Abi's project: bird house

Abi and I had so much fun making little bird houses this summer. She did most of the painting and really enjoyed the project.








Now do we hang them outside or just keep them at the house to preserve our little project :)?

~J

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Abi is 3!!!

Happy birthday my sweetness












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Day with mommy

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At the pool & lake

My silly diva! :)

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Infant and child CPR once again

I know I have blogged about Infant and Child CPR importance before and mentioned this one app, but since I was approached by someone with medical background and directly involved in CPR awareness and education, I would like to bring this subject up once again.

Dr. Raymond Wu, being as surprised as me by the fact that not all parents are taught how to perform CPR on an infant, started looking for relatively easy ways to at least introduce parents to CPR. One thing led to another and he created a really cool, interactive iPhone/iPod/iPad app called BabyCPR. 

I had the pleasure of testing this app and I need to say it's a very interesting concept. Of course, nothing can replace a dummy/doll and a professional standing right next to you to teach you CPR, but this gets pretty close. I would say, much closer than any video I've seen so far.

The app, BabyCPR, was developed by Transcension HealthCare LLC, and the developer can be contacted at contact@babycpr-app.com. Here's the link to their site.

Chicago Parents Magazine and Two Peds in a Pod talked about this app as well, so I thought I would provide the links and you can check out the articles on your own. 

As for the app, let me just use the app description below, Dr. Raymond sent me, so you know what to expect:

FEATURES:

♥ Skills Practice

Learn and become more comfortable with the techniques and critical timing of CPR by doing hands-on practice on your device. In BabyCPR, you can use the accelerometer and microphone to simulate rescue techniques such as chest compressions, rescue breaths, and more!

♥ Multiple Levels of Learning Support

BabyCPR makes it very easy to learn by walking you through the material step-by-step. This app presents the information in several different ways so that you can learn at your own pace. Go through the modes listed below and you'll be able to go from zero to hero in no time!

✓ Interactive Tutorials

✓ Demonstration Tutorials

✓ Practice Mode with Prompts

✓ Practice Mode without Prompts

✓ References with pictures and animations

♥ Real-time Feedback

The BabyCPR AI gives you detailed guidance as you learn and practice so that you can master even the trickiest parts of infant CPR. Feedback includes pacing of compressions, positioning of the baby, duration of rescue breaths, and more. It's the best way to get good fast!

♥ Unlimited Unique Scenarios

The BabyCPR simulator can create an unlimited number of unique cases so that you can be sure you're truly learning the material, not just memorizing case scripts.

♥ Scenarios Covered

✓ Mild Choking

✓ Severe Choking

✓ Unconscious - Breathing

✓ Unconscious – Not Breathing

♥ Based on the latest American Heart Association 2010 Guidelines

♥ Designed and developed by an integrated team of parents, physicians, nurses, engineers, and simulation experts

♥ Quick navigation to References and Summary Flowchart 

Infant CPR is appropriate for babies up to 1 year old.

And here are some screenshots:

OK, this post is already long without me typing too much, so to sum it up. I liked the app. I think it's a great way to learn on-the-go if you don't have the time or resources to do an in-class training. 

CPR is not a joke and when it comes to it, it is really easy to freeze, panic and feel lost, and trust me it's not the right time to freeze. 

It is always good to get at least familiar with the techniques and steps. Seeing how it's done, seeing the steps and even, I know this will sound silly, but seeing a video or reading the steps when someone is calling for help may help you respond properly, in case you find yourself in such situation. 

Art

Breakfast in bed

Today Abi woke up, came to us to cuddle for a minute (yes, she's been in a big girl bed for a week now) and said she'd be right back. She went downstairs and brought us barbecue chips for a snack in bed. It was so sweet and awesome that she almost convinced me to open the bag of chips! :)
As we both went downstairs to get her a cup of milk that she poured into a cup herself(!), she explained to me that she tried to reach for the serial but it was too high even with the chair. Needless to say, I just finished re-organizing the pantry!:)
What a lovely day today. Even despite no nap today, Abi cheerfully helped me plant flowers, went shopping, and played in the backyard running with the sprinkler on and ate hot dogs.












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Old couple...

This is something that I have to share! :-)
I just received a message from our friend who is watching Abi during the day.
This is how the conversation goes between Seth (4yr) and Abi almost 3:

Seth: " Go, go, go!"
Abi: " you don't know what you're doing!"
Seth:" just drive"
Abi: " no."
Seth: " I know what I'm doing just drive"
Abi: " fine"





That made my day!:)

JP


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