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Friday, September 28, 2007

Buffet...

bulan puasa ni ramai yang mencari2 buffet utk berbuka puasa..semua tempat ade buffet ramadhanni....setiap tahun mesti harga buffet ni naik...sekarang buffet ramadhan ni mmg dah mahal...

sehingga hari ni baru 2 kali kami makan buffet...mula2 ahad lepas..kat kelab golf kat damansara...berbuka ngan kawan2 abah...RM39.90 per pax kalau tak silap...food dia masakan melayu..byk jenis jugak la...lauk macam2 jenis (ikan patin, ikan terubuk, sotong, udang, lala,ketam, ayam, paru, sayur-sayuran), nasi ayam, kebab, yong tau foo, bbq, satay, char kuey teow, bubur lambuk, soto, laksa, mee kari, tempura, rojak buah, rojak, kuih-muih, buah-buahan (ape lagi ye...tak ingat)....

kali kedua kami berbuka dekat intekma..semalam...abah kata RM35 per pax kot...kali ni vendor company abah belanja...masakan melayu...macam2 jenis lauk(yg ni wanie kurang sikit sebab lauk dia macam yg masak hari2), murtabak (ni sedap), kuey teow goreng (ni pun sedap), mee goreng, roti john, rojak, abc, nasi beriyani, sup kambing, bubur lambuk, kuih muih, buah-buahan, bakar2(ayam, ikan, kerang pun ade rasa nye), biskut raya pun ade jugak...

selalunye kami pergi buffet ni bila ade vendor company abah irfan belanja...kalau nak makan hotel sendiri mahal la..hehehe..

irfan pun sama sibuk nak berbuka jugak...kalau tak bagi makan dia mengamuk...mama mmg bawa bekal biskut utk dia dan suap nasi putih kosong...kalau ade buah, bagi dia makan buah...sorry ye sayang..irfan kecik lagi...belum boleh makan makanan adult lagi...

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

terfikir


kadang2 mama terfikir..bolehkah mama jadi ibu yg baik..mampukah mama membesar dan mendidik anak2 mama dengan baik...

sebelum mama kawin dulu, mama terfikir, bolehkah mama jadi seorg isteri yg baik...kawan2 mama pun cakap macam tu..diorg cakap macam tu sebab mama w/pun dah 20an tapi perangai still macam budak2...manja...really...mmg macam budak2...tak berapa matang lagi...only my mom n dad tak cakap ape2...mama ni mmg manja sikit ngan ibu....

alhamdulillah..selepas kawin takde ape2 masalah...mama boleh laksanakan tanggungjawab mama sebagai seorang isteri dengan baik...still perangai mama macam budak2 lagi(susah nak ubah ooo)....tapi abah pun tak kisah...lebihkurang je....

2 months lepas kawin, mama disahkan mengandung....memang tak rancang...rezeki tuhan nak bagi...mama seronok sgt bila tau mengandung...saat tu mama terfikir, boleh kah mama membesarkan dan mendidik anak ini dengan baik..mampukah mama menjadi seorg ibu, isteri, dan anak sekali gus....kawan2 mama selalu main2 kan mama, "nanti bila baby nangis, mama nye pun nangis sama"....hmmm..mama tak salah kan diorg...mama pun terfikirkan benda yg sama...mcm mana nanti kalau baby asyik nangis je...macam mana nak cuci poo poo, mandikan, etc..

tapi alhamdulillah..bila ade baby lahir je, secara automatik naluri keibuan tu ade...mama seolah2 tau macam mana nak handle baby bila dia nangis, mandikan,etc...of course ngan bantuan ibu mama dan abah irfan...takde la pulak mama nangis bila baby nangis...hehehe...byk cabaran menjadi seorg ibu, isteri dan anak sekali gus ini...mmg perlu ketabahan dan kesabaran (anak baru satu je pun..hehehe)...irfan selalu tak sihat....mama mmg asyik risau je...setiap hari mama doa agar irfan sihat selalu...

bila jadi seorg ibu ni, baru mama tau betapa besar nye pengorbanan ibu2 semua...mama ingin bagi yg terbaik utk irfan...kekadang mama rasa bersalah sgt bila masa utk irfan kurang...bila mama tgk irfan tido dgn nyenyak, mama terfikir, mampukah mama membimbing dan memmbentuk irfan supaya jadi anak yg berguna...mama nak anak2 mama nanti berjaya dunia dan akhirat....mama skarang tgh cuba menambahkan ilmu dalam penjagaan anak2 ini dengan harapan, dapat dipraktikkan dan harapan mama berjaya membimbing anak2 dgn baik...


