Entries from June 2007

June 17, 2007

Progress with Solids

We are slowly making progress with the solids. As I mentioned in an earlier post, Becca was refusing anything on a spoon and wouldn’t swallow the finger food I offered her.
Since that post, I have tried a few things that seem to work. Here is what I offered her:

a variety of different foods and [...]

June 15, 2007

My Daughter was Swallowed by her Stroller!!

You read it write– my daughter was swallowed by her stroller! Fortunately she is okay but she definitely gave me a scare!

It started out as a pretty typical morning- in fact, it was a better than average day. I was getting Becca ready to go to the park with her abuelita (grandma). While [...]

June 14, 2007

The Trend for Two Languages

Apparently I am not the only one who is consciously raising a bilingual child in the United States today. Instead, I am one of many parents who have seen the benefit of their child speaking two languages fluently. According to this article in the Star Gazette News, more and more parents [...]

June 12, 2007

Becca is a Chipmunk!!

Becca is transitioning from eating pureed baby food to eating ‘chunky’ foods and finger foods. She has begun to show little interest in cereal or in the pureed foods. Her mouth closes like a trap, she starts shaking her head back and forth and strategically places her hands in front of her mouth. Fortunately, she [...]

June 2, 2007

Children aren’t Coloring Books

“Children aren’t coloring books.  You don’t get to fill them with your favorite colors.”  – Rahim Khan, The Kite Runner