Rolling Over Baby Uno: Safety Measures

Some babies begin to roll over as early as two months of age, about 75% of infants are rolling over by nineteen weeks.

And about 90% are rolling over by the time they are five and a half months old.

That makes it very important to work to avoid falls and getting things childproofed around your home. Now that your baby is rolling over, you can't simply childproof her immediate surroundings and still be safe. She may roll over and find something to choke on, fall off the couch, or get into other things that you didn't expect she could reach.

To keep your baby safe as she is rolling over, you should:

* be sure that you don't leave your baby for even a second when she is somewhere that she can fall, such as a changing table, bed, couch, etc. If you have to leave for whatever reason, even for a few seconds, pick up your baby and take her with you.
* keep one hand on your baby at all times whenever she is up high on a changing table or a place that she can fall
* check the floor regularly for small items and toys that your baby could choke on. This includes marbles, balls, uninflated or broken balloons, small magnets, small Lego pieces and other toys with small pieces.
* teach older children to keep their toys away from the baby and to put them away when they are done playing with them. You might even set up a toy-free zone around the baby, just to be safe that siblings don't leave small toy pieces around her.
* make sure you have gotten your home well childproofed. Don't wait until she is crawling or walking. If she is mobile, it is time (if you haven't already) for childproofing everything so that one of her "first steps" doesn't end up in your first visit to the emergency room.

Rolling over

Once your baby has head control, and about the same time that he learns to sit on his own, he'll learn to roll over. He'll eventually learn to flip over from his back to his tummy and vice versa, and he'll use his newfound skill to get around a bit. The incentive for those early rolls is often an elusive toy — or you.
When it develops

Your baby may be able to kick himself over, from his tummy to his back, as early as age 2 to 3 months. It may take him until he's about 5 or 6 months to flip from back to front, though, because he needs stronger neck and arm muscles for that maneuver.
How it develops

At about 3 months, when placed on his stomach, your baby will lift his head and shoulders high, using his arms for support. This mini-pushup helps him strengthen the muscles he'll use to roll over. He'll amaze you (and himself!) the first time he flips over. (While babies often flip from front to back first, doing it the other way is perfectly normal, too.)

At 5 months your baby will probably be able to lift his head, push up on his arms, and arch his back to lift his chest off the ground. He may even rock on his stomach, kick his legs, and swim with his arms. All these exercises help him develop the muscles he needs to roll over in both directions — likely by the time he's about 6 months old.

While some babies adopt rolling as their primary mode of ground transportation for a while, others skip it altogether and move on to sitting, lunging, and crawling. As long as your child continues to gain new skills and shows interest in getting around and exploring his environment, don't worry.

Introducing Solid Foods to Baby Uno

When should I introduce solid food to my baby?

You can introduce solids any time between 4 and 6 months if your baby is ready. Until then, breast milk or formula provides all the calories and nourishment your baby needs and can handle. His digestive system simply isn't ready for solids until he nears his half-birthday.


The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that babies be breastfed exclusively for at least six months — though parents will attest that some babies are eager and ready to eat solids earlier.

How will I know when my baby's ready?

Your baby will give you clear signs when he's ready to move beyond liquid-only nourishment. Cues to look for include:

• Head control. Your baby needs to be able to keep his head in a steady, upright position.

• Losing the "extrusion reflex." To keep solid food in his mouth and then swallow it, your baby needs to stop using his tongue to push food out of his mouth.

• Sitting well when supported. Even if he's not quite ready for a highchair, your baby needs to be able to sit upright to swallow well.

• Chewing motions. Your baby's mouth and tongue develop in sync with his digestive system. To start solids, he should be able to move food to the back of his mouth and swallow. As he learns to swallow efficiently, you may notice less drooling. He may also be teething around the same time.

• Significant weight gain. Most babies are ready to eat solids when they've doubled their birth weight (or weigh about 15 pounds) and are at least 4 months old.

• Growing appetite. He seems hungry — even with eight to ten feedings of breast milk or formula a day.

• Curiosity about what you're eating. Your baby may begin eyeing your bowl of rice or reaching for a forkful of fettuccine as it travels from your plate to your mouth.
How should I introduce solid food?

A good rule of thumb is to start with rice cereal, which is gluten-free and less allergenic than other foods. First, nurse or bottle-feed your baby. Then give him one or two teaspoons of dry cereal mixed with enough formula or breast milk to make a semi-liquid. Use a rubber-tipped spoon when you feed your baby, to avoid injuring his gums. Start with just a small amount of cereal on the tip of the spoon.

