Cool Ideas From Australia

Recently I found an interesting website called URBAN BABY which sells items for babies, kids, toddlers for every occasion, eating, travel, bath and so on and many unique items never seen before. Urban Baby is australian store and items are sent from Australia ^^
Here are some favorite items of mine which I recommend you ^^

If you go restaurant with your baby you can never know if the highchair they are giving you is clean enough, besides guess you want to avoid your baby make a mess all around so, a great idea is this item you can opn and put inside the highchair so the set will be clean and a it is 75 cm large it provides enough space for the baby to make experiments with food without dirting the napkin, also it is equipped with two loops you can use to secure a comforter or a toy so that your child will play and it want fall on the floor ^^

And what about if you want to make a smal pic nick or just take a walk with your baby and take snacks with you and our personal belongigns without taking to many bags with you ? you can use this practical Combi Cooler roomy enough to have space for bottles, snacks, a toweel for change, nappies, creams and all you need in a little space.

Another item I find very useful is this little rucsack in which your child can keep a favourite pluche or some little toys and you can hold your kid and be sure he never will escape ^^

And what about a bubble maker, the oldest game in the world well known by everbody ? the set include a bubble bucket and a special bubble mix. The bubble bucket includes three wands, and the base screw off so you can fill it with the bubble mix, a easy to carry handle will help the kid take the bubble bucket everywhere to bubble wherever he wants and seems to be easy enough to be used by a 2 year old kid ^^

ciao ciao

Urban Baby

Having a small child you know, space is never enough, (change, nappies, dresses, bottles, small bento box if your child is at leat 1 year old), is best to have only one bag rather than two so that you eventually drop one someplace just by mistake.During a small travel to Switzerland entering a baby store I found the Allerhand Bag Collection and in two different occasion I bought two, Tara very spacious best to take for a walk with your child if he's already able to walk by himself and you do not have to take stroller and other items and the Clara so comfortable to be hanged at the stroller, big enough to contain everything your child needs and also your personal belongings such as handy, make up, agenda, keys and also a small bento box for your child's lunch or dinner. Other accessories for example are the hooks so comfortable you can keep in your bag and use in many occasion to hook everything you need to the stroller (water bottles, blankets to prevent falling on the floor, toys and dummies) and also a special blanket you can choose in six different designs with special ribbons you can use as loops to secure the blanket to the stroller and not make it fall.
Another item that is really fantastic and in Italy I never saw is a double.
Here are some fotos of te items.



ALLERHAND TARA BABY BAG




The Allerhand Tara is a roomy tote-bag style bag which does comfortable double duty as a baby and parents bag.The Tara sports the high-quality and attention to detail of all Allerhand bags. It has three external pockets, one open and two with zippers, to keep your belongings immediately convenient. Undo the draw-string covering which keeps your belongings safe and private, and you'll find another 3 large pockets, which due to the generous length of the bag, are easily large enough to store 2-3 nappies plus a change of clothes for your little one. There are also two bottle pockets, pen holders and a mobile phone pouch.
The unisex style of the Tara will mean that Dad (or Grandad, or the manny) is happy to be seen toting the Tara.
Of course, the Tara also sports the fun Allerhand accessories: an attached purse which is a great place keep extra change, nappy pins, or even some band-aids, and a cute little "photo album" which can display two photos - a photo of your baby, your partner or your favourite day spa would be great in here!
The Tara has handles for carrying as well as straps for going over your shoulder or the stroller handles.
When your nappy-toting days are over, the Tara would make a roomy and attractive bag sure to be admired which you'll be able to use every day.
Available in black, camel or brown.
Made from quality faux leather materials.
Size: Approximately 41cm x 30cm x 17cm


ALLERHAND CLARA BABY BAG

The Allerhand Clara club bag has a unique design to keep your baby supplies handy but out of the way.The Clara has the classic style, spaciousness and thoughtful design of all Allerhand bags, with an added bonus - a bottom "secret compartment" which keeps nappies, wet items and other bulky items quite separate from the main compartment of the bag. This means that the roomy main compartment can be organised in a way that will allow you to feel like a human being carrying a bag, not just a porter system for baby needs.
There are pockets in the main compartment to take care of a baby bottle, ointments, mobile phone, pen, nappy bag and other personal belongings, all held neatly away from the main compartment, which has lots of space for your other bits and pieces.
But it's the zippered bottom compartment which sets the Clara apart. With a generous total of seven pockets, the Clara also sports the fun Allerhand accessories: an attached purse which is a great place keep extra change, nappy pins, or even some band-aids, and a cute little "photo album" which can display two photos - a photo of your baby, your partner or your favourite cake would be great in here!
When you're (finally!) finished with toting around nappies, change mats, etc, the Clara would make a handsome everyday bag sure to be admired - or you could use it for international espionage trips!
The two double-stitched straps will hang neatly over your arm, or use the adjustable shoulder strap to sling it over your shoulder or stroller handles.
Available in black or dark chocolate.
Size: Aproximately 36cm x 28cm x 15cm


