What every child needs to thrive?

You don't have to be a child development expert to give your baby a great start in life. Recent research confirms that we've known all along: love, attention, and basic care are all your baby really needs and wants. To help your baby reach his full potential, follow these eight simple steps. 

Show your love

Children need love. You emotional caring and support give your child a secure base from which to explore the world. This isn't just touchy-feely advice. Hard scientific evidence shows that love, attention, and affection in the first years of life have a direct and measurable impact on a child's physical, mental, and emotional growth. Love and touch actually cause your child's brain to grow, according to Marian Diamond, a neuroscientist at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of Magic Trees of the Minds: How to Nurture your Child's Intelligence, creativity, and Healthy Emotions from Birth through Adolescence. 

How do  you  show your love? Hug, touch, smile, encourage, listen to, and play with your little one whenevr you can. It's also important to answer his cries immediately, especially in the first six months or so, when experts say it's impossible to spoil a child. In fact, responding to your baby when he's upset (as well as when he is happy) helps you build trust and a strong emotional bond, according to Zero to Three, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of infants, toddlers, and families. 

Care for your Child's Basic Needs

Your baby needs all the good health and energy he can muster for learning and growing, and you can help by covering his basic needs. Take him for regular well-baby checkups and keep his immunization up to date. 

Sleep is anything but wasted time for your baby, so help him get plenty of shut-eye. During REM (rapid eye movement) sleep your baby's cells are making important connections. These synapses, as they're called, are the pathways that enable all learning, movement, and thought. They're the keys to your baby's understanding of everything he sees, hears, tastes, touches, and smells, as he explores the world. 

Breast milk or formular will provide all nutrients your baby's needs for the first six months, and will be an important part of his diet until his first birthday. Breastfeeding is best for your baby-among other benefits, studies show that breastfed babies have lower rates of allergies, diarrhea, respiratory problems, and ear infections. Breast milk may also give your baby's IQ a boost. Although formular can't replicate all of the unique properties of breast milk, formula-fed babies can thrive, too, so don't beat yourself up if you're unable to breastfeed. 

(if you're worried about your baby's sleeping or eating pattern, talk to your doctors)

Tend to your baby's physical comfort promptly. Be sensitive to the fact that he's too warm or that his diaper is wet. You and your baby are a team, and one of your jobs is to take care of the basics so he can get on with his challenging tasks!

Talk to Your Child

Research shows that children whose parents spoke to them extensively as babies have significantly higher IQs and richer vocabularies than kids who didn't receive much stimulation. You can even begin during your pregnancy - it's a great way to start the bonding process. 

Once your child is born, talk to him as you diaper, feed, and bathe him. He'll respond better if he knows the words are directed t him, so try to look at him while you're speaking. Don't worry abut words of wisdom. Just describe what you're doing: "Mommy is putting warm water in the tub so she can clean you up." Try to avoid baby talk, though. Once in a while it's ok, but your baby can develop good language skills only if you speak to him correctly. 

Read to your Child

Reading out loud is one of the most important things  you can do to help build your child's vocabulary, stimulate his imagination, and improve his language skills. It also give you an opportunity to cuddle and socialize. 

Jim Trelease, a reading expert and author of the Read-Aloud Handbook, says even newborns enjoy listening to a story. Make a point of reading to your child from day one. 

Stimulate all his senses

For your child to learn about people, places, and things, he needs to be exposed to them. Every new interaction gives him information about the world and his place in it. Studies show that children who grow up in an enriched environment- where they are presented with new experiences that engage their senses-have larger, more active brains than those who grow up without adequate sensory stimulation.

Of course, children can become overstimulated; you don't want to bombard your child 24 hours a day or try to engage all his senses at once. When he is interested in playing, though, provide a variety of toys and other objects. Choose things with difference shapes, textures, colors, sounds, and weights. Learn about the effect of music on your child's development at different ages, and sing the lyrics to your favorite lullabies. play interactive games such as peeaboo and patty-cake, go on walks and shopping trips together, and let your baby meet new people. Even the simplest daily activities will stimulate your baby's brain development. 

It's also important to give your child room to roam. To develop strong muscles, good balance, and coordination, he needs plenty of space to crawl, cruise, and eventually walk. He'll also benefit from safe spaces where he can explore his surroundings without hearing "NO" or "DON'T TOUCH." The easiest way to do this is to childproof your home (or at least he common areas). Keep dangerous objects out of your baby's reach and safe ones accessible. For instance, in the kitchen, put childproof locks on all the cabinets except one. Fill that with plastic bowls, measuring cups, wooden spoons, and pots and pans that your baby can play with safely. 

