We kinda changed our son’s diet and partly lessened his cow’s milk intake and added, soy milk instead. He is now drinking 4 oz of soy milk with 4 oz of water with 1 scoop of Gain Advance. I believed it helped him a lot to pooping better and he now sits in the potty because it doesn’t take too long for his “poop” to come out. He used to have a hard time sitting in the potty because it takes so much time for him to make poop, sometimes almost half a day, that bad and now, he is potty trained in the morning. I just have to move on to the next step where he can sleep without nappies already. Good luck to us.

A friend is going for a vacation with her family. She was thinking of how to travel with their 3 year-old daughter without the hassle of always carrying the little girl. I told her why not buy something useful like a baby jogger. She asked me to help her find a nice one for her daughter and so where else will I go but to the ever reliable Allegro Medical. Where you can’t just find the best medical supplies but also home health care supplies and essentials for women, men and even babies.

She asked me to find a really nice and stylish jogger and she likes red in particular and with enough budget of 300$ which is really enough already, I found her this…

with the price of 142.71$ she can still buy a bug screen to go with the jogger.

And it’s only 9.58$. Really cheap. I will show these stuff to her and she will be happy to spend less that 300$ for these 2! Great finds!

We are sometimes having a hard time finding his Progress Gold in the market these days. We asked his pedia if we can have a substitute if ever we can’t find PG in the market and he said anything from Wyeth will do as long as it’s the right formula for his age. Fortunately though, we haven’t experienced switching, always when the can is almost empty we find a can in a grocery somewhere. We heard that Wyeth is not the only company who is somehow running out of formulas in the market. My nephew had to try drinking Nido one night because his Nan 3 was out everywhere my bro and SIL looked. We heard that milk companies are slowly changing their packages, the look and designs of the cans hence the production is having problems. They are slowly disposing the old stocks and slowly producing the formulas in their new packages. I was looking in the Wyeth site and found the new can of Progress Gold and I haven’t seen this new can yet in the market, we just bought formulas for Dustin and the cans are still with the old design… I wonder where I can buy these new cans…

17 weeks: Week 3. That’s my son and I always rely on Baby Center to see if he is developing just right. From the site, it said:

He’s becoming much easier to understand now that he often combines pointing with a word or two. And his growing independence is asserting itself in numerous ways: He can undress herself (dressing himself will come much later), brush his teeth without your help and feed his dolly. But you should continue to brush his teeth for him, until he truly masters the job.

He can sort things by color, shape, and type, which makes toys that encourage sorting particularly popular now. If “no” hasn’t already become his favorite word, he’ll begin using it with a vengeance. He’s gradually easing toward one nap each day, which means this is a transition period that’s potentially hard on both of you. If he’s having trouble sleeping, try cuddling up with him for a few minutes to make it extra cozy.

So you can say that I was a bit worried with the speech thing of my son. I’m sure that he can understand us since he responds to us like when we say “Give that to Mommy” or “Hug Daddy” but when he speaks he can only say a few words and can’t still say phrases. So I took this poll just to know how the other 17 months old do when it comes to speaking…

The Poll Result with total votes of 90,379

So truly, every child is an individual and they have their own milestones and stages… as long as Dustin can do the sorting of objects, his understanding every word we say and that he can say little words even if it’s little, knowing what’s “no” and “yes”, he is okay. Maybe just like most of the 17 months old toddlers in the poll, he is just taking his own pace. We just have to be there with him, every step of the way…

So enough of being worried, heck I still have to search about Plantar Fasciitis, my brother asked me about this after reading it in a magazine and I was intrigued about it since he thought it might be connected to having a sprain or something and I need to look into that for more knowledge as well.

