- Your bones stop growing around the time you're 30
- The longest bone in your body is the thighbone
- Some bones join together as you grow
- One of your arm bones is called 'Humorous!'
- You have a bone that used to be a tail!
- Bones are hard outside but soft inside
- Your bones are alive and growing inside you
- Jumping is good for your bones
- Two bones in your feet carry most of your weight
- The smallest bone in your body is in your ear
- Your spine is made up of 33 bones
- Joints connect bones and absorb shocks
- There are 206 bones in your body
- There are 14 bones in your face
- There are 8 bones in each wrist
- Your bones consist of 50% water
- Bones are living tissue
- The smallest bone is in the ear
- The strongest bone is the jawbone
- Strong bones need calcium
- Strong bones need vitamin D
- Giraffes have the same no. of neck bones as us
Weaning
Weaning a baby can be fun…
…there’s the obligatory game of spoon-aeroplanes…
then there’s that well-known guessing game: “What food did baby love yesterday but won’t touch today”?… Or the puzzle game - how does one small baby create so much mess?
First Time Mum Ally’s Weaning Experience
I don’t know who got bored of milk first, me or Jemima? I actually couldn’t wait for her to start eating real food. It just seemed that, day in, day out, Jemima would guzzle milk, whilst I tucked into delicious casseroles and fresh vegetables. One particular day, when Jemima was about six months old, she gazed longingly at my fork as I tucked into a shepherd’s pie. Those same hungry blue eyes followed every forkful I ate for the next week. Mother’s intuition got into gear - time for the blender!
Weaning was most definitely a step outside the ‘Comfort Zone’. With milk, it’s all so easy. There’s no need to worry about ingredients - just ensure the milk is the correct temperature and the feeding routine is consistent. But now it was time to enter the land of purée, blending, sifting and a very messy kitchen!
The moment the first spoonful of baby rice went into Jemima’s mouth, I knew the time to wean was right. As the days rolled by, I gradually introduced new flavours and textures - pureed carrots with parsnip, stewed apple with apricot and Petits Filous with fresh mango. Although some textures and tastes took a while for her to get used to, the sheer novelty for us both was very bonding and definitely memorable. The expressions on Jemima’s face when she tried out a new flavour were absolutely priceless.
Weaning really is something you can look forward to. When asked how I knew when Jemima was ready for solids, I would simply put it down to a mother’s intuition. It’s a little like falling in love - you’ll know when you know!