Encourage new Challenges

It's important not to frustrate your child with toys and activities that are way beyond his abilities, but a little struggling goes a long way toward self-improvement. When an activity doesn't come easily to your baby, he has to figure out a new way to accomplish the task. That type of problem-solving is the stuff better brains are made of. If he's attempting to open a box, for example, reesist the urge to help him. Let him try first. If he continues to struggle, show him how it's done, but then give him back a closed box so he can try again on his own. 

Take Care of Yourself

Parents who are depressed or upset are often unable to respond swiftly and sensitively to their child's needs.One study, published in the journal Child Development and Psychopathology, found that children whose mothers were chronically and clinically depressed had abnormal patterns of brain activity, suggesting that the children also suffered from depression. Seek advice about coping with postpartum depression, and talk with your caregiver any time you think you may be struggling with depression. 

If you're feeling drained, find ways to divide the household and parenting responsibilities with your partner. If you're a single parent, surround yourself with people who can offer you help and support. And don't forget to treat yourself to some time alone once in a while. Being a parent-especially an involved and active on- is tiring, and you need time to re-energize. 

Find Good Childcare

If you work and aren't able to care for your baby during the day (or need a babysitter regularly), a quality childcare provider is essential to your baby's healthy development. You'll want to find someone who can do all the things mentioned above when you're not around. Whether your childcare provider is a nanny, a relative, or a daycare worker, she should be experienced, caring, and reputable, with a genuine love for children and the energy to help your baby thrive. 

(source: http://www.babycenter.com )

Power of Money, By Adam Khoo: The critiques

Some of you may already read an article which is popularly shared through CAMPRO group written by Adam Khoo, the Singapore's youngest millionair at 26 years old. The article is inspiring. I like to read most of the discussions posted by CAMPRO group and found those debates and discussions are useful.

However, I do not totally agree with some statement raised by Adam Khoo. According to the article, Adam Khoo is very self-fish millionaire and thinking only about himself and how to be richer and richer. People have different definition of happiness, while Mr. Khoo 's happiness is saving more and more money. One of his sentence about saving that he saved 80% of his income before and now only 60% of his income, though it is pretty much high compared to others at his level, he gave the reason that the reduction in saving is due to family things (wife, mother in law and so on). I do  not think he is right about this or this is the mind set of a self-fish person like him. This statement could also be indicated that Adam Khoo has a  house but now a home.

I agree with him that those who earn money easily (i.e. from corruption) spend it more quickly. But for those who earn money very difficult they would be thinking twice before making each spending. But it is not necessarily the case. As people has different definition in happiness, other rich people would find it more happiness when they spend money a lot on assisting poor people to run business (for example, some people eat at local restaurant and pay extra fees for their creativity in decorating the shop, buying local hand-made products made by the poors or vulnerable person such as HIV/AIDS infected women or orphan children). These spendings are meaningful. The rich pay their money to create happiness of those who are in need.

Happiness does not sustain as much as life. One of his sentence saying that he has happiness when seeing his children laughing, playing and learning, and with CAMPRO in posting their articles. But, he should remember that one day if his children fall ill, they cannot laugh, play or learn and the same for CAMBRP group. If that day happens, does it mean it is the end of his happiness?

Nevetheless, the point I want to raise in this note is that the rich or millionairs should think about development project which could help the poor getting out of poverty rather than trying to save and save and count your money saving every day, week or month. If you have money and you did not make any investment, it does not mean that you are rich or wisely save the money. However, it very meaningless that you are trying to save money and never experience the power of money.

I agree with Pu Ung Bun Ang that the title of the article of Mr. Khoo about 'Power of Money' does not reflect the explanation he wrote. He has never experienced on what power the money have. What we could learn from him is saving money and how we could make ourselves happy. When I read the article first time, i expect that Mr. Khoo will share his experience about how the money influence his life and how he find a way of 'not being money-influenced' person to a person spend money wisely.

