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.[......]

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Tags: events of 2008 | First Year, From Mommy | mommy | 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 do I want to w[......]

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Tags: baby first Christmas | First Year, From Mommy | mommy | December 25, 2008 9:58 am | Comments (0)

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

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Tags: baby Christmas card | First Year, From Mommy | mommy | 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.
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Tags: Mommy saving tips: diapers | First Year, From Mommy, Mommy's Saving Tips | mommy | 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 preferrin[......]

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Tags: baby training, month 5 | Baby Training, First Year, From Mommy | mommy | 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. [......]

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Tags: Baby's Growth, month 5 | Baby's Growth, First Year, From Mommy | mommy | December 1, 2008 12:48 pm | Comments (0)