Is it necessary to keep a diary at the birth of a baby. Diary of child development. Keep everything in one place

Why write a detailed report on the development of the crumbs in the first year of life? A child development diary is both pleasant memories and help in the future.

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Keeping a child's diary is simple and effective method capture significant events from the first year of a toddler's life, funny incidents, a variety of children's pranks, questions and funny sayings of the crumbs, reactions to complementary foods and medicines, stages of growing up (when the baby rolled over on his tummy, what time the child began to sit down, crawl, walk). The most difficult thing for parents in this case is to keep a diary of the development of the child regularly.

As your little one grows older, you will occasionally reread the notes made in the first year of his life. In addition to positive emotions, detailed structured notes about the behavior and health of the baby help to avoid many troubles and contribute to the correct approach to the development and upbringing of the child. They will definitely come in handy, so carve out 10 minutes a day in your busy schedule for a diary.

What to write down

Try making weekly journaling a family tradition. For example, you can remember the events of the past week and, together with your husband, decide what should be included in the diary. Of course, at first the baby will not take an active part in these discussions, but very soon he will begin to make suggestions with great interest. You should treat such proposals of the crumbs carefully and carefully, because, most likely, it will turn out that very different things will seem significant and memorable to you and the child.

1. It is better to keep a child development diary not in electronic form, but in a diary, fixing the date and time. Electronic versions of the diary, which seem convenient at first glance, have several obvious disadvantages. Firstly, it is known for certain that “manuscripts do not burn”, but have a warm, sincere energy of live communication. Secondly, keeping a regular diary is much easier than storing information on electronic media. And most importantly: in the future, you will be able to present an ordinary diary to your grown-up son or daughter. Your child will be interested to know what word he said first, what time he started walking, what the tooth fairy gave for the first tooth that fell out and much more. It is important to keep notes regularly, without missing anything interesting.
2. The most important parameters for the development of a child in the first year of life are height, weight, physical and emotional skills acquired in the process of growing up. To be sure that "everything is going as it should", it is necessary to record the main points of growth and development of the baby and compare them with the average indicators corresponding to his age. And if at 1.5 months the baby begins to smile and laugh sweetly, then this fact should be entered in the diary and be glad that the development of the crumbs is within the normal range. I remember that the event that caused me the strongest joy, bordering on delight, was the appearance at 6 months of the first tooth in my baby, and it was this moment that I especially emotionally noted in the baby's diary.
3. It is very important to record changes in the child's behavior if new toys or accessories appear in his environment. In this way, you can track what the baby likes, what calms him, and what, on the contrary, causes too violent a negative reaction or, perhaps, even scares. In each period, the child will definitely have his favorite toys. Take a photo of them and stick it in your diary. Do not forget about the funny sayings of the baby!
4. Mandatory vaccinations, which in the first year of a baby's life are done according to the schedule quite often, must also be noted in the diary. The reaction to a particular vaccination, as well as its relationship with nutrition and other factors, can tell a pediatrician a lot, if necessary. Also write down the coordinates of doctors (phone numbers, addresses of clinics), which may later be useful to you for consultations and references, so that they are always at hand at the right time. Keep insurance policies and birth certificates nearby and in the same place at all times.
5. A special chapter in the baby's diary should be devoted to the introduction of the first complementary foods. The introduction of complementary foods - both for a breastfed baby and for an artificial baby - does not always go smoothly. Each child tolerates this or that product quite individually. In order not to miss exactly how the baby's body behaves when a new product is introduced into his diet, it is necessary to keep a food diary. If necessary, it should be shown to the pediatrician. This will greatly facilitate the search for a "harmful" product, to which the baby had a negative reaction.
6. The introduction of new children's cosmetics is also better reflected in the baby's diary. You need to check and record in the diary the reaction of the crumbs when switching from one type of cream to another, when changing shampoo or bath foam.

How to issue

• To record children's events, you can use a regular notebook or album, keep only text notes or supplement them with drawings, photographs, paste tickets from trips and places you have visited, theater programs, etc. You can make an album in the style of scrapbooking, make various pockets and “secrets” on the pages, paste clippings from newspapers and magazines for the periods you are writing about, etc.
• If you prefer to keep records electronically, you can do this not in a regular text editor, but in special note-taking programs, or you can even start a blog that your family and friends can read and talk about your weekdays and holidays on its pages. child. Subsequently, if desired, the electronic version of the children's diary can be printed, for example, in the form of a photo book.
• You can also make notes about the baby’s childhood in video format. This method will be especially convenient if you are fond of editing or want to understand it a little better. Video notes are convenient because today you almost always have a phone with a camera function at hand, the details of the situation will not escape her keen pupil, and subsequent viewing of the video will literally relive the captured moments again with a full immersion effect, which photos and notes do not give. To create films about childhood, it is not at all necessary to constantly keep a child under the camera's eye. Even a few exciting video clips will be enough to make them interesting by adding music and adding a few slides with photos, text and voiceovers.

Parents always have a lot of questions about the health of the child, but the largest number of questions arise immediately after the birth of the baby.

Newborn baby

A newborn child is considered from the moment of birth until it reaches the age of 28 days. A child at 2 months is no longer a newborn.

As a rule, we talk about health problems in our children when we compare what we see with what we are used to seeing. You do not need to evaluate the newborn yourself, this is the doctor's business. The fact is that newborns are very different from us, and this is normal. They have completely different body proportions, he does not follow objects, he does not have the same skin as ours, he has a different muscle tone, different eye reactions, and so on.

Should a newborn baby be given water to drink?

The most important thing is that you must do everything to ensure that the child does not need to be supplemented. A newborn baby is designed only for breast milk and theoretically it is impossible to supplement the child. Why? Because if the baby sucks water instead of mother's milk, then this will lead to a decrease in the amount of your milk. Secondly, at this age it is impossible to distinguish thirst from the desire to eat, so it is better to feed. But it is necessary to understand that fluid losses (sweating, breathing losses, urination) are normal (physiological) and abnormal (pathological). A newborn child cannot live at an air temperature of 30 ° C and a humidity of 20%, so if the room is dry and warm, the child has pathological fluid losses and mother's milk in this case is not enough and the child will have to be supplemented. Therefore, it is necessary to do everything so that the child does not need to be supplemented. If the room is clean, cool, humid, if the child breathes fresh air, then he definitely does not need any supplementation. If you still give your child water, then use non-carbonated, unboiled, neutral water, which we are convinced of. If you doubt that the water is clean, then you need to boil it.