I also want to argue with Bong Chan Sophal for criticizing parents who create saving account for their children. Create a saving account for their children is the attitude of family planning, from my point of view. We need to have long-term vision for our children. However, he is truely correct that some parents does not make meaningful investment for their children by using the children's saving account but spoil the children. However, for myself, I also have saving account for my son. But the money that I save for him will be used for his higher education when he reaches at 18 years old which is the time that he will continue to university which either be in Cambodia or abroad.  At the moment, I am thinking of sending him to famous university abroad. Hence, I will need a huge amount of money; if i do not save it now, I will not be able to afford for good education in his future.

related to this point I also not agree with Mr. Khoo that his father did not even give him a cent; he forgot to mention about his parents sending him to school.

Adam Khoo: Power of Money

 Power of Money, By Adam Khoo (Singapore's youngest millionaire at 26 years old)

Some of you may already know that I travel around the region pretty frequently, having to visit and conduct seminars at my offices in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Suzhou (China). I am in the airport almost every other week so I get to bump into many people who have attended my seminars or have read my books.

Recently, someone came up to me on a plane to KL and looked rather shocked. He asked, "How come a millionaire like you is traveling economy?" My reply was, "that is why I am a millionaire." He still looked pretty confused.

This again confirm that greatest lie ever told about wealth (which I wrote about in my latest book "secret of self-made millionaires). Many people have been brainwashed to think that millionaires have to wear Gucci, Hugo, Rolex, and sit on first class in air travel. This is why so many people never become rich because the moment that they earn more money, they think that it is only natural that they spent more, putting them back to square one.

The truth is that most self-made millionaires are frugal and only spend on what is necessary and of value. That is why they are able to accumulate and multiply their wealth so much faster.

Over the last 7 years, I have saved about 80% of my income while today I save only about 60% (because I have my wife, mother in law, 2 maids, 2 kids, etc. to support). Still, it is way above most people who save 10% of their income (if they are lucky).

I refuse to buy a first class ticket or to buy a $300 shirt because I think that it is a complete waste of money. However, I happily pay $1300 to send my 2-year old daughter to Julia Gabriel Speech and Drama without thinking twice.

When I joined the YEO (Young Entrepreneur's Organization) a few years back (YEO) is an exclusive club open to those wh are under 40  and make over $1m a year in their own business) I discovered that those who were self-made thought like me. Many of them with net worth well over $5m, traveled economy class and some even drove Toyota's and Nissan, not Audis, Mercs, BMWs.

I noticed that it was only those who never had to work hard to build their own wealth (there were also a few ministers' and tycoon's sons in the club) who spent like there was no tomorrow. Somehow, when you did not have to build everything from scratch, you do not really value money. THis is precisely the reason why a family's wealth (no matter how much) rarely lasts past he third generation.

Thank Go my rid dad foresaw this terrible possibility and refused to give me a cent to start my business.

Then some people ask me, "what is the point in making so much money if you don't enjoy it?" The thing is that I don't really find happiness in buying branded clothes, jewellery or sitting first class. Even if buying something makes me happy it is only for a while, it does not last.

Material happiness never lasts, it just give you a quick fix. After a while you feel lousy again and have to buy the next thing which you think will make you happy. I always think that if you need material things to make you happy, then you live a pretty sad and unfulfilled life.

Instead, what makes me happy is when I see my children laughing and playing and learning so fast. What makes me happy is when I see my companies and trainers reaching more and more people every year in so many more countries.
what makes me really happy is when I read all the emails about how my books and seminars have touched and inspired someone's life.

What makes me really happy is reading all your wonderful posts about how this blog is inspiring you. This happiness makes me feel really good for along time, much much more than what a Rolex would do for me.
I think the point I want to put across is that happiness must come from doing your life's work (be it teaching, building homes, designing, trading, winning tournaments etc.) and the money that comes is only a by-product. If you hate that you are doing and rely on the money you earn to make you happy by buying stuff, then I think that you are living a life of meaninglessness. 

Extra Foods

After reading BnSutopiaworld on Hiro's foods, I want to share thinking related to Noren's foods. It was really hard for me to provide Noren full breastfeeding to him because I have to resume my work after delivery for three months. Immediately after resuming the work, I traveled to province to conduct training and research which spent two consecutive weeks. I feel sorry about Noren and feel bad about myself that I have not played full role as a mother. During pregnancy, I promised myself that I will give my boy only breast-milk which uniquely produced only for Noren. I could do so only for three months.

After three months, Noren was given formula milk. However, he has never had serious health problem. I still worried about its future consequences.

Noren tried porridge first time in August 2010

Noren started his extra foods in August 13. It was the time that Noren tried extra foods in addition to his formula milk. He did not like it at all. I tried to feed him though he refused to eat it. I also bought extra ready-produced food for his afternoon snack. Sometimes, he was given banana. Noren does not all those foods at all.

