
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 [...]
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!
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 [...]
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 [...]
“She is off the chart”, after examining numbers on her chart, the doctor told us. At week 18, DD was 15.5 pounds and 27 inches long, falling into the 90th percentile in weight and 100th percentile in height. She is a big girl! “We need to buy another car seat for her”, I told M, [...]
During month four, DD’s fingers were getting more and more dextrose. She began to reach for an object and grasp things. She could hold her head well enough and needed no support. She had no problem raising her upper body on her arms.


