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Total funding amounts to $125.3M.
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Parenting Reflection
Through this project, I gained a deeper understanding of how much parents have to sacrifice to raise a kid and how much more difficult it is for a single parent to raise a kid. While I was just raising a flour baby with Brianna, I had to put in more consideration about what I could do in my free time when I had the baby. For example, before going to a boxing session, I had to find people I trust to take care of the baby if Brianna had to work. If I were to raise the baby all on my own, I would not have been able to volunteer, go to personal events, and boxing for a week. Also, I was glad that Brianna and I were raising a single flour baby. In real life, i don’t like kids a single bit. I find them annoying and high-maintenance. As a result, I never knew how to take care of a baby. However, while raising a flour baby with Brianna, I observed the way Brianna treated Calvin and how much thought and effort she put in this entire project, I was deeply touched, and eventually I became more connected in Calvin’s life. After learning about developmental psychology, i finally understand why infants are so high maintenance and how important it is for kids to establish an attachment to their parents. Later in life when I have to interact with kids again, I will definitely be more understanding and be more patient with them.
Unlike a real child, my flour baby, Calvin, did not cry. Brianna and I did not have to respond to her real physical and psychological needs. Also, when Calvin was a new born, we did not have to wake up in the middle of the night to respond to the child and to feed her. Besides probably not being able to provide for the kid financially, a teen mom or dad is also facing serious sleep deprivation in the first few years.
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3-year-old Calvin, aka Swagmoney, is having fun watching Michigan taking the L
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My Three Year Old --> My Four Year Old
As a third year old, Clavin was highly cooperative. She developed fine motor skills that allowed her to draw simple objects other than just a stick figure. At this moment, she could finally put words together and have a conversation. Also, at the age of 3.5, Calvin started to form memories. As a result, I started to tell her stories about many things. Brianna and I also took her to learn comparative government, hoping that Calvin would one day become a knowledgeable and productive citizen. During this year, Calvin also started to develop self-control. Brianna and I tried to not spoil Calvin so she could have the ability to delay gratification in adulthood.
During this year, since I spent a lot of time with Calvin, Calvin and I were like homies. Before I had to leave to volunteer at an event, Calvin and I bonded over March Madness. We watched part of the Michigan vs. Oregon game together. i was glad that Calvin and I shared similar interest in basketball, or at least I thought she was interested. Later that day, I had to leave Calvin with my mother while I had to go volunteer. After I came back, I was told that Calvin was being disrespectful toward my mother and she was mad at my mom for some reason. After I sat Calvin down, I recalled an article I read about parenting style. Instead of yelling at Calvin for being rude, I patiently told her about her mistakes and why it was wrong to get mad and disrespectful for no reason. I also taught her to respect other people. In the end, Calvin seemed like she realized her mistake and apologized.
Shortly after Calvin’s fourth birthday, she had an imaginary friend called Frank. Frank not only took up vast amounts of her time, but sometimes “rules” the household. After researching about the effect of imaginary friends and personalized objects in children’s life, I was relieved and realized there was nothing I had to worry about. According to this article, research shows that children with imaginary friends tend to be less shy, laugh more, and do better at tasks involving thinking from other people’s perspectives. I was glad that Calvin’s imaginary friend could potentially allow Calvin to be more considerate. While reading another article, I learned that parents should not contradict and grill the kid about their imaginary friend. As a parent, I planned to let Calvin enjoy Frank’s company.
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My Two Year Old
Calvin as a two-year-old is simply ADORABLE! She liked to mimic my behavior when I spent time with her. While I was using my calculator, she also likes to play with my calculator afterward. Calvin grew so much. She started to communicate better and I could finally have basic conversations with her. Just like me, Calvin had an intense need for routine and structure in her life. It’s interesting to see that she did not find the same book boring after reading it for the fifth time. Unlike me, she really loved to read books. Calvin was also at an age that she had a tough time making choices. While shopping for her shoes for her birthday, she had a hard time choosing between baby-size Yeezys and a plain red Converse. Eventually, Brianna and I helped her to make the decision of getting Converse. One of the most significant events happened during this year as well. Shortly after her 2nd birthday, she was finally potty-trained. Brianna and I finally didn’t have to worry about changing diapers anymore. As a 2-year-old, Calvin was actually quite smart. Her motor skills were developing at an extraordinary rate, or at least I thought so. Calvin is always extraordinary in my eyes. She was able to complete several simple puzzles and that was amazing.
During this year, I could not find anyone to babysit Calvin while I had to take care of some personal business. As a result, I postpone my personal event to stay at home with Calvin. When we were at home, I made sure Calvin could play with her toys and dolls before I started to do my work. I didn’t want to send Calvin to a day care even when I was busy because studies showed that sending kids to daycare can weaken the parental attachment between the kid and the parent.
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Calvin in her cute little onesie!!!!! No wonder why her first word was “swag”, her swag level when she was just 15 months old was through the roof.