Weight loss in newborns

All babies lose weight after birth and this is called physiological (normal) natural weight loss. Usually a child loses 5-8% of weight, that is, a child weighing 3 kg can lose a maximum of 240 grams. If the loss exceeds the allowable limit, then this is already a reason to fuss and establish the cause of such weight loss. The most common cause of weight loss more than necessary is the loss of fluid that is not replenished, that is, the child is born, the room is dry, warm, the child screams, loses water with breathing and, as a result, pronounced weight loss.

Vaccinations in the hospital for newborns

Unfortunately, for example, the hepatitis B virus does not want to wait until your child gets stronger. Newborns are vaccinated against hepatitis B and BCG. You do not know if your neighbors have tuberculosis or not, so you do not need to wait until the child gets stronger, risking the health of the child. Not many vaccinations are given during the neonatal period.

How to treat the navel of a newborn?

Problems with the navel occur in 2 cases:

1. When it gets dirty
2. When disinfectants are actively used

What should happen about the umbilical cord? He must dry. Our task is to create all conditions for the rest of the umbilical cord to come into contact with air and be able to dry out. The use of strong antiseptics prevents the growth of those bacteria that provide the processes of decay, drying, and this is very important. When we process the navel, we must do our best to make sure that the navel is not covered by the diaper, so that there is no tight contact with the clothes. The navel must be open. A child, until the umbilical wound heals, as a rule, does not need any general baths. It can be wiped with a damp washcloth, but you should not bathe or wet the umbilical wound. An alcohol solution of brilliant green (brilliant green), which is very popular in our country, just dries the wound, so the use of brilliant green is one of the additional methods of drying. If dirt does not get into the navel, but the navel does not need any other disinfectants. The risk of infection of the navel is most closely related to the number of people caring for the child. Therefore, after birth, the child should be in the hands of only the mother in order to receive the microbes that live on the skin of the mother and not receive any other microbes.

Dacryocystitis in newborns: treatment

A newborn has a tear from his eye: what is it?

Unilateral lacrimation is a sign of blockage of the lacrimal canal (congenital dacryocystitis). In such a situation, show the child to the doctor, and he will show you how to massage the lacrimal gland. If you do this massage, then with a maximum probability in 1-2 months everything will go away on its own. Congenital dacryocystitis does not need dripping antiseptics, but needs regular massage of the lacrimal gland. If the massage did not help you cope with the problem, then the child will have to probe the lacrimal canal. You should not be afraid of this, for the duration of a short-term operation, the child will be taken away from the mother and brought literally in 7-10 minutes, after which put the child at the breast.

Do I need to swaddle a newborn?

What your child will be like: smart, healthy, beautiful, it does not depend at all on whether you swaddle him or dress him in a vest and sliders. For many years in our country, most people could not afford to buy a vest and sliders, and bought only diapers, which were then inherited. It is clear that the more opportunities for the child's physical activity, the better.

Choosing between diapers and undershirts is a personal matter for each family. But when using diapers, we are not talking about tight swaddling, but about free swaddling, when the child's legs can move freely in the diaper. Remember that even when using diapers, disposable diapers should be preferred.

From what age can slings and kegaroo carriers be used?

Slings and carriers are not designed for the newborn, they are designed for the convenience of the mother. If mom is comfortable with this, then use immediately after birth. But with the correct use of baby carriers, vertical loads on the baby's spine should be excluded. If the child sits in a kangaroo carrier, and does not cuddle up to the mother, then it is not necessary to use such a carrier, as a rule, there is no load on the spine in a sling.

Feeding on demand or according to the regime (with an interval of 2-3.5 hours)?

The way you choose to breastfeed should be comfortable for both you and your baby. If you feed according to the regimen and the child is gaining weight normally, sleeping for 5 hours at night, then you do not need to wake him up for feeding. Wake up only premature babies, poorly gaining weight.

Jaundice in newborns

Almost half of children develop a condition called physiological neonatal jaundice. When red blood cells break down, bilirubin is formed, which causes jaundice. In a newborn, erythrocytes decay, and the liver is still immature and cannot process decay products, therefore, on the third day, jaundice occurs, which disappears within 10-14 days. This is completely normal. However, there is a very common jaundice called "breastfeeding jaundice". There are children in whom breastfeeding is a very common variant of jaundice. It is breastfeeding that causes moderate jaundice, while the child's condition is not disturbed. How to find out what kind of jaundice it is? If you stop breastfeeding, then during the day the bilirubin is very reduced, which confirms the jaundice of breastfeeding. If the bilirubin remains the same, then the child has a more dangerous jaundice.

How to bathe a newborn?

There are 2 phases of bathing: before the umbilical wound heals and after the umbilical wound heals. It is fundamentally.

General baths (with immersion of the child) are desirable after the healing of the navel, this is important. Before the navel heals, it is enough to moisten a washcloth with warm water and wipe the child. The child does not get dirty, that's enough. If the child has soiled a certain place, then it can be washed. Until the moment when the child begins to crawl around the apartment, baths are absolutely not needed for the child to be clean. Baths are a great way to harden, stimulate energy consumption, ensure night sleep, so dripping is needed for this, and not to soap the child, wash off the protective fatty layer from him so that the skin becomes sensitive to damaging factors.

How to deal with redness under the diaper?

Redness under the diaper usually occurs when the baby is overheated. In order to avoid redness under the diaper, it is necessary to reduce the air temperature in the room and increase the humidity. The skin under the diaper should be no different from the skin above the diaper. If she blushes, then this is not the diaper's fault, but the parents, who cannot provide a normal temperature and humidity regime in the room.

You should prepare for the newborn in advance, and then you will see that there is nothing difficult, dangerous, unexpected. When you are ready to meet your newborn, this meeting will be joyful for all of you.

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Confessions of a little bastard

From 0-6 months (part 1)

Day 1
Here I am. Nine tedious months are over, and, in my opinion, now I have the right to hope for the best.

I decided in advance that I would pass all the tests with honor, and while they pushed me out, I behaved calmly and with dignity. And what did I get as a reward for bravery? To death, frightened faces and cries: "The child did not cry!" In the most disrespectful way, I was turned upside down and slapped on my ass. Well, get it: I yelled. Everyone immediately felt better.