ALLERHAND FIONA BABY BAG

The Allerhand Fiona frame bag combines a classic handbag shape with all the practicality you need to get around with a child. With a generous total of seven pockets dotted around the very spacious main compartment, the Fiona has a place for all your baby needs. A roomy zippered pocket on the front of the bag is a handy place to store your personal belongings, and an attached purse is a great place keep extra change, nappy pins, or even some band-aids.
Another zippered pocket on the back has plenty of room for a lip balm, a hairbrush or whatever you need.
There's also a cute little "photo album" which can display two photos - a photo of your baby, your partner or perhaps a picture of Hugh Jackman!
Open the sturdily framed main opening, and you have a fully lined, commodious compartment, possibly even big enough for an overnight bag for baby. It sports an elasticised bottle pocket as well as another that would comfortably hold a couple of nappies, a mobile phone pocket, a pen holder, another open topped pocket with plenty of room for lotions or toys, and a strap with a clip for your keys, dummies, whatever you need to keep in easy grasp.
Finally, there's another large zippered pocket, and an elastic strap to secure a change mat.
When you're (finally!) finished with toting around nappies, change mats, etc, the Fiona would make a handsome everyday bag sure to draw compliments from friends.
The two double-stitched straps will hang neatly over your arm or shoulder.
Available in black or dark chocolate.
Made from quality faux leather materials.
Size: 375cm x 30cm x 17cm


ALLERHAND PUNYA BABY BAG




The Allerhand Punya pocket bag is all you need to go "on safari" with children in tow. As its name advertises, the Punya has a lot of pockets. Two roomy pockets on the front are accessed via a zipper with a convenient long leather grabber. The main compartment has a double zipper, both with those long grabbers, meaning you can open it from either side.
Once open, you'll see two bottle pockets, elasticised to keep your bottles safely upright, a mobile phone pocket, two pen holders, a surprisingly roomy zipped side pocket, and an open-topped elasticised pocket. Plus two clips for keys, dummies, whatever you need to hang off them.
The lid of this roomy, bucket-style bag has another large zippered pocket, this one lined with waterproof plastic for storing wet items.
Last but not least, there's another zippered pocket on the outside back of the bag.
The Punya is a roomy bag, big enough for everything you need for yourself and bub to explore the world for a day, without being so large it feels like you need a porter for the luggage. The bag is very attractive and, post-baby, would make a useful everyday handbag.Attached to the sturdy hand strap is a small "photo album" that will hold two photos - just the place for a pic of baby or a significant other.
The shoulder strap is adjustable and has a maximum length of 120cm.
Available in black or brown.
Made from quality faux leather fabrics.
Size: 35cm x 18cm x 22cm


VITAL BABY WEANING SET BLUE




The ones among you who know about bento will find this little blue food box very useful. It can be washed in the washmashine and put inside microwave without lid. Lid contain a spoon soft and confortable for the baby. The measure is big enough for a 1 year old chld as well for a 3 year old one and you can use your silicon dividers to divide food and feel sure your baby will not eat (I use for my baby wo is now 1 year and 2 months)


MOMMY TOOLBOX CARABEAN HOOK




Hook up everything you need to keep handy with the Carabean hook from Mommy Toolbox. Overcome the juggling of bags, toys, dummies, blankets, and give up on picking them up off the floor when they land; simply clip everything to anything with the Carabean hook and your problems are solved.
Made of sturdy yet very lightweight aluminium and coated with lead-free rubber paint, the 10.5cm x 7.5cm hook will easily open to slip on and off stroller handles, bike struts, shopping trolleys or really anything you need to clip something to.
Use them to clip a dummy to a pram so it doesn't end up in the dirt; clip through the tag on a beach towel and hang them off a branch to dry; attach a nappy bag to the shopping trolley so you've got space for the baby and the groceries.
Keep one or two handy in your bag, you will be surprised how often it comes in handy... the possibilities are endless


ORGANIC COTTON PRAM BLANKETS



These beautiful pram blankets are made from pure and natural certified organically grown cottons. All blankets are lined in a co-ordinated jersey lining (organic cotton of course) and feature one edge trimmed in lovely ribbons.
Babies love the tactile experience gained from feeling the ribbons, however they can also be used as loops to secure a favourite toy or to secure the blanket to your stroller (try using one of the Carabeans).
Blankets are 115cm x 115cm


THIRSTY DOUBLE BOTTLE TOTE PRINTS

Wherever baby goes, bottle goes. Or bottles, if it’s a big trip. The Thirsty Bottle Totes keep drinks cold, soak up spills, and attach to strollers, car seats and diaper bags—so you always know where to find that bottle when baby needs it. Confy for the summer and for everytime you just make a walk and you do not need to take all the baby bag but ou just need water or milk or juice and you do not know where else to put.

