Parents should read to their babies even while in the womb. There have been many studies that show the benefits of reading to newborns.
Kelsey would read books to Samaiyah while she was carrying her. By reading to the baby while in the womb, the baby learns your voice and it becomes a comfort to listen to you. If you read a book many times to a baby in the womb after birth this story can be used to calm your baby and put them to sleep.
Samaiyah will sit and watch you as you read to her and it seems to calm her. I think she likes to hear a voice talking to her. I can read things that would be boring to most but she just likes to listen to me and watch me.
It won't be long before she will be sitting with me at the computer and learning with software for kids. I plan on starting her out learning about the world around her with online resources. National Geographic, Encyclopedia Britannica, all kinds of things like that.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010
Prettiest Baby In The Whole Wide World
Raising a preemie has been an enjoyable experience. She is a lot bigger now than when we first brought her home. I was nervous changing her diaper then because she was so tiny.
Samaiyah is eating solid food now by a spoon. She has liked everything that we have given her so far. Peas, carrots, squash, and she loves bananas. When starting cereal we weren't sure when preemies can have flakes of cereal in formula. We settled on 6 months with the adjusted age to 4 months. It has worked fine. She preferred it in her bottle at first now she can eat with a spoon very well.
She is also sitting unassisted now and will play sitting in front of me. Her uncle bought her a toy that she lays on and plays with toys that hang from it. She loves that toy and it gives her a work out, which is good.
Samaiyah will be crawling in no time. She can roll over real easy now and can scoot around on her back. That will be fun.
Samaiyah is eating solid food now by a spoon. She has liked everything that we have given her so far. Peas, carrots, squash, and she loves bananas. When starting cereal we weren't sure when preemies can have flakes of cereal in formula. We settled on 6 months with the adjusted age to 4 months. It has worked fine. She preferred it in her bottle at first now she can eat with a spoon very well.
She is also sitting unassisted now and will play sitting in front of me. Her uncle bought her a toy that she lays on and plays with toys that hang from it. She loves that toy and it gives her a work out, which is good.
Samaiyah will be crawling in no time. She can roll over real easy now and can scoot around on her back. That will be fun.
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