Fire Safety Tips For Your Home

Every household needs a smoke detector outside of each sleeping area and also on every level of the house, including the basement. Test smoke detectors once a month -- always keep new batteries on hand and replace them once a year, even if it isn't necessary. Teach your children about smoke detectors. Let them help test the detectors, so they recognize the alarm. Follow up by practicing your escape route.

Teach children that if they find matches, they should tell an adult the location right away.

Make sure a household member is trained to use the fire extinguisher -- the ideal place for the extinguisher is in the kitchen.

Draw a simple picture of your home. Plan at least two escape routes from your home and two ways to get out of every room. Decide who will take charge of each child. Show children who live in high-rise buildings the shortest route to a safe exit. Warn them not to use the elevator.

Pick a safe place outside to meet family members after escaping from a fire -- remember, get out and call 911 -- do not try to put out the fire yourself and do not go back inside for any reason. Conduct a home fire drill at least twice a year, and do it at night, when most deadly fires occur.

Do you have a number on the front of your house? Can the number be seen easily from the street during the day and night? This is very important in case the driver of a fire truck or ambulance needs to find your house quickly. House numbers can be purchased at a low cost from a hardware store.

Real fires are FAST. In a few minutes your whole house could be on fire. Temperatures can be more than 600 degrees. You may not be able to breathe or see anything.

Each year, fires and burns kill hundreds of children and permanently scar thousands, yet more fire victims die from the smoke than flames. Smoke can overwhelm a child or adult in minutes.

Get out fast; seconds count. Phone for help from a neighbor's home, not from inside a burning building. Cover your mouth and nose. Crawl low under the smoke to the nearest exit.

Test the door before opening it. If it's hot or there's smoke, use another way out.

Once out, stay out. There's nothing more important in your home than you. If someone is missing, tell a firefighter immediately. Gather at your designated meeting place, and NEVER go back into a burning building.

If your clothing catches on fire, STOP. Running fans the flames, making fire burn faster. Shout for help. Don't run for help. Drop to the floor and cover your face. Roll back and forth to put out flames. Cool a burn with cool water.

Discipline: Yes and No

When you say "yes"... to your child as often as possible and "no" only when necessary, you:

1. automatically make it easy for your child to behave and difficult to misbehave.
2. allow your child to experience freedom to succeed
3. limit your "noes" and "don'ts" so that when you need them, they will mean something
4. discount all the small mistakes that are so exhausting to discipline
5. give your child freedom to be a child with reasonable limits
6. boost your child's self-esteem

Tip: Instead of saying "No, you can't have a cookie now," say "Yes, you can have a cookie after dinner." Your child will get the idea that many more things are possible than impossible.
"You can do this and this and this," not "You can't do that."

Guidelines For Parent Child Relationships

Try to set a side time on a regular basis to do something fun with your child.

Never disagree about discipline in front of the children.

Never give an order, request, or command without being able to enforce it at the time.

Be consistent, that is, reward or punish the same behavior in the same manner as much as possible.

Agree on what behavior is desirable and not desirable.

Agree on how to respond to undesirable behavior.

Make it as clear as possible what the child is to expect if he or she performs the undesirable behavior.

Make it very clear what the undesirable behavior is. It is not enough to say, "Your room is messy." Messy should be specified in terms of exactly what is meant: "You’ve left dirty clothes on the floor, dirty plates on your desk, and your bed is not made."

Once you have stated your position and the child attacks that position, do not keep defending yourself. Just restate the position once more and then stop responding to the attacks.

Look for gradual changes in behavior. Don’t expect too much. Praise behavior that is coming closer to the desired goal.

Remember that your behavior serves as a model for your children’s behavior.

If one of you is disciplining a child and the other enters the room, that other person should not step in on the argument in progress.

Reward desirable behavior as much as possible by verbal praise, touch or something tangible such as a toy, food or money.

Both of you should have an equal share in the responsibility of discipline as much as possible.

The "3 Fs" of Effective Parenting

Discipline should be:

Firm: Consequences should be clearly stated and then adhered to when the inappropriate behavior occurs.

Fair: The punishment should fit the crime. Also in the case of recurring behavior, consequences should be stated in advance so the child knows what to expect. Harsh punishment is not necessary. Using a simple Time Out can be effective when it is used consistently every time the behavior occurs. Also, use of reward for a period of time like part of a day or a whole day when no Time Outs or maybe only one Time Out is received.

