Today is the last day of 2008. What a year! This year, lot of things happened, worldwide and domestically. First, sharp fluctuation in oil prices had the world in jitters. The oil price reached a historical high of 147.27 dollars per barrel on July 11, while dropped dramatically in December. On Dec. 19, New York [...]

The year of 2008 | December 31, 2008 1:02 pm | Comments (0)

“I want to buy a camcorder as a family Christmas gift for baby.” One night, when I was nursing DD, M suddenly said. Without even thinking, my question blurted out “how much is a camcorder?” “I don’t know”, M said, “But how long do you want to wait?” That is a good question! How long [...]

Baby’s first Christmas | December 25, 2008 9:58 am | Comments (0)

This year, we used DD’s photo to make a perfect Christmas card!

Baby’s first Christmas | December 16, 2008 11:12 am | Comments (0)

I learned to search and shop good deals on things baby definitely need without compromising their quality. Little by little, I accumulate my own saving tips. Gladly I am going to share with you. The first one is about how to save on diapers.

Mommy's saving tips | December 12, 2008 2:17 pm | Comments (0)

The development of a baby proceeds in a head to foot direction. At this age, as other typical five-month-old, DD was full of curiosity about her surroundings and was eager to figure it out. Her fingers were getting more and more dextrose. She also began to show a strong attachment to us by preferring being [...]

Baby Training | December 5, 2008 2:12 pm | Comments (0)

During month five, DD’s fingers continued to get more and more dextrose. She wanted to grab anything that was in her reach. She was amazed by shadow and sparkling light. The frequency of her bowl movements slowed down. She began to stay late at night. And solid food was added to help her sleep longer at night.

Baby's Growth | December 1, 2008 12:48 pm | Comments (0)

Today is the one-year anniversary of Best4Future Blog, a blog dedicated to my baby, with the nickname “DD”, who arrived in June 2008. During the last 12 months, 87 posts were published, recording every major milestone of her growth and development before and after her birth. This blog will keep updating until DD turns to [...]

Bringing up Baby Bilingual, chinese for children, chinese language for young children, Chinese learning for babies, teaching young children chinese | November 30, 2008 11:45 am | Comments (0)

For the year 2008, I thank God for blessing me a healthy, strong, smart and beautiful baby, just as I prayed for.

I thank M for giving me love, support and help. I am grateful for his tolerance of my rough cooking, unreasonable weeping, and erratic postpartum temper.

I thank Grandma for giving me free rides to the hospital and tips about caring for baby.

I thank friends and others. I thank my little angel. Her arrival and her presence bought, and will continue to bring, joy and hope into my life, as well as strength to strive for a better future!

The year of 2008 | November 27, 2008 1:21 pm | Comments (0)

Why babies are expensive? Because they cost parents $28.515625 a week on diapers, $200 on infant crib, $178 on crib mattress, $99 on baby monitor, $100 on nursing pillows, $178 on infant car seat, $294 on convertible car seat, $158 on stroller, $300 on breast pump, hundreds of dollars on nursing accessories (pads, cream, storage [...]

Why babies are expensive? | November 21, 2008 1:12 pm | Comments (0)

The development of a baby proceeds in a head to foot direction. At this age, as other typical four-month-old, DD could lift her head up and hold it steady while lying on stomach. She could also raise her chest and support it with her arms. Her fingers were getting more and more dextrose. She began [...]

Baby Training | November 14, 2008 11:46 am | Comments (0)