If your baby doesn't seem very interested in eating off the spoon, let him smell and taste the cereal or wait until he warms up to the idea of eating something solid. Don't add solid food to your baby's bottle or he may not make the connection that food is to be eaten sitting up and from a spoon.

Begin with a once-a-day feeding, whenever it's convenient for you and your baby, but not at a time when your baby seems tired or cranky. Your baby may not eat much in the beginning, but give him time to get used to the experience. Some babies need practice keeping food in their mouths and swallowing.

Once he gets used to his new diet, he'll be ready for a few tablespoons of cereal a day. As the amount he eats increases, gradually thicken the consistency of the cereal and add another feeding.

Driving Rules and Tips

Driving is the controlled operation of a land vehicle, such as a car, truck or bus. Although direct operation of a bicycle, a mounted animal (not including chariot operation) or a motorcycle (at least in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Australia) is commonly called riding, such operators are usually legally considered to be drivers and are required to obey the rules of the road which apply to all drivers.


Driving as a physical skill

In terms of the basic physical tasks required, a driver must be able to control direction, acceleration, and deceleration. For motor vehicles, the detailed tasks include:

* Starting the vehicle's engine with the starting system
* Setting the transmission to the correct gear
* Depressing the pedals with one's feet to accelerate, slow, and stop the vehicle, and if the vehicle is equipped with a manual transmission, to modulate the clutch
* Steering the vehicle's direction with the steering wheel
* Operating other important ancillary devices such as the indicators, headlights, and windshield wipers



Driving as a mental skill
Demonstration of Drifting at the Nürburgring Driving Safety Center

Avoiding or successfully handling an emergency driving situation can involve the following skills:

* Making good decisions based on factors such as road and traffic conditions
* Evasive maneuvering
* Proper hand placement and seating position
* Skid control
* Steering and braking techniques
* Understanding vehicle dynamics

Distractions can compromise a driver's mental skills. One study on the subject of mobile phones and driving safety concluded that, after controlling for driving difficulty and time on task, drivers talking on a phone exhibited greater impairment than drivers who were suffering from alcohol intoxication.

Another survey indicated that music could affect a driver's concentration.

A person is subject to the laws of the jurisdiction in which he or she is driving. The rules of the road, driver licensing and vehicle registration schemes that apply vary considerably between jurisdictions, as do laws imposing criminal responsibility for negligent driving, vehicle safety inspections and compulsory insurance. The standard of responsibility imposed by these laws is based on the extraordinary danger of driving motor vehicles. Most countries also have differing laws against driving whilst under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Motorists are almost universally required to take lessons with an approved instructor and pass a driving test before being granted a license. The trend has been towards increasingly tougher tests in recent decades.

Birthday Party Celebration with Barney

we have just attended a birthday celebration from one of our friends kid.

Birthday Parties for children are getting more elaborate and original everyday. Sometimes a kids birthday party with a simple theme just isn't enough. If you are one of those people who like to create kids birthday parties that are special and unique, parties that your guests and children will remember forever, then these ideas should help get you on your way to a most unforgettable birthday party.

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HARDWORKING!!!

John Capuzzi: Hard Work Quotes
A free lunch is only found in mousetraps.

English Proverb: Hard Work Quotes
A good beginning makes a good end.

Orison Swett Marden: Hard Work Quotes
Achievement is not always success while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent effort to do the best possible under any and all circumstances.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Hard Work Quotes
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.

Tommy John with Dan Valenti, My Twenty-six years in Baseball: Hard Work Quotes
Always give a hundred percent, and you'll never have to second-guess yourself.

Lee Iacocca: Hard Work Quotes
Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.

Gary Sinise: Hard Work Quotes
Careers, like rockets, don't always take off on schedule. The key is to keep working the engines.

Liane Cordes: Hard Work Quotes
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.

Lowell Thomas: Hard Work Quotes
Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can.

Marcus Aurelius: Hard Work Quotes
Do every act of your life as if it were your last.

SAFETY MEASURES WHILE BATHING BABY ON A BATHTUB

When your baby can sit up independently, he's ready to start bathing in the "big tub." Here are some guidelines to make bath time safe:



Watch your baby. Supervise your baby at all times during a bath. Babies can drown in as little as an inch of water. A sturdy waterproof bath seat or bath ring (with suction cups on the bottom) may help keep your baby in a manageable position, but it doesn't guarantee his safety. Never leave your baby unattended.


Prevent falls. Place a rubber mat in your tub for your baby to sit on. Make it a rule right from the start that he always sits in the tub, never stands.