ENVIROSAXS KID BAG

Inexpensive, quirky and colourful: you'll wonder how you ever lived without them!
Envirosax reusable shopping bags are spreading the environmental message with style! They are definitely the fashionable alternative to plastic bags, you know, the ones you use to carry absolutely everything from library books to toys and nappies? Now, this cute kids range aims to educate the next generation in the responsible re-use of bags. What's more, you'll want to use them too! For swimming bags, library bags, day-trip holdalls and of course even your shopping. They are small enough to stow away in a glovebox, handbag or pocket so you'll never be without a bag again. Designed in Australia, they are incredibly durable, versatile, waterproof and just plain gorgeous. You can always keep in your babybag for every possible use.

You can find all theese smart items surfing in this two websites and buy on line:
ALLERHAND
VITAL BABY

Gone to Switzerland - Allerhand Clara Bag

We get up from beds in granny's house, so cold indeed in her house, outside is slowly snowing !!!

BRRRRRRR be we want to go again to Switzerland with granny to show her the shops and have a day free alltogather and be confortable going by car not be forced to take autobuses, trams and train.

We make shower, dress, prepare Momichan, give her breackfast, pack what we need for the day and we leave; snow is still falling, soft tyny flakes that melt before having possibility to grow and cover earth with a white cold mantle.

On the highway snow has stopped and the route is clean and dry. We arrive shortly in less than an hour, it's only 75 km from the town we live in. We park, is difficult to find because is still winter holidays and everyone is around and also there is Ikea store so there are thousands of people but we find a little park.

Momichan this time is old enough to walk everywhere and so she does. Once inside she rememberes the red sporty car, she sees and she wants to drive, again she c limbs up the baby car and drives, she loves moving the wheel.

When she finishes we star to search a place where to eat because after we want to see all the shops inside the mall.

There is a supermarket where we can buy many foods and discover new baby items and veggies, new types of chokolates and coffee, dress and shoes shops, Yves Rocher perfumeries, H&M for babies, bar and so many other shops.

I bought a new gorgeus father jacket for Momi, blue with the cap decorated by fur, Momi loves it, she runs immediately in front of the mirror inside the shop to see herself, takes cap up on her head and laughs all happy; measure is 2 years util 3, a little big now but she will use next automn and winter and for more time.

Getting outside the mall we also visit the Baby Rose Shop where last time in august I bought a baby bag, this time I would like to have the Allerhand Clara Baby Bag, so comfy to use with the stroller and take everything around having baby items and change and also a cute bag without taking with me too much. Bag can be hooked on the strller and goaroundas normal baby bag.

The ALLERHAND website writes about Clara " ....

The Allerhand Clara club bag has a unique design to keep your baby supplies handy but out of the way.
The Clara has the classic style, spaciousness and thoughtful design of all Allerhand bags, with an added bonus - a bottom "secret compartment" which keeps nappies, wet items and other bulky items quite separate from the main compartment of the bag. This means that the roomy main compartment can be organised in a way that will allow you to feel like a human being carrying a bag, not just a porter system for baby needs. There are pockets in the main compartment to take care of a baby bottle, ointments, mobile phone, pen, nappy bag and other personal belongings, all held neatly away from the main compartment, which has lots of space for your other bits and pieces. But it's the zippered bottom compartment which sets the Clara apart.
With a generous total of seven pockets, the Clara also sports the fun Allerhand accessories: an attached purse which is a great place keep extra change, nappy pins, or even some band-aids, and a cute little "photo album" which can display two photos - a photo of your baby, your partner or perhaps a picture of Hugh Jackman!

When you're (finally!) finished with toting around nappies, change mats, etc, the Clara would make a handsome everyday bag sure to be admired - or you could use it for international espionage trips!
The two double-stitched straps will hang neatly over your arm, or use the adjustable shoulder strap to sling it over your shoulder or stroller handles.
Available in black or dark chocolate.
Size: Aproximately 36cm x 28cm x 15cm

I already have a Tara Baby Bag but is not confy now because carring on my shoulder with baby Momichan and stroller is absolutely not confortable, better use when I am around with Momi alone without anything else.

