Bundles of Joy

Babies are joy.  To see them play, laugh, giggle effortlessly can make any person smile with satisfaction after a tiring day at work. Kids have the magical power to fill our hearts with overwhelming emotions. You can go to any extent to make their life comfortable and happy. My cousin’s daughter – ‘Priyam, Apple of our eye’, was almost approaching her first birthday and couldn’t even crawl for the shortest duration or distance. It appeared that she made all efforts but in vain. She couldn’t move her legs comfortably. She was getting more irritable with time and even used to cry a lot. Though all her other milestones were just going fine.

Initially we tried home remedies, massages etc., but no relief came up. Everyone got worried and we consulted her pediatrician. She thoroughly examined her, analyzed her milestones, and checked her bones, strength etc. To our relief all test and reports came out to be normal. The pediatrician advised that we wait and watch for some more time. Even we gave it a thought, that unnecessarily all are getting impatient. Some children pick up certain things late than others, but this doesn’t mean they are less or weak.

Priyam was adopted by my cousin a few months back; against the wishes of her relatives consequently they started commenting offensively about Priyam’s physical ability. What even made us irritable at some time. Amidst all these sarcasm our love for Priyam increased day and night. She completed the family picture and enjoyed being pampered by her mom and dad.

Around a month passed and it was her first birthday. I planned to make goodie bag, containing all useful items for her. I went to the supermarket and came across Pampers Premium Care Pants. I found them to be extremely child friendly, soft with features of a good absorbent and easy to wear. Along with other stuff like soft toys, clothing, baby bath care products I also bought Pampers Premium Care Pants for Priyam.

The birthday party was in the evening at their home with only close friends and immediate family members. As it was Sunday I went at their home in morning to meet the tiny angel and help her mother with preparations. I gave her the oil massage and made her wear the Pampers Premium Care Pants, I bought for her. My Cousin and I got busy preparing food, decorating the room and the baby was engaged with her toys. That day was special; I saw a pink shining charm on Priyam’s face. She looked her happiest. After done with some kitchen chores we went out to look for the baby, and to our surprise we saw her standing holding the centre table at the living room, though it was for only a few seconds but that moment was seized forever in our hearts. Tears rolled down our face and we hugged her tight. It was a moment of ultimate freedom for Priyam. She rejoiced further looked at us with her twinkling eyes and smiling face.

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Softest For Baby Skin

Babies are tiny little creatures, a great bundle of joy for the entire family. You can never get enough of them. Their gentle touch, twinkling eyes, cutest lips and the tiny feet can melt wildest of hearts.

As we grow, get married, at some point of time we feel that irresistible desire to have a progeny. You want someone to whom you get back after work, you want someone whom you can pamper umpteen times, and you want someone to Sparkle and rekindle rest of your life. 

It’s a natural urge to be parents. But some are not lucky enough to experience such bliss. There are a many childless couples. And one was my Cousin. After all the failed results of regular follow ups with medical experts, they finally decided to adopt a child. It took almost a year to find a right place, fulfill all the requirements and finally their turn came. It was 23^rd October 2014; the nurse came and kept a tiny little princess of almost 8 – 9 months on my cousin’s lap. A beautiful baby girl. She had the prettiest smile, but worse part was her skin, she had some itchy rashes on skin.  Straightaway we went to the pediatrician to get her check up done. It was nothing to worry and the doctor prescribed some baby ointments as well as gave some general suggestions to keep baby skin soft and infection free. Within a month the skin healed and rashes got disappeared, and she became apple of everyone’s eye.

Babies are the heart beat of families and when it comes to their skin we need to be a little extra careful with respect to following:

Baby care products: - A huge array of baby care products is available in the market. Their packaging, fragrance, feel is so irresistible, that sometimes we end up buying these fancy items for our kids. But here we need to exercise some caution. When buying for kids consider natural ingredients (some natural products can also cause irritation but using natural product is at least a step in right direction), avoid products with strong fragrance as they are made of complex chemical combination and thus level of allergens and irritants in them can be higher. Try milder products for baby skin as well as baby laundry. Simpler products mean reducing your child’s overall chemical exposure.