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My One Year Old
Calvin finally turned One. She became more energetic and only slept 10-12 hours per night. She loved to play, but she also started to throw tantrums. Besides that, Calvin finally learned how to walk by her 16th month. Although most kids could walk by their 15th month, Calvin was not far behind. During her daily life, Calvin learned to feed herself, but she often made a mess while doing it. I couldn’t get mad at her for making a mess when she tried to drink milk because she was so adorable in her onesie. Shortly after Calvin’s 1st birthday, Calvin could finally say her first word. Surprisingly, her first word was “swag”. I wondered if her first phrase would be swag-money. If so, then that would be funny, because that’s her nickname. Throughout the majority of this year, Calvin could only respond and speak in single words. But as her parents, Brianna and I were able to understand what she was trying to say.
For the majority of this year, I didn’t have a hard time taking care of Calvin. While I went to boxing, Brianna took care of Calvin. Calvin was never alone. However, I often had difficulty putting Calvin to nap. It could get frustrating as I tried to do my work but Calvin would not nap. From this article, I learned that I should be patient with her and leave her some toys to play with on her own. I also had to make sure Brianna put Calvin to bed at night at a reasonable time.
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My Newborn (Age 0-1)
During the first year of Calvin’s life, she slept a lot. On average, she slept about 16.5 hours a day. However, as responsible parents that we are, Brianna and I knew that we had to feed Calvin every 2-4 hours. Brianna helped me to swaddle the baby and made Calvin felt super secure and cute. At approximately 4 months, Calvin started to roll over. Then at about 6 months, our baby Calvin could finally sit unsupported. Then three months later, Calvin learned to crawl on all fours. On the down side of being able to crawl, poor Calvin also developed a fear of heights. Developmentally, Calvin was on the right track. We were looking forward to Calvin being able to walk. Since Brianna got to spend more time with the baby at home than I did, Calvin was more attached to Brianna than me. Nonetheless, when Calvin was around 9 months old, Calvin developed stranger anxiety and didn’t want to interact with my friends.
As a new parent, I had to set reminders for every 3 hours to remember to feed Calvin, because sometimes I could get caught up with work and forgot to feed the baby. Since Brianna was sick during Calvin’s first year, I had to take Calvin with me everywhere I went. One of the challenge I faced during the first year of Calvin’s life was that I did not know how to wake her up to feed her without disturbing her sleep cycle. Thankfully, I came across this article that taught me that I should wake Calvin up during her REM sleep, which was when Calvin’s eyelids were fluttering and fists were clenching. Overall, Calvin was a good girl and she didn’t cry a lot.
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Our Family
My name is Amber Li. Brianna and I are having a girl. We are naming the baby Calvin. But her nickname is Swagmoney. Brianna and I and my squad came up with the name Calvin because we thought that is a cool name. As parents, Brianna and I are prepared to correct people’s assumptions of the baby’s gender based on her name. Brianna and I are going to raise the baby together. Even though I can get very busy sometimes, Brianna seems prepared to take on the role of a loving-parent. According to this article, a two-parent household allows the kid to have access to both parents most of the time. As a result, children from a two-parent household often feel important and loved by their family. Furthermore, according to this article, children that are raised in a two-parent household are less likely to participate in risky behaviors such as abusing drugs and acting recklessly. Personally, I don’t think Brianna and I are going to have a difficult time raising Calvin. We have very similar interests in life. We both agree to dress Calvin fabulously and we are going to make sure that Calvin is going to be the dopest baby ever. People might wonder how we are going to have a baby. Well, I am glad y’all asked. Brianna is having an in vitro process to get pregnant. Although I am not the biological parent of the baby, I am still going to try my best to take care of the baby. At this point, the biggest concern I have is about how I am going to balance taking care of the baby and school and going to the gym and boxing. Brianna also has her job at the library on Monday and Wednesday. But I think my mom can babysit Calvin once a while. Personally, I want to take Calvin to most of my science and math classes. I hope Calvin can be a science and math nerd like I am in the future, so I can have things to talk about with her.
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Pregnancy
After the egg has been fertilized, it is called a zygote. After 24 hours of fertilization, the zygote begins to divide.Then zygote develops into a blastocyst that contains a full set of DNA from Brianna and the baby’s biological father. After 2 weeks, the zygote becomes an embryo and it is a size of poppy seed. After 2 months of pregnancy, the embryo becomes a fetus. After 18 weeks of Brianna’s pregnancy, Brianna and I found out the baby’s gender through ultrasound during Brianna’s 18th week of pregnancy. It’s a girl! We decided to name her Calvin. Starting from the 27th week, the baby’s lungs are starting to develop but they are not functional yet. She can start to inhale and exhale amniotic fluid, opening and closing her eyes, and sucking on her fingers. Today, Brianna is on her 35th week. which means that she is in her third trimester. Calvin’s lungs and her central nervous system are still developing. All of her major organs are there, but they are still growing. The baby is currently about 18 inches long and weighs around 4 3/4 pounds and growing. During the 35th week of the pregnancy, Calvin should have an easier time breathing. Unfortunately, for Brianna, her bladder is also giving her a hard time as she starts to feel more pressure in the bladder. She’s going to the bathroom very often. So far, Calvin’s development has been typical and normal. There has not been any concern or complication. Brianna and I look forward to Calvin being born soon!
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