The spanking gave way to even more unworthy behavior - I mean, a keen interest in some parts of my body. Okay, I understand that you have been waiting nine months to find out what gender I am, but still you can be more modest.

I was brought to Her and laid beside her.
- Oh, how pretty we are, right, bunny? She cooed. - How handsome are we?
It was a momentous moment. For the first time I had the opportunity to see the creature that served me as a walking home for nine months.

I must admit, she didn't look in the best way. And why such sobs?
But in this she was not alone. Glancing over Her shoulder, I found the second participant in the conspiracy. It was he. He behaved even worse. Pale, shaking all over, tears streaming down his cheeks.

The parents sobbed in unison. I thought and joined.
For some reason they weren't happy. Wow, five minutes ago they suffered that I didn’t cry, and now here you are:
- Don't cry, baby, you're our bunny, don't cry...
No, what do they want from me?

It wasn't any better after that. She and I were separated with scissors. I was washed, weighed, dressed in a terrible shapeless rag. One pleased. By evening, I realized an important truth: my parents are completely dependent on me and my changeable mood. And one more thing: THE ACCOUNT IS ALWAYS IN MY FAVOR. This is the basic law of our future life. photo

Her parents visited us early in the morning. It turns out that I, like two drops of water, look like Her in infancy. They brought a gift - a rattle in the shape of a bear cub's head.
“Soon he will play with her,” they rejoiced.
Wait. Yes, so that I play with severed bear heads ...
- What will you call him? - Grandfather and grandmother burned with curiosity.
My parents made several suggestions. Oh! Let's hope they just have a good sense of humor.
- And when is the christening?
My parents somehow hesitated and answered evasively.

Then everyone left and we were left alone. She is terribly worried about feeding.
Of course, She always knew that Her breasts were meant for this, but only theoretically. And now She is afraid that I will not have enough milk.
Remember: REFUSING TO SUCK CAN BE AN EFFECTIVE METHOD OF EXCLAIM.

Soon he returned with a camera. On this occasion, She washed her hair, put on makeup and put on a clean nightgown. I tried to look as good as possible, of course.

I honestly tried to mess things up and managed to shit on Her shirt just at the moment when He pressed the button. But, on the contrary, it made him very happy. Scream. Now, probably, all my actions will be immortalized on film.

In the afternoon - another visit. This time, His parents. It turns out that I am like two drops of water similar to Him in infancy.

They also brought a gift... A rattle in the shape of a bear cub's head.
Are you sure he doesn't have one? they were worried.
- No, no, thank you very much. Why is she lying? I suspect a family conflict between the grandparents.
- What will you call him? they asked.
My parents answered... No, they are not serious.

These grandparents, of course, were also interested in christening.
And again we were alone. Toward evening She had an unpleasant conversation with a nurse. The nurse assured her that nothing bad would happen if I waited four hours from feed to feed, but my mother was adamant about breastfeeding on my first demand.

Your sister is right, of course. But She, to my great joy, decided to follow her system. And I'll tell you why I'm so pleased. After all, if you feed "on demand", cracks in the nipples appear much faster, and the general well-being of a nursing mother leaves much to be desired. And that's what we need.

The nurse chuckled disapprovingly and muttered:
- He's digging his own grave.
Absolutely fair.

Day 3
Significant day. I'm heading home.

They put on me so many clothes and swaddled me in so many blankets that I could hardly see anything. But that didn't stop me from feeling a little disappointed when I got home. I must confess something to you. When you sit in your stomach for nine months, it's hard to find space for reflection, and I'm afraid I cherished one strange dream - that I would be born into the world of millionaires or in high society.
Sometimes I even imagined the kindly faces of members of the royal family.
What can you do?

At home, I was immediately carried upstairs to the nursery.
- Well, now we will have our own room, right, bunny? they cooed. - Look, what a pretty little nursery we have, right, bunny? (God, I'm tired of these "yes, bunny"!)

Pretty little nursery... I'd be happy to agree, but I'm sorry... Maybe my parents have a lot of wonderful qualities, but the taste... Good God! Judge for yourself: right above my bed, directly above the head of a poor baby, they hung a spinner from which fluffy green crocodiles descend on threads. Wow! A child who has grown up with the notion that crocodiles are such a cutie is in for a nasty surprise in the future. And the Society for the Protection of Animals will have to take responsibility.

Lustfully, I imagine the day when I can finally get up in my crib and PULL THE FUCK THAT DAMNED THING!

Days 4-5...
were dedicated to the show. Her godmother laid the foundation. It turns out that I am like two drops of water similar to His uncle Wilfrid, who "just think - still recognizes relatives and friends."

She brought me a gift - a bib with a picture of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. What is it, I ask you? She probably bought it on sale at a discount. Nothing goes out of fashion as quickly as the heroes of yesterday. And, of course, she could not help but take an interest in the christening.

Day 6
Her friend came home from work. It turns out that I look like two peas in a pod like Michelle, Duchess of Kent. Eh!

A friend brought me a gift - a bib with a picture of Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
This one isn't on sale, but I wouldn't want to jump into Disneyland madness right from the cradle.

Day 7
His colleague came. It turns out that I am like two drops of water similar to our - hehehe - milkman. He brought me a gift - a pack of condoms.
“These days,” he said, “everyone carries them around. And the sooner you start, the better, hehehehe.

Obviously, my dad and his buddies make jokes of this kind, having missed a couple of glasses after dinner. I must say, mommy had a lot less fun than daddy.

The colleague did not say a word about the christening, but suggested that dad take a walk in the evening and wash - hehehe - the appearance of the baby ... The milk at the next feeding gave off sour.

Day 9
Today, I met my potential enemy.

It's a cat. Apparently, before my appearance, this creature served them as an object for the manifestation of feelings.

It was hate at first sight. The cat hissed at me. I cried.
Of course, in the end the victory will be mine. But today the cat has a clear advantage. He is extremely mobile and I am extremely immobile. But we will work on this.

Day 10
Another potential annoyance. She has a book on child care.
I will have to deal with this writing all the time. Whatever I do will be matched to the corresponding paragraph.

This means that all that is required of me to drive Her to madness is to do things that are not listed in the table of contents.

Day 11
Since feeding “on demand” completely finished Her off, He generously announced that He would stay with me in the evening, and She could rest - She deserved it.
Daddy exaggerated his abilities. He was even more nervous than she was. Every two minutes he rushed to the notorious book, as if He had to urgently defuse a bomb from a self-instruction manual.

