This evening Max was playing in his crib while I was cleaning the kitchen (Karen is at the VMWare Field Kick-off meeting). When I came into Max’s room he was on his knees holding on to the bars of the bed. And then with some encouragement he pulled himself further up until he was standing on his feet. What a great moment. Tomorrow I try to film it if he does try to stand up again.
Archive for January, 2008
Max can stand!
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008From Baby Food to Infant Food
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008One of the problems we face with Max is the transition he made from babyhood to toddler-hood. He went from eating almost everything you put in front of him which was pureed, to rejecting things left and right.
Besides Cheerios, is there anything to satisfy the nutritional and epicurean desires of little one?
Best Teething Solutions
Friday, January 4th, 2008
We went though almost every model of teething toy and solution, but I’d have to say what works best is Hyland’s, a homeopathic tablet in a milk-based pill. Max loved taking them and never rejected them. For mild to moderate teething he settled down immediately.
We also got the First Years teething beads which he used all the time to chew on and relieve the pain. This worked much better than anything else except our own fingers. When the teething was really bad, we would also give him Baby Tylenol.
Best Baby Carriers
Friday, January 4th, 2008
So there’s no need to read consumer reports on different baby carriers. After my husband and I went through several, we settled on the Ergo Baby. We tried Native Carrier, the lastest lumbar-support version of Baby Bjorn, and also used the Moby Wrap for a while.
New Native Carrier:
Pros: small, portable, easy to fold and stuff in bag, not much to wash
Cons: hurts your shoulder after a while, one-sided, and only fits a certain frame size.
The bottom line is that if you and your husband vary in height and most likely torso length by more than 3-6 inches, you need to buy two sling-style New Native carriers for each of you.
Baby Bjorn
Pros: Adjustable, and can be used by more than one person’s frame size, some shoulder support, easy to get baby in and out.
Cons: I had major upper body pain from this carrier, all the weight is on your shoulders, with no weight transfered to your hips, the black colored one gets really hot in the summer
Moby Wrap
Pros: One of the least expensive, lots of elasticity which replicates life in the womb, can be tied for front, back and side carrying, can be used with twins, can be adjusted for all sized-people.
Cons: It’s a big long piece of cloth, so it’s always dragging on the ground in public places while you are getting it on. Can be hot in the summer, since it is thick, stretchy fabric.
Ergo Baby: Yeah, hands down the winner as best carrier
Pros: Pretty easy to get on, and get baby in it, extra pockets for keys and wallet, extra safety features and straps in case a closure fails, comes in different colors which stays cooler, lots of shoulder and back support to transfer weight to your hips so you can bear it for hours.
Cons: You have to pay even more money for this infant insert in order for a newborn to fit into the carrier
The Ergo Baby Carrier is by far the best, with the Moby Wrap coming in second. However the Moby Wrap gets hotter, has stretchy fabric which can sag alot when your baby gets bigger, and drags on the ground as you are putting it on.
My husband went hiking for hours with our baby with Ergo Baby Carrier and loved it.