When finally in the afternoon after lunch Momichan started to apper a little tired, we entered supermarked and I took her in my arms, she wanted to be hugged and in short time she fall asleep so I put her in the stroller.

The swiss supermaket are so neat and clean, everything is clean and fresh and so coloured that :) some fruits and veggies sems fake but they aren't. There are so many products we do not have in Italy and also I visited a side of the store in which I could find Hipp poducts and boght some juices and a bento box to carry around in my new Clara bag (we used immediately the day after to go granny's house to carry Momichan lunch for the Epifany's day).

We leave Switzerland to reach home again, Momichan is still sleeping an we arrive home safely before dinner ^^

Happy S. Silvester Momichan !

Momichan is making a lot of progresses, she walks without any help pretty well since a week and now she is already able to walk up the stairs alone (I follow her and look everything is ok) of granny's house (we have an apartment and we do not have any stairs inside house).

This year Momichan is big enough to see fireworks so after dinner we prepared everything but she was so sleepy so we put her to bed and we awakened her just before midnight, we dressed with her jacket and sleeping bag and we went down. I dot relly know if she was afraid of fireworks or she was just rembling for cold (she was dressed hot enough) but after a while she smiled and seemed interested in fireworks, she looked all around enchanted and when we got up home again we put her to bed for the second time and she fall asleep immediately smiling.

In the foto above, she is with her daddy eating last of the year dinner ^^

Mini Holiday

In those days instead of remaining home we have moved to mum's house for a little so yesterday we went Ikea and supermarket to buy the necessary items we need for Momichan , we have bought copies of what we have home such as the Sniglar changing table, babycare mat and two covers, baskets and boxes to store nappies, bibs, creams, nappies, washcloths, pillow for camping cot, a thick soft blanket and sleeping bag, a red eating set, (the one Momi is using in the foto above), the highchair (eveytime we go to mum's house to eat Momi did not have where to seat so we had to make her seat on our knees and eating was pretty difficult for both). Momi is happy to eat at the same table with us, this highchair does not have the tray so she can sit the same as we do and have her dishes directly on the table) with her little dishes and special cup, at home she has the same highchair in white with tray but she does not like to sit inde, here she loves instead.

We also went to the supermarket to buy shower gel, nappies cream, body cream, nappies, some juices and milk for the night plus some baby pasta we can leave to mum so that we do not have everytime to take with us whenever we want to stop for the night.

Also Momi likes to explore and up to now she is already able to go up to he stairs and to come down alone and walk everywhere quite quick, she eats by herself some foods like ham, peas, meatballs and everything she like and she makes happy yells everytime ^^

Mices and Cats

Momichan has many pelouches of every kind but instead of loving normal teddy bear like all children do, her preferred are mices and cats, she has three rats, black, white and light brown, 5 or 6 mices brown, grey and white and two cats one grey and the other reddish.

Momi loves biting the rats tail and every tail of every pelouche she has and in her games mices rats and cats are all friend togather HEHEHE

ciao ciao

Momichan Walks ^^

Momichan is doing many attempts to walk by herself but since monday she is able to walk by herself and she is very happy about, everytime she walks someplace she shouts happily, somewhay to say "hey I have done it yeeee !"

She walks at home and she walks at granny's house, she is more curious there because it's an unusual place for her, evething is new.
She amuses herself so much and she takes every occasion to make her attempts to walk and she is very good in doing even if she still goes on her knees from time to time and today she also tried to run and after she shouted happily again.
Here she is with her preferred pelouche, a grey cat from Ikea.

ciao ciao

Momichan Eats By Herself

Since a few days Momichan has not so much hunger or so it seems but this evening I made a try, and gave her something she can heat with her fingers, some ham ripped into small pieces and some broccoli that I cooked an half hour ago and .... WOW !!!

Momichan eated 3 slices of ham and a ton of broccoli. よく できました 桃ちゃん！
She uses the red food set from Ikea, the cup is funny and closes perfectly so that Momi can drink easily without wetting herself, the plastic bib is fantatic because food falling out of her mouth or from fingers falls there without going on the floor and in case she spit food is no problem anyway, the dish is a little large but comfy because has a cuban under it so that it stays well attached to the table ^^
Guess I never saw Momichan eating so much :) she was amusing, laughed so much, at first she made attempts but she was a little shy then she started with ham and she eated so many pieces then she tried with broccoli and laughed, she was really happy, tomorrow I want to try with chicken, she is not eating meat recently but eventually if she is able to eat by herself maybe she will and also I can try peas and diced ham and Ikea meatballs, now Momichan has 8 teeths so she is able to bite many things quite well ^^

