Friday, July 27, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Hands-Off Dad
We went to visit someone who just had a baby last weekend. When I arrived, the Mom was resting so the Baby was with the Grandma. At that time, the Baby was pooping… and for some reasons, this baby continued to poop for a good 15 minutes. In the middle of the process, while the Grandma was holding the diaper and cleaning his bum-bum, the Dad walked in and took a quick glance at the baby.
The Dad: Oh, he’s pooping (walked out of the room)
Later on, The Dad brought out a box of learning cards and showed it to us.
Us: Wow, these are great! You should use them with your 3 years-old.
The Dad: Oh, she’ll run away when she hears the word “learn.”
Soon, the Mom came out from her room into the Grandma’s room to look at the Baby. The Dad was nowhere to be seen, leaving the little girl with me in the living room. It was 5 PM, the Little Girl was drenched in sweat, her hair unruly and wet, her soles were black from running around the house. She was playing by herself so I called her to sit beside me.
Me: Hey, let’s play with these cards. Can you tell me what this is? (pointing at a giraffe)
Little Girl: ilafe (her pronunciation was far from perfect, but she got it!)
Me: That’s right! How about this one? (pointing at a monkey)
Little Girl: Onkey
Me: Great! You are so smart! Let’s give you a round of applause.
Little Girl: (giggling and clapping her hand enthusiastically).
This continued for a while and, surprisingly, the Little Girl was very responsive to the questions I asked her.
Well, I don’t think I have any right to judge, but I can’t help but to think… If you don’t want to raise children, why have them?
The Dad: Oh, he’s pooping (walked out of the room)
Later on, The Dad brought out a box of learning cards and showed it to us.
Us: Wow, these are great! You should use them with your 3 years-old.
The Dad: Oh, she’ll run away when she hears the word “learn.”
Soon, the Mom came out from her room into the Grandma’s room to look at the Baby. The Dad was nowhere to be seen, leaving the little girl with me in the living room. It was 5 PM, the Little Girl was drenched in sweat, her hair unruly and wet, her soles were black from running around the house. She was playing by herself so I called her to sit beside me.
Me: Hey, let’s play with these cards. Can you tell me what this is? (pointing at a giraffe)
Little Girl: ilafe (her pronunciation was far from perfect, but she got it!)
Me: That’s right! How about this one? (pointing at a monkey)
Little Girl: Onkey
Me: Great! You are so smart! Let’s give you a round of applause.
Little Girl: (giggling and clapping her hand enthusiastically).
This continued for a while and, surprisingly, the Little Girl was very responsive to the questions I asked her.
Well, I don’t think I have any right to judge, but I can’t help but to think… If you don’t want to raise children, why have them?
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Nick’s Baptism
Nick was baptized on Sunday, July 22, 2007 at St. Thomas the Apostle church. Aunty Lulu was his godmother. Oma and Aunty Deline were also present during the ceremony.
On the way to the church Nick fell asleep and didn’t wake up until it was his time to be annointed by water and oil (good timing Lil’ Fella!). Nick was a real trooper, he didn’t cry during the whole process. Congratulation Nick!
On the way to the church Nick fell asleep and didn’t wake up until it was his time to be annointed by water and oil (good timing Lil’ Fella!). Nick was a real trooper, he didn’t cry during the whole process. Congratulation Nick!
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Monday, July 23, 2007
6 Great Books for A Great 6 Months-Old - Part 3
Non-Board Book #1:
A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza– Bilingual (English-Indonesian) version
The story is about a little yellow bird named Choco who was on the quest to find her mother. After many rejections from different kinds of animals, he found a perfect mother.
Why we love it: This book contains many acts of love that babies can relate to, such as hugs, kisses, and dances. Also, we can introduce many kinds of animals as they are part of the characters of the story.
Publisher: PT Wortel Books Publishing Indonesia (http://www.wortelbooks.com)
Price: Rp. 27.000,-
Where to get it: Aksara Bookstore (Kemang, Plaza Indonesia, CiTos) and TB Gramedia throughout Indonesia.
Non-Board Book #2:
Just Keep Swimming by Melissa Lagonegro
This book is part of the STEP into READING series published by Random House Publishing. We received this as a present from a friend who recently visited us from the USA. The characters are based on Disney’s Animation Movie Finding Nemo.
Why we love it: This book is targeted for preschoolers who are learning to read. However, we find that this is also a great book for babies because the sentences have rhymes (Mommy can get Nick’s attention when she reads it in a sing-song way). In addition, they are also short, simple and repetitive – perfect for our little ones!
Publisher: Random House (http://www.randomhouse.com).
Price: USD 2.50
Where to get it: Aksara Bookstore (Kemang, Plaza Indonesia, and CiTos).
Non-Board Book #3:
The Sounds of Morning by Lulu Wijaya– Bilingual (English-Indonesian)
This book describes and illustrates nicely various familiar sounds and activities that little children experience in the morning.
Why we love it: Little children will enjoy this book immensely because they can relate their mornings to Eva’s, the main character in the story.
Publisher: PT Wortel Books Publishing Indonesia (http://www.wortelbooks.com)
Price: Rp. 21.000,-
Where to get it: Aksara Bookstore (Kemang, Plaza Indonesia, CiTos) and TB Gramedia throughout Indonesia.
A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza– Bilingual (English-Indonesian) version
The story is about a little yellow bird named Choco who was on the quest to find her mother. After many rejections from different kinds of animals, he found a perfect mother.
Why we love it: This book contains many acts of love that babies can relate to, such as hugs, kisses, and dances. Also, we can introduce many kinds of animals as they are part of the characters of the story.