Half an hour later, fully convinced that I was suffering from all the terrible diseases mentioned in the book, He went crazy and rushed upstairs to wake her up.

But, I'm sorry, he still dared to do something. He, so to speak, changed my diaper. Which he was very proud of.
- The diaper has nothing to do with it! He shouted as they ran down the stairs to identify the non-existent disease from non-existent symptoms. - I swaddled him.

I suspect that He will repeat these words more than once with pride. I can see directly: here He is sitting in a bar with friends and, smiling honestly, says:
- No, I do what I can. Of course, the wife is more with the child, because I am at work all day, but when I am at home, I try to help her. For example, I change his diapers.

A real modern man, this is my father.

Day 12
New experiences - the first walk in a stroller. There was a big bounce on the steps of the porch. It would be nice if she practiced first with an empty stroller.
True, they did not walk for long - along the street past the shops, to the pharmacy and back.

They returned home dissatisfied. The fact is that the main task of our walk was to demonstrate me to neighbors and acquaintances. And it must so happen that we did not meet anyone! Even the saleswoman in the pharmacy was new.

Day 13
Another trip in a wheelchair. She still fails to overcome the step.
But on the public front, I was more fortunate, although I had to walk back and forth along the street three times.

Of course, everyone liked me very much. Three decided that I was like two drops of water similar to Her, two - that to Him, and one said that I was the spitting image of Winston Churchill. Ha!
- What did you name it? one lady asked.
We have finally chosen a name...
Oh my God! I do not believe. It's a joke.

Day 14
Walked in the wheelchair again. They took the step better, but she still won’t interfere with training.

We visited the clinic. They weighed me and measured me. The other mothers looked at me, as you would expect, with admiration. We met a neighbor, also with a baby (for me it’s just a little monster, not a child). The neighbor leaned over to get a better look at me, and I carefully portrayed the expression "exactly mommy."
- Oh, - the neighbor smiled, - well, the spitting image of dad, right?
And why did I try so hard?

Day 15
Extremely successful fun with the cat. He showed up at the nursery in the afternoon when I was supposed to be sleeping. I didn't scream right away. I let the poor creature rub itself against the bedspread and lie back comfortably on the bed. I even let him purr.

And then I tried out a trick that I started developing recently. You just need to frantically wave your hands in different directions, including near the face, and a scratch on the cheek is guaranteed.

As soon as I managed to get a nice scratch, I screamed heartbreakingly. A second - and She was already running into the nursery. One glance at me was enough for her to understand everything correctly.

She grabbed the cat by the scruff of the neck and gave him a heavy smack. The poor animal escaped, rushed headlong down the stairs and under the door - into the street. Since then, he has not been seen.

Day 20
Today I heard a new word. However, She did not know the name of the phenomenon when, taken in her arms, I slightly vomit on Her shoulder. She read in the book today: it means the baby vomited.

I've memorized that word and I'm going to work hard on my "regurgitation" technique.

Day 21
Practiced all day. To burp correctly is a delicate matter. The main thing is not to rush. Do not spit up as soon as you are picked up and your mother is looking at you. You have to restrain yourself and wait until She puts your head on her shoulder.

But even here you need to be careful. If you immediately burp everything that is, as they say, in full, then your work is easily detected by the mother and quickly eliminated.

To really skillfully perform the task, you need to burp imperceptibly and in small portions. She will not even guess that these blotches are whitening on the back of Her bright blue jumper - unless she accidentally sees her reflection in the mirror. Or in Sainsbury's department store, she will finally wonder why the smell of slightly sour cottage cheese surrounds Her all day, like a cloud.

Day 22
Polished his craft. Slowly but surely making my way through Her wardrobe.

I went in a stroller, this time to a dry cleaner.

Day 23
I'm making progress. True, until I got to her best dresses but just give it time...

The patronage nurse came. It turned out that my arms and legs were in place and in the right amount.

Day 26
Here's the problem. Now before you pick me up. She puts a muslin blanket over her shoulder. Sadly. I'm afraid I have the health visitor to thank for that.

Day 28
She received an invitation for a cup of coffee. For tomorrow morning. She told Him about the lady we were going to visit, and from Her tone I understood that She was going to make a certain impression on this person. Namely, to show how little the appearance of the child affected Her "social" life.

Let's see, dear mother.

Day 29
It was a real triumph. The lady we came to for coffee turned out to be a successful business woman, and, moreover, a staunch feminist. “Having a child to chain yourself to the house forever? Well, I do not!"

My mom got pissed off. She casually twirled me in her hands like a purse or a handkerchief, and made speeches like: “Oh, I decided from the very beginning that the child should fit into my social life.”

And I decided from the very beginning that I would wait for the moment when my actions would have the greatest effect.

It happened about forty minutes later. Gradually, Her carelessness faded away, and She, as usual, put me on her shoulder.

And then I burped, with the precision of a ping-pong player. It not only spoiled Her black linen jacket, but also plopped with a pleasant sound on the luxurious hostess sofa.

Five minutes later we were on our way home. And Her jacket went to the dry cleaners.

I am a very, very good boy.photo

Second month

Day 1
In my opinion, His intentions towards Her are not entirely respectable.

Before going to bed She fed me in bed. Imagining that I was already asleep, He tried to nestle closer to Her.

I lost my temper. After all, it's my mother!

Day 2
Today He ventured a second attempt. We must give Her credit - She did not encourage Him. On the contrary, she pushed her away and irritably asked if He ever thought of anything else. Yes, He said, sometimes He thinks of other things, but - oh Lord! This goes on for months and months! It's okay, she said. The doctor told me to wait, at least until the examination. And before the inspection there were only ten days left, quite a bit.

Offended in the best of feelings, He got out of bed and wandered gloomily into the living room, to a bottle of whiskey. Apparently, He has a different idea of ​​time.

Day 7
Tried a new way to cry. It is much more piercing, and between screams you have to shake and sob. It worked. A familiar madness appeared on her face.

I pretended to be starving, but when my breasts appeared, I lost all interest in them and went into a newly invented weeping.

She, of course, rushed for the book and by the time He came home from work, she found what she was looking for - “colic”.

Perfect. Here's the scientific explanation that I'm a little rascal, and now I can behave monstrously with good reason.