(kekadang termenung...bila anak2 besar nanti, adakah dia akan jadi org yg berguna...adakah anak2 akan menyayangi kami org tua nye seperti mana kami menyayangi mereka...)


Sabda Rasulullah s.a.w. bermaksud:

Tiada bayi yang dilahirkan melainkan dilahirkan dalam keadaan fitrah (suci dan bersih daripada dosa). Maka ibu bapalah yang akan menjadikannya Yahudi atau Nasrani atau Majusi. (Hadis riwayat Bukhari)


Berkata al 'Alim al-Muslim al-Qobisi:

"Sesiapa yang inginkan anak yang penyejuk matanya hendaklah dia mengeluarkan wang untuk mengajar anaknya. Mudah-mudahan usahanya mengeluarkan belanja menghantar anaknya belajar al-Quran dimasukkan oleh Allah sebagai satu golongan daripada orang yang berlumba-lumba mengerjakan amalan-amalan kebaikan."

Monday, September 24, 2007

Can you spoil your baby?

suatu hari irfan di dalam playpen

irfan : uwaaaa
mama : (nak gi dukung irfan)
abah : tak yah la amik irfan...biar je dia
mama : takkan nak biar dia nangis camtu
abah : biar je dia nangis..ni nangis sikit terus dukung...biar je dia dalam tu dulu..nanti diam la tu..jgn di manja kan sgt...tgk sekarang dah tak nak tido dalam cot...
mama : bukan manja kan...dia kecik lagi la..takkan nak biar nangis cam tu...(mama dukung dan pujuk irfan)

abah selalu cakap camtu..biar je irfan nangis dulu...jgn di manjakan...ade kawan abah pun pesan ngan abah cam tu....hmmm...betul ke?...manja kan ke kalau camtu...mama rasa tak...takkan nak biar irfan nangis lama2...kesian kan...budak tu kecik lagi....

ni article yg mama dapat dari http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/can_you_spoil_your_baby.html/context/259

Can you spoil your baby?


This question comes up naturally in the first few weeks at home if a baby is fussing a lot between feedings instead of sleeping peacefully. You pick him up and walk him around and he stops crying, at least for the time being. Lay him down, and he starts all over again.

I don't think you need to worry much about spoiling in the first month or even the first six months. The chances are great that such a young baby is feeling miserable. If he stops fussing when picked up, it's probably because the motion and distraction and perhaps the warm pressure on his abdomen from being held make him forget his pain or tension at least temporarily.

The answer to this question really depends on what lessons you think babies are learning in the first months of life. It is unlikely that they are capable of learning to expect their every whim to be attended to 24 hours a day. That's what being spoiled would mean.
But we know that young infants can't anticipate the future; they live entirely in the here and now. They also can't formulate this thought: ‘Well I'm going to make life miserable for these people until they give me everything I want’ – another key component of the spoiled child.

Basic trust

What infants are learning during this period is a sense of basic trust (or mistrust) in the world. If their needs are met promptly and lovingly, they come to feel that the world is a benign place, a place where good things generally happen and bad experiences are soon rectified.

The famous psychiatrist Erik Erikson felt that this sense of basic trust becomes a core of the baby's character. So the answer to the question ‘Can a young baby be spoiled?’ is ‘No, not until he's old enough to understand why his needs aren't being immediately met (maybe at nine months of age)’.

I would change the question altogether to ask: ‘How can you instill a sense of basic trust in babies?’

Secure attachment

Psychologists use the term ‘secure attachment’ to talk about basic trust. A child who has a secure attachment to a parent or caregiver believes deep down that that parent will keep him safe and will provide for his pressing needs. A lot of research shows that this sense of security develops during the first year of an infant's life, and then continues to deepen and change as the child grows.

Babies who do not have a chance to develop an attachment by one year of age – babies, for example, who are raised in orphanages with little or no personal attention – often have severe problems in forming relationships. Babies with strong, secure attachments are more able to go off to school and to learn.

Some parents feel that babies have to learn at a young age to be independent and comfort themselves.

They worry that picking up babies right away when they cry will make them overly dependent. I like to tell these parents about a very important study on the effects of picking up crying babies. Babies whose parents tried to respond promptly to their crying actually cried less, and were more independent as preschoolers, compared to babies who were left to ‘cry it out’.

