I was working at the gym, weights and running, you know the usual stuff, and I always wore a headband and wrist bands because I'm a sweater (not the kind you wear either).
I looked at my wrist band and I thought wouldnt it be really good if I could get one that was coloured and tie it to our little girl's wrist, it might just keep her occupied at times, as she moves her hand to see the color move too.
It worked so well, I bought many different colored bands, and put them on her wrist, always making sure that they werent too tight and also that they didnt cause her any discomfort. It was amazing to see the giggles on her face, every time she moved her arm and she could see this flash of color. It work really well.
I wrote about my experiences as a first-time Dad, in a book called 'My First Year as a Dad'. You can find it at http://www.1stbaby.info
Enjoy.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
How I calmed my baby
Its always a problem when your baby cries, or wants something they can have, or maybe she's just in a tearful mood. I needed a way to calm her down so she wouldnt disturb others, and I could get her feeling better. Of course, there's not a lot of understanding in a few month old baby, but what I decided to do was to get something I could move so as to distract her.
I bought a fan, one of those you see the Oriental ladies using. It worked a charm. It was really colorful, and I could open it and close it and wave it in front of her, and the mere fact of the colors changing and the fact that it was moving nearly always worked. Of course she wanted the fan, but I felt it was hers to play with, as I had shown it to her. After a few times the fan was much the worse for wear. I bought quite a few fans over the early months.
I wrote down my experiences in a book, called 'My First Year as a Dad' You can find it at http://www.1stbaby.info
I bought a fan, one of those you see the Oriental ladies using. It worked a charm. It was really colorful, and I could open it and close it and wave it in front of her, and the mere fact of the colors changing and the fact that it was moving nearly always worked. Of course she wanted the fan, but I felt it was hers to play with, as I had shown it to her. After a few times the fan was much the worse for wear. I bought quite a few fans over the early months.
I wrote down my experiences in a book, called 'My First Year as a Dad' You can find it at http://www.1stbaby.info
Friday, March 2, 2007
Early Morning Time
I always found it troublesome to be waken early by our little one. There was a saying in our house, and that was 'when she is awake, everyone is awake'. There is nothing wrong with getting up early, except when you've had a late night before.
What I did was to find some toys, something that she hadnt seen before and put them into her cot for her to play with, when she woke in the morning. The important thing though was to ONLY place them there after she was asleep, then she saw them for the first time upon waking.
I rotated the toys, so it was always new for her, and it gave us an extra 30mins sleep, especially at weekends.
Being a first time dad was a totally new experience. I learn a lot and thats whay I wrote a book about my first year experiences. Its called 'My First Year as a Dad'
You'll find it at : http://www.1stbaby.info
What I did was to find some toys, something that she hadnt seen before and put them into her cot for her to play with, when she woke in the morning. The important thing though was to ONLY place them there after she was asleep, then she saw them for the first time upon waking.
I rotated the toys, so it was always new for her, and it gave us an extra 30mins sleep, especially at weekends.
Being a first time dad was a totally new experience. I learn a lot and thats whay I wrote a book about my first year experiences. Its called 'My First Year as a Dad'
You'll find it at : http://www.1stbaby.info
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