Some simple home remedies  like mix of glycerin and rose water, mix of almond oil with yoghurt, can also be tried but again with carefulness regarding adulterated good quality brand, and also being attentive that child doesn’t ingest any of the topical applicant.

(If you feel your child’s skin is over sensitive, try out this simple step before using out any new topical application, put a small quantity of it on baby’s arm and watch it out for a few hours to see if any reaction)

Weather: - Pertaining to extremes of weather condition these days, we need to cover our kids with loving shield.

Mild exposure to Sun is really beneficial for kids, just avoid direct sunlight, and keep them covered with loose fitting soft clothes. Avoid sunscreen till at least the baby is more than 7-8 months. Avoid taking then out in the hot summer sun.  Whenever in sun keep the eyes protected from direct rays.

During winters keep them sufficiently covered including hands and the skin well hydrated with a good moisturizer. 

Diaper Care: - Invent of diapers is a blessing for kids as well as parents. The bottom of kids needs to be clean and dry to avoid any infection or rash. Keep changing the diaper on regular basis. Before putting on a new one clean the bottoms with lukewarm water let it dry and then apply diaper cream, keep it open for a while and then wrap on a new one. Carefully designed pamper premium baby pants are available in market which has a soft waistband, is super dry and absorbs quickly, allowing the skin to breathe, remain soft and healthy.

Also in between give baby diaper free time with just towel or cotton cloth around, a few minutes to hours every day. 

Baby Bathing: - New born babies do not need much bathing and washing. Do not be unnecessarily obsessed with cleanliness, a gentle sponge bath of bottom and genital is ample. Use mild scent free products. Use lukewarm water. Wipe face and eyes with clean and soft wash cloth or cotton.  If needed to apply soap or shampoo mix it well with water and gently apply it with wash cloth.

Moisturizing and Massages: - Oil massages are really good for baby.  Try doing it after bath, it keeps moisture intact and skin remains hydrated. Select oil carefully, apply thin layer and it should be well absorbed. Thick, unabsorbed layer of oil will cause sweating and skin irritability especially in warm - humid weather.

Guarded Protection: - The environment we live in is under extreme menace of pollutants. Climatic as well as societal atmosphere is getting threatened. We need to keep our babies tugged closest to our hearts, loving these cute beings with our purest thoughts and maintaining positivity we need to grow our tiny creatures into mentally and physically strong individuals.

“Pampers brings you the softest ever Pampers Premium Care Pants. Its cotton-like softness is #SoftestForBabySkin and allows it to breathe, thus keeping baby’s skin soft and healthy, and your baby happy. ”

Good Times with Del Monte Pasta

 

 

Spending time with family after a tiring day at work is the best thing. It’s like a stress buster. And nothing is better when such moments are coupled with yummy snacks. It was last week when I first cooked Pasta for my family. Though I am an average cook, but to my surprise it turned out well. 

So here is my simple recipe:-

Serves four people

Preparation time – 25 - 30 min.

Ingredients:-

Del Monte Pasta – 300 gm.

Chopped – One onion, 5-6 cloves of garlic, 2-3 green chilies

Fresh Cream 50gm

Tomato sauce - Two table spoon.

Chopped – Red and Yellow pepper

Salt as per taste.

Oregano one table spoon

Olive oil 2 table spoon

                   

                                     

Boil Del Monte Pasta in salted water for around 10 min, but check that it does not become too mushy.

Add 2 table spoon of olive oil in the pan and heat it, Saute Garlic, onion and add chopped green chilies, red and yellow pepper to it, do not overcook them, continue on medium flame for 5 min. Add drained pasta to it and mix well. Take it away from heat. Add fresh cream, tomato sauce to it. Sprinkle Oregano and serve.