Who knew that at the age of 31 I would be having problems about toddler teething? And yet here I am blogging our little dilemma. My son is 17 months old now and I had no problems when he was teething at almost 10 months old but now that his bigger teeth are coming out, if I’m not mistaken, must be the molars or canines… Anyway, he cries a lot nowadays, so grumpy and very irritable. Far from the happy toddler that he is. At night is even worst, he cries even whne he is asleep then stops, we sometimes think that he might be hungry so the husband makes 5 ounces of milk and then Dustin stops crying even before we feed him so the milk ends up in my tummy or just spoiled in the bottle because he didn’t get to drink it. Darn.

Here are some symptoms taken from Baby Center that my son has:

• Drooling (which can lead to a facial rash)
• Gum swelling and sensitivity
• Irritability or fussiness
• Biting behavior
• Refusing food
• Sleep problems

What can I do to ease my toddler’s discomfort? Also taken from Baby Center:

The same tactics you used when he was younger may help your child now. Your teething toddler will probably continue to want to chew on things to ease the soreness in his gums. Offer him a rubber teething ring or a cold washcloth to gnaw on. Hard-baked toast, apple slices, or a frozen bagel are also a good bet. Not only are these foods soothing, but chewing them is good practice for his developing jaw. He may also get some relief from eating cold foods such as applesauce or yogurt.

If these methods aren’t working, some doctors recommend giving a teething child a small dose of pain reliever such as children’s acetaminophen — but check with your doctor before giving your toddler any medication. (Never give your toddler aspirin or even rub it on his gums to ease the pain. The use of aspirin in children is associated with Reye’s syndrome, a rare but potentially life-threatening condition.)

Rubbing the gums with a topical pain relief gel is also an option, but you may want to ask your toddler’s doctor before trying it. If you use too much, it can numb the back of your child’s throat and weaken his gag reflex (which helps prevent him from choking on his saliva). The gels are generally safe to use, but in rare cases can cause an allergic reaction.

If drool causes a rash on your child’s face, wipe, but don’t rub, the drool away with a soft cotton cloth. You can also smooth petroleum jelly on his chin before a nap or bedtime to protect the skin from further irritation.

Things I experience as a mom.

That’s my son nowadays. Gone are the days when he eats anything and everything we give him. I miss that baby, as a toddler he became so finicky. You know those commercials where the mom has to make the spoon with food fly and sound like a plane just to make it inside the kid’s mouth? That’s me doing those funny and somewhat stupid antics just to make my son eat. We struggle with it. He lost weight, not that obvious because he actually weighs a lot more than the usual weight of a 16 months old toddler but his Pedia advised that if he will be like this for the next 2 months, when we come back for the next visit he might prescribe us a medicine that will stimulate his appetite. So as per doctor’s orders, he is not allowed to drink his milk or eat anything 2 hours before meal time. He is allowed to eat his cookies after meal, sort of like a dessert for him. Poor thing, we actually need to starve him so he can eat his breakfast, lunch and dinner with no sweat. I will definitely buy my husband, the nanny and myself trophies if we achieve this goal and right now, we are somehow not successful. I will definitely have to regulate his cookie intakes.

This is a nice thing for kids. Soy Free and Dairy Free for kids with allergies. Not too sweet and definitely a prize for my boy if he eats more during his meal time. And yes, it’s from Healthy Options again. My favorite store at the moment.

I better blog about this because many mommies have been asking me about it.

It’s from Healthy Options which has branches at SM Megamall, Shangri-La Plaza, Festival Mall, Greenbelt Mall, Powerplant, Rustan’s Makati, SM Manila, SM North, Trinoma, Mall of Asia and Bonifacio High Street.

Review: For 120 ml it is very cheap for around 460 Pesos, sorry I can’t remember the exact price but it is definitely almost 500. I only put 1-2 spritz on each leg and each arm, it can last for 4-8 hours but in our case, I put it 4 times a day, once in the morning, another in the afternoon then before he goes to sleep and I apply it again at midnight. The only down side is its smell but maybe it’s the reason why it is so effective and for 2 weeks our son is mosquito and ant bites free! we are so happy. One of the active ingredients is Citronella and it is mostly made of different natural oils which is definitely nice to a baby’s skin. You can find it under Child Care at Healthy Options.