Noren found it is hard to eat mom's made-porridge

Noren is taking water instead of porridge

I tried to give Noren the porridge before his milk time

Thievery

I would like to share with friends in this network about my unfortunate even last Friday September 17. There was thief(ves) sneaked into my house and stole my bag through the window. I lost a lot of materials including bank cards, ID cards, membership card, phones, hard disk, flash, and many other things. It was extremely terrible for me as i was sleeping in the room while the thief took actions. In the early morning, i did not even notice what I lost until I prepared myself to go to work and I wondered where I kept my bag. Only that time that I know my bag was stolen by a thief through the window.

I moved to my current house (Trapeang Chhouk village) in August 2006. I remembered that during that time, there was not many houses compared to now. The road was also bad. However, there was no such thievery happened in the village. I was living in the house alone while my husband took fellowship for 6 months in Chhieng Mai. I usually leave for work at 8 am and come back at 7 pm. There was no one in my house except two dogs. I fed the dogs only two time a day, one in the morning and another in the evening. I felt so comfortable and have never felt worried about robbery or thievery.

In 2008 and 2009, more and more houses were built and many people moved in that made my village more crowded. The road in front of my house was also constructed nicely. Starting from that time that thievery acts exist. I think people movement (in and out) may have both bad and good consequences.

Sometimes, i feel it is very unfortunate to live in Cambodia where rule of law is rarely followed. On the other hand, it is not uncommon for many developing countries; some developing countries the situation is even worst. There is nothing we can do but trying to live and adapt to the situation. For example, after thievery in my house, i rented blacksmith to build extra fence surrounded my house and build up net covered the balcony. Talking about building a net covered the balcony, i hate that idea earlier because it makes me feel like a detaining room. Now, i could not avoid it as I have to accept that this is Cambodia, i have to live and cope with the situation rather than try to run away from it. 

What is Critical Thinking? Is it Important enough to Talk about it?

There are many debates regarding critical thinking and question emerged related to how to build critical thinking and what it is important. Some people ignore talking about it because they thought that 'critical thinking' is just a very simple skill and easy to adapt and learn. It is true at some points but it is not always true.

According to experiences of living and visiting abroad for short period of time, I myself observed that people in developed countries have better thinking compared to those in developing countries. On a particular case, rural Cambodians tend to believe 'what they hear but not what they see'. Most of the time, they have been lured to rumors and some people were also affected by no-evidence-support-saying. Then, what should we do as a development practitionners? If many development practitioners keep ignoring this fact, one day their development program may affect.

Opinion: Becareful with Nanny

It is very hard to balance working and family weight particularly women in the context of modern society.

It is very fortunate that many Cambodian families live in extended family, and not many have both husbands and wives working. Or if they both are working, they have at least grandmother or other close relative living with. 

However, there are also some families faced similar sad story as shown in the video (http://helpwatch.multiply.com/video/item/2/nanny_hurting_an_innocent_child ) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGvzpUpB6WA) .  This video reminded me a few years ago that my niece live with housemaid/nanny and suffered very much the same situation as shown in the video. Both of my brother and sister in law are working. They leave their 2-year-old daughter with housemaid whose age was 18 years old (but she actually looks like 15 years old). my niece lives with the housemaid every day; they do not have any relative living with. After coming back from work, my sister recognized her daughter had scars, bruises (on chest or legs)  or sometimes her eyes swollen. She asked the maid about those scars, but she was told that my niece accidentally fell down herself or run against table. My niece did not tell my sister even though she tried to ask her many times. My brother did not care. he admired the maid for having done good job because if my sister feed my niece, she would not eat much, but if the maid feed her she ate a lot (because when both of them went away, the maid slapped on her face for not eating). Both of my brother and sister did not suspect anything. It had been two years that my niece suffered from this minor violence. I remembered that time, my niece was skinny and had slow development. We did not have spied camera, i wish i should have one that time. My brother and sister realized that their daughter had gone through the violent situation after the maid stopped living with them and went back to her home. After the maid leaving for one week, my niece dared to tell my sister about what happened. But, we do not have any evidence. I felt so pity on my niece.

I cannot trust anyone to look after my son, but at the same time I also do not want to loose my job. What should I do? should woman stop working and taking care of her child or should man stop working and take care of his child? How can working wife and husband (living in nuclear family) could share equal status in this huge responsibility? I observed that most of the time, women are the only person who sacrifice first. 

