Last of 2015
I wanted to record every bit of her growth, but it turned out that being a mother is so exhausting that I rarely find time to do anything before the day is over. So here I am, cramping months of events into a single post. Fit to say that my new year's resolution is to record her growth and milestones more diligently!
So, this little girl that I gave birth to, she's no easy feat. She's not easy to take care of and she started fussing at about 2 weeks old.
Her skin started peeling all over around week 2. Her umbilical cord fell off at 10 days of age, and I could see the lumpy flesh inside which was really scary to me. There was some pus too and I kept freaking out whether she was having a fever. Baby blues and exhaustion kept me from enjoying my new motherhood initially. I have not had a decent night of sleep ever since I went into labour and gave birth to her.
So anyways, all the newborn stuffs I bought for her were still too big for her. She was literally swimming in her clothes. I was so not expecting her to be so small since Doc kept telling me that due to my gestational diabetes, my baby would be bigger than usual.
We brought her out a lot, even though it wasn't recommended since she hasn't had immunizations, but since my mother-in-law flew 12,970 km, we wanted to bring her out to check out the sceneries of Seattle too. I was extra cautious with her and we made it to a few parks and even Premium Outlets. Somehow, whenever we put her in the carseat and bring her out, she would fall asleep and it was only when we reach home that she would wake up.
During tummy time, she would try to kick whatever she could to advance forward, even though we were only trying to let her learn to lift her head up.
She was OK with being cradled initially. But she started to only want to be carried upright with her head resting on our shoulders.
At about 2-3 weeks, she started having acne on her face. It was also around the same time that we had the "newborn" photoshoot. Bad timing, but if we delay the photoshoot, it wouldn't be a newborn photoshoot anymore. The acne was there to stay for at least 2 weeks before it gradually went away.
It was soon my birthday and the daddy didn't prepare anything for me. No cake, no present, no plans. Sadly, he also didn't take over the night duties and give me a decent night of sleep. :( Luckily SM made a cake for me so we could take a picture with Olivia.
At 4 weeks, her newborn-sized bottoms were beginning to look tight on her.
At 6 weeks, the daddy discovered that she knew to raise her legs up high during diaper changes. At 10 weeks, she also started arching her back after we've changed the diaper so that we could pull her shirt back down. Her newborn-sized clothes also looked increasingly tight on her. She also started cooing adorably and even whined when she was unhappy.
Since then, her hair started to get really spiky and would stand up even if I combed her hair after a bath.
I started to let her sleep on me so that I have a persistent backache she could sleep more and hence daddy can sleep more. I continue to get up every 2 hours when she wants to feed in her sleep. Throughout the day, she also fusses so I have to juggle housework and cooking and her all the time. Before I know it, it's dinnertime and I just feel like I accomplished nothing every day. It's been really tiring and I really long for a good night of sleep. Wonder how long it'd be before I can feel well-rested again and when my back won't hurt anymore. :(
Nope, she's not on the nice list. She's naughty and feisty, but she's angelic the rest of the time. I love her all the same and just can't resist kissing her cute little face every hour. My life now revolves around the baby and the hubby.
Happy new year to my beloved LG and daughter. I look forward to spending the years ahead with you two forever.