baby’s firsts – Jared's Little Corner

mommy + me monday: + mum steals a kiss!

30.05.2011 7 Comments

since i shared my very first kiddie fun ride experience a little while back, i want to share a couple of more photos we had back then. this time it was a photo of me + mum, whilst we line up for the queue to the funranch express. this snapshot was taken by my tita cecille.

the wait for the train ride took a while so we took the chance to snap some photos + mum even managed to sneak in + still a kiss from me. please don’t mind my hair, especially my bangs, it was one of those few occasions when mum is in the mood for another diy cut-my-baby’s-hair episodes, this is one of those that obviously went bad! 😉

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kids in doodles: my very first merry-go-round

30.05.2011 16 Comments

today i am sharing with you the first time mum + went to funranch. mum has written about it in details here. this is also the first time i ride the merry-go-round and the ferris wheel. i was a bit scared at first but enjoyed it anyway. i was riding with mum since i am still a bit young to be riding on my own. apart from these rides, we have also tried riding the train (the funranch express) + crossing the hanging bridge. we would have tried the other rides too, but i was getting a little late + we need to go home. maybe some other time, i wil ask mum to bring me there again. i will be sure to sample each of the rides they have 😉

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jared is 16 months!

14.01.2011 No Comments

calling mum on his mobile phone?

i simply can’t believe how time flew by so quickly, and i always marvel whenever i look at my son, in all his 16-month, 13-kilos-or-so, gooey, giggling and endearing glory. he grew up too quick i wanted to wish the time backwards to when he is just a tiny, little bundle in my arm.

he simply can’t stay put in one place…here with tita amy + ate ec

at 16 months, my jared can now:

make gestures with his fingers as if counting them
can actually count his fingers, but every bit is just “two”
point to mickey mouse behind our door when you ask him to
climb up and down our bed on his own
recognize the sound of fireworks and appreciates the pyrotechnic display
brush his hair whenever i give him his hair brush
point to the letters on his brainy baby board books while we sing “abc” to him
walk with a very steady gait
hold a crayon in his right hand and started making a big coloring book out of our room
appreciate his puzzle pieces but instead of putting them together he “shoots” it to his bucket instead
show emotions like frustration when he can’t work out his toys and boredom when he watches a video over and over
express his worry by looking at mummy when something goes wrong or alarms him
out and about in moa

this year i expect we will be learning more and doing more fun stuff to enhance jared’s skills and abilities. i’d love to introduce him to coloring books and stickers, maybe we can go out more often and visit a park (maybe the one in the provincial capitol will do just fine). i am still on the lookout for swimming classes nearby so i can enroll him (and myself while i’m at it!lol!).

i just can’t wait to have more conversations with my son too! and yes we will be going back to reading and cutting back on viewing time! so my apologies to pocoyo and barney if we will be seeing less of you, i have a growing baby to raise to meet his full potentials:)

note: pardon me if this post is several weeks delayed

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jared’s first cinema experience

09.01.2011 No Comments

we did something new for jared’s 16-month birthday celebration last december 30. we trooped to sm mall of asia to watch a movie!

this is another feather in jared‘s little cap as, aside from setting foot in moa for the first time (cause that one instance when he is still in my tummy is surely not counted, right?), he will be watching in the widescreen for the first time!

knowing full well that my son will of course have the attention span of a 16-month old, i am expecting that he will only enjoy the movie without fussing for a good 30 minutes (or just as long as a pocoyo episode lasts!) and true enough, after being glued to the widescreen (and focusing on the film like he’s a grown up!) for a solid 30 minutes, it is time to fidget and fuss on mummy’s lap, and worse cry and turn it into a full-blown tantrum.

so i had to get up and roam the cinema (like it’s a park or something) with jared in tow, in the middle of the film’s good parts, which i just had to visualize and watch audibly (however that is possible is a task only toddler mummies can master!). i brought him to the loo just for a change of scenery and he giggled having spotted himself in the mirror!

thank heavens for little mercy, i was able to watch the final parts of the film when my son conceded to being carried by his tito in the condition that i will be on standby for when he wants me to carry him back. we were able to see the ending of the 3d film standing just before the balcony part of the cinema, where my son deemed it entertaining for us adults to saunter back and forth with him in our arms.

all in all, it was a worthwhile and interesting experience and i look forward to watching more films with my baby in the future.

tips for mummies bringing their babies for the first time in cinemas:

choose a film that would best catch your son’s attention
bring him to a surround-sound cinema just to be sure the sounds will still be pleasant to his little, sensitive ears especially in those parts where the sounds tend to be too loud
be prepared to not see the film in its entirety
make sure to tag along a favorite tita (aunt) or tito (uncle) to assist you
choose a seat near to the exit are for

have you began training your future movie buff?

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a bdo junior savings account for jared

19.12.2010 No Comments

i have been planning to open an account for jared since day one but haven’t got the time to visit the nearest bank so i put it on hold for the longest time, but still the top priority in my things to do list. luckily last week, i’ve finally managed to do so. with nothing to do at home, we trekked downtown to pay for the internet bill and open jared’s junior savings account, so that is kinda hitting two birds with one stone. i was originally planning to open at rcbc savings bank since they offer one year insurance to a kid member and his guardian plus they’ve got discount cards to several child-friendly establishments but since we are pressed for time and i am going to bdo anyway, i decided to just open a bank account for him there, too.

the requirements:

baby’s birth certificate
valid id of guardian (e.g. sss id, postal id, or passport)
1×1 photo of guardian
Php 500.00 minimum deposit amount

the welcome letter arrived a few days after. (sorry for the bad pic, my digicam is bailing out on me again!)

another great christmas gift idea if you ask me. teaching our children the value of saving will do them good when they get older. plus it will be added security on your part knowing you will be setting aside a portion of your earnings for your children’s future. as for me, a whole year’s worth of savings goes to my son’s trust, before i go spending it on holiday splurges!