Day 10
I don't like all this. Today in the bedroom She was very gentle with Him.

Of course, I immediately put an end to this - yelled in a new way. All night I feigned colic. Didn't even give them a ten minute break.

I may not have succeeded in getting them to stop touching each other, but I can be sure of one thing: they are too tired to enjoy it.

Day 11
I continue in the same spirit.

Day 12
Six weeks after my birth, She went to the hospital for a checkup. Not only did She dare not take me with her. She also left me with her mother. Insult after insult. True, while She was gone, I was able to get a good night's sleep in order to be fully armed in the evening.

She returned for dinner. She simply radiated beauty and sex appeal (of course, as much as possible in a nursing bra) and happily announced that she was "practically healthy."

Her mother said that she was glad to hear it, and embarrassedly added that some people would be even happier with the news. What vulgarity! We need to come up with a plan of action.
I started yelling when He came home from work, and I swear that either He or She was always with me all evening. I do not think that they managed to take advantage of Her "practical health", except that ...

Day 13
... from 3.14 to 3.17 when I took a short time out and dozed off. But by then they were barely breathing.

Day 15
Saturday. Her parents came. They are still sure that I am like two drops of water like Her in infancy. They brought me a gift. It's the kind of thing that hangs from the railing of the crib. When the ring is pulled—as they have demonstrated countless times—it begins to play the tune of the popular song "Rain Over My Head." Of course, I will not condescend to such stupidity.

They again asked about baptism. The day hasn't been set yet, my parents said.
The longer he stays away, the better. It horrifies me to think that the terrible name that I have been given will receive the blessing of the church.

Day 16
Sunday. His parents came. They still believe that I am like two drops of water like Him in infancy. They also brought me a present.
Guess what?

Well, couldn't they have chosen at least another tune?
"He doesn't have one, does he?" they were worried.
“Well, of course not, thank you very much,” She lied, as usual.
There were also talks about christenings.

By the way, I noticed a curious thing: my parents never invite all the grandparents together.

I do not like it. She seems to be getting used to me. She thought I was dreaming, and I overheard Her conversation on the phone.
“Oh, we will be happy to come to you for dinner,” she chirped. - No, no, the child will not interfere. In the evening he sleeps well. We'll bring it in a basket, put it in the guest bedroom and rest in peace.

And she had the audacity to say:
“So what if we have a baby?” We are not going to deny ourselves the same entertainment!
The glove is thrown. Challenge accepted.

Day 18
I thought about the first smile, but now I see that they are unworthy of it.

Day 22
Almost broke today after feeding, but still managed to hold back a smile and quickly portrayed a burp.

Day 23
She again climbed into the book and subtracted that the child should smile at the beginning of the second month. Now they are going crazy.

They are terribly funny, and it takes a lot of work for me to keep my involuntarily parted lips.

Day 25
The long-awaited ceremonial dinner. I must admit, it was an unconditional triumph.
Mine, of course.

Parents prepared for a long time, gathered. She put on a new dress, which He gave Her "for the fact that you returned to your former shape so quickly."

And in fact, to my displeasure, She lost weight quite quickly. I console myself with the thought that Her hips will always be wider now, and then those stretch marks on her stomach ... Well, all this is for the sake of a new life, right?

In the car, I pretended to be asleep. When we arrived, they tried to slowly carry me through the hall and even asked the hosts to turn off the lights.

Their friends crowded around my basket, whispering enthusiastically how cute I am, and I thought that / I need to wake up. She was worried, but I decided not to heat up the situation yet. He walked a little, sighed, put his finger in his mouth and fell asleep peacefully.
“Oh, what a lovely child! nodded around in agreement.
She left me in the guest bedroom, whispering goodbye:
“And now we’ll let mom and dad sit with the adults for a bit and relax, right, bunny?” And when we get home, mommy will feed us delicious food, right?

I kept calm and bided my time. From below came the clink of glasses as they drank cocktails. Soon I heard footsteps and animated voices. They were heading to the dining room.

Now it's my turn, I thought, counted to ten and yelled. She immediately ran in and grabbed me in her arms.

Of course, I could simulate colic, but I decided to leave them in reserve. So I grunted and began to push. Probably a diaper, right, mommy? She carried me to the bathroom, took off my waterproof pants, pulled out a diaper and was amazed - it was completely dry.

The main thing in life is to do everything on time, and I must admit that I have succeeded in this art. A quick grunt, a little effort - and not only panties, but also Her ceremonial dress got what they deserved. Right on target! But these are still flowers. See what happens when I switch to solid food.

This is how the whole evening went. They put me in a basket - I yelled, they picked me up - I also yelled. I subtly and skillfully depicted severe form colic. In the meantime, he shat three diapers, not to mention countless upholstered furniture. My parents endured until a quarter past ten, collected my belongings, and turned into a shameful flight.

"So what if we have a baby!" I hope now you will lose the desire to make such statements for a long time.

Day 26
In a fit of generosity, I smiled for the first time today. She was so unhappy after yesterday's execution that I couldn't resist. But still I waited until He came home from work.

He was in a bad mood. Yesterday, the sad truth was finally revealed to Him that my appearance did not leave their "social life" unchanged, and today He did not feel much tenderness either for me or for poor mother. Therefore, putting me to bed, She cried a little, and I could not help comforting Her long-awaited first smile.

At first she did not understand anything. Sighing, she took me in her arms and said:
“We want to burp, don’t we, bunny?”
I smiled again. Zero attention.

In order to somehow speed up Her hopelessly slow reaction, I accompanied a wide smile with a joyful cooing, and the fish finally pecked.
- He smiles! She screamed in her own voice. - Smiling!
With a terrible crash He ran up the stairs and looked at me lovingly. I immediately yelled.

You still have to earn your smile, dad.

Day 27
I only smile at her. She is very proud. He's angry.

In some types of blackmail, I have already become adept. And now I see that you can innocently have fun for hours, setting them against each other.

Day 28
A curse! I overslept. There is no doubt that they used this half hour of freedom for their own vile purposes. When they did have to take me into their matrimonial bed, they grinned stupidly, looked at each other and giggled. Yes, there is no other explanation.

But don't worry, they paid for it. I went into inconsolable crying, turned my muzzle away from my chest, and when I finally agreed to suck, I clutched at the nipple with such frenzy that she is now suffering from unbearable pain.

