The Mommy Journey

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My son at around age 3 or 4 started to embrace these stuff toys before going to sleep. He always wants to make sure that they are together before he falls asleep or when he wakes up in the morning.

I have read that the kids attachment to stuffed animals can help them in their emotional development. I don’t plan on taking away these cuddly toys until he grows tired of them. How about you? Does your kids have their own favorite cuddly stuffed animals?

Between my hubby and me, he is the musically inclined one. He used to play the bass guitar and still does once in a while. I remember buying him his latest bass guitar about 10 years ago.

Now that we have kids, I know it is important to expose them to music and see if they have inherited their father’s musical inclination. As a preparation, we have bought an acoustic guitar like the martin 000-18 guitar. We also have allowed our children to use the keyboard or piano if possible. Sometimes, as a family, we play music together. Dad on guitars, mom on vocals, daughter on keyboards and son on drums.

Music in the family can be so much fun and at the same time, it can develop their talent and confidence to share their talent and abilities with others.

Last Christmas season, my daughter received a Project Runway Fashion Design Sketch Portfolio as a gift.

My daughter loves drawing. As soon as she saw this, she wanted to try it out at once! Well, what can I say? It was really an amazing portfolio, aside from the pre-drawn figures of  female modes and some shoes, there was a section where color combination and color mixture was discussed. It gave a brief lesson on how to correctly  use colors. It also contains several stencils of  clothes, dress, shoes and accessories. I was really amazed by what my daughter was able to create a few days after she started using this design sketch!

She is very much interested to creating clothes and dresses. It seems to me that this sketch portfolio has helped her unleash her artistic side in creating wardrobe designs. I wouldn’t be surprised that in a few years, she would actually be learning about fabrics and she would know whether the fabric is a robert allen fabric or not!

It is very inspiring to see her create her designs. They are  unique and trendy! Definitely, she has  a fashion sense!

Happy Friday to everyone! It is another Mommy Moments day where all moms can share a particular “mommy moment” that happened recently. Feel free to join us just by creating a post and adding this badge to your post by copying the HTML codes and pasting it to your post via HTML. Then just enter your name and the URL address of your post below so we can all visit one another and see what you have shared this week!

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The start of the new year greeted me with some great news! Kyla won a  3 month scholarship from Global Art’s Gift of Art FB promo, courtesy of Animetric’s blog contest. I was really excited for her because my daughter really loves drawing and art. I can see that she does have a gift in this area and winning this scholarship from Global Art will teach her techniques to enhance and develop her talent.

Last week, we finally were able to go to Global Art Alabang and she started her first class. She started with a trial to identify which level she would need to start on and as soon as they identified, they immediately started with her first class.

And after 2 hours, this is her first art work.

Isn’t it amazing? I look forward to her future artworks!

Many thanks to Global Art Philippines for this great opportunity!

Teaching your baby to learn to fall asleep independently is one of the most satisfying long-term lessons she can learn. If a baby cannot settle without one of her parents there, bed time becomes a stressful time for all parties. A child that peacefully drifts off to sleep is a pleasure for all, especially when compared to a distraught, wailing baby who is fretful and restless, refusing to settle.

There are no rules set in stone when it comes to getting your baby to go to sleep without parental help. Every infant possesses a different personality and some will naturally sleep well without any intervention, whereas others might have clingier characters and be more demanding.

A new-born’s sleep patterns should never be interfered with. She should be fed and allowed to sleep on demand. This helps to build her trust in her parents and provides a safe and secure environment for her. Over the first few weeks, she will start to develop her own pattern, which can be built on when putting her to bed.

One of the most important aspects of helping your baby to fall asleep on her own is to ensure that bed time is a pleasurable period rather than a traumatic one. When she is old enough to start developing a routine, use this to your advantage by establishing a night-time pattern that you repeat every day.

Start with a warm bath and then dry her off in a secure, peaceful area. Dress her in comfortable night clothes, preferably cotton or other natural fibres and give her a last feed. Try not to let her fall asleep on the bottle, but remove it when she is relaxed and dozing. Place her gently in her cot, ensuring she is warm and cosy. It helps to warm the beds and bed clothes, but never leave any heat source with her. Some babies like a security blanket or favourite toy with them as they fall asleep. Sit where she can clearly see you so that she feels secure and softly read her a story or sing a lullaby. Unless she is poorly or teething, this is usually enough to help her fall asleep.

Many parents rock their baby to sleep in their arms, or use a rocking cot, or let them fall asleep in their arms before putting them in their cot. If this suits your lifestyle and your baby there is nothing wrong with it. All children will eventually learn to sleep on their own. However, if you want to help your baby sleep independently from an earlier age, it is better to establish the routine as soon as you can.

Some experts propound the “let them cry themselves to sleep” method but each parent has to decide for themselves whether this is in the best interests of you and your infant. If you do decide to go with this method, always leave it until after your child is six-months old so that she has established trust in you. Never leave her crying for long. Go back every five minutes or so to reassure her without picking her up. Over a few nights, she will learn to go to sleep alone but be warned it is a stressful method for all concerned!

Just remember that every child is different and that one routine or method will not suit all. By getting to know your baby and her unique personality, you will be able to work out the best and least-stressful ways of establishing independent sleep patterns.