ADI team made many impressive presentations

Noren's Father and Mother Were Moderators

First speaker: H.E Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, SNEC

Chanrith is moderating second panel on CDRF and Scoping Study

I was moderating in livelihood session

First Stage Development and Kids Toys

Noren made window shopping at City Mall on Sunday September 5

Noren likes this very much

On Sunday, September 6, NorenNoren was interested to see light and other small kids.  enjoyed his first visit to shopping mall very much. Since it was his first time with the crowded, he watched every one walking across him and the light up at night. He was so curious to know why he was there and why there were so many people. However, mom and dad tried to talk to him and made fun when he see new things.

 Mom bought him a new green hat and hope that it will become his collections and make him remember his joyful childhood. 

Mom was about buying a cradle for him, unfortunately, there was out of stock. Noren likes to play with musical toys and the cradle was equipped with kid music, that is why he love it so much. Mom plan to buy one for him maybe next weekend. 

Mom is so pleased to see the development of Noren though it is in slower process compares to other kids at his age, mom is very happy to learn the recent development. 

My feeling is mixed regarding buying and selecting toys for Noren. On the one hand, I should not spoil my son by many expensive materials as he would be materialistic when he grows up. I should try to establish innovation and creativity. On the other hand, I should buy him many toys or educational toys for to establish his creativity. I get caught in between and I do not know what is right or wrong. 

 

 When seeing many new toys, it reminded me about my poor childhood in 1980s. My mom saved her money for three month to buy me a doll made in Vietnam. I loved the doll very much, but it was stolen a few days later. I did not have any toy to play at all. During that period of time, it was not uncommon  that many kids did not have toys or educational toys. Many families were poor, they just earn money from hand to mouth. Cambodia as a whole was just liberated from Khmer Rough regime. Many families were in hunger and they could earn only for a living. There was no doubt for my family that was relatively big. In total, there were about 13 or 14 members. I have 8 sibling, I am the youngest, actually. I had my grandmother, my father's nieces and nephews living with. My mom had to get up at 2 or 3 in the early morning to prepare for her small business to earn money for raising kids and relatives. I rarely met my mom in the morning. She came back at 5 or 6 the time that was my happiest time as immediately upon her arrival, i was always with her (she caressed me until i fell asleep at night). If i did something wrong, she did not blame me but my older sister.

Besides not having toys or picture books, i had full of love from my mom in the evening. Instead of playing with toys, I collected round rubber stick (កៅស៊ូ). Sometimes, my sister and I dig land to find materials. We sought many good materials such as bronze fold and spoon, bronze apsara statutes, bronze fish, earrings and necklace. We used them as our toys. Then, when I was 10 year old, i like reading picture books. Still, i did not have many books. It was fortunate that my father was working for provincial department of commerce where he has chance to collect old newspapers and magazines for me. 

Most children nowadays are very lucky because they have so many toys to play. If parents could not afford expensive toys, they could buy very reasonable price toys though quality is not as good as the expensive ones.

For these reason, i learnt that the lack of toys resulted in low child creativity. I myself learnt that I do not have creativity. Since, I have my own child, i should raise him my own way. I bought him many toys and pictures books. I started to read kids story to him since he was four months old. He likes it very much. Despite of playing with toys and listen to my reading, Noren does not talk much if comparing him with other kids at his age. But, when he does thing, he does it carefully. He may inherited this attitude from his father. No matter what, he is still the best kid in the world.

The Birth of Noren

i first conceived Noren in June 2009; i realized this after i came back from mission to Banteay Meanchey province. the first time that i know i felt both anxious and worried. In June, i was in my new leadership position just for three months, the job that is both competitive and challenges.

since i experienced  miscarriage in 2006 due to work, i committed myself this time that i would not let myself be overworked and lost him agaim. i already made decision that i would resign from work and become a full time mother even though this decision was not support by noren's father. 

luckily i work in a fairly new established team and all of them completely understand my situation particularly the project adviser. i was encouraged to be on leave for long and stop my mission to province. 

I was in situation which was similar to my first conceived baby. in June 30, i was bleeding and the doctor said i was about miscarrying again. if i loose the chance of having baby this time, i will not have good chance next time given my age is fairly old now. i was hospitalized since June 30 until July 12; and after that i lied on bed without moving for two months. with support of family members, husband and team of ADI project, i was successfully keeping the baby. 