Their earlier experience had made them more secure, so they were better able to handle difficulties by themselves later on.

weekend

cam yg mama kata hari tu, weekend baru ni opah n atuk irfan datang kl...jumaat hari tu kami berbuka kat ampang(rumah moyang irfan) sekali ngan opah n atuk irfan...abah lak tak sihat malam tu..macam nak kena asthma....

sabtu tgh hari ikut abah gi jumpa customer kat subang...lepas tu terus gi kl jumpa atuk n opah irfan lagi...diorg dok hotel kat kl tu..senang opah nak shopping....kitorang berbuka kat sana...ingat ade la pasar malam yg cam selalu tu kat jalan TAR...tapi takde pun...takde org jual makanan pun....semua nye jual baju, kuih raya etc...ade 2-3 gerai je jual makanan...kecewa betul...abah dah kena asthma...balik dari jumpa opah, terus gi klinik amik neb....

ahad pulak aktiviti mengemas rumah..hehehe...nasib baik irfan tak kacau...letak dia dalam walker...tapi bila nampak mama, terus dia nangis suh dukung....lepas zuhur kami gi rumah kawan abah..hari tu kitorang nak berbuka kat kelab golf ape ntah nama nye(mama lupa nama nye) kat damansara...makanan dia boleh tahan...byk jenis masakan melayu la...ade lauk2, satay, soto, laksa, mee kari, bbq, bubur lambuk, abc, kuih muih, roti canai, nasi ayam, kebab...ok la dgr harga yg di bayar....irfan macam biasa la...sibuk la nak kacau org makan...irfan ni mmg pantang tgk makan...dia pun nak join sama...mama bawak bekal biskut n roti utk dia....dia tgk je org lain makan..kesian pulak..tapi irfan tak leh makan makanan adult lagi(yg bergaram dan bergula)..tapi bila dapat makan roti n biskut yg mama bawak tu, punya la seronok dia...irfan lak seronok sgt mlm tu..ramai yg melayan dia...balik tu, masuk je keta, bagi susu, terus irfan zzzzz...ngantuk sgt la tu....tapi sampai rumah dia bgn pulak....

Friday, September 21, 2007

batuk lagi


semalam bawak irfan jumpa pead kat az-zahrah...irfan batuk2 berkahak balik..baru je nak sihat dah kena balik....kena la neb...masa neb tu irfan meraung2...selalunye mmg menangis...tapi takde la seteruk ni...kali ni mula neb lagi dah meraung2, meronta2....kuat betul irfan meronta....beberapa kali nak terlepas dari mama...nasib baik abah ade pegang dia....sedih pulak tgk dia menangis camtu...inhaler irfan pun dah habis...dr. nazim bagi inhaler baru...akhir nye berat irfan naik la sikit 500g...ok la...daripada tak naik langsung....sekarang berat dia 7kg...sebelum ni dah beberapa bulan berat dia tak naik...naik sikit, turun balik...dah nampak tulang anak mama ni...sedih tgk....makan byk..tapi lasak bukan main..berat pun tak naik la kot...hehehe....lagi2 baru dapat panjat memanjat ni...habis semua nak dipanjat nye...kekadang mama tgh dukung dia, dia leh panjat mama...bahaya betul

sesak & berbuka puasa

hari di dah 9 hari kita berpuasa...sepanjang tempoh tu sekali pun mama tak pernah masak utk berbuka..huh...camne nak masak...balik keje kol 4.30..tapi sampai rumah kol 6.30...huh...jalan jem gile....nak keluar dari um ni pun dah nak dekat 1/2 jam...pj lagi...federal lagi...jem je memanjang....tambah lagi 1 jam dah leh balik kg (teluk intan)...sampai2 je rumah tgk dah siap masak semua...FIL yg masak...kesian pulak hari2 dia yg masak...mama cuma tambah sikit2 kuih ke...bila la jalan ni tak jem...