Excuse me! Do not forget that this is all mine, and for every span I will fight with teeth and claws. I think she already felt it.

third month

Day 2
Today, on the phone, She was describing to a friend how pretty I am, especially compared to other children, because I have so much hair. Basically, I agree. But She seems to think that it is Her merit. That's what annoys me.

She also said that she was thinking about the cutest baby contest. Hm.
From now on I will rub my head on the pillow.

Day 3
I continue.

Day 4
Parents in all seriousness were carried away by the idea of ​​\u200b\u200bAdorable Baby. The competition will be at the end of the month. Needless to say what I think about it.

Another absurdity: He is addicted to taking artistic photographs. He tries to shoot me from different cunning angles, through the leaves, for example. Of course, this is for the competition.

Throw on the pillow with triple strength.

Day 5
Finally the results came in. In the morning while feeding She found the first bald spot.

Day 7
All the hair came out from the left side of the head. It looks like a typical ringworm.

Day 8
Focused on the right side. To Her horror, her hair is falling out in handfuls. In addition, I have a milk crust on the bald parts of my head.

Day 10
I am bald as a knee, and my head is covered with a scab. In the clinic, the mothers looked at me with compassion. My mother was terribly embarrassed.

Don't hear any more talk of "Pretty Baby."

Day 12
Again this sword of Damocles is baptism. Today, by phone, She told her mother that if everything depended only on Her, She would, of course, baptize me long ago, but He has very firm principles.

He considers it hypocrisy to baptize a baby without thoroughly studying all the tenets of the Christian faith.

Day 13
He spoke on the phone with his mother. If, He said, everything depended only on Him, He, of course, would have baptized me long ago, but She has very firm principles. She considers it hypocritical to baptize a baby without thoroughly studying all the tenets of the Christian faith.

Day 14
Today they discussed this issue among themselves. Since we don't go to church, He said, and keep nothing, it would be hypocrisy on our part to baptize a child now. You can't compromise your principles. Aha!

Day 15
He was talking on the phone, and judging by the way He hesitated and could not get in almost a word, it was a conversation with His mother. In the end, He muttered that it would be very, very difficult, but He would do everything in His power.

Having hung up the phone, He approached Her and said that he could not see Her upset, and, since She wanted so much, he was ready to give up her principles for the only time in her life, of course, only out of love for Her. Oh, how clever you are.

She trotted to the telephone and informed her mother that they had finally succeeded in persuading Him, and that the baptism would take place next week, on Sunday. He, having seized the moment when no force could tear her away from the TV, secretly called his mother and said that she had finally been persuaded, and the baptism would be on Sunday.

Recollecting himself, he began to call the vicar. It turned out that:
a) the vicar is literally inundated with baptisms for six weeks in advance; b) he baptizes babies only for regular parishioners.

Day 17
They bought me a new device. This is a kangaroo backpack. In the evening they tried to carry me in it in turn. I prefer to snuggle up to her. No wonder, right?

Sitting in a backpack is awfully comfortable, but I don't want them to know about it. And therefore, every time I was stuffed into this structure, I screamed wildly and writhed.

In a backpack She dragged me shopping. A pleasant feeling, but only if full. But when you want to eat, it can infuriate. Think for yourself - you are hanging, sandwiched between Her breasts, in complete helplessness, and several layers of fabric and this damn nursing bra separate you from the desired cornucopia.

One of the worst experiences of my life.

Day 21
She is delighted with the "kangaroo". I spent the whole day in limbo. True, in the evening she took to her bed with a sore back.

Day 22
Saturday. She fed me in bed. Can't get up, back hurts.

Day 23
New experiences. We were in church. Poor parents! Judging by the way they did everything inappropriately, such as staying standing when everyone around them fell to their knees, this was a completely new experience for them too.

After the service, when the crowd rushed to the exit, He went up to the vicar and introduced himself:
– Remember, I called you about baptism? You also said that you baptize babies with regular parishioners...
“Quite right,” the vicar replied. - Do you think that after today you are already such?

Day 24
In the evening they came to the bed to wish me good night.
“What do you think,” she suddenly became alarmed, “is everything all right with his eyes?”
Don't you think he's squinting?

No, what do they want from me? If I don’t look at them, they suffer because I don’t recognize them, and if I look, it turns out that I have a squint, and again suffering.

Eh! Try to look from a crib at two giants at the same time.

Day 25
I decided to train strabismus. If they are going to go crazy, then let there be a reason.

Day 26
I'm doing well. If you concentrate and look with both eyes exactly at the tip of your nose, you can achieve excellent results (namely - She is in despair).

She even ran after her neighbor so that she looked at me, but this number did not work - I pretended to be asleep in time.

Day 27
Things are getting better and better. Mom does not leave me a single step and does not part with her favorite book, and this is a sure sign that She is really terribly worried. Every minute he compares me with photographs from the book.

It got ridiculous. The glazier, who came to offer his services, She dragged into the house and interrogated with predilection whether it seemed to him that my eyes were squinting? He replied that he was not sure. She managed to get rid of him only after two hours, for this she had to order glass doors for the veranda.

Day 28
Practice, practice and more practice! When I'm awake, I only look at the tip of my nose.

Today She fell victim to a Jehovah's Witness. To Her questions about strabismus, he also answered that he was not sure, he tortured us with his presence for three hours and agreed to leave only in exchange for Her soul. And mine in addition.

Day 29
She goes crazy with grief. I read aloud to Him the chapter on strabismus. It turns out that all babies mow a little, but if this phenomenon does not go away after two months, then the child is almost certainly sick. And every day Her confidence in this grows.

Day 30
We visited the church again. I yelled the whole service. The vicar said that he was glad to see us, and if everything goes well, maybe in two weeks the issue will be resolved positively.

She, of course, could not help but turn to the vicar with a painful question: “You know better from the outside whether he mows or not?” The vicar replied that he was not sure, but "God, let it be known, cares for all his children, and for cross-eyed ones too." It cannot be said that this comforted her.

By evening, the madness had reached its peak, and She rushed to call the doctor. It's very urgent, she gasped, he must come immediately. The doctor was of a different opinion. He reasonably noted that in the case of strabismus, a day or two does not play a decisive role, and - oh my God! - Today is Sunday! In a word, we agreed that he would come tomorrow.

Before going to sleep She leaned over the bed, anxiously looking at me. I opened my eyes and tried a new trick. With his right eye he caught a bird painted on the left railing of the bed, and with his left eye he caught a bird, but on the right.

