no colouring.. no perservatives.. no artificial sweetness.. all so natural.. maybe i should keep it that way at least until she is 3 years old.
Happy Feeding baby !
Milk Powder
Bb has been drinking Similac milk powder ever since i decided to stop breastfeeding around 1 month after she was born.
No reason why we chose Similac, cos KKH recommended Similac during our stay in hospital when she was born. so i just bought this brand for her.
Before she was born, i determined to give her full breast milk till she is 6 months but easier to say than do la.. some more working so troublesome.
But, i never regret choosing Similac after i started to have more interest in the milk powder contents, the contents really helps bb's growing.. eventhough the price os one tin of Similac is really not that cheap.. so far, it's the MOST expensive milk powder in Singapore but also the MOST popular brand for Singapore parents.. What to do, Singaporean are basically kiasu la when come to parenting and children..
Some of the areas Similac focuses on are the three below:
IQ (Intelligence Quotient)
Measure the potential cognitive skill or what people generally understand as intelligence in a person.
EQ (Emotional Quotient)
Measure how well a person interacts and gets along with others.
AQ (Adversity Quotient)
Determine one's ability to overcome setbacks.
Some of the terms i've learn from Similac milk powder are:
1. AA(arachidonic acid) and DHA(docosahexaenoic acid)
Brain and eye development
DHA and AA are essential fatty acids for developing brain cells, while CHOLINE aids in the mental functioning
2. CHOLINE
Mental functioning
3. TAURINE (is an amino acid found naturally in mother's milk. It supports overall mental development and function)
Mental and physical development
4. NUCLEOTIDES
Growth and development
5.FOS (fructooligosaccharides)and PROBIOTICS (good bacteria help suppress the growth of harmful bacteria inside the digestive system to keep it healthy)
Healthy digestive system
She already completed her Similac (0 - 6) months, switched to Similac Follow-on(6-12) months.. now we are going to switch to Similac Gain-IQ (1 years above) in 2 months time.
Hope the best for my bb's health.. mummy's pocket got one big hole for milk powder alone.. haaa.. but it's all worth it !
Sunday, 20 July 2008
Books Im eyeing..
Only in tampines library ENGLISH 649.5 CLO (FAM)
In Sengkang & tampines library ENGLISH 649.51 CLO (FAM)
Sengkang only - ENGLISH q649.123 WOO-{FAM]
tampines & sengkang English 371.042 ADA - already got this book.
Sengkang & Tampines - English 649.5 KEM -[FAM]
Wednesday, 16 July 2008
Antenatal package -2007
Today, while helpign my col who just got pregnant, i digged out the expenses i recorded last time during my own pregnancy.. the following did not include (1) doc fees to confirm my pregnancy - saw 2 doc, 1 Gp, 1 Poly doc (2) charges for bb during her birth on checkup such as hearing and son on..
the following charges solely for my checkup and delivery in KKh private suit, under Dr John CS TEE - Senior Consultant
Follow-Up -Duplex Kidney
Yesterday we went to see Dr. Chao again to decode the DMSA scanning report done 2 weeks back.
well, good news.. both her kidney are functioning normally. as in the percentage aded from both kidney's fucntion is appx 100% , just like any normal person without any duplex kidney problem. But her left kidney has two portion, one additional portion function at 1/3 of the whole kidney's function-- duplex kidney, and the other normal kidney function at 2/3 of the whole left kidney fucntion..
so, we are so relief to hear the result of the scanning. Dr Chao said we can stop the antibiotics and see her only after 4 months later.. so finger cros no more recurrent UTI.