Friendly: Use a friendly but firm communication style when letting a children know they have behaved inappropriately and let them know they will receive the "agreed upon" consequence. Encourage them to try to remember what they should do instead to avoid future consequences. Work at "catching them being good" and praise them for appropriate behavior.

Top 10 Good Discipline Habits

There are a lot of ways how parents discipline their kids. These ways are from Dr. Melanie's Top 10 Good Discipline Habits. Hope did give you idea how to deal with your kids.

10. Demonstrate unconditional love by separating your child from her behavior. "I love you, even though I can't love what you did."

9. Be fun. Show your sense of humor and notice good behavior.

8. Be firm and consistent. Do what you say you're going to do to give your child a sense of security.

7. Be fair. Allow your child to keep his own power, and offer choices.

6. Expect and allow your child to live with the consequences of her behavior. She needs to know she is responsible for her own actions.

5. Tell your child what behavior you want by setting limits, ahead of time when possible. "I need you to..." "It's time to..."

4. Overlook the small stuff. Kids are little and human and will make all kinds of mistakes. Save your discipline for the real problems.

3. Respect your child's feelings and uniqueness. Find creative alternatives to spanking.

2. Practice a positive language with your child. "no" and "don't" are not helpful. Tell your child what to do in the positive: say "You can"...instead.

1. Model what you want your child to do and be.

10 THINGS NO ONE EVER TELLS NEW PARENTS

1. Baby may cry more the second week of life than the first... now recovered from birthing and understands that crying will get action!

2. Always feed a hungry baby.

3. 100% of Baby's nutrition comes from his breastmilk/formula the first 6 months of life. The second six months, 75% of his nutrition STILL comes from his breastmilk/formula.

4. Wiping Baby's gums after feedings with a dry washcloth over your finger keeps milk from pooling in mouth, and gets Baby used to your fingers in his mouth for later dental hygiene.

5. Putting Baby on her tummy often during waking hours helps her develop much needed neck and shoulder strength. Even if she doesn't like it, she needs it.

6. When Baby's feet are cool and her tummy's warm, she's okay; when her feet and her tummy are cool, she's cold.

7. Dads are for play and pleasure. Moms are for food and comfort. Babies know this.

8. 3 big mistakes new parents make: not getting sleep; not getting help; not getting out.

9. Clockwise tummy massage relieves trapped gas pain, also balancing on a 24" beach ball.

10. Maalox (on bottom) helps diaper rash.

Nectarine

Nectarines are essentially the same fruit as Peaches, the primary difference is that nectarines are smooth-skinned and peaches are fuzzy. The smooth-skin characteristic that distinguishes nectarines is a minor genetic variation, like red hair among people; it is even possible that a peach tree may suddenly produce a branch that bears nectarines, and vice versa. Most recommended varieties have red-and-yellow skins with yellow or white flesh.

Scientific classification: The nectarine belongs to the family Rosaceae. It is classified as Prunus persica variety nucipersica.

How to Store:To speed up the ripening process, place nectarines in a paper bag and store loosely at room temperature. Once ripe, nectarines will keep in the refrigerator for a week. Nutritional Facts:· Low fat· Saturated fat-free· Sodium-free· Cholesterol-free· A good source of vitamin C

Detailed nutritional informatin can be found by searching the USDA Nutritional Database .

I researched this because it is my first time to eat this fruit. One of my co-worker shared to us and I'm glad to eat new fruit that I never knew.

Butterfly

This is so beautiful. A creation that makes someones heart happy when looking at it. In our highschool time we studied about pollination and butterflies also got that job. So amazing because I guess they don't intent to do it but they are helping in beautification without thinking.

Idea I got from other site....

To make a seed, the pollen has to find its way to a pistiland travel down to reach the egg. The is called "pollination."

Just like making new people, plants need a male (man) and female (woman) to make new seed which will grow into a new plant. The difference with plants is that plants have both the male and the female parts in a single flower. The male part of the flower makes 'pollen." Pollen looks like a powder or dust. The female part of the flower (called the pistil) makes the egg. Pollination is the way "pollen" from the male part of a flower gets to the egg in the female part of a flower to form a seed. Pollination is carried out by wind, rain or little creatures called "pollinators."

Anemonefish

Amphiprion ocellaris

Clown Anemonefish
Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Perciformes

Family: Pomacentridae

Genus: Amphiprion

species: Amphiprion ocellaris

Adults are an orange-brown color with two white bars with black edging encircling the body. The first bar is located on the head behind the eyes and may be thin and broken. The second bar is on the body below the dorsal fin. The caudal peduncle and caudal fin are white. Juveniles are normally brown with three white stripes. In sub-adults the colouring changes to a dull yellow with two white stripes. They have 10 to 11 dorsal spines and 2 anal spines. They reach a maximum length of 9 cm (3½ in) and weigh on average 27.50 g (0.97 oz).

