Sharing the Joy: January 2009

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Australia Day & Chinese New Year 09

26 January 2009

Chinese New Year celebration @ Art Center

Shrine of Rememberance

Melbourne City view

Eureka Tower
The world's tallest residential tower with 300m height.
The glass on the top 8 floors is 24 carat gold infused

I'm a girl

25 Jan 2009

Rara at Bourke St

'cmon Mom.........it's hot :(

Look at my dress..........I'm a girl ;)

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Pasport photo

21 January 2009

This is my photograph for my pasport :)

Which one the best for my pasport .....?

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Sweet Love

18 January 2008

Haiii..........

I think I'm getting bigger now.
My weight is more than 4.3 kilograms.......... ;)

...in my mom pocket..... i'm kangobaby....

Saturday, January 17, 2009

My new hair style :)

17 January 2009

@ Rose Garden Werribee park

My new hair style......

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Rara @ Flagstaff Garden

4 Jan 2009

Where am I?

Love you mom ;)

Look at the bird....

Old building....

A bird is flying..

And Rara crying......

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Caring for newborn baby is rewarding and exciting, but it is tiring and challenging as well. Most parents know how stressed and tired we feel when a baby won't sleep through night.

Just like others, we have been there too..

In his book, Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems, Dr. Richard Ferber, an American paediatrician and sleep specialist, has noted the total number of hours babies generally sleep each day:

Source : Ferber, R. (1985) Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems, Penguin Books
Victorian Parenting Centre pamphlet

So...get ready for your baby sleeping time :)

Saturday, January 3, 2009

I'm sleepy mom...

27 December 2008 @ City Melbourne
It's a nice fine day for walking in the city...but....

I'm toooo sleeeepy

I won't wake up mom :( ....

Rara and Tomato

Look at my Tomato and Corn garden.... :)

Now time to harvest tomatoes .......

I love my tomatoes

Wind in baby

When Rara was 2 weeks old, it's not usual when she moans & groans, cries and twists, her face goes red and her little knees up !
We thought Rara was sick... until finally we know that is wind in Rara's tummy.
We can tell that she got wind inside her tummy when she cries for no reason for 1-2 minutes, then stop, then cry again. It could lasts for couple hours. It's very confusing, distressing and exhausting for us. Nothing seems works to settle her.

What is wind in babies ?
Nobody know the cause of wind in babies, but many believe it is related to babies feed time in that they may take in air with their milk. Small bubbles of air cause wind in your baby’s stomach or bowels and this in turn can cause tummy ache which can be very distressing for your baby. It has been thought that Breastfed babies may get less wind than bottle fed babies, they may take in less air, but it doesn’t mean that they definitely won’t get wind. If you’re feeding your baby with a bottle, make sure that the bottle is tipped up enough so that the teat is always full of milk. This will reduce the amount of air the baby swallows.

What can to do for help ?

Place the baby upright against your chest, looking over your shoulder. Supported her bottom by your arm on that side. With other hand, par or rub gently on her back.
Sit her up or lay her across your lap than pat and rub gently her back between her shoulder blades.
Don’t always expect a big burp – just a small gurgle in his tummy could be a sign that any wind has escaped.

The nurse suggest to give Rara Infacol. Simethicone is the active ingredient in Infacol, which causes the small bubbles of gas in the baby's stomach to join together. This forms a larger bubble which can be easily expelled.

This does help but she still suffers from it sometime...