Sunday, 6 July 2008
Jesse bear series
To keep a record of the jesse bear's book to be borrowed from library:
Jesse bear series : by Nancy White Carlstrom
1. Jesse Bear, what will you wear?
Geylang East Community Library J P 03-06-08 English CAR
2. Climb the family tree, Jesse Bear!
Tampines Regional Library J P 26-04-08 English CAR
Sengkang Community Library J P 26-07-08 English CAR
3. Where is Christmas, Jesse Bear?
Sengkang Community Library J P 28-09-07 English CAR
4. What a scare, Jesse Bear!
Sengkang Community Library J P 02-06-08 English 398 CAR
5. It's about time, Jesse Bear, and other rhymes
Sengkang Community Library J P 28-05-08 English 398 CAR
6. Hooray for me, hooray for you, hooray for blue : Jesse Bear's colors
Woodlands Regional Library J P 19-07-08 English CAR -[BA]
7. Let's count it out, Jesse Bear
Sengkang Community Library J P 13-08-07 English 513 CAR
Tampines Regional Library J P 05-05-02 English 513 CAR
8. Happy birthday, Jesse Bear!
Sengkang Community Library J P 06-07-08 English CAR
9. How do you say it today, Jesse Bear?
Jurong Regional Library J P 16-06-08 English CAR
Marine Parade Community Library J P 30-06-08 English CAR
10. Better not get wet, Jesse Bear
Central Lending Library J P 28-07-08 English CAR
Not on loan yet:
11. Guess who's coming, Jesse Bear
12. Jesse Bear's wiggle-jiggle jump-up
13. Jesse Bear's tra-la tub
14. Jesse Bear's yum-yum crumble
15. Jesse Bear's tum-tum tickle
Those i bold are books i already have.
Children's right to play
chanced upon this article on website about children has their right to choose their game to play.. play is their right.. they have to play to grow up .. which i find it interesting and totally agree !
play nourishes every aspect of a child's development which lay the foundation of necessary skills development such as intellectual, social, physical and emotion.
Play paves the way for learning. It does not have to be structured activities all the time. Outdoor play contributes to children's physical development.
Young children need a balance of opportunities for different kinds of play, indoors and outdoors. They need the support of knowledge adults and parents who do the following:
1. Provide long, uninterrupted periods(45-60mins)min for spntaneous play
2. Provide variety of materials to stimulate different kinds of play -blocks and construction toys for cognitive development;
sand, mud, water, clay, paint and other open-ended materials for sensory play,
dress up clothes and props for pretend play,
balls, hoops, climbing places and open spaces for gross motor play
3. provide loose parts for play, both indoor and out and encourage children to manipulate the environment to support their play
4. consider the opportunities for challlenge and age-appropriate risk taking in play
5. recognise the value of messy play, rough and tumble play and nonsense play
6. take interest in their play, asking questions, offering suggestions and engaging eagerly as co-players when invited
Have fun !
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
Sleeping pattern
usually, bb will sleep around 8 plus to 9pm.. or much earlier. nowadays, even after her night feeding around 7 plus, she refuses to sleep.
She will yawn, but when we put her in her spring cot, she will turn over to become "spider-man" u know.. on fours in her cot .. like hanging on net.. *eye rolling* if we put her in her cot.. she will be performing her standing stunt.. let go hand.. fall, stand,let go hand, fall.. for many may times..after she is bored, she will be making noises..
I read many articles on how to make bb sleep on their own, one of the method is to let them cry until they fall to sleep after they are tired. so i thought bb now already 9 months plus, should be able to try this method, so yesterday again, she acted up, refuse to sleep.
I bring her to her cot, dim the light, close the door, then let her stay in her cot. she plays for awhile, then started making noise, wanted to be out from her cot. i ignore her, she is like pleading me to carry her out from her cot.. she then started crying.. getting louder and louder.. climb up and down.. she can still yawn whne crying.. it shows that she is very sleepy but refuse to sleep..
i have to be cruel to continue to ignore her..but my mum cant stand it, come in and carry her out.. SOB.. wasted my effort.. wasted bb's crying..
mum said this method is not good, cos it will scare bb..make her not happy..sigh.. i guess i cant use this method anymore.. since bb has her grandma to protect her..
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