Life History

There is a strong hierarchy within a group of anemonefish inhabiting one anemone. Usually, a large female dominates. She mates only with the largest males. The female lays eggs in or near the anemone. If a suitable surface is not available, the female may even drag one near the anemone. This behavior allows anemonefish to be among the few reef fishes that have been successfully bred in captivity.

Some reef fish species are able to turn from females into males. This is actually a common ability. But anemonefish have the ability to sex-change from male to female (called Protandrous Hermaphroditism). All anemonefish are born male with active male and dormant female reproductive organs. If the female dies, then the dominant male will sex-change into a female, and a non-dominant male will change into a dominant male. This allows anemonefish inhabiting one anemone to remain self-sufficient in that if the female dies there is no need for the male to find a new mate. The responsibility for caring of the eggs becomes the "new" female's job!

Anemonefish care for their spawn by fanning the eggs with their fins, removing litter or dead eggs using their mouths with great precision, and keeping other fish away.

This fish always reminds me of my favorite movie " Finding Nemo". Our son loves to look at that picture in our calendar. It was nice to research and know more about things we don't have ideas. Internet is really great! Provide answers that will satisfy us.

Main causes of liver damage

The main causes of liver damage are:

1. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are main cause.
2. Not urinating in the morning.
3. Too much eating.
4. Skipping breakfast.
5. Consuming too much medication.
6. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food coloring, and artificial sweetener.
7. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil. As much as possible reduce cooking oil use when frying, which includes even the best cooking oils like olive oil. Do not consume fried foods when you are tired, except if the body is very fit.
8. Consuming raw (overly done) foods also add to the burden of liver.
Veggies should be eaten raw or cooked 3-5 parts. Fried veggies should be finished in one sitting, do not store.

Something to Consider

Something to consider next time you go shopping for lipstick......
This comes from someone who works in the breast cancer unit at
Mt. Sinai Hospital , in Toronto, Dr. Nahid Neman.If there is a female you care anything about, share this with her. I did!!!!! I am also sharing this with the males on my email list,
because they need to tell the females THEY care about as well!Recently a lipstick brand called "Red Earth" decreased their prices from
$67 to $9.90. It contained lead. Lead is a chemical which causes cancer. The lipstick brands that contain lead are:

CHRISTIAN DIOR
LANCOME
CLINIQUE
Y.S.L
ESTEE LAUDER
SHISEIDO
RED EARTH (Lip Gloss)
CHANEL (Lip Conditioner)
MARKET AMERICA-MOTNES LIPSTICK.

The higher the lead content, the greater the chance of causing cancer. After doing a test on lipsticks, the Y.S.L. lipstick was found that contained the most amount of lead. Watch out for those lipsticks which are supposed to stay longer. If your lipstick stays longer, it is because of the higher content of lead.

Here is the test you can do yourself:

1. Put some lipstick on your hand.

2. Use a Gold ring to scratch on the lipstick.

3. If the lipstick colour changes to black,

then you know the lipstick contains lead.

Please send this information to all your girlfriends, wives and female family members. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer, especially breast cancer.

Aside from forwarding this to all email list I decided to post this here on my blog so that everybody who reads my blog will know this idea. So to all be aware of what you should use.

BRAIN DAMAGING HABITS

1. No Breakfast
People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level.
This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.

2. Overeating
It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.

3. Smoking
It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.

4. High Sugar consumption
Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.

5. Air Pollution
The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.

6. Sleep Deprivation
Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.

7. Head covered while sleeping
Sleeping with the head covered increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.

8. Working your brain during illness
Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.

9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts
Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.

10. Talking Rarely
Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain

The top five cancer-causing foods

The top five cancer-causing foods are:

1. Hot dogs
Because they are high in nitrates, the Cancer Prevention Coalition advises that children eat no more than 12 hot dogs a month. If you can't live without hot dogs, buy those made without sodium nitrate.

2. Processed meats and bacon
Also high in the same sodium nitrates found in hot dogs, bacon, and other processed meats raise the risk of heart disease. The saturated fat in bacon also contributes to cancer.

