Parenting

Bathing baby safely

05.23.2008
Bathing baby safely

Since Jamaine turned a year old, I have been training her to be a “big girl” bit by bit. She took to eating solids and drinking from a cup excitedly. But one thing that took a bit longer for her to adjust to was taking a bath in the bathroom. I have been giving her [...]

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Separation anxiety and being a stay at home mom

04.20.2008
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Lately, Jamaine and I have been having difficulty dealing with separation anxiety. Her yaya got sick and had to take a leave for two weeks. Kernan and I hired a substitute yaya but Jamaine is having a hard time warming up to her. My heart breaks whenever I leave for the office because though I [...]

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Making the room safe for baby

04.08.2008
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Since she learned how to walk on her own, Jamaine has been exploring every nook and cranny of our room. She likes getting familiar with every appliance she can get her hands on: the TV, the aircon, the sound system and the electric fan. I have to closely watch her every move lest she gets [...]

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Running to Mama

04.04.2008
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For the past days, Mama has been coming over to the house to help take care of Jamaine. My baby’s yaya got sick and asked to take a 2-week leave. Though I was able to get a replacement helper, I didn’t have much time to “break her in.” Jamaine cannot get along with her just [...]

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