Katherine Amber was born at 4:50 am at Al Wasl Hospital in Dubai. She weighed 3.11kgs and looked like me. She is our firstborn and last Oct. 3 she turned 4.
Your first is always unforgettable, as they say. As first time parents then, I can still remember how "perfectly careful" we were. Everything she used must either be sanitized, washed thoroughly, sterilized or boiled for 10 minutes. We carried her with a white bird's eye cloth draped over our shoulders. We bought everything that was what we thought was the best for our little bundle of joy: Zapp/Quinny strollers, Pegpegperego high chair, Samsonite diaper bags.
I breastfed Amber for 14 months. It wasn't exclusive because I also introduced bottle feeding when she was 6 months or so when I tried working. Her sixth month was the month of new things for her. We gave her solid foods when she was 6 months. She had Farley's rusks, Cerelac and Gerber. Upon the advice of her pediatrician at American Hospital, she was only given water when she was 6 months. This may seem odd and new to others but our daughter turned out okay and survived without it. The explanation was that breastmilk is enough as substitute for water. We only gave her eggs and tomatoes when she was 6 months because these are the foods that some babies are most allergic of.
Amber started walking when she was 11 months. At 2, she has travelled to the US with us and has seen snow. She started schooling at 3 and seems to enjoy it. She stopped using diaper without potty training. Now, we believed what her British pediatrician told us, small kids do decide when they're ready to go diaper-free. My participation on this was just to have a pep talk on the benefits of not using diaper, nothing else. If only we can convince her to just drink milk one or twice a day from the glass. That's another target for me before she reaches 5... cross fingers.
Looking at my eldest and seeing how well she's growing up, I feel proud of the way we are raising her up. She is a cute, shy, smart, healthy 20-kilo girl who is looking more like her Tatay. I may not have all the answers to her questions now but I try to answer it as best as I can...child-friendly, of course. For every milestone in her life, I'll make sure I'll be there. For me, these are the moments that are priceless.
Your first is always unforgettable, as they say. As first time parents then, I can still remember how "perfectly careful" we were. Everything she used must either be sanitized, washed thoroughly, sterilized or boiled for 10 minutes. We carried her with a white bird's eye cloth draped over our shoulders. We bought everything that was what we thought was the best for our little bundle of joy: Zapp/Quinny strollers, Pegpegperego high chair, Samsonite diaper bags.
I breastfed Amber for 14 months. It wasn't exclusive because I also introduced bottle feeding when she was 6 months or so when I tried working. Her sixth month was the month of new things for her. We gave her solid foods when she was 6 months. She had Farley's rusks, Cerelac and Gerber. Upon the advice of her pediatrician at American Hospital, she was only given water when she was 6 months. This may seem odd and new to others but our daughter turned out okay and survived without it. The explanation was that breastmilk is enough as substitute for water. We only gave her eggs and tomatoes when she was 6 months because these are the foods that some babies are most allergic of.
Amber started walking when she was 11 months. At 2, she has travelled to the US with us and has seen snow. She started schooling at 3 and seems to enjoy it. She stopped using diaper without potty training. Now, we believed what her British pediatrician told us, small kids do decide when they're ready to go diaper-free. My participation on this was just to have a pep talk on the benefits of not using diaper, nothing else. If only we can convince her to just drink milk one or twice a day from the glass. That's another target for me before she reaches 5... cross fingers.
Looking at my eldest and seeing how well she's growing up, I feel proud of the way we are raising her up. She is a cute, shy, smart, healthy 20-kilo girl who is looking more like her Tatay. I may not have all the answers to her questions now but I try to answer it as best as I can...child-friendly, of course. For every milestone in her life, I'll make sure I'll be there. For me, these are the moments that are priceless.
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