3. Doughnuts
Doughnuts are cancer-causing double trouble. First, they are made with white flour, sugar, and hydrogenated oils, then fried at high temperatures. Doughnuts, says Adams , may be the worst food you can possibly eat to raise your risk of cancer.

4. French fries
Like doughnuts, French fries are made with hydrogenated oils and then fried at high temperatures. They also contain cancer- causing acryl amides which occur during the frying process. They should be called cancer fries, not French fries, said Adams .

5. Chips, crackers, and cookies
All are usually made with white flour and sugar. Even the ones whose labels claim to be free of trans-fats generally contain small amounts of trans-fats.

Just want to share this from a friend of mine who cares to remind me about whats food to eat. So I guess not all knew about this.... thanks to friends...

Dreamcatcher

I never heard of a dreamcatcher before. I saw that thing hanging on our room and of course I want to know what are those things. My hubby explain to me the purpose of dreamcatcher and it is working according to them. Their mom always give them what they need and since they always have nightmare that is why mom gave those to them. Actually she gave us one for both of us since we are on the same birth month.

This is what the information on that piece of paper in the picture:

The Ojibway Indians believed the night air was filled with floating Dreams-both good and bad. To encourage good dreams, Ojibway Grandmothers fashioned dreamcatchers to hang above the cradleboards of sleeping infants, and to give to newly married couples to hang in their lodge.

The dreamcatcher hangs freely in the breeze. The webbing captures the night's dreams. Bad dreams become entangled and perish at the first light of day. Good dreams, knowing the way, float through the webbing down the feather and onto the dreamer. Happy Dreams!

More Information about Dreamcatcher: http://www.dreamcatcher.com/home.php

http://www.native-languages.org/dreamcatchers.htm

Lucky Bamboo

Do you believe in luck? There are a lot of people depends on luck in life. Is it really true or just to make them feel good that they will have luck in their lives.

As far as I know some cultures believes luck exists. Like Chinesse they have a lot of different lucks in life. Actually I bought the love beeds before and I don't know if that thing works. I guess not or maybe it depends on the person.

This picture was taken in California. A japanese friend of my husband who happen to stay in a place own by a Chinese. This plant caught my attention and wanna share this to all my visitors.

This plant is a Dracaena sanderiana, known as Ribbon Dracaena, lucky bamboo or sometimes Ribbon Plant, is a species of Dracaena, native to Cameroon in tropical west Africa. It is one of a group of small, shrubby species with slender stems and flexible strap-shaped leaves that grow as understory plants in rainforests. It is an upright shrub growing to 1.5 m tall, with leaves 15-25 cm long and 1.5-4 cm broad at the base.

Twisted shapes can be produced by rotating the plant with respect to gravity and directed light sources. This is difficult to achieve for most home users, but not impossible with a lot of spare time and a lot of patience.

With this design I bet it really needs more patience to have this lucky plants. Well for me, I really don't believe luck exists. I believe everything we have are blessings from God. But of course I do respect people who really believe they are lucky or we say luck exists.

MOre Design: http://luckybambooshop.com/

Gout Foot

Since College time my foot hurting me every time I stand up too long and if I walk so much miles. I look at it and my left foot not really looks normal like my right one but it's not swollen it just ache if I do those two things. It's actually the joint that is getting bigger compare last time. So I'm guesing it's maybe Gout Foot.

What is Gout Foot?

Gout is a form of arthritis that occurs as a result of the build-up of uric acid in the body and the joint fluid ( hyperuricemia ). This accumulation of uric acid typically occurs when the body has difficulty processing certain protein substances called purines (PURE-EENS) that are found naturally in our diets.

The actual build-up of uric acid can result when the body has difficulty eliminating uric acid through the kidneys and urine, or in some cases, when the body produces too much uric acid. The tendency to accumulate uric acid is often hereditary. It can, however, skip an individual or even a generation and reappear in the children of someone who has no signs of gout. While it is most commonly seen in males between fifty and sixty years of age, gout does occur in females and in younger males.

Symptoms of Gout Foot

Gout usually starts with a sudden onset of intense pain in one or more joints, usually the big toe joint of the foot. The pain is accompanied by redness, swelling and warmth over the joint. Typically, the patient does not recall injuring the joint before the pain started. Many patients say they first noticed pain in the middle of the night or upon arising in the morning.
While symptoms most commonly occur in the big toe joint, any joint may be involved. Other common sites are the instep of the foot, the ankle, or the knee. When the foot is involved, wearing shoes is difficult and painful, as are attempts to move the joint or stand on the foot.

