One of the challenges of being a Dad is putting the baby to sleep and soothing a crying baby. Quennie seems to do it effortlessly. She would simply unbutton her top and breastfeed Gab. In a little while Gab will fall asleep. Or when Gab wakes up, he would cry, thinking we left him alone. Once again, Quennie will just breastfeed him and Gab will be alright.
Category: Parenting
3 Terrible Games With My 9 Month Old
It has been a wonderful 9 months with my son Gab. Here’s growing bigger and bigger. At nine months, he is on track with his developments. Right now, Gab starts to make clearer sounds, crawls very well and tries to walk. Most of the time, we spend time playing. But some games are too tiresome and stressful for Daddy. Here’s a rundown of the three games that Gab love to play, but Daddy wished I never taught him at all.
Getting Ready for Baby’s First Solid Food
We’re getting ready for Gab’s first solid food. Gab will have his first solid food this weekend. We bought him his high chair, weaning spoons and bowl. What is lacking now is his food.
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Doctor’s Advice in Introducing Solid Food for Baby
During our last visit, our doctor recommends that we start introducing solid food for Gab. She mentioned that Gab is ready for solid food and left us with these guides in selecting and giving Gab his first gastronomic experience.
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Gab and the Free Disposable Diaper Trial
A lady knocked at our door last Saturday afternoon. She was giving out a new brand of diapers from Singapore which needs to be tested before it goes into the Philippines market. She was looking for one more test subject: a baby boy of less than a year old. Gab was perfect. Quennie thinks otherwise.
Product Review: Aprica Baby Carrier
We use a baby carrier instead of a stroller whenever we travel with Gab. We prefer the baby carrier so that Gab has more freedom to move and observe his surroundings. We bought a baby carrier by Aprica at SM Department store. It can be used four ways and is very durable.
Gab and the Disposable Diaper vs Reusable Diaper War
Disposable diapers shoots up our grocery bills. Not to mention, they are not environmentally friendly since they fill up a lot of landfill space and degrades very slowly. So we recently ordered reusable cloth diapers. But other say these are not environment-friendly as well. Oh…
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Is Baby Gab ready for Solid Foods?
Gab is going to be six months old this month. At this age, many pediatricians recommend to start introducing solid foods to babies. How do we know that a baby is ready for solid foods?
Baby Music: 100 Singalong Songs for Kids by Cedarmont Kids
I know that Gab loves music so I bought a set of songs to increase my repertoire of songs instead of just the three happy songs that Gab loves. I tried looking for audio CDs in local music stores but there was none that suits me. I was able to find the CD 100 Singalong Songs for Kids
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Top 3 Happy Songs for Baby Gab
Quennie would often beg me not to sing. She prefers to see me dancing than hear me singing. It’s that bad. 😛 But for some reasons, I am able to soothe Gab when I sing. Gab is a bit choosy though. He has some favorites.
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