Posted on 09 March 2008 by Cathy Chang
A Chinese Conception calendar is supposed to help you determine whether your baby will be a boy or girl based on your conception date and age. To find out if your baby is a boy or girl, simply find your age on the left column and match it to your conception date across the top rows.
Although this has been used by the Chinese for thousands of years and has been known to be accurate, always check with your ob/gyn before you start painting your nursery blue or pink!
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Posted on 06 February 2008 by Cathy Chang
WOW.
That’s what we thought when we saw the baby’s first ultrasound. Although the images aren’t that clear, and although you can’t see the baby’s defined features, it’s amazing to watch the heart beat, the head move, the mouth yawn, and even hand wave! Well, it looked like a wave!
One of the first thoughts that crossed my mind while the technician was moving the receiver across my belly was, “I can’t believe there is actually a real human being, a little baby, a part of me in my belly!”
Watch the video and you’ll see why we were so impressed:
http://stevencathy.com/babychang
I swear he was waving at us, as if he knows we are watching him!
By the way, the video is narrated by my husband. It’s difficult to see where the baby’s head is versus his butt. So he thought he’d make it easier for the viewer to see. Hoe you enjoy his narration.
Our little guy is 7 months old now. Oh the progress! Today, I decided to watch the video for grins and giggles. That yawn. It’s the same yawn he has today! Isn’t that something!
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Posted on 04 February 2008 by Cathy Chang
FitPregnancy (http://www.fitpregnancy.com/bestcities2008/155) released an article on the best cities to have a baby in America. Criteria in determining the best cities include hospitals and doctors, midwives and doulas, birth and health risks, affordability, stroller friendly parks, and more. Study was based on the top 50 most populated cities in the U. S. And the top ten winners are (drum roll please):
- Portland, OR
- Minneapolis, MN
- San Francisco, CA
- Seattle, WA
- Denver, CO
- Boston, MA
- Omaha, NE
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Austin, TX
- Albuquerque, NM
And what about the worst city? Detroit. Las Vegas is second to last. Hmmm…I wonder why?
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Posted on 03 February 2008 by Cathy Chang
It’s been a while since my husband and I sat on the couch and did a movie marathon night. We used to designate Friday nights (or Sat nights if we had other plans) to watch movies or shows all night and then sleep in the next day. It’s been tough with the new baby. But last night, we stayed up until 4 am watching the first season of Lost. I can’t believe we never watched it before. It’s such a great show! We have been so engrossed in Dexter that we aren’t interested in watching any other shows. Plus, the baby makes it so hard to watch a lot of TV so the shows we watch are quite selective!
I just wanted to say that it was nice to watch hours upon hours of continuous TV without the baby’s interruptions. I sure miss those days…
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