Treatment for Gout Foot Symptoms

Call us immediately. Let us know if you have a red, hot big toe joint (or other joint) and we will get you in right away. In the meantime, you should rest and not walk if you can avoid it. Putting a hot pad or an ice pack on the joint may ease the pain. Avoid any pressure on the foot – even the weight of sheets can be painful. Medicines that you can take without a prescription that reduce inflammation, such as aspirin or ibuprofen may help. When you come to the office we will evaluate your foot to determine if the problem is gout or some other problem (such as an infection). We may have a blood draw done to check for infection and also to check the level of uric acid in your blood. Once we are confident the problem is gout we will prescribe medication that usually relieves the pain fairly rapidly – it will usually resolve completely within a few days. We will also provide treatment to limit the pain while you wait for the medicine to take effect.

After reading the information above... I guess I need to set an appointment to know what's this pain on my foot joint. It's better to be sure and prevent more pain in the future.

More Info: http://www.punjabkesari.com/health/gout.htm

http://dietaryfiberfood.com/gout-causes.php

Banana Blossoms

When I was a kid I never knew banana blossoms can be eaten. I only heard a story that when you wait for the crystal stone that will come out in the blossom, you will have special power to fight those bad people.

But my mother taught me how to eat the blossoms or the heart of the banana. We eat it just by simply boiling it and dip it with the fish sauce ( bagoong) and eat with rice. Also my aunt made salad out of it. And even burger patti made of banana heart.

The flower of the banana plant (also known as banana blossom or banana heart) is used in Southeast Asian, Tamil, Bengali and Kerala (India) cuisine, either served raw with dips or cooked in soups and curries. The tender core of the banana plant's trunk is also used, notably in the Burmese dish mohinga, Bengali and Kerala cooking. Bananas fried with batter is a popular dessert in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. So not only in the Philippines but also in other Asian Country.

I will share some economic and healthy burger:

Banana Heart Burger

Ingredients:banana heart (finely chopped)eggs (2)flour (enough to make the mixture firm, not soggy) onions (finely chopped)celery stalks (chopped)lotsa pepper and some salt spices of your choice (we used marjoram)chicken bouillion cooking oiltomatoes (sliced) lettuce burger bunsprayers

Directions:mix salt and chopped banana heartsqueeze out excess liquidthrow in eggs (yolk only)put lotsa pepperthrow in onions and celeryadd spice of choiceadd chicken bouillon (powdered)add flour gradually (check mixture for sogginess)form into pattiesfryturnover when one side is golden brownmake green mayo:beat egg whitesadd spoonfuls of sugargradually add olive oil during beatingassemble burger:toast buns, if desiredput pattiesgreen mayoketchuplettucesliced tomatoes.

Hope you'll enjoy the recipe. And don't forget to pray before eating. God bless and enjoy the banana heart burger.

Bananas

There are a lot of varieties of bananas in the Philippines. I miss those bananas. It's always part of our meal. If somebody saw me eating banana they will say " kain nguy". It's ok they will call me "nguy" a nickname for monkey because I admit I can eat banana as much as I can in one seating. Sometimes if we don't have vain...We will eat rice with banana and it's already a meal. I can assure banana is nutritious, delicious and economical fruit.

Bananas are a good source of dietary fibre, Vitamin C and potassium. A plain banana is less than 1% fat and 364 kilojoules per 100g. When harvested when the fruit is mature but still green the banana is mostly starch and about 1% sugar. As they ripen the starch converts entirely to sugar.

Let me enumerate the bananas I know we produce in our country.

1. Lakatan - long finger shape,orange color with a sweet aroma taste which are usually serve as table fruit in some occasion

2. Senorita - are most found in cold places like Tagaytay /laguna/batangas or commonly known as CALAVARZON which particularly grow with mild climate. smaller in nature coapred to Latundan matched with a thin skin that may last only from 2-3 days ripening period. This is so sweet.

3. Saba - used commonly for cooking like fried, boiled,roasted banana, turon and is widely spread all over the country.

4.Latundan - tastes bitter to sweet, commonly used as curefor diarrhea loose vowel movement. In some cases, mothers feed their children with this kind to improve thier child’s digestive organ…

5. Butuan - likely similar to SABA but bigger shapes, has tiny black seeds and thicker skin. Most are found in the Visayas region.

6. Sweet Banana Milk - wilder variety of Latundan with a sweeter taste and aroma. last with almost black peel but has a firm and white meat inside. This can be find in some areas with virgin forest and wildly breed by several backyard growers in the Northern part of Luzon like Ilocos Region and Viscaya region..