Publisher: PT Wortel Books Publishing Indonesia (http://www.wortelbooks.com)
Price: Rp. 27.000,-
Where to get it: Aksara Bookstore (Kemang, Plaza Indonesia, CiTos) and TB Gramedia throughout Indonesia.
Non-Board Book #2:
Just Keep Swimming by Melissa Lagonegro
This book is part of the STEP into READING series published by Random House Publishing. We received this as a present from a friend who recently visited us from the USA. The characters are based on Disney’s Animation Movie Finding Nemo.
Why we love it: This book is targeted for preschoolers who are learning to read. However, we find that this is also a great book for babies because the sentences have rhymes (Mommy can get Nick’s attention when she reads it in a sing-song way). In addition, they are also short, simple and repetitive – perfect for our little ones!
Publisher: Random House (http://www.randomhouse.com).
Price: USD 2.50
Where to get it: Aksara Bookstore (Kemang, Plaza Indonesia, and CiTos).
Non-Board Book #3:
The Sounds of Morning by Lulu Wijaya– Bilingual (English-Indonesian)
This book describes and illustrates nicely various familiar sounds and activities that little children experience in the morning.
Why we love it: Little children will enjoy this book immensely because they can relate their mornings to Eva’s, the main character in the story.
Publisher: PT Wortel Books Publishing Indonesia (http://www.wortelbooks.com)
Price: Rp. 21.000,-
Where to get it: Aksara Bookstore (Kemang, Plaza Indonesia, CiTos) and TB Gramedia throughout Indonesia.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Nicknames
Our center of attraction, Nicklaus Alexander Panji Ramadani, has many nicknames.
From Mommy and Daddy: Nick
From Jie-Jie Emma: Baby Nick
From Jie-Jie Cheryl: Kiki
From Omi and Akung: Hua Hua (short form of Ren Hua, Nick’s Chinese name)
From Oma: Niki
Hmm… Nick, don’t get confused, ok? ^_^
From Mommy and Daddy: Nick
From Jie-Jie Emma: Baby Nick
From Jie-Jie Cheryl: Kiki
From Omi and Akung: Hua Hua (short form of Ren Hua, Nick’s Chinese name)
From Oma: Niki
Hmm… Nick, don’t get confused, ok? ^_^
Friday, July 20, 2007
Food for Thoughts
Nick’s been eating solid food since he was 4.5 months. We’ve introduced him to various fruit, vegetable and grains since then. So far, he doesn’t have problems with any of the food we’ve given him, with the exception of Gerber’s Peach.
Grains:
At 5 months, Nick started eating Gerber’s Mixed Grain cereal. We also gave him Dumex cereal, but Nick seemed to like Gerber’s better.
At 6 months, Nick started eating homemade strained porridge (rice/brown rice/mixed).
Fruit:
Fruit was the first group of food that we introduced to Nick. We started with fresh papaya and banana. Nick loves banana, but he’s not too fond of papaya. So we mix papaya with baby orange juice, which works very well so far. Nick has also tried Gerber’s Applesauce, Peach (this one didn’t go very well because it’s too sour), and Pear.
Vegetable:
At 5 months, we gave Nick Gerber’s vegetable, such as spinach, carrot, potato, winter squash and peas. All went in without resistance. Currently, we mix fresh vegetable, which are carrot, soft tofu, green bean, and broccoli to his porridge. Every week we introduce new fresh vegetable to Nick. We plan to give him yellow squash, spinach, corn and potato.
Poultry:
We use homemade chicken broth and ground chicken breast for his porridge.
Fish:
We mix salmon with his porridge and use some ginger and lime juice to get rid of the strong fishy smell.
Sample Menu:
Breakfast (7:00 or 8:00 AM): Gerber’s/Dumex’ instant cereal
Lunch (noon): Fresh fruit (banana/papaya with baby orange juice)
Supper (5:00 PM): Strained Porridge: brown rice/white rice/mixed, chicken broth, ground chicken/salmon, mixed vegetable (maximum 2, choose from green bean, carrot, broccoli, and soft tofu).
Grains:
At 5 months, Nick started eating Gerber’s Mixed Grain cereal. We also gave him Dumex cereal, but Nick seemed to like Gerber’s better.
At 6 months, Nick started eating homemade strained porridge (rice/brown rice/mixed).
Fruit:
Fruit was the first group of food that we introduced to Nick. We started with fresh papaya and banana. Nick loves banana, but he’s not too fond of papaya. So we mix papaya with baby orange juice, which works very well so far. Nick has also tried Gerber’s Applesauce, Peach (this one didn’t go very well because it’s too sour), and Pear.
Vegetable:
At 5 months, we gave Nick Gerber’s vegetable, such as spinach, carrot, potato, winter squash and peas. All went in without resistance. Currently, we mix fresh vegetable, which are carrot, soft tofu, green bean, and broccoli to his porridge. Every week we introduce new fresh vegetable to Nick. We plan to give him yellow squash, spinach, corn and potato.
Poultry:
We use homemade chicken broth and ground chicken breast for his porridge.
Fish:
We mix salmon with his porridge and use some ginger and lime juice to get rid of the strong fishy smell.
Sample Menu:
Breakfast (7:00 or 8:00 AM): Gerber’s/Dumex’ instant cereal
Lunch (noon): Fresh fruit (banana/papaya with baby orange juice)
Supper (5:00 PM): Strained Porridge: brown rice/white rice/mixed, chicken broth, ground chicken/salmon, mixed vegetable (maximum 2, choose from green bean, carrot, broccoli, and soft tofu).
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