Monitor the water temperature. Keep the water temperature between 96 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Set your water heater no higher than 120 degrees.


Prepare the bath safely. Fill the tub so the water will be no higher than his waist when your baby is seated. Run the water before placing your baby in the tub, and when you put him in, position him well away from the faucet handles and spout. Some parents find extra peace of mind in a cushioned spout cover for the faucet, although it's not very likely your baby will bump into it.

Easy on the soap. Soap, shampoo, and bubble bath can irritate your baby's skin during a prolonged soak (and bubble bath can irritate the urethra, leading to urinary tract infections), so use them sparingly. Warm water alone will usually do the trick.

JESUS IS RISEN! HAPPY EASTER!!! :)

Jesus is the LORD OF LIGHT! ALLELUIA!
Jesus us RISEN! ALLELUIA!



Today, my family and I went at San Pedro Cathedral early this morning to celebrate the Easter Sunday or so what we called the "SUGAT" or the meeting of the Risen Christ and Mary.

The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances.

Easter is the time for holidays, festivals and a time for giving chocolate Easter eggs. But Easter means much more....

Easter is the oldest and the most important Christian Festival, the celebration of the death and coming to life again of Jesus Christ. For Christians, the dawn of Easter Sunday with its message of new life is the high point of the Christian year.

cross
What is the Easter story ?

Easter is the story of Jesus' last days in Jerusalem before his death.The Easter story includes Maundy Thursday (the Last supper leading to the Eucharist), Good Friday (the day on which Jesus was crucified) and Easter Day (the day on which Jesus came back to life).

It is a sad story because Jesus was killed. But the story has a very happy ending, because Jesus came back to life and visited his friends and followers once more. He did not die at all, but went back up to Heaven to be with God, his father.




Jesus is alive! Alleluia! The Paschal Mystery of our Lord Jesus Christ comes to fruition today with the celebration of His Resurrection. The glory of God is shown in the Resurrection of Jesus on the third day after His crucifixion on Mount Calvary.

Our mourning has been turned into rejoicing. The darkness has been conquered by the light. The scars on his body have been turned into stars of victory over sin and death. This is the greatest feast in Christianity – Jesus lives on and will forever reign in our hearts!
The resurrection should be seen in the context of the life and ministry of Jesus. The disciples believed that through the resurrection, God had vindicated Jesus. God favored his Son for being faithful to his mission of proclaiming the Good News to all.

We prepared for this great season for 40 days with prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. All these were intended to break us from our worldly attachments and focus on the most important things in our life – things that will nourish our relationship with the Lord and with one another. Unless we let go of our selfish desires, we will never experience the tremendous power of God over us.

We will only share in the Easter joy if we truly respond to his offer of life and love. Like Jesus, we shall be glorified if we become faithful to the mission God has entrusted to each one of us – a mission of bringing the Good News to all.


In a world filled with darkness, we are called to bring the Good News of hope to our society today. Easter is a celebration of hope. We are a people of the Resurrection. As we follow in the footsteps of Jesus, we are called to be strong and not anymore be defeated by humanity’s selfishness and greed. We must breathe life into our seemingly hopeless world. We are also called to enhance and nurture all of creation so as to serve the needs of all.

May the Easter joy prod us to live a life pleasing to God.



Easter is not a time for groping through dusty, musty tomes or tombs to disprove spontaneous generation or even to prove life eternal. It is a day to fan the ashes of dead hope, a day to banish doubts and seek the slopes where the sun is rising, to revel in the faith which transports us out of ourselves and the dead past into the vast and inviting unknown.

Eggs are a forbidden food during Lent, making them a welcome return to the menu on Easter Day.


Why do we give eggs at Easter?


Easter is a Christian festival. For Christians the custom of giving eggs at Easter celebrates new life. Christians remember that Jesus, after dying on the cross, rose from the dead. They believe that, through his resurrection, Jesus defeated death and sin and offers people the promise of eternal life if they follow his teachings.


What were the first Easter eggs like?

The first eggs given at Easter were birds eggs. These eggs were painted in bright colours to give them further meaning as a gift. We still paint bird eggs today but usually only chicken eggs.

Easter bunnyAn Anglo-Saxon legend - the Easter bunny and eggs

An Anglo-Saxon legend tells how the Saxon goddess Eostre found a wounded bird and transformed it into a hare, so that it could survive the Winter.


The hare found it could lay eggs, so it decorated these each Spring and left them as offering to the goddess.