What was there! She burst into tears. He had to give up his not too lofty desires and, until dawn, be content with the miserable role of a caring comforter.

Day 31
And then the doctor came. I looked absolutely straight. He, of course, did not find any deviations. When he left, I did yesterday's trick with the birds especially for Her. And what would you think? She didn't raise an eyebrow!

Has She learned to solve my little secrets?

fourth month

Day 1
Today, without warning, She started spoon-feeding me.

At the end of dinner, I was just about to pee a little, when suddenly something plastic squeezed into my mouth. Spoon. All clear. She was reading the book again. Surely it says that after three months it is time for the baby to give solid food. Which She did, day after day. She takes everything too literally.

To my unpleasant surprise, her plan succeeded to some extent. Taking advantage of my surprised confusion, She contrived and shoved some filth into me. I tried to push the spoon out of my mouth, but I blundered and accidentally swallowed the contents. Wow! Oh, and bad jokes!

Day 2
In response to her vile joke, She received even more disgusting. She had to fiddle with her first diaper after solid food.

Day 3
Of course, I try to resist spoon-feeding, but, strangely enough, I seem to be starting to give up. To be honest, eating solid food is pretty satisfying. It's not about how it tastes (it's completely tasteless). It's a matter of consistency. It is enough to feel something solid in the stomach once, and milk seems incorporeal, like air.

But She doesn't have to know. What good, he will think that he is starting to win.

Day 4
I am only now beginning to understand the benefits of eating from a spoon. Of course, when you suck milk, spitting, spitting up and soiling diapers is also nice, but this cannot be compared with the delights of solid food.

Parental clothes, carpets, furniture, wallpaper, car seats, and even (which is especially pleasing) a cat have already experienced this for themselves. Truly limitless horizons open before me.

And my hair started to grow back.

Day 6
Sunday again, and again we went to church. I think my parents got the hang of it. At least they began to act almost in unison with the crowd and said something to the point a couple of times. And the vicar seems to think that after three Sunday visits they can already be called regular parishioners. At the end of the service, he shook hands with my parents and said that he would definitely baptize me in the next three weeks. I don't like this at all.

In the afternoon His parents came. Another unpleasant surprise awaited me.

After dinner, His mother suddenly reached into her bag and took out a white lace shirt, terribly overdressed.
“This is our family heirloom,” she said proudly. “You were baptized in it, dear, and your father, and grandfather, and great-grandfather. Surely you will wear it to our baby on this festive day?

Yes, I'd rather lie down in a coffin in this rag.

Day 8
Spoon-feeding, as it turned out, also has unpleasant sides. I figured it out today when I saw the new bib. Not the kind of towel I'm used to. This new one is made of hard plastic, and at the bottom it has something like a pocket - probably, the muck I spit out should fall there.

She tried to put that thing on me, and of course I yelled. But She was adamant and in the end she got her way: she put this noose on me and fastened it around the back of my neck.

Ignoring the cries, She began to feed me. I spit out everything that managed to get into my mouth, twisted my head and tried to turn the damn thing on its back. Wasted labor! The damn bib held on terribly tight, and all my efforts only led to the fact that I began to feel as if I was being guillotined.

I have a bad feeling. Looks like She will win this round.

Day 13
It's Sunday again, but we didn't go to church. This makes me happy. Maybe the vicar will change his mind.

This time Her parents came to visit. (Mine still show tact and try not to push grandparents.) After dinner Her mother reached into her bag and pulled out a white lace shirt.
“This is our family heirloom,” she said. “You were baptized in it, dear, and...
Let's not repeat ourselves.

My mother had to reassure her for a long time that this particular shirt would be put on for my christening, and no other.

Upon closer examination, it turned out that she was even more ostentatious than the first one.
I'll have to cash in on food. I hope to make a breakthrough and grow up properly.

When a baby is born in a family, he immediately becomes the center of the universe for his parents. The smile of the baby, the first cooing, attempts to crawl, and then to walk on their own are real events, the memory of which you want to keep for many years. But, unfortunately, in the hustle and bustle of daily worries about the baby, young parents forget to capture memorable moments. But everything is simple. We have prepared 20 tips to help you create a baby diary.

1. The diary does not have to be pretentious, velvet, with dense or openwork weaving. An ordinary diary will also cope with its honorable mission of becoming a chronicle of the life of a crumb. After all, the main thing is not the outer shell, but the content.
2. If you own any graphics program, you can create an electronic version of the diary. Day after day, file after file - and soon you will have a lot of interesting things about the life of a baby. Do not miss the opportunity to take pictures of the baby and attach an image of the child on the current date to each entry.
3. Many ready-made electronic versions of children's diaries are now offered on the Internet. They are called "Our baby", "Our baby", "Honey-daughter", "Beloved son". To take advantage of high-quality design creations, you need to download and install a program for creating a diary on your computer. Further place photos, texts and scanned materials on its pages.
4. Don't be discouraged if journaling can be a bit difficult at first. It is not necessary to record events daily. Write about what you would like to tell your loved ones about the baby: how beautifully he smiles, how contagiously he yawns, how he bursts into laughter at the sight of familiar faces. It is not necessary to choose literary turns to record events from the life of a crumb. Write in a conversational manner. After all, in the future this diary will become the baby’s favorite “book” during your joint reading. And he may not understand what you wanted to describe beautifully, excelling in the epistolary genre.
5. Be sure to put the date of your next entry. This will help from a practical point of view - you will always know for sure when the baby laughed for the first time, or, for example, he had his first tooth.
6. What else can you write about in your baby's diary? In addition to describing the bright moments in the life of the crumbs, tell about your thoughts. For example, who would you like to see your child in the future, how and what you talk to him about, how you choose clothes and toys in a children's store. When the baby grows up, it will be very interesting for him to know what thoughts were in his mother's head when she fed him, rocked him, bathed him or changed diapers.
7. The vocabulary of the crumbs is getting richer every day of life. Try to write down everything he says.
8. After each visit to the clinic, be sure to record the height and weight of the baby in the diary.
9. Write down what he likes among toys. For example, this week the baby preferred a green rattle, and then forgot about it and got carried away with another. Take pictures of the baby with your favorite toys and attach the pictures to the records.
10. When the baby is waiting for a holiday - whether the birthday is just a surprise, describe in detail the preparation for this significant event. The baby will grow up and it will be very interesting for him to find out how his parents tried to make the first, second and subsequent birthdays interesting and enchanting.
11. If the baby is given cards for the holidays, collect them in a diary. So that they do not get lost, glue an envelope in a notebook, where you put your congratulatory messages. By the way, this is the advantage of a handwritten diary. For electronic, you will have to scan all the postcards.
12. The second envelope in the diary can be conditionally called a “chest”. In it you can store a pregnancy test with two treasured strips, the first pictures of the baby on ultrasound, tags from the hospital. The contents of the envelope depends only on your imagination. A dried stem from a bouquet that you will collect with your baby, or a beautiful leaf of a tree found by a crumb during leaf fall can migrate to the “chest”.
13. Several spreads

