This year’s birthday celebration is very different from other years. This year I received the most delightful birthday present, Izzie.
Soo Chee and I brought Izzie out for a dim sum lunch. It was an enjoyable time and I am eagerly looking forward to more family outings. I can’t wait for Izzie to be able to sit on a baby chair.
I must admit that I did not feel a connection to Izzie in the beginning days because she hasn’t learnt to respond to me. A lot of my friends who are parents told me to treasure this sleeping stage of baby Izzie. At that point in time, I only nodded. In my head, I was just thinking of how tired I was to wake up for Izzie’s night feeds. I can’t wait for her to grow up!
It is only recently that I learnt to treasure this growing stage of Izzie. While she is sleeping, I could get a lot of tasks around the house done especially now that we are on our own. I also discovered that Izzie needs to be cuddled for comfort and security. She calms down when I hug her. The bonding moments with Izzie are precious and I am grateful for the chance to experience this before she grows up too fast.
The sleeping koala
Just before the day ended, I was wanting to change Izzie’s diaper. When I saw a little poop, I sealed her diaper back and waited. She was all calm. She must be done with her business. Furthermore, she pooped 3 times for the day so I thought it’s normal for her to just have a little bit of poo. I proceeded with the diaper change. I was wiping her when some more poo came out. I remained calm and used wet wipes to pick those poo up from the changing mat. Then she pooped some more and MORE…I was so shocked that I screamed and the hubby came running into Izzie’s room. Together, we rescued her from her poop. Oh man, today I felt I just caught her at all the wrong timings. *sweat* Ok mishaps like these do provide some entertainment…
On a separate note, I love the smell of my baby!!! I heard that babies smell good only up to 6 months. After that, they get all sweaty when they start crawling and walking.
Don’t you think she looks like me? 🙂
Today Izzie pooped in her bathtub. I stared at the poo and then stared at her and decided to rescue her from her poo. Haha stressful moment which can be hilarious. I chose to be happy about it. 🙂
This is her after bath and feed. Happy bub she is!
This morning, I fed Izzie, washed the milk bottles and sterilized them, changed water for the container with cool boiled water, bathed Izzie, fed her again, collected laundry and folded them, did two rounds of washings (one for baby clothes and the other for Soo Chee and me), mopped the floor, had lunch, washed the dishes, hanged the laundry, fed Izzie, washed milk bottles and sterilized them…
When I was about to rest, Izzie cried and I carried her. She spit up milk on me. Sob…No rest for me. When I settled her, I took a power 20 min nap. I am thankful for that. I shall confess I can do this!
We brought Izzie to the airport yesterday. My in laws were flying back to Penang. My mil has been a great help during my confinement. She cooks wonderful dishes for me and helps with the housework. Now that she is gone, we are on our own. With freedom comes great responsibility. My mom would now come in the afternoons to cook lunch for me. Oh God, help me pace myself. I can do this!
We brought Izzie to Starbucks for a little while after seeing my in laws off.
I love it when Izzie sleeps. It means I am free to do what needs to be done. Sweet dreams, bub bub!!! Mommy loves you
As new parents, we took the instructions handed over by the SCN nurse that we are supposed to feed Izzie 45 ml every 3 hours. Over the past weeks, we have slowly increased her feed to 80 ml and as I watched her, I found myself unable to keep to the 3 hourly feeds as the days went by. Izzie is growing fast and she demands to be fed every 2 hours. Occasionally she could last 3-4 hours without feed, depending on the quality of her sleep. I have learnt to watch Izzie for her hunger signs instead of relying on the clock. I think 3 hourly feed is adult oriented. It eases the caregiver’s life especially when we are talking about the number of times we need to wake up at night. Although I like to have an easy life, I also understand that babies have small stomach and we can’t force them to drink large volumes of milk just so that it’s more convenient for us. I will feed every 2 hourly if that’s what Izzie wants. I have long decided to be child oriented in this aspect. 🙂
This morning Izzie didn’t go back to sleep after feed. Perhaps the diaper change made her wide awake. She peed while I was changing her. So there goes. I gotta change the swaddle and change her clothes as these got wet. When I put her to bed and went back to sleep, she cried. I carried her and put her on my shoulder for a while and she struggled downwards. So I put her back to bed. She cried again. This time I cradle held her close to me. She quietened down. Then she slowly drifted off to sleep. Then I realized she needed someone she can trust to put her to sleep. She is so dependent. What a precious moment with Izzie!! I hope these moments of quiet bonding will last forever. 🙂
I brought Izzie to the polyclinic yesterday for her Hep B 2nd dose jab. I must say I am super proud of my little bub for being so brave. She cried when being poked but she did not wail loudly. She weighs 3.3kg now. I am amazed how babies grow.
We also brought Izzie for her first haircut yesterday. My heart broke when I saw her beautiful hair being shaved. I shall believe and confess that more beautiful and healthy black hair will grow on Izzie!
Today, 11 Sep 2012, is the actual EDD for Izzie. I bathed Izzie and got a little more confident bathing her today. I hope I get better and better at this. I am getting more used to her hairless head now. Love her just the same.
Happy Birthday little bub!!
