And guess what?! I never thought of seeing a lot of people respond to my baby’s needs in so many ways. We received help as form of donations that ranged from $1 to $40, viral campaign for blogging for a cause fund raisers, review purchases, support to win online contest and most specially prayers! Thank you very much to all of you!!

And now for the praise report, Bella’s Surgery Fund has already reached half of its goal. As of today, we already have $531! Thank you God!! And to be more ecstatic, there are still pending blog reviews I haven’t done because of the lost of my PR3 blog (so probably if those who purchase don’t mind, I will put their reviews on any of my PR2 blogs with their own domains or at the other PR2 blogspot blog). But when the blog reviews will be done, we might be close to our goal and have Bella Grace operated for her hernia surgery by the end of August before her First Birthday on September! Isn’t that great?!

Anyway, I hope you will still continue to pray with us. This journey is not limited to financial shortages but also prayer for more strength and fast healing since after surgery is another battle! So please, keep us in your prayers especially for Bella.

Thank you very much and may God bless all of you for your generous hearts!!

I took this photo when my baby cried so hard. The bump reached almost an inch from the fold of her legs. These are her intestines protruding out from the normal place it should be. If surgery is not performed, these intestines will be strangulated and will lose blood supply thus causing death among the tissues and will eventually cause pain and abnormalities to my baby. Surgery is needed to as prevention for more complicated physical problems.

(PLEASE DO NOT REPOST THIS PICTURE)

(PLEASE DO NOT REPOST THIS PICTURE)

If you find in your heart a generous spirit, please help us raise funds for my daughter, Bella Grace. I can offer blog reviews through my Marz Pehpot and other services you may need regarding blogs, hosting and Blogger to WordPress transfers. If you have a spare, you can send directly to her Surgery Fund using the donation button at the left side of her blog.

Aside from financial provision, the number one thing we really need right now is prayer. It is difficult for a baby to have surgery. Before surgery can be worrisome while after surgery can be very traumatic for us and Bell Grace. We need strength and guidance to go with this situation. We need prayers.

Thank you very much. God bless your heart.

Since my parents are not rich, they are trying to save money for my surgery fund and do fund raising projects as well. Good thing my Godmomma Pehpot volunteered to manage a fund raising project on my behalf. She helps promote a blog review services that will be done by my mommy for only $10. The full amount of $10 will be saved for my surgery fund. So, if you want to buy a blog review from my mom for my fund raising project, please contact my Godmomma Pehpot. Isn’t she kind?

By the way, my mommy is not only doing blog reviews. She is quite smart actually. She can setup WordPress blogs, upload themes, edit your CSS problems, and offer you blog hosting services and many more. She is willing to do anything just to make sure I have my surgery soon.

And if you are not interested of any of my mom’s offered services, you can always click on the donate button and spare some few dollars for my funds. But since Paypal is deducting fees to my donation funds, you can always send it as “GIFTS” to our Paypal email at ricafs.gr(at)gmail(dot)com.

Thank you very much to all!! Hope to see generous hearts to help me raise funds for my surgery. God bless you all. Muah!!

Anyway, to make the long story short, here are the gifts my Godmomma Shydub gave me. Aren’t they beautiful?! My Godmomma Shy really knows how to pick the right colors for me!!

And now, to see the gifts in action:

My Godmomma Shydub is a blogger like my mommy too. Her blogs are Simply Happy Life, Life Mix, Worth’s Road, Shy’s Mixed Thoughts, Milestones and Gossip & Shopping Corner.

To my Godmomma Shydub, thank you so much for the gifts. I am so happy with it. Muah!!

Anyway, check out her video below doing her baby talk:

Exploring with his hands

By the time he’s about six months old (though sometimes it takes a little longer), your baby’s hand control is developed enough that he can pull an object towards him. Once he’s learned to grab a toy, he’ll start to practice moving objects from one hand to the other. Plus, he may discover that letting go of something is as much fun as picking it up. Once he understands the concept of cause and effect, your baby’s world will become more interesting … and yours a good deal messier.

Left or right-handed?

It’s still too early to tell whether your baby is left or right-handed. At this stage, most babies seem to favor one hand for a while and then switch to the other. True left or right-handedness won’t really be determined until he’s between two and three years old.