Momichan Eats By herself

Momichan Is Able To Walk ^^

Since last time in november, Momichan has made various attempts to walk by herself, every occasion is good to make experiments and even granny's house is a nice park full of new places to explore ^^
She amuses herself so much and during the day she walks many time from the sofa to the entrance door and to the kitchen and again to the sofa and everytime she laughs and shouts happily something like "I made it ! I am able to walk heyyyyyyy !!!" and she smiles, also se has tried to run, she is still not really confident but she is really good already, it is so funny to look at her walking and so sweet, I always embrace her when she does and tell her she is really good, she smiles and hugs me back ^^

FOTO TO BE UPLOADED SOON

Momichan Loves Strawberries

Since a little time, I discovered Hipp Shop Germany and we buy there for Momichan some foods, they have so many different types of pasta dishes with meat and veggies, special milk for the night which help the baby feeling more ... full so that Mmi can sleep mre without awakening three times every night, now she just takes milk at 5.00 AM and 8.30 AM

But the thing sje loves more is strawberries, I bought for her some special milk powders additioned with fruits, Hipp sells with bananas, apples, summer fruits, yogurt and ... strawberries ! Momi gets crazy about and she also loves fruits but she does not like to eat so I have to put the strawberries in a bottle and add a little water to make it a little more fluid, in this way she drinks it all and as it is fruit and not juice it does not contain sugar but just pue fruit and is best for her.

Decorated Home For Christmas

At this time we should have ben already in the new house but as there have been a lot of problems we are still living in here. Momichan is still little but anyway this is her very first Xmas (last year she was just 1 month old) so I want she can feel it's a special period and want to show her decorated house, special X'mas music, presents and everything.
I already had put some decoratons here and there but finally this morning, hubby could go to buy the X'mas tree and took home so we could decorate it and put on the high blue cupboard ... if we don't do, either Momichan or the cat would destroy :)
Already we have so many presents to put under and around the tree (just 90 cm hight) and Momi was curious about all the coloured packets with ribbons and stickers.
I have bought two poinsettia plants, we call it "the X'mas star plant" and also decorated the kitchen with candles and special tin X'mas cookies box and in the entrance we already hnged the epifany sockets ^^

Mummy's Name Day 2009

In the first week of december is my name day so as hubby will nor be free from wor we had a special day today.
We went o Ikea to buy present for me, this time I as crazy for a pelouche of a shark of a special winter collection so we took, is so enormous we can use as a cushion and also little Momichan loves it even if it has a large scary mouth, it's a white shark ^^

After shopping we went restaurant to the Roadhouse, Momi was good child, eated meat with us, was happy about her special elegant highchair and got crazy abo0ut the giant cow at the entrance, she fall asleep aftewards as soon as we ot out to go home, it wa still raining a little.

桃子ちゃん、おたんじょうび おめでとう！

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMICHAN !!!

おたんじょうび　おめでとう　桃ちゃん！

Today our little baby is 1 year old ^O^

It seems so strange to realize that alredy one year has gone since I came back from hospital with baby Momichan in my arms, she was so little and delicate, always hungry and with eyes closed, slept all day long and awakened only to eat HAHA now she sleeps only during the night and an hour during the day, eats four times breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner plus a milk bottle during the night), she has learnt so many things, almost walks by herself and communicate with cryes, shouts, laughs and strange words she invents ^^
For lunch we decided to go to granny to have a family party.
Granny was cooking food and when we arrived we just had to prepare the table. We had taken all the presents for Momichan with us and also ome baby food in case Momichan would not eat normal one. While we were waiting for last things to be ready I gave lunch to Momi, tagliatelle with cream and spinach, she eated all and after when my mum tok our food ont he table she also tried, eated potatoes, peppers and a little bit of roasted meat butshe seemed to appreciate more the grilled peppers.
After that we had the cake, a special one with Anpanman アンパンマン on it, I ordered at the sweet shop, I had searched on internet a suitble image and printed in colours to make the "patissiére" print on the cake and that's the result ^^


(Momi's daddy in the morning is always showing her cartoons and baby songs and little Anpanman films, she dances at the music and appreciate it, loves the character) and the open of the presents.
Here Momichan is having her cake, she wanted to carve and make slices HAHAHA :) we lighted the candle but she can't understand how to blow off the candle so I made, she was astonished even if she saw last month me doing the me and her daddy the month before, however this time she eated the cake and seems to like.