utk sahur mama bgn la siapkan sahur...masak simple2 je....abah, SIL dan FIL je makan nasi...mama makan roti je....lepas siap bersahur, irfan pun bgn nak susu...irfan pun nak sahur(abah yg cakap..hehehe)..lepas sahur terus siap2 nak gi keje...bulan posa ni masuk keje awal sikit...kol 8...keluar rumah pun kena la awal dari biasa

tadi dapat call dari opah irfan...dia ade kat kl...huhuhu...baru je 2 minggu lepas dia dtg kl...opah irfan ni mmg suka dtg kl sebab nak shopping kain...hehehe...ramai yg pesan kat dia...agaknye ade org pesan lagi la tu dia dtg kl.....lagi pun boleh la melawat moyang irfan kat ampang....malam ni diorang nak berbuka kat rumah opah irfan kat ampang...mama dah ajak abah berbuka kat sana sama...esok opah irfan akan memulakan aktiviti shopping kat jalan TAR...hehehe...mama malas pegi..selalunye mama cuma pesan je sepasang dua kain...hehehe..mama tak suka pegi shopping tempat ramai2 tu....opah irfan je gi shopping sorang2...atok irfan dan mak su irfan akan tunggu kat hotel...itu la kebiasaan nye....

lepas keje ni nak terus gi ampang berbuka kat sana ngan opah irfan semua...esok ingat nak gi jugak jumpa opah irfan kat kl...tapi kena tanya abah irfan dulu

Monday, September 17, 2007

11 months la



hari ni jugak irfan 11 bulan...1 bulan lagi nak setahun....



progress irfan



* dah boleh duduk sendiri
* merangkak dengan laju..dah tak menyusur lagi
* makin lasak, aktiviti panjat memanjat makin berleluasa
* pantang tgk org makan...mesti nak jugak
* kuat mengamuk => menonggeng2, menggeliat2 sambil keras2 kan badan, campak semua barang yg ade dekat dia, menjerit2
* dah tau nak jalan2, kalau mama pakai tudung, terus dia minta dukung tak nak lepas..takut kena tinggal
* suka kalau pompuan main ngan dia..kalau lelaki dia memilih sikit

ade byk lagi tapi mama tak terpikir lagi skarang..

A year older


hari ni birthday mama yang ke...?..hehehe...dah makin tua dah mama ni..kejap je masa berlalu...takde ape2 celebration pun...cuma sebelum puasa hari tu ofis mate mama ade la belikan kek...sambut birthday dengan sorang lab technician...


jumaat hari tu mama & abah amik cuti..nak balik kg mama (teluk intan)...lepas solat jumaat, kitorang bertolak sebab pagi tu abah gi service keta dulu....seronok berbuka kat teluk intan ni...kalau kami balik, macam2 ada...hehehe....irfan pun seronok jumpa atok, nenek & maksu dia....kitorang balik sini ahad petang....hantar adik mama dulu pastu kitorang gi berbuka kat kenny rogers ioi mall...hari ni....keje..keje..keje...hehehe

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Ramadhan Al-Mubarak

Esok semua umat islam akan mula berpuasa...abah, mama dan irfan ingin mengucapkan selamat menyambut dan menjalani ibadah di bulan ramadhan al-mubarak ini...semoga kita dapat menunaikan ibadah puasa dengan sempurna...di samping itu kami ingin memohon maaf zahir dan batin..

" Do'a Malaikat Zibril Menjelang Ramadhan " "Ya Allah tolong abaikan puasa ummat Muhammad, apabila sebelum memasuki bulan Ramadhan dia tidak melakukan hal-hal yang berikut:

* Tidak memohon maaf terlebih dahulu kepada kedua orang tuanya (jika masih ada);
* Tidak berma'afan terlebih dahulu antara suami istri;
* Tidak berma'afan terlebih dahulu dengan orang-orang sekitarnya.
Maka Rasulullah pun mengatakan Amiin sebanyak 3 kali.

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Adam's birthday party

ahad lepas kami pergi birthday party adam kat kfc sunway...meriah betul..ramai mommies fp datang..kitorang samapai situ dalam kol 10.30 pagi..ramai yg dah sampai...sampai2 je, makan dulu..hehehe...mood irfan tak baik sgt...tak meragam tapi monyok je...senyum pun tak mau...ngantuk lagi la tu...semalam nye tido lambat, pastu mama kejut lak pagi2...before potong cake, chicky pun keluar...ramai la budak2 yg meraung takut ngan chicky tu...hehehe..irfan lak sempat la bergambar ngan chicky tu..tak nangis pun...senyum pun tak...ish..ish...

bila mama letak irfan kat belon2..baru la dia nak main sikit2...itu pun senyum nye sikit je...mahal betul senyuman anak mama ni hari tu....bila semua org dah balik, kami sembang2 ngan mama n papa adam...mama dan papa adam tu satu sekolah ngan mama dan abah...tgh2 sembang tu irfan pun zzzzz....ngantuk betul dia....

