Liliana Calderon, who is expecting her second child this summer, assembles ingredients for the Venezuelan-style chicken soup her grandmother taught her to prepare. A key ingredient is a fresh hen, ideally with fully formed eggs that also go into the soup for extra protein. (Photo: www.lawellphoto.com)

How to Baby a New Mother

May 2013

Liliana Calderon, a physical therapist, studies her family’s health like a biologist in a lab. So right after she gave birth to her first baby four years ago, the new mom launched a strict nutrition plan – for herself.

For 40 days she sipped fresh guayaba juice, drank potassium-rich sugarcane water, and savored daily bowls of her Colombian grandmother’s chicken …

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Ball

Play ball
Batter up! Bellaire Little League players, including (pictured) brothers Nick, 5, and Will Gillete, 7, had a great 2013 season. Nick played in the Tee Ball division for the Dodgers, and Will played in the Texas League in machine pitch for the Tigers. Both boys enjoyed the new Little League fields at Horn Academy. Haven’t caught …

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In This Issue

  • Mailbag – May 2013
  • Travel Buzz – The world on wheels
  • Buzz About Town – May 2013
  • How to Baby a New Mother
  • SportzBuzz – May 2013
  • Are You Gonna Eat That?
  • Buzz Kidz by Kristen Presley West, age 17
  • Back Porch – Traditionally or not, celebrating moms
  • Buzz Pics – My Treasure
  • For Good or Bad, Happy Mother’s Day
  • Enlightened By Exercise
  • Neighborhood Tails – Buddy, age 1
  • SXSW – Diary of a non-techie
  • Time to cowboy up
  • Mr. Bowyer is retiring
  • Bailey – 2012 Pet of the Year
  • 2012 Bellaire Buzz Pet of the Year Contest