Here are the presents we disposed over the fireplace as soon as entered in the house, ready to be opened after lunch ^^

Poor Momichan she is still so little that doesn't realize so much what is a birthday and the meaning of presents, she had a berret red with a white pon pon and image of Winnie Pooh, a pelouche and a wooden elk she can seat on and balance, she smiled when I seated her on it.
I wonder what willit be the second b'day next year, maybe she will understand more and I hope we will have possibility to decorate home with ballons and have music (she will walk) and special hats and a giant "happy birthday" written on a paper hanging from the wall and other decorations. After lunch she was sleepy, her daddy started to play chess with granny while I tried to make Moi sleep taking her out in the garden but she fall asleep only when I dresseed her to go back home and put on the stroller, she went on sleeping once we arrived home, I put on her bed and relaxed a little.
Do not know what she will remember of this day anyway we have records, fotos and films to show her in the future :)

6th Tooth Momichan

This morning while giving to drink to Momichan, her daddy called me to say she has a 6th tooth !!!

YEPPEEEEEEEEEEE !!!

桃子ちゃん　おめでとう　やってね！

This is the fourth tooth down, center, right side. Guess next teeth will grow up ... maybe fangs .... vampire ones HAHAHA she already bites me on the shoulder when she plays HAHAHA :)

WoW tomorrow it will be her birthday, we are so proud of her, she has learn so many things since she's born, she i very intelligent, mischievous sometimes and a little rascal but she is fantastic :)

Hipp Order Arrived !!!

Today in the afternoon arrived at home the Hipp order I made a few days ago. It was unespected because it was said I would receive in about two weeks ^^

Hipp has many websites in nearly all Europe and also outside but not in all countries you can find many product choice, in Italy for instance the number of foods you can find is simply ridiculous but in Switzerland you can find whatever you want (when we went to Lugano the 19 october, I bought in a supermarket a tee and two vases of food and Momichan lovd a lot) and in Germany there is a on line shop sending luckily in all Europe at very convenient prices and you can find really a ton of items, a part from baby food, you can have milkboxes, bibs, milk bottles all personalized Hipp (see foto) T-Shirts and plates, spoon set, pelouches, creams, oils, a complete line for pregnant women, tissues to clean babyes bottoms and also boxes to contain them, books, music for babies, a complete food line starting from milk (but in Germany they not only have normal milk like here in Italy, following and kid one (1,2 and 3) but they have special milk for particular cases or allergies and another one special for the night, the also sell veggies, desserts with yogurt, muesly or just fruit, tea, fruit juices also in pet bottles half liter easy to order and pour in the baby bottles (cost is just 0,99 EUR), muesly starting from babies and ending with 3 year old kids, snack barrets, bisquits, rice crackers, complte menus starting 4 months, 8 months, 12 months, 1 year and a half and 15 months, bio pasta, a complete line for Good Night with special milk, foods, fruits, beverages and menus so that the baby has the right calories and food perfectly balanced to sleep well and a special tea to calm nervous babies (see foto)

When I opened the box Momichan was curious to see what was inside and when I said her it was all for her she made a big smile and started to look at all the items I was putting on the table, foods, juices, milkbottle, milkbox, bib, special milk ... I prepared the table for her with a new food (pasta with veggies and ham) and a dessert, strawberries and yogurt and poured a little of juice in her bottle. Momichan eated everything, the entire glass of dessert (200 gr) and all pasta (other 200 gr), drank all juice and smiled at me happily ^^

It was nearly a week she didn't have much appetite but I guess new foods will work ok ^^
After dinner I made her a shower, put her cream on, dressed her with a soft clean pijama and put her o bed, then went to the kitchen to prepare the milkbottle for the night using the special night milk and new hipp milkbottle and soon she drank all and fall asleep.
Good night little Momichan ... :)

Momichan Walks !

Today our little baby made me a sourprise, she was holding in her hands (both hands) some toys and all of a sudden she started to walk !
She just made two steps and after with all the calmness of the world she lowered on her knees, seated on the floor ad smiled. I embraced her, put up again and again she made two steps !

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Momichan Drinks By Herself ^^

Since yesterday, our little Momichan is able to take her bottle and drink by herself, she amuses so much in doing it and she is sooo good, she lift the bottle up so that liquid comes in her mouth and laugh like crazy :)

Allerhand - Tara Tote Bag

The Allerhand Tara is a roomy tote-bag style bag which does comfortable double duty as a baby and parents bag.
It has three external pockets, one open and two with zippers, to keep your belongings immediately convenient. Undo the draw-string covering which keeps your belongings safe and private, and you'll find another 3 large pockets, which due to the generous length of the bag, are easily large enough to store 2-3 nappies plus a change of clothes for your little one. There are also two bottle pockets, pen holders and a mobile phone pouch. Tara also has some accessories: an attached purse which is a great place to keep extra change, nappy pins, or even some band-aids, and a cute little "photo album" which can display two photos - a photo of your baby, your partner or whatever you want to see and keep with you would be great in here!
The Tara has handles for carrying as well as straps for going over your shoulder or the stroller handles and when your nappy-toting days are over, the Tara would make a roomy and attractive bag sure to be admired which you'll be able to use every day. Tra bag is available in black, camel or dark brown.