Monday, September 10, 2007

irfan n the girls

sabtu lepas abah ade job ambik gambar kat opis mama....pagi2 lagi dah kejut, mandikan irfan...sampai je ofis mama, abah terus la memulakan kerja dia...irfan seronok betul bila ofis mate mama yg perempuan melayan dia...siap buat aksi manja lagi....bila kawan mama yang lelaki nak dukung irfan, dia tak mau..siap nangis lagi..amboi2...suka ngan pompuan anak mama ni....

mlm tu mama ikut abah pegi wedding kawan abah kat dewan perdana felda....abah ambik gambar malam tu..mama duduk semeja ngan kawan2 abah..bila kawan2 perempuan abah tegur irfan, punya la seronok dia...sekali lagi dgn aksi2 dan muka manja dia...bila yg lelaki nak main2 ngan irfan, dia buat bodoh je...hehehe..tapi dia suka main ngan kawan abah sorang ni...siap main suap2 biskut pulak....hehehe...kelakar pulak tgk diorg...mama cakap ngan kawan abah tu "dah ade bakat tu...kawin la cepat"...heheh...tapi mmg irfan suka ngan dia...dia rajin melayan irfan...kitorang sampai rumah malam tu dalam kol 2 lebih...penat nye...

ahad tgh hari pulak kitorang pegi sunway pyramid....tgh jalan2 tu terserempak ngan cousin mama(perempuan)...masa tu irfan baru bgn tido...mood pun tgh tak baik..tapi bila cousin mama tegur irfan, bukan main lagi irfan tersengih2 sambil buat aksi2 manja dia..mama pulak yg geram nak gomol2 je irfan tgk aksi manja irfan tu...hehehe

kesimpulannye...anak mama ni mmg suka ngan perempuan...ngan lelaki dia memilih sikit...hehehe...irfan2...

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

My Baby


SMILES
© Jaya Russell

As you lay there in your crib,
Watching the mobile go around,
A smile comes upon your face,
And I couldn't make a sound.

I start to remember the past two months,
From new born to infant,
God I love you so much.

We play airplane together,
You're face is so serious.
Before I sit you down you grin,
How unbelievable.

You're growing so fast,
Just yesterday I could feel you move inside me.
Waiting nine months to see you,
And a lifetime to enjoy.

I love you with every ounce of my being,
And couldn't imagine life any other way,
You bring so much peace and love,
To me each and every day.


Karenah si kenit..



irfan sekarang byk karenah nye...dah pandai bergurau....selalu ajak abah dan mama main kejar2...dia suh mama & abah kejar, irfan merangkak, berguling sambil ketawa...comel sungguh si kenit ni...kuat mengamuk jugak skarang ni..kalau kita tak bagi ape yg dia nak, menangis macam kena cubit2 je...sekarang dah pandai nak minta makan biskut...bila dia nampak je tupperware biskut dia, dia bawak kat mama suh mama bukak...makan bukan main comot lagi...semua tempat dia pegang..kalau amik biskut tu dari tangan dia, bukan main lagi dia nangis..

kebelakangan ni dah lama mama tak ajar irfan...hujung minggu dah sesekali je weeknight...irfan suka sgt bathbook dia...bila dah bosan dgr mama mengajar, dia makan la buku dia tu..ish..ish...agak susah jugak nak mengajar irfan ni...dia tak nak dok diam..kejap je..lepas tu dia amik buku, flashcard, dia main campak2 pulak....kekadang irfan amik buku, panjat sofa..konon2 nak baca atas sofa la...kelakar pulak si kenit ni....tapi mama tak putus asa..mama tetap bacakan buku/ajar irfan walaupun sekejap2 je....harapan mama agar irfan leh jadi budak yg cerdik dan berjaya dunia akhirat...

irfan ni kuat main...dah makin lasak..penat mama nak melayan dia...tapi seronok main ngan dia...dah mengantuk pun dia masih nak main jugak...selagi mama tak bawak irfan masuk bilik, tutup lampu, dodoikan dia, dia akan terus main je....

mama paling suka bila amik irfan dari nursery...nampak mama je dari jauh lagi dia dah senyum lebar, hulur tangan suh mama ambik....masa tu mama nak rasa gomol2 je dia..hilang penat sebab keje bila tgk irfan camtu...


irfan sayang...my baby...mama dan abah will alwiz luv u...mama dan abah akan menjaga dan mendidik irfan dengan penuh kasih sayang...

