Being a mom

The moment a child is born, a mother is also born. Before that only a woman existed!

Motherhood , we all would agree is the best period of our lives. Its something that we all cherish and feel proud of when we see our kids grown to a perfect human being.It seems as if all our hard work and patience has been paid off.

Being a mom is so wonderful, it is one of the best things that god has us endowed us with.Motherhood is a life long journey.All through our lives we strive hard to make sure that our kids learn good things,develop healthy behavioural patterns and have the ability to distinguish right and wrong.

Mother and a child have a special unsaid bond between them.For a child his mother is someone who is the epitome of compassion,happiness, forgiveness, security and comfort to name a few. She is the one who tells her child that he is the best from the rest. Being a mother gives us that extra feel to understand our kids much better than anybody else in this whole world can !! Mothers are never alone in their thoughts, besides themselves they are constantly thinking of their children.That's called a mother's heart.Enjoy the feel of being a mother, a Creator who brings another human life in the world. Yes that's the power of a woman. Respect this fact and stand away from the crowd with heads held high and feel counted.

Remember when god thought of words like love,caring and sharing...the next possible thing he could think of was a "Mother".

Starting solids to the baby

The best time to start solid food to your baby is once he has completed his 6th month.But many moms start giving their child between four and half to fifth month onwards.(I being one of them). Many moms would agree with me that feeding soild food to your baby for the first time is so exciting. To see your baby gulping down that little amount of rice cereal , apple juice or enjoying the taste of banana, is so fulfilling to us !!

Its said that we should first start by giving rice cereal to the babies. Start with one spoon per day . You can gradually increase the intake depending on how your baby is taking it Let the baby enjoy the taste of one food for some time., dont jump in to add another food immediately. Once started givng solids, look for any kind of reaction on your little one's body, any kind of rash, pimples. swelling etc should be immediately informed to the pediatrician , If the baby is doing fine with the food then after 3-4 days ,start with another one.

Apart from the rice cereal ,you can also give them boiled and finely mashed pears,apples, potatoes, pulse soup, mashed banana sweet peas and carrot juice. Set a routine for the babies, as what is to be given what time of the day.Likewise they will also learn and develop their eating pattern.

To see your child enjoying his first food intake is worth capturing..So have your cameras ready ..!!!

Babies in the 5th month

The 5th month is said to be the period when babies' growth is pheonomenal.Suddenly your little one becomes more responsive, very active and is always trying to explore the world around him. This is the time when the moms will notice that their babies want to feel and touch different objects.Their grasping power has developed and as a result they like to reach the objects near them . So do keep some toys in front of them while they are having their tummy time . This way they will aslo learn to crawl very soon ..

This is the time when you can make them sit with a little support.Try different places, which would help them to maintain their body balance and gradually they will master the art of sitting. Babies are now at the stage where they are learning new words, you may not be aware of this ,but the fact is they try to imitate your lip movements. They are fascinated by the words you speak , hence teaching them words for everyhting thing you do , pick ,play would develop their cognitive skills.Next time you go out shopping with them, do point out at the things in different aisles.Repeat the words like bird, dog, tree, fan, sky by pointing them and yes..this is the best time to read stories to them.

So go ahead and enjoy your bonding time with your little ones..