Size: Approximately 41cm x 30cm x 17cm

I bought in black for my baby, fed up of all normal bags which are not really elegant if you have some official occasion such as a wedding for instance where we have to go on saturday (my cusin gets married) or just if you want to take a walk dressed a little more elegant than the sporty things I always have to use (since a couple of years I have become a little "puffy" so is not easy for me to find something cute to wear that makes me feel and look pretty, I always wear sweaters and comfy pants but this morning I found at the open market a pair of jeans and a feather jacket unusual colours for me always dressed in black (jacket is brown and jeas are blue) which are sporty and confortable enough but elegant at same time so that I can go out with my baby finally normally dressed having the look of a mother rather than a baby sitter :)

Momichan, incredible baby ^^

Momichan grows so fast recently, fifth tooth is coming up, claps handsby herself whenever she is happy, starts walkig holding at the walls, says clearly "mamma"and smiles, starts to eat adult food more than before (this evening she has eaten curry rice cooked by her daddy and she loved it, eat it all eagerly).

Next month she will be 1 year old, seems yesterday we came back home and she was just some hours old ^_____^ so much time has passed since then and so many things have happened nd all seems really incredible :)

Take a look at this foto, Momichan was just born, she is so different fom the foto above made one year later but sh is so sweet, so puffy cheeks, :) oh how many kisses I gave on theese cheeks the two days we were in hospital, could not believe I have had a baby, she is so fantastic ever she was incredible and she is still incredible, everyday she sourprises us someway, some funny face, a kiss, a laugh, I still give so many kisses on her puffy cheeks and I will always do :)

桃子は１１月ですよ！

Here we are, on the train for Lugano.
Is 11.00 AM the train is already running away, Momochan is excited, our seats are not clean, train is full and narrow and we do not have any place to put the stroller, people pass by and every moment I have to lift stroller up to let them pass, after 20 minutes I am alredy tired !
On the arrival a Lugano station one hour later Momichan is asleep already :)

We walk down to the center of the city to take the postal bus to the commercial center we want to visit, arriving takes just 15 minutes, the cost of the bus ticket including return cost 12 CH and the bus inside is as clean as your house would be, is amazing ^^

First thing we go inside IKEA shop because we have to eat, luckyly I have taken a food for Momochan because the shop in our town i all organized and has food for babies but not here in Grancia, the shop is too little and so many things lack. We take some meat and a dessert, carrot cake, remember we ave to party because Momochan is 11 months old now, she ats all her food and tries also our and also tastes the cake but I guess she still does not appreciate cakes as we do and she prefers saltd food :)

We finish eating then we go around a little, some of the items for X'mas are already on display but in general in the shop there is so much less products than in the one near our home, we go outside and we start visit the rest of the mall. There is a supermarket, we go inside curious to see what foods we can find, everything is neat and cliean and organized, we buy some littlehings we cannot find in Milano and some baby foods for Momo ad we get out, so may little shops to see andalso we need to pause and rest a little so we sit at a cafeteria and order two capuccini (CH 6,60 correspond to EUR 4,36), after a while we restart our tour, there is a baby shop with so many dresses and bab shoes, hats and everything possible, we buy Momo a cap like a bear head with ears, she i so cute :) then outside the shop we find a little car, you know the ones you put coins inside and move ? Momochan loves to drive, she gets crazy so we sit her inside and she starts to bend and drive away, she claps hands, drives, laughs, she amuses herself so much.

Some other shops to see and a pit stop in the toilet to change Momichan and we are again waiting for the bus t return to Lugano, is evening alreay, shops close at 18.00 and our train is at 21.45 (if in future we will redo, we have to have the train around 19.00).

Arrived in Lugano is ark already, we take a walk along the lake, there are some ducks swimming, Momichan looks at them curiously, we sit a little on a bench then we walk slowly along towards the station, in a while little Momo falls asleep. Arrived at the station we have to wait about 2 hours before getting the train so we eat our sandwiches and I give Momochan her food and a bottle of milk and after a while ain arrives so we can get inside. Temperature is low but still is not so cold, train is empty so we have plenty of space this time for the stroller and our shopping items. Unluckily Momochan is tired but doesn't want to sleep so we have to invent somethng to keep her calm.