Learning to roll over

By this age, most babies have learned to roll over in each direction, a milestone that will probably amuse you – and him. Of course, while rolling over is fun for your baby, it could wrack a few nerves for you. Keep a hand on your baby during nappy changes, and never leave him unattended on a bed or any other raised up surface. If you use a changing table, now might be a good time to start putting the changing mat on the floor instead.

Your little social animal

At this age babies not only tolerate attention from others, they often initiate it. Though you may soon notice the beginnings of stranger anxiety, six-month-olds are still fairly indiscriminate: anyone who approaches your baby with raised eyebrows or a grin delights him and becomes an instant friend. But don’t worry – he still needs and craves lots of attention from you.

Your baby is also learning that his behaviors, both the ones you like and the ones you don’t, engage you, so starting now (and for years to come) your child will do just about anything to get your attention. Right now almost everything he does is endearing, but as he gets older, he’s more likely to get into mischief to provoke a reaction from you. Just don’t forget to lavish attention on him when he meets with your approval.

One thing will become clear: your baby is beginning to vary his attention-getting repertoire beyond crying. So expect him to work hard to get you to notice him by wriggling, making noises and so on. Over the next three months, he’ll develop a uniquely personal way of letting you know what he thinks, wants and needs.

Playing turn-taking games

Six-month-olds love turn-taking games, especially ones that involve sounds and language. Let your baby be the leader sometimes, and mimic his vocalizations. When it’s your turn to lead, a good way to teach your child – and make him laugh at the same time – is to make animal noises (“quack-quack,” “bow-wow” and so on).

Your baby the babbler

By six months your baby sees and hears the world almost as well as you do. His communication skills are expanding rapidly, too, including squeals, bubbling sounds, operatic octave changes and babbling. At this age, about half of all babies babble, repeating one syllable – such as “ba,” “ma,” “ga,” or other consonant-vowel combinations – over and over. A few will even add another syllable or two, making their sounds more complex. You can encourage your baby by babbling right back at him and by making a game of it (“The sheep says, ‘baaa,’” or “The goat says, ‘maaa,’” and so on), or by listening as if you understand everything he says and find it extremely interesting. Your baby can also recognize different tones and inflections and may cry now if you speak to him harshly.

A guaranteed way to delight your baby is to fill a glass three-quarters full and use a straw to blow bubbles. Both the sound and sight will make him laugh.

Stimulating his senses

Your baby uses all of his senses to explore and learn about his world. Make sure he has lots of safe things around to touch, mouth and manipulate. He’ll delight in squishing a soft rubber ball, patting a piece of fake fur, gnawing a chilled teething ring and hearing a bell sound inside a stuffed animal.

Getting a kick out of story hour

Reading aloud to your child comes into its own now, as he will enjoy looking at bright pictures and having a quiet snuggle on your lap. No matter what your child’s age, of course, reading provides an opportunity for cuddling and socializing that both baby and parent can appreciate.

Bella Grace developments before turning four months:

Bella Grace is such an attention getter. She always smiles to people who talks to her. I often said that she can be taken by anybody anytime because she considers everyone as friends or family.

Before she turned 6 months, I also noticed that she laughs at the picture with Shrek, Donkey and Boots at our neighbor’s house. So, she smiles at Shrek even if there are no sound-effects that go with it.

She is also a blabber. She talks papapapa, yah yah yah and even shouts if she feels like it.

Here is a photo of the injuries she got from the fall:

I felt so bad, very bad that I wasn’t able to rescue her. I wish I was there to see.

Anyway, since I needed to get black shoes for her brother’s graduation, I decided to get another pair for Bella. This time I got her a pink sandal in a smaller size.

Here are Bella’s first shoes:

So today, she had a great time walking where ever she wants to go. One of her favorite destination is under the table. She is not attracted to the TV at all!

For Bella Grace, I bought her foam for her crib, a new set of rattles, a baby bag and a walker. So when we arrived at home. We immediately let her test her goodies.

She didn’t appreciate much of her crib but she had fun with her walker. I think she likes the idea of having freedom to go anywhere she pleases.