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Tag Archives: Health
10 weeks to go: seeeeds maaan
It would appear I have a bit of insomnia. I have a 23 month old who sleeps soundly through the night and in her new bed but it is I who is up! Not fair. However it is a 4 … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Pregnancy, Sleep
Tagged baobab, chia, chia seeds, dried apricots, dried banana chips, Food, Health, healthy eating, omega 3, omega 6, Sleep, spirulina, sunflower seeds, super foods
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Day 214: 7 months, 1 day, 2 TEETH
And so after MONTHS of people telling us Lo-Lo was teething, she finally has 2 teeth bursting through. Both front 2 teeth, bottom row. This morning Patti was letting us know what happened yesterday evening. Jim was rubbing her gums … Continue reading
Posted in Firsts, Food, Health, newborn development
Tagged birthday, Health, teething, Tooth
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Day 188: Burn baby
Not literally. But last night as I dried Lo-Lo with a hair dryer (medium setting of course) she put her hand out toward the warm heat. She’s done this quite a few more times recently. It’s not been a problem … Continue reading
Posted in Health, newborn development
Tagged Baby's touching, Beauty, Hair Care, Hair dryer, Health, learning, Recreation, restrictions
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Day 187: The weaning pooh
Let’s lay it on the line. Weaning pooh. You never hear about it until you have a baby and then you hear war stories. It came up the sides. It was horrific. The smell was awful. You’ll never forget your … Continue reading
Day 176: Rooibos me up Scotty
Yesterday was a day full of firsts. When we arrived back on Thursday night we had discovered the new high chair that daddy had bought for Lo-Lo. So we used that for the 1st time yesterday. It was great. At … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Health, newborn development
Tagged 1sts, firsts, Health, Herbs, high chair, Rooibos, South Africa, Taste, Tea, Tesco
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Day 165: We’re still blue
Lo-Lo’s eyes are still blue and being one of brown eyes I have to admit I hope her’s stay blue. I always wished for blue eyes… futile of course. But why do a baby’s eyes change colour? Apparently the eye … Continue reading
Posted in Health, newborn development
Tagged Blue, Color, Eye color, Health, human eye colour, Human skin color, Melanin, Mutation
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Day 162: Sitting pretty
So this week we saw some of the NCT mums, some we had not seen for ages and some were the regulars. It was great to see who was doing what, some were leaps and bounds beyond the rest, … Continue reading
Posted in Health, newborn development
Tagged Health, Infant, Muscle, NCT, Sitting, Tummy time
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Day 156: Dirty germs
Lo-Lo has met dogs before. On Saturday however she met next door’s whippet. I brought her down to ground level meet it and… it licked her fingers. Here’s me thinking, ‘ooo, not too hygienic, I should make sure she doesn’t…’ … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Health, newborn development
Tagged Conditions and Diseases, Germs, Health, Immune system, Infant
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Day 147: Sleepy baby & instinctual eye-rubbing
OMG! I have witnessed this once before but this was quite a surprise for me. I do generally try to keep you (Lo-Lo) roughly in a routine. Lately you have been getting up before 7am, closer to 6 or 6.30am. … Continue reading
Posted in newborn development, Sleep
Tagged Baby, Children, eye rubbing, Gina Ford, Health, Sleep
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