Near the Milano station, he train has a problem and stopps suddendly for 20 minutes.
When we reach the station is already too late, we can jump on he tube and reach the last tube station but then we do not have any possibility to get home !!!!
The customer care at Central Station tells us they cannot pay us a taxi or do anything, is not their fault because the train is from Switzerland and not italian so the only thing we can do is call mum and ask her if she can ake us home, she is not happy a the idea but arives at the last tube station around midnight, we step into the ca with stroller and all our things, Momochan finally falls asleep.
Arrived at home we put her immediately to bed, but still I have so many things to do, while Momo and her father sleep I have to pu in order verything we have bought, do the laundry, wash pavements and Momo's bottle, prepare the milk for the night and already put on the Christmas decoration we bough at Ikea.

You would say I am crazy but with a small baby is impossible for me wash pavements or clean the windows or do other works that take a little time because Momo makes a disaster and cries because she wants to stay with me so I have to make it by night whatever time it is, I can do laundry of course or other little things she can help or amuse to see but not much.
Finally at 4.00 AM I can go to bed, a quick shower, cream all over the body and soft blankets embrace me :)
Everything is clean neat and organized, the living room glass widows are clean and decorated with LED stars shining in the dark, all baby things hav been washed and put away and our clothes are washing and will be clean and dry next morning.

I extinguish the lights and walk in the silence of our home with my nescafè cup, drinkng it slowly in absolute quietness, outside I can see light from other houses and cars running by, the soft breath of my baby and hubby flows regularly like the tick tack of the clock. It has been a wonderful day even if so tiryig, next time we will wan to do again we have to organize best.

'Buona notte everybody !

Momichan is 11 Months Old ! 桃子は１１月ですよ！

YEEEEEEEEEEEE !!!
Our little baby Momichan today is 11 months old :) おめでとう　やってね！とてもうれしいですね！桃子はとてもおきくなりました、とても　かわいいなりました。

For the occasion this morning we will do a little voyage and visit Lugano city in Switzerland, we will take in a few minutes a bus near home until tube station, then the tube will take us to the train station where a little swiss train will take us to Lugano in more or less one hour time.

We will take our digicamera wih us so as soon as we will be back, I will post the fotos and tell what we have done ^^

I have already prepared Momi's bag yesterday night with a complete change of dresses and six diapers, a night sac for the evening so she can sleep comfy and hot when we will come back home this night, two vases of food for lunch and dinner, fruitjuices and snack, camomilla and powdered milk plus other little items she may need, we hope it will be a nice day even if weather forecast says temperature will be really low but we will dress her hot and we also will put on our feather jackets and thick socks ^^
またこんばんあいましょう！

Momoko At Ikea

This afternoon we went to Ikea to buy te famous swedish meatballs we eat a lot. As ever, little Momichan is amusing so much with everything, plays hide and seek with a blanket and laughs like a crazy, jumps on every bed sh finds, tries every soft surface of the shop exibition.

Here you can see her on a bed she loves cushions and feather bankets but she is more interested in the labels indicating price and datas of the item, here seems she already is able to read HAHA

Momichan loves to seat on big couches so here she is again happily seated on a grey one with two little soft cushions.

ciao ciao

けいたい。。。

Momichan first cell phone is a toy we bought her to make her listen to english language, the little Chicco phone speaks in italian and english, sing funny songs, lights with coloured leds and reproduces the animals sounds, Momi dances whwnenever she hears the animals sounds :)
The second cell phone is just producing melodies like "old Mc Donald had a farm" and sounds, she uses it as a night lamp whenever she wants to see during the night, enough she press the buttons and the phones lights as a Xmas tree ! This one is a present from a collegue of her daddy, his son had a basket of toys he did't use no more so he gave to us. Problem is this morning the phone stopped working and now Momi doesn't have night lamp anymore, I will have to make it repair or try to find in a shop again, expecially those days Momi is a little ill and the lack of her toy makes her feel worse by night :-)

A Terrible Cold ...

In theese days poor Momichan has a great cold, her little nose is always full and she hardly is able to breathe so I went to pharmacy and bought Narhinel, (foto up) recommended for babies who are not yet able to use a normal handkerchief like adults. The problem is that as soon as she understands I have to use on her nose, she completely explodes in a terrible desperate crying and her tears come out rolling on her cheeks ! GOSH ! she is so sweet but I can't help, I have to do it, her doctor said is the only way and also the pharmacist who has a baby same age but eventually I can try with another item, the aerosol (see under), we will go to pharmacy on monday and will ask for info and eventually buy an aerosol machine, guess this fall and winter Momichan will use so much.



ciao ciao