How we named our son

One day after birth, February 27, 2010  at Calmette Hospital

 There are many ways to name the children. For us, being the first time parents, we were very cautious to give name of our expected son. First, we want the name of our son be good and attractive; second, we do not want his name to be easily interpreted as dirty language. I, as his mom, spent a lot of time to find appropriate name for him. I initially thought that since my son would be born in the year of tiger, according to Chinese animal year, I would name him the same as his father, Chanrith, for the son should be Rithchan. The name does not sound nicely. 

A few months later, a friend of mine suggested me to name my son according to the mother and father's name; for a son, the mother's last name would come first; while for a daughter the father's would be the first. In this case, our son would be named "Nyrith". But, i do not like this name as it is very simple and has no meaning. 

Some relatives said that I am too ambitious to give name to my expected son. I know, and I know that I have to be very ambitious as his name would be his identity. Ironically, my nickname was so funny; i was named by an old lady who was neighbor of my mother. She named me "Hing" or "toad"; I hated this name. Yet, i was told that give a name to children the same as animal or bad name will make them healthy and wise. That was the reason that my mom decided to take that name and it become my official nickname now. 

For this reason, I do not believe in abstract belief. I have strong decision that I will never and ever give name of animal to my children. :-P

My husband and I spent times to discuss about good name and I made a list of good name including name of westerners. With a long list, i still cannot decide what will be a good name for my expected son. I want his name be powerful and purely Khmer name. 

Only one week before I delivered my son, I could find out an excellent name for him. If i am not recalled wrongly, that day was February 15, at noon time, while I was discussing about selection of name with one of my niece, I found out a really really good name for him; Norentr. This name  I took from Khmer-Khmer dictionary, Chuon Nat dictionary. My niece and I agreed that this is really really an excellent name for my son, though it is a bit complicated. Norentr is from Sangskrit, which mean "Reigning King". Since his father's name is Chanrith or "Power of Moon", his son's name must be more powerful than he. I was so happy that day that I finally find a very good name for my son. 

I told his to my husband and also showed the meaning according to the Khmer dictionary. He was also happy and accept the name to be the official name of our son. 

Noren is happy to accept his names

Later, we added Sokr as his middle name because he was born on Friday or Sokr in Khmer. Thus, his full name become "Ngin Sokr Norentr". But, in order to make it a simple and easy English writing we changed to "Ngin Soknoren"; however, the Khmer writing his still the same. We hope our son will be happy to have this name and he will be proud of his mom for giving him a very good name. 

However, one of his granny like a western name. She suggested us to call Noren "Rene", though no meaning, but it sounds lovely. We also accept this name as his nick name. 

Then, when I was visiting my parents in Kampong Som during Khmer New year in April, one of my sister-in-law called him, Shin-chan, for his appearance is like Shin-chan in Japanese children cartoon. I do not like this name because Shin-chan is very nasty boy; but my husband likes it and he said Shin-chan is a very smart and clever boy. He keeps calling my son Shin-chan. Even though i do not like this name, i have to accept it. This name become my son's nickname for Phnom Penh relatives; while Rene is my son's nickname for Kampong Som relatives. 

My God! I end up with having many names for my son. I am still, nonetheless, happy as all of the names has no animal meanings and sound fine. His official name is still "Ngin Sok Noren". 

Noren @ two months old

The Reigning King

Noren is Sangkrit which mean "the reigning king". He is literally like a king. He wakes up at 3 or 4 am  makes noise asking for milk, he needs someone to have a chat with. At 6 am, he gets bathed with warm water, powdered all over his body, fragrant lotioned on his face, dressed up with new diaper and clothes, and then gets some more milk for breakfast and continues his sleep at 8 am on a hammock nicely prepared for him.

Noren was born on February 26, 2010 at 2:30 pm. His birth brought about joy and happiness to the lonely parents who have expected his arrival for so long. Noren, or the king, always makes mom and dad happy after they spent all tiring day at work. He always cries reasonable.

By September 4, Noren is 6 months and one week old. He learnt to turn around at 5 months. Noren likes to listen to mon reading stories for him.

Being a mom of Noren for 6 months, I am always happy and delighted to see him smiling, crying, making noise, pee peeing and poo pooing......... :-) I could say with the little king, I am the happiest mom.

Our Son

Noren is sleeping peacefully in his cradle. Being a gentle son, Noren always smiles at mom and dad after they spent tiring day to work.