Angela
A. Sharon Mommy and me and the pool
A. Oli
Mani and me
Happy time at the beach
those hickeys were courtesy of Adrian, he was teething so he'd suck on my arm so much that he'd leave marks
I know this is not such a great picture but it's the only picture of Adrian's first Christmas present. Kathy and Oseas sent it to him, so sweet.
A. Maria
Adrian turned five months today, he also ate his first meal. I gave him grated apple.
December 24
I had a little accident with Adrian the other day. Adrian is now starting to crawl and even though I knew this I left him just for a minute with pillows around him on the bed. I went to show Sharon something in the kitchen and left for too long and forgot he was alone, then all of a sudden wwwwwwwaaaa, we hear a from the room. I didn't even think "the baby" I was like " Rodrigo crying again",ha! But he was with Sharon in the kitchen. Then Sharon says "the baby"! I ran so fast I hit the laptop. When I got to the room he was on his back on the floor. He had fallen right next to the heater, it was a real miracle that he didn't get burned. Actually a few minuted earlier I was going to put the heater at the edge of the bed, thank God I didn't or he would have fallen right on it. Thank you Jesus for your protection!
Happier news: He is a very healthy and happy baby. He still like doing his flash cards and really likes to eat! I'm starting with one food at a time so, far he has had: apple, pear, and banana. I have this cool little thing it's called "fresh food feeder". It's a little net with a handle and basically what it's for is to put a piece of fruit or something and he can hold it and suck the juice without the risk of choking on the food. He tried it today and loved it.
Vacations!
We drove down to Mexico City, Adrian was a very good boy. We stayed with grandma. Auntie Oli came too and we spent New Years together. There was a cat where we were staying and Adrian liked to pull his hairs. I lost my camera on the trip so now I'll probably be putting less pictures on. We went to Ixtapa, it's a beach. We had lots of fun and Adrian loved the water, when a wave would come he started to get all excited. It was so cute. We also had a pool where we were staying and he loved going in the water. I would blow on his face and put him under the water, he never cried. He turned 6 months while at the beach.
For those of you that didn't get my Christmas e-card here it is for all to see. Just click and enjoy!
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Baby Signing!
I learned something new a few weeks ago: baby signing! It's teaching babies sign language. Ok, I know what you're thinking "what for"? Well I did a little research on the Internet and I read how it benefits your baby. I found a website called
(http://www.mindbites.com/). There are some videos posted on youtube by the owner of the website. This one is one of my favorites (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gSZfW4gVhI&feature=channel).
This is an article written by Laura Berg, the owner of the mindbites website.
(http://www.howtodothings.com/family-relationships/how-to-teach-your-baby-sign-language). I put a little piece of it in case you're not interested in reading the whole article.
Here it is:
The main reason why signing with babies is so beneficial is because it reduces frustration. Babies are able to make simple signs long before they have the ability to produce speech. We often see babies waving bye-bye or putting their arms in the air when then want to be picked up; these are simple gestures, or signs, that babies are able to make at an early age. So it stands to reason that they could use actions to say so much more. Signing with your baby gives them the tools they need to communicate their needs to you before they can talk.
I want to share with you a story of my daughter. By the time she was ten months old, my daughter knew almost a dozen signs, mainly food signs. One day she was eating Cheerios and signing ‘more'. I'd give her more and she would throw them on the floor and sign ‘more' again. I said to her, "Then you don't want MORE… what do you want?" She looked at me and signed ‘more cheese'. I was amazed for two reasons:
• She put together a two word sentence at ten months.
• There was no cheese in sight. I hadn't offered her cheese during that snack time yet she was able to clearly communicate to me what she wanted.
I could imagine how frustrated she would have been if she hadn't been able to tell me what she wanted.
One of the reasons signing works so well with babies is because they tend to be visual learners. They are able to learn and retain more information when they see it as opposed to merely hearing it. With sign language, they are actually exposed to three modes of learning:
• Visual – they see the sign being made.
• Auditory – they hear the sign being made.
• Kinesthetic – they feel the sign being made.
Some parents fear that signing can delay speech, but this had no basis in fact. There is no science that demonstrates that signing will prevent your child from speaking when he or she is ready. In fact, there have been several studies that have shown that signing promotes language. Many parents report that their child's first words are often the words they already know the signs for.
