Archive for September, 2007
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
I look forward to putting Caitlin to bed. As it is an expected routine for her now, she seldom fights it when I suggest it's bedtime. Sometimes she is the one suggesting that it is bedtime herself, which to me is a wonder because sometimes it is when her favourite ...
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Occupying the headlines this week has been the abduction & murder of a local 8 year old girl. A Google search on Nurin would result in the background & events of this tragic news, so I won't go into it at all here. But if you are interested, you can ...
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Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
Reuters: Crib bumpers can do more harm than good
Excerpt:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Soft bumpers meant to prevent babies from bumping or trapping their heads against the hard bars of a crib can strangle or suffocate the infants, U.S. researchers cautioned on Tuesday.
They found reports of at least 27 babies and toddlers ...
Posted in Ergonomics | No Comments »
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
Grandad's fish died. It can be easily replaced with another.
"I want Daddee to die."
I didn't fault her on this. She doesn't understand the implications of the sentence, the stance, the consequences of such a reality. It is just a word to her; a verb even. It was uttered not out ...
Posted in A father's POV, A toddler's POV | 4 Comments »
Monday, September 17th, 2007
I won't claim to be an expert on this matter.
My style in getting Caitlin to do stuff has been in influencing her with simple cause-and-favourable-effect reasoning.
My wife thinks I am too lenient with Caitlin, that I give into her whims & whining too often (wanting to be carried, not showing ...
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Friday, September 14th, 2007
We got Caitlin a pair of these chopsticks for beginners.
The rings for the fingers are actually detachable, to swap with the extra rings provided for left-hand use.
A young-family friend of ours (the distributor & importer of these) also has a daughter but almost a year older than Caitlin. ...
Posted in Ergonomics, Food & feeding | 2 Comments »
Thursday, September 13th, 2007
Like the author of the site says, we (fathers) are all in this together!
Returning the favour of shameless plugs, Toddler Daddy is also a blog dedicated to the journey of fatherhood.
Toggling between devotions for work & his two kids, Toddler Daddy still finds time to share his experience as a ...
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Thursday, September 13th, 2007
One of the essential items parents of newborns need is a baby monitor.
We got ours from Toys 'R Us, at RM179. It wasn't the cheapest nor the dearest, but we thought it would serve our needs.
Inside the packaging are the baby unit, parent's unit, & an AC adapter. Both units ...
Posted in Ergonomics, Prequels | No Comments »
Thursday, September 13th, 2007
This is Caitlin's fave episode at the moment; I have a copy (along with others I am collecting) saved on my laptop & she loves watching it when she has her milk!
This series is shown on Malaysia's satelite TV Astro Channel 63. As far as I know the new schedule ...
Posted in A toddler's POV, Parenting musing | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
Having older siblings help. They sometimes share their "if only" stories.
"If only I have taken more photos of my kids.."
Fathers, invest in a good (digital) camera, in a good video camera, & time.
I, for one, am already missing some of the phases & moments of my (only a very young) ...
Posted in A father's POV, Prequels | 6 Comments »
Monday, September 10th, 2007
She knocked out in under a minute....Poor little thing puked twice today. Apparently she was quite phlegmy all day, & as usual that aggravates her coughing into a fit.
Gave her some paracetamol ... 3.5mL as previously instructed by Dr Pixie
Hope the little one gets better overnight. I missed her chatty ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
Recently I had decided it was time for Caitlin to "move on" to another stage of her young life.
As with all babies & toddlers, all this while we have had to carry her on & off her cot, over the protective barrier that, obviously, keeps her from rolling / falling ...
Posted in Ergonomics, Prequels | 2 Comments »
Friday, September 7th, 2007
It is still clear in my head, the visual "playback" of my schoolmate's reaction to my statement, & my reaction to his reaction; from so many years ago during a class break.
We were talking about what we do at home after school, during free time, etc. Don't forget this is ...
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Friday, September 7th, 2007
Mommee had a tradeshow earlier last week, where she brought along a small goldfish bowl with a couple of guppies & a baby turtle to decorate her booth. I don't know what happened to the fish at the end of the tradeshow, but the baby turtle was going to be ...
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
Since our last swim, this daddy has been secretly (as opposed to openly, like Caitlin) looking forward to the next visit to the pool. For her, like all toddlers, it's more the thrill of splashing & getting wet without getting into trouble. But for this daddy it was the pure ...
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
So we finally had our visit to Dr Gynea's for a "complete scan" of our second little one (due in Jan '08).
When we were making the appointment for this visit, we were asked if we'd wanted to also do a "4D" scan. Immediately I recalled the 2 hour (or was ...
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
I have successfully tested the Floaties swimming costume I bought Caitlin!
It took a lot of coaxing for her to try it out in the adult pool- this wasn't the first time we went for a dip in her new costume. I don't have a picture of Caitlin fully submerged in ...
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