My son is quite a dancer. His favorite song right now? Flo rida ft T-pain’s “Shawty got low” Oh yeah - at 2 he’s got game!

He danced to the song with so much gusto we kept on laughing at how adorable he looked like. One time when we were about to go down to eat our dinner; the song suddenly played in his Uncle Marc’s room, I swear his head couldn’t have turned any faster, he went inside the room and danced. He refused to go out until the song was over.

At times he would randomly ask me to play the song again for him. Thank God for youtube; he regularly watched the music video there.

I only wish his dad could have seen him he would have been so proud. xoxo

Joshua is nearing his 27th month this October 14th. For most, breasfeeding a child this old is a no-no. We always remember the milk advertisements saying, “Breastmilk is best for babies up to 2 years” but haven’t you noticed the line AFTER that!? It actually says, “Breastmilk is best for babies up to 2 years…..and beyond”. Makes it an entirely different sentence all together.

I am proud to have him nurse until now even with my friends disbelief and sheer displeasure. Lately though I see he is ready to self-wean as long as I too would be weaned. Yup, me. I may have prolonged nursing for selfish reasons. Can you blame a working mom like me who barely has enough time as it is?

I nurse him still 2x a day in the afternoon and nighttime because it is easier for me and faster for him to fall asleep. We can however do it the long way which involves singing, stories and lots of self-control.

I found a great informative site (www.babycenter.com) from moms who’ve been there and these are some of the highlights for weaning a child:

Highlights

Snack vs. breast
Let your child lead the way
Change bedtime routines
Introduce the cup
Avoid familiar nursing positions and places
Take it slow
Tricks for the family bed
A recipe for weaning
Pros and cons of going cold turkey

I have used this technique last night, with lights turned off and a full stomach, I sang and sang and talked about anything and everything - alas it worked! He was snoring in about 30 minutes.

Change bedtime routines

My then 26-month-old daughter Elise’s favorite time to nurse was at night, right before bed. Instead of nursing, I read to her from her favorite books. She would then drink her milk, and snuggle into the pillows ready for sleep. It took a few weeks to get her used to the routine — and some crying — but we learned to bond in a different way.
—Jackie

Hopefully, by December he can finally sleep soundly without me by his side all night. Now, who has tips for weaning mommy’s like me? lolz.

xoxo

From Nice of Momma Stuff!

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Each week a new question will be posted and I’m inviting mom and dads to answer and share their thoughts about it.

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Try to visit the other participants…you will love their answers, that’s for sure.

This week’s question is :

What are the things you love the most about your kid(s)?

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I love …..

• How his face lights up when he sees me coming down from work.
• How he cries whenever I leave the room. (sometimes it gets to me and I feel irritated BUT I savor it because I know in a few years he would not even want to ‘hang out’ with boring mom anymore)
• How his hugs are tight and true and that he never tires of hugging me.
• How my son learns from me and from the people around him quickly.
• How he is a bit OC is an quirky way. He throws things in the trash and he cleans up after himself.
• How he quickly wants to change when told that his clothes are dirty.
• How my son is the most perfect being in my eyes.
• How he makes me smile everyday.
• ……..and i love that he dhows incredible skills!!! *So proud*

What do YOU love most about your kids?

……………. for couples who are trying to conceive, just for fun, read the tips below. We never know right? Hubby forwarded me this email. He knows I want a baby girl next. So at least, we have tips to follow.

Hope it is useful for some of you in planning stage. For those of you do not have any plan in the near future, you can keep it for future reference.

Background:
Man’s sperm consists of X & Y spermatozoa, X spermatozoon decides the female whereas Y is the male. Referring to these physiological properties of the spermatozoa, gynecologists set up the theory of ‘Choice of a girl or a boy’.

1st factor: Food

If you want a baby girl:
Husband must eat more alkaline food, wife eats more acidic food.
If you want a baby boy:
Husband eats more acidic food, wife eats more alkaline food.

Alkaline food: vegetables, fruits, egg white, milk, algae, etc.
Acidic food: meat, seafood, etc. Read more… »

There seem to be a substantial amount of ladies getting pregnant lately. In Hollywood, there’s Jessica Alba, Angelina Jolie & 16 year old Jamie Lyn Spears. In the local scene there’s Jennilyn Mercado & Kris Aquino (?) I don’t know if that’s true. And of course, in my blogroll there’s Darlene & Peachy! Congratulations ladies!

It’s not that I want to join the bandwagon but I seem to be touching my tummy a lot these days. I’m missing those months that someone was parking there. There’s was a certain bond that existed between me & my baby. I miss my big, a bit pointy belly. Besides, nowadays I can’t use the phrase, “Can I finish your ice cream, I’m eating for 2 eh!”.

I take offense every time some of my friends discourage me to have another baby this soon. 4 years is the ideal age gap, they say. Well, it’s not as if I can exactly predict when I’m going to have a baby right? That’s up to the big boss upstairs. Even if I take extra precautions to avoid unplanned pregnancy, if I am bound to get pregnant, I will.

Ozzy was an unplanned pregnancy, but a great blessing nonetheless. A life changing blessing actually. Some young couple prolongs having a baby saying they are not ready yet. But when are we ever going to be ready, right? When I was with child, admittedly I was not ready - at all. But I took the challenges one day at a time. Slow & steady. The results? Unexplainable happiness & contentment.

I am not saying that you give birth every year! That’s plain crazy & unhealthy (for babies & moms); all I am saying is if it happens, it happens; if not, then just wait a few more months.

I’m just reminiscing here…

Now at 19 months Ozzy’s 3rd pair of upper & lower teeth is slowly showing (the cuspid). His 1st pair of molars in the bottom is already out; and now his 1st pair of upper molars are erupting as well. I didn’t even notice they were coming out. Good this Ozzy’s not showing any discomfort unlike before he used to cry a lot due to the pain I guess.

His appetite is great and his general mood is a.ok as well. He only gets tantrums when we close all 3 doors in the ground floor because he would run out & go out the gate! Imagine? He knows how to open the gates you know. He would go and proceed to the neigbors house and yell, pup-peee (because they have puppy’s there).

Anyway, back to my point. Ozzy currently has 5 pairs of tooth out. As shown in my pathetic attempt to color below:

.shaded portions are the teeth he currently has.

And I am very much concerned with his brushing habits. I don’t want him to have cavities because I had when I was young and it was really painful! I would cry myself to sleep & wake up in even more pain.

His toothpaste is Chicco, Banana Flavor. Yummy & smells nice. He is generally cooperative; but there are times when I have to make him laugh so that he would open his mouth and thus I can brush his teeth. The upper one’s are harder to brush though. He would bite down the brush, or take the brush from me. It’s not that he doesn’t want to brush his teeth he just wants to do it by himself.

He would spit out and at times swallow. Is that so bad? I am not sure. Of course I try teaching him to brush on his own, because its never too early to start right?

Ow, and he know how to say Wowowee now! sheesh.