7. Red bananas are a variety of bananas with a reddish-purple skin. They are smaller and plumper than the traditional Cavendish banana. When ripe, raw red bananas have a flesh that is cream to light pink in color, and their texture is somewhat soft and sweeter than the yellow Cavendish varieties, with a slight raspberry-banana flavor. They are best eaten soft, but not bruised. They are imported from Costa Rica and are a favorite in Central America, red bananas are also known as Jamaican bananas.

8. Cavendish - having a long finger like with white meat and thick skin. This variety may last up to 40 days if not treated. Common exporters send this one to mny countries but is not sellable in the Philippines because of its lesser taste and aroma. Its most likely cheaper than any other banana.

I remember back there I usually bought fruit bunch and it will only stay for two days thats with supervision if not only one day and it's gone. All of us loves señorita. Atleast now my mom told me our plant gave them more fruits now. Actually before I left our plant gave us fruit bunch. That was so nice. I love it.

Bananas are a good source of dietary fibre, Vitamin C and potassium. A plain banana is less than 1% fat and 364 kilojoules per 100g. When harvested when the fruit is mature but still green the banana is mostly starch and about 1% sugar. As they ripen the starch converts entirely to sugar.

I taugth bananas here are yummy, honestly bananas in our country are the best banana I ever ate.

SLUG

Here in Northwest part of USA, we can find a lot of slug. They like to stay in a cold place. They look yuck the first time I saw it. They are actually like snail without shell.

The slug is a gastropod, a soft-bodied type of land mollusk that lacks an external shell - they are closely related to snails. These invertebrates (animals with no backbone) usually live in moist areas on land. The biggest slug in North America is the plant-eating banana slug (Ariolimax columbianus).

The slug creeps along on its large, muscular foot by contracting a series of muscles on the underside of the body (making a wave that goes from the back end to the front). A special gland in the foot secretes mucus (a slimy fluid) that helps the slug move. The slug leaves a trail of slime behind them when they move.

Slugs have two pairs of tentacles on the head - they have a light-sensitive eyespot located on the top of each of the larger tentacles. The smaller pair of tentacles is used for the sense of smell and the sense of touch.

Most slugs eat plants, fungus and decaying vegetable material (they are detrivores or herbivores), but some are predators (carnivores). Slugs eat using a radula, a rough tongue-like organ that has thousands of tiny tooth-like protrusions called denticles.

Slugs breathe oxygen through a hole in the side of their head (a pneumostome, meaning "air hole"). Slugs also absorb oxygen directly through their moist skin.

Slugs are hermaphroditic - each slug contains both male and female reproductive organs. Slugs lay clutches of 20 to 100 tiny eggs on the surface of the soil; they can fertilize the eggs themselves.

Many animals eat slugs, including birds, fish, frogs, snakes, turtles, mammals (like raccoons and shrews), and many insects (including beetles).

Seventh Month

Today's ours babys' 7th month. These are the development that I should observe in his 7th month.

Milestones this month*
Your baby now can bear weight on his legs when you hold him upright.
He can sit without support.
Baby can stand while holding onto someone or something.
He can pull himself up to a standing position from a seated one.
Baby walks by holding on to furniture.
He babbles.
Baby plays peekaboo.
He plays patty-cake.
Baby waves good-bye.
He can say "mama" or "dada."

*All babies have their own internal developmental timetable. If your 7-month-old hasn't yet reached these milestones, rest assured that she will in time. If you have concerns about your baby's development, discuss them with her doctor.

Everything was written above, our son does all those things except the waves good-bye. I guess I will look forward for 8th month development. Somehow our kid is always advance.

As your baby cruises through his seventh month, he's more aware of how strong he is -- and how that strength can get him where he wants to go. With strength comes your baby's desire to get moving, and he'll be crawling soon. Caution! Some parents buy baby walkers to help their little ones travel from room to room. Many doctors discourage the use of baby walkers. Too many emergency rooms have seen babies who've fallen down staircases while in a walker; walkers also can tip over or roll onto the fingers or toes of other children at home. Some doctors also believe that too much time in a walker can slow a baby's muscle development.

Sometime between 6 and 7 months, your baby's eyes may change color. Until now, they've appeared blue. The amount of pigment in the eye's iris determines the permanent color, a pigment which may not be fully developed until your baby is closer to a year old. Blue eyes still could turn brown, but brown eyes won't become blue.