by Penny on August 17, 2008
I’ve waited a long time before deciding to buy ice cream for my little boy. Today is finally the day and I was looking forward to it all day. I couldn’t wait to see how he would enjoy the ice cream and I was hoping to catch some good moments of it on camera.
After dinner, we carried around a full stomach but I still wanted to drop by Baskin Robbins to buy baby his first taste of ice cream. We walked in, found a seat and I proceeded to the counter to choose a flavour. I didn’t want fancy flavours so I stuck to the very safe choice of vanilla (yeah, so much for choosing a flavour!).
A single regular scoop of vanilla ice cream at Baskin Robbins cost me RM7.90. What’s RM7.90 for a priceless moment to watch my little boy fall in love with ice cream, right? I happily fished out the camera and got ready to snap away at a little face that will surely light up in delight…
So there we were, scooping a little ice cream onto the spoon and the little eager mouth opened. No delightful smile, no lit up eyes, no clapping of baby hands. Instead, he looked displeased! Surprised, I scooped another tiny bit and wanted to try again. This time, he shook his head and turned away!
So the sign was clear…my little boy does not like ice cream. At least for this point in time anyway. But I thought all babies love them? Or maybe not at the first taste of it because they’re not used to the chilling cold of ice cream? I’ll probably wait a while before letting him try it again…you reckon it’ll be a better try next time?
by Penny on August 15, 2008
Call me a lousy mom, I didn’t even know today is baby’s 1st birthday – according to the Chinese lunar calendar, that is. Luckily I found out and it’s not too late to sing baby a cheerful birthday song. That earned us some big smiles and a snug look.
We didn’t have a big celebration as we’re saving it for his actual birthday do a few weeks from now. We went out to dinner and then we went to find him his very first pair of shoes.
We saw two pairs that we liked, and they were both loafers. The favourite pair is not practical for him just yet because he can easily pull the shoes off his feet. So we had to select a pair that doesn’t come off even though he tugs at it.
When he tried on both sides of the shoes, everyone including grandma liked the shoes. Without having to try on more, grandma decided that pair is it. According to Chinese customs, the maternal grandma shall buy him his first pair of shoes at the age of one. So grandma happily went to the counter to buy it.
Here’s baby’s first pair of shoes. Ain’t it cute?
by Penny on August 12, 2008
I was walking about at Hytex in Ikano two weekends ago, shopping for a baby stroller. I didn’t see any that I found suitable, so I was walking empty handed on my way out. Or that’s what I thought…before I saw this cute food container:
Isn’t this little Baby Bugs container adorable?
It comes complete with a plastic spoon that fits into the container nicely
A section of this little food container comes with a grater to enable you to break up or mash up food into smaller pieces. This will come in useful when we bring baby for a day out and feed him some fruits on the go.
This coarse grater is for you to mash up baby’s food
This container is priced at RM7.90 but there was a sale and I picked it up for RM5.90.
by Penny on August 11, 2008
Have you heard of mangosteen juice as a powerful antioxidant that works to rebuild body cells and helps with improving the body’s immune system? There are a few brands of this juice in the market but I buy from the founding company and pioneer of this juice, Xango. Xango is a multilevel marketing company from the US, so this product is not easily available unless you know Xango distributors.
I was first introduced to this health juice while I was about 5 months pregnant. I religiously consumed it as I had a few positive experiences with it. I was also hoping that the goodness of the juice can flow down to baby.
I strongly believe that the juice has done baby some good. He’s got a rather strong immune system. So far, we are very thankful that he’s enjoying good health and despite teething and undergoing the usual developmental stages, he’s gone through it all without much health issues.
Now that he’s almost coming to 12 months of age, I’ve started him on the juice. He does not take a lot, just 2 teaspoonful of juice a day is more than sufficient for a small baby. He loves the taste and keeps asking for more. I usually give him a few more spoonfuls since there is no such thing as overdosage because the juice is made 100% of fruits and no preservatives are used.
We believe in prevention rather than cure, thus we believe in starting baby off on a good healthy foundation. I don’t want to wait until there is a problem and then start on this juice to hope for a cure. I would rather build up his immune system and enjoy the many days of playtime.
by Penny on August 10, 2008
Baby definitely has reached the stage of crawling and holding things steady in his grasp. Those are some milestones described by baby food manufacturer Gerber that mark babies’ readiness to “graduate” into being able to eat some finger foods.
Gerber’s fruit puffs is very well loved by baby. We only started this little treat today and he has loved every bite. It’s a small snack that comes shaped in the form of a star. The puff is said to be made of fresh fruits and very easy to chew on. It has a pleasant fruit scent to it but it does not taste as sweet as it smells. It’s also not a filling snack so you can be rest assured that baby can gobble a few of these just before mealtime and would still be keen on a full meal.
It comes in a few different flavours, strawberry & apple, cherry and banana. If you don’t fancy fruit puffs, Gerber also has vegetable puffs that come in flavours like sweet corn and sweet potato.
I have not seen this product on sale in Malaysia so far. If you have seen it, please drop me a line and tell me where I can find them. The ones that we got for him were bought in Singapore, at $6 each.
by Penny on August 7, 2008
My little boy will be turning 1 in 3 weeks. I’m thrilled to throw a small party to celebrate his very first birthday. I agree with many that it’s the adults who will enjoy the party a whole lot more, but we do a lot of things for self satisfaction, knowing that we’ve done the “right” thing for our loved ones, right?
Anyway, there seems to be lots of Chinese beliefs involving a baby turning one. One of them is that the maternal grandma will have to present the baby with his first pair of shoes. I’m not sure why it is specific to the maternal grandmother only. And then, he’s also supposed to hold a drumstick in his little hands on his birthday. Surely he can’t be expected to enjoy it, but we’ll let him have the thrill of holding food in his hands for the first time anyway.
I’m not sure what else the parents or the baby needs to do to signify or bring in wellness during his very first birthday. Anyone cares to share? And oh, do you know if parents are supposed to bear special gifts for the baby too?
