Shared Delight | 2007

Changes were expected at the arrival of a child. And there were a lot. There were sleepless nights, soiled diapers and messy houses. Not to mention the stacking bills and shopping expenses. I had then succumbed that it would be a while before we tasted a Mocha Frappuccino again.

One other change was the diet when we went out of the house. Sure, he survived the first year with his ration of baby food. But I found out that babies evolve much faster if you give them organic baby food. No kidding! When Jakjak got his teeth, I thought it should have been in two more months. Not to mention him starting to climb stairs all by himself by now! (this, we had to take drastic action on, seriously)

 And so we were bringing him out more often with us. And that meant always having something good for a one year old to eat. I mean, honestly, I don't think french fries qualify as baby food. As the food hunting went on, Jakjak continued to evolve and decided to start eating most of the same food that we do, as long as he can bite his teeth into them. So his baby diet included pizza, cheese (from a cheeseburger), french fries, donuts and to top it all off, a Mocha Frappuccino!

Surely, at least one of those made his mum very happy. I mean, how could you not say 'no' when Jakjak points to a Mocha Frap at Starbucks?

Nibblers | 2006

In close to six months, Jakjak grew his first set of teeth. Two front teeth from his bottom gum. Two weeks later, two more popped out on the top gum. That signaled the sign of a new era. Bite marks!

During his 'teething' period, Jakjak chewed on just about anything. His blanket, his stuffed dog named Mozzart, teethers that we bought for him, his crib and of course his mom and dad. Putting it aside, it was also the start of Jakjak eating real food. This brought a sigh of relief initially because I calculated how much we have been paying for high grade infant milk with all the letters of the alphabet thrown in the package. You know, vitamins A, B, C with Prebio 1 and AHD and all the acronyms you can think of. But hey, you get what you pay for because, Jakjak did grow up to be smart and tough, for a baby born at 811 grams.

Back to eating then. We have already introduced Jakjak to baby food even before he grew his teeth. He munched on carrots and squash (apparently, they did not server Gerber in potato chip flavor). He tried lots of different things when he was still just a few months old. So when he finally grew teeth and learned how to use them properly, he was eating cookies, fruits, vegetables and fish! Although, he did not eat most of the time as he just wanted to lick the flavors of the food that we give him. Which was a bit frustrating because we really wanted him to gain mass and weight. Still, the combination of milk and a healthy diet kept him fit and lively. And in the end, I didn't save anything at all, in fact, for the most part, I ended up paying more as he learned to enjoy organic baby food!