A child grows, parents grow with him, develop and move to new levels of their relationship. Indeed, child development means not only what the child learns to do and what the parents do for the child, but also what the child and parents do for each other. The whole family is constantly evolving with the child, and even the relationship between parents changes with the family system.

A family in which there are children is, in general, constantly in a long and complex natural experiment. Sometimes mistakes occur and their fruits are reaped, ingenious discoveries are periodically made, personal significant results are often achieved. It is impossible to stand still in a family, family members are constantly forced to move up the steps of development, go through crises of this development, and, as a result, acquire the results of this development.

Various specialists in the field of child development - pediatricians, teachers, psychologists, as well as experienced and attentive parents establish a clear relationship between parental approaches to the child, as well as their absence, and the development of the child. All children grow and develop, but not all children develop optimally. The organized development of the child (i.e., systematized) always stands one step above spontaneous development. With organized development, parents themselves learn continuously and with interest, and therefore notice problems earlier, deal with them faster, thereby helping the child to more fully realize his potential.

Organized development implies that parents track the results of their parental actions in order to notice mistakes in time, record achievements, introduce new ways of developing a child and restructure ways of interacting with him. In this case, keeping a diary of a child's development can be invaluable.

Record keeping forms may vary:

- small notes in a notebook,

- filling in the child development table,

- album design with photos and notes,

- a set of books about your child on the computer,

- audio recording of messages about significant events in the life of the child and parental observations on the recorder,

– filming and compiling a film about the development of the child with the comments of the parents.

Filming a video, compiling a book or designing an album is a rather painstaking and voluminous work, for which there is rarely enough strength, time and desire. But when such a desire arises, parents may face a lack of materials that they did not collect at the right time. Spreadsheets and short notes are easier to follow and read. The most complete collector of information about the development of the child is usually a voice recorder, because. the audio recording is easy to use, detailed, rich in current emotions of parents, easily dumped on a computer and can be processed into a book in the future.

To figure out which form of keeping a diary to choose and what kind of information to enter in a diary, you can run a little ahead and imagine who and what are these records for? could be helpful.

For example, in the process of filling out a diary, a certain rhythm and individual sequence of stages of a child’s development are built, which can be correlated with the age norm, which can be referred to in case of problems at subsequent age stages. For example, a child psychologist may ask the parents of a schoolchild how the child was weaned from the breast, in what form the crisis of 3 years developed, what were the child’s favorite games at the age of 4-5 years, etc. A diary in such a situation helps parents find accurate and detailed information.

A good service can be provided by diary entries when it is necessary to restore the causal chain of any events. For example, if a child does not sleep well at night, it is useful to carefully study the history of the development of this problem, i.e. when and how it all started. Often, under the impression of constant sleepless nights, parents can only remember negative information: “always slept badly,” and various small improvements in sleep do not remain in memory. Diary entries help to look at the problem as a whole, to realize the connection of some events with others, and also to “get” good, but forgotten means from the piggy bank of parental experience.

The diary allows you to record successful parental discoveries, inventions and methods: “I did it!”, “It worked!”, “It was a very wise decision!”

The diary allows you to observe the process of learning a child and record the stages of this learning. For example, at the initial stage of a child's acquaintance with a potty, a mother may fall into despair because her methods do not work, and when she almost gave up (or rather, reduced control and gave the child more independence), the child finally mastered the rules of hygiene. Recording in the diary of their emotional states about pedagogical failures and successes allows the parent to face new challenges on the path of development with greater mental stability.

It happens that some temporary achievements of a parent turn into troubles in the future and vice versa. For example, the rapid weaning of a child from the breast, which the young mother was so proud of, can result in a deterioration in the quality of his nightly sleep or provoke neurotic clinging to the mother. And such a parental "failure" as accustoming an infant to sleep only in the mother's arms will suddenly turn out to be the best tool in the fight against his postpartum neurology. To draw competent conclusions, it is useful to analyze the past, which will help clarify the parental diary.

Having given birth to the second, third, etc. child, parents compare with interest the developmental features of their children. And by comparing, they begin to better understand the individual characteristics of the characters of children, some of which depend, and some do not depend on their parental approach to each child. Diary entries bring past parental experiences to life.

A child development diary can be a pleasant and valuable gift for adult children on their wedding day or the birth of their first child. Newly minted spouses and young parents can gain a lot useful information from the diaries of his parents. Historical records will help you get to know yourself, your chosen one and his family better, quickly and deeply re-evaluate the experience of your parents, take advantage of the results of their achievements and lessons from their parental failures, and also rethink your children's ideas about their parental work.

What to write about in a diary? The most interesting and useful for further reading are the following areas of child development:

The child's signals What he says How the child reacted

- Looks into the eyes, - "I want to communicate!" - exchanged glances

does not look away for a long time. tried to imitate mine

lips. I slept for a long time afterwards.

- Cries and arches - “I don’t want to eat, I want to - Enthusiastically did exercises

at the breast, to play with you. to mother's songs.

- Shouts in a wheelchair to - “I want to ride facing forward, - I drove facing forward, for a long time

street. not to you." all with interest

looked at and did not cry.

You can add areas such as "crises of child development", "changes in the character of the child", "my main educational principles" and other areas of interest to observe changes over time.

In the first two years of a child's life, when there are too many events and very little time, it is convenient to fill out a table of growth and development of the child. To do this, you need to get a notebook, and write the areas of child development on the top lines of the pages. The left column of each page indicates the age of the child or the time the table was completed, followed by small notes on each area of ​​development corresponding to this age.

Keeping a chart or diary of a child's development enhances parental observation and adds to the joy of sharing the journey.