Monday, September 3, 2007

Cuti Merdeka

sepatut nye cuti merdeka ni kitorang balik kg mama kat teluk intan..tapi tak jadi pulak...family boyfriend adik abah datang rumah nak berkenal-kenalan....sedih jugak mama sebab nye dah plan...tapi takpela...

jumaat tu takde aktiviti berkemas2 rumah...ptg kitorang pegi midvalley...susah nye nak cari parking...lama juga la pusing2 parking tu....abah beli peti ais baru...yg kat rumah dah rosak...adik abah pulak cari cadar utk tunang nanti....irfan jalan2 je....dah tak shopping utk irfan...mama dah shopping awal2 utk irfan....malas nak shopping time posa nanti...org cam semut nanti...balik dari midvalley kitorang dinner kat uptown...

sabtu pepagi masak2 utk tetamu...diorang sampai ptg...adik abah masak laksa...mama tolong2 je...irfan lak dok mengacau abah je...irfan baru je leh merangkak...tapi kekadang cam tak stabil lagi...ptg tu irfan merangkak, tetiba tersembam muka ke lantai...abah yg jaga irfan masa tu..mama keluar dari toilet tgk irfan nangis...kesian dia...ingat takde ape2...esok nye nampak ade lebam kat bawah dagu dia....kesian anak mama...sedih rasa nye tgk lebam tu..

ahad pagi2, kitorang pegi pasar kat shah alam..pusing2 la sampai tgh hari..irfan mmg suka kalau gi jalan2 ni...dia suka la tgk org ramai2...ptg tu ikut abah gi jusco tmn equine..abah nak deliver album kat customer...terserempak ngan kawan abah dan baby nafisa...

entah kenapa weekend tu irfan manja ngan abah...mama langsung dia tak layan...bila mama amik dia, dia merangkak balik kat abah..bila nampak abah, punya la seronok..mama nak dukung pun dia tak nak..kecik jugak la hati mama...selalu nye irfan melekat ngan mama je...kali ni dia tak nak ngan mama pulak...sedih rasa nye

4 ways to have a smart baby



1. Talk to your baby. This may seem obvious, but, particularly with the first born, it is easy to fall into a pattern of performing the household chores in silence while your baby watches from his swing or baby seat. Speak clearly and look at your baby while you speak. Tell him about what you are doing. If you are cooking supper, you can introduce him to food words, words describing kitchen utensils and appliances, and other words such as slice, chop, or mix. You just might be able to distract your child during what may be a cranky time. Use simple sentences and gradually introduce descriptive words. Baby talk is fine! Talk in a sing-song voice if you want. Play with words and vary your expression. Have fun with your baby!


2. Read to your baby from birth. Find a comfy rocker, prop your baby in the crook of your arm, and pick out a favorite picture book. (See some suggestions on this page.) Point to the pictures and describe what you say. A book before naps and bedtime is a pleasant routine and a nice way to wind down for sleeping. Vary your tone of voice and pause for your baby to enjoy the pictures. Remember, reading is not limited to books. When you are stopped at a stop sign - show your toddler the word STOP, read KIX on the front of the cereal box, DELI in the grocery store.... (My children were all very pleased with themselves when they realized they could read the word PIZZA )


3. Listen to music. There are many tapes and cd's on the market today which encourage early learning in our babies such as Build Your Baby's Brain - Through the Power of Music , Baby Bach , and Baby needs Mozart Try one of these or one of the more traditional children's song's tapes. Or go through your own music collection and pick out what you like best. Sing along or dance-along just for fun. Remember to keep the volume low to moderate.

4. Infant Toys. Textured toys, mobiles, activity centers, unbreakable mirrors, black and white line drawings, squeaky toys....just because your baby may not be sitting or holding things yet, should not stop you from playing with her. Talk to her and hold objects in front of her showing her the different sounds and letting her touch the variety of textures. This stimulation is wonderful for infants. Later, balls, stacking bricks, and other engaging toys are excellent. It is a good idea to give your child one or two toys at a time and trade them in for others when you notice his attention start to fade. Show your child how the toy works and then leave them to explore it on their own