One Month Old

kenzie is one month old today. I end the confinement of "sitting the month". Today we went out to celebrate. I had lobster roll, my first American meal in a month. kenzie was pretty good. She had a bottle during dinner.
We packed everything for Kenzie but forgot to bring pullups for Mia.Shame on us! I guess we are only used to taking care of one child still. We still have lots room for improvement.

Mia's new look

My girl has grown up and knows to pose and say cheese in front of the camera.

Kenzie 21 days

Baby Sister is Done!

I was nursing Kenzie the other evening when Mia came up with her bed time milk. She wanted me to feed her and read her stories. I said mommy is feeding baby sister. She brushed off Kenzie's head with her palm and said swiftly:"Baby sister is done!"

Tummy Time

Sister Love

Mia saying goodbye before she heads to school

Two weeks old

kenzie is two weeks old and developed either heat rash or baby acne on her cheeks. She's not eating as much either.

Pouting in a different form

Mia wanted chocolates today after dinner even though she got her cookies already. When I said no,she started a temper tantrum and drooled all over the floor and dinner table. I told her she would never get her way through crying and it was gross to drool all over the house. After having her fit to no avail, she picked up a teddy bear and her lammy and left the kitchen...

I heard her walking upstairs and followed her in a few minutes. When I saw her, she was in her bed, wrapped in her baby blanket, her usual safety object. Unlike the usual howling when she doesn't get her ways, she was sobbing into the bear silently. It immediately melted me down. I went over to hug her and told her why I could not give her the chocolate and offered her watermelon. She was open to it and we ended the episode.

I realized today that my girl had grown up and now started to suppress her feelings and turn away from babish outcry. She is now developing complex emotions like any of us and I need to be more watchful of what I say and do in front of her.

First Bath at two weeks

Kenzie is two weeks old today. She had her first bath. She cried most of the time unlike Mia who seemed to be enjoying it. I'm hoping it was die to hunger and not fear of water.

Today is our 9th wedding anniversary. Because I'm still on my one month confinement period, we can't do anything special. I gave Mike a card. Thinking back, since we had kids, it has been tougher to spend quality time with each other. I hope we could make it up some time.
Ko

Second Week

Kenzie had her second week exam. She is now 9 lbs and a half oz. She gained a pound since last week. The doctor wouldn't believe it. She also grew an inch to 21.5 inches. I'm once again the proud mama. I guess all the Chinese soups helped.

包子

Nanny made baozi today from scratch. I pigged out and ate ten.

Stump report & Big Sis Woes

Kenzie's stump fell off today at day 11 of her little life. It took Mia five frustrating weeks of no bath, one doctors visit and countless skin problems as the result of the late blooming. I was really relieved. In two days we will have a real bath.

She has been a trooper in eating as well. Compared to the snacker Mia, she eats at least 20 minutes each time. During the night, she has been taking about 4 oz, which is remarkable for a one week old. She eats every two to three hours unlike Mia at every hour. I only feed her twice at night and she lasts till five AM.

Meanwhile Mia has been undeniably a pain in the butt. She has been crying for no good reason three times a day, acting like a baby, and throwing temper tantrums. She's been tormenting mike whose main responsibility is the first daughter these days. I lost it today while taking care of both as mike went grocery shopping. I know why she is acting like this. It has been hard for her with Kenzie sharing the attention. I felt guilty tonight as I put lotion on her arms in her sleep. She didn't even eat dinner today since she had no nap and had an hour of episode near dinner till she exhausted herself and fell asleep. She seemed like such a big kid now. It felt like overnight she grew up and is no longer my little baby girl. Even though as my first born, she still commands most of my attention and takes a special tender spot in my heart. Sometimes I wonder if I would ever love Kenzie the same way. I kissed her little cheek and promised to be more patient with her in the future.

Sisters

Here are the foot prints of my girls at birth. Mia has Mike's wide feet and big toes while Kenzie has my slender feet and longer second toes. It's amazing how genes are at play here.

First Week Checkup

Today is Kenzie's first visit to the pediatrian's. She cried the entire time due to hunger. The doctor had to leave to allow me to feed her. She weighed at 8/1 so not much loss since birth. I did good. I'm suffering from nursing pain and back pain. Hopefully the coming weeks will be better for both of us.

Smile

Hard days of little sleep and waiting for milk but who could complain looking at an angel face such as this.

Kenzie

Kenzie. July 24 2013 14:23. 8 lbs 6 ozs. Three days past due. Finally here after induction and three doses of epidural.

Past Due

I'm one day past due. Baby has no sign of coming out. I'm restless. The doctor is trying to schedule induction this week when there is space at the hospital. At this point, all I want is to stop being in the state of pregnancy.
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Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

Waiting

39 weeks 2 days. Mike's had his DR meeting today and I have wrapped up pretty much everything at work, nanny is coming on Thursday so technically it's "safe" for me to go in labor. Baby is not ready yet.

Yesterday Mike saw some beady eyes under the kitchen sink. It was the mouse we've been looking for. He sealed the cabinet with tape. When he got home and Mia went to bed, we started cleaning out the chemicals from the cabinet and hoping we'd capture the critter. It was so gross. The thing had obviously trying to nest there. We did not see any mouse. I was so stressed. I never expected to kneel down on the floor days before delivery and mopping the floor and sanitizing all the cleaning supplies. Mike sealed the cabinet again and put poison in. Hopefully we will get the darn thing.

I went to the towncenter today over lunch, had gelato, sat in the shade and people watched. I wanted to rush the baby. I am so ready.

First Sleep Over

July 4 weekend we had four days off. We went to my in-laws. Mia swam and watched fireworks from the backyard mid afternoon. She's too little to play with sparklers but she had fun watching them.

July 5 Mia was at daycare when Mike and I had lunch and went to see Man of Steel. Last time we watched a movie at a theatre must be almost a year ago when my mom was still here. It's so difficult these days to have couple time. Movie was long and violent and not so great but time by ourselves was priceless.

July 6 was the test day for Mia's first sleepover. My in-laws agreed to babysit in preparation for when the second one comes. We dropped off Mia around 11 with a whole suitcase of her blanket, pillow, lammy, books, swimsuit, clothes, bottles, you name it, we brought it. We then left to have lunch, watched Iron Man 3 and drove around Mason campus waiting for our "lavish" dinner date set up by Mike to celebrate my birthday. Date nights are so rare these days, I did not mind us being so uncreative, i.e. lunch and movie two days in a row. I was just happy I knew what I was eating and everything was still warm when I put them in my mouth. Villa Mozart is this top ranked NOVA restaurant from last year. I've been wanting to come. We had a four course meal in the span of 3 hours. Service was below par. The grilled octopus appetizer was the best. Rest of the meal was mediocre. I appreciated the time alone with my hubby. Despite of my huge belly, I almost felt inspired like we went back to the times of eating out and trying new places all the time.

July 7 we went to pick up Mia. She behaved liked an angel the day before. Ate well, went to the club for dinner and met a bunch of folks, had an hour of swim, went to bed before 8:30, went to potty twice in the PM. What was amazing was she woke up in the morning, got out off her sleeping bag, went to the top of the stairs and called for grandma and grandpa. She was fully aware of her environment and never asked for us except once. Amazingly indepedent! I am very proud of her.

My Baby's Kicking

Mia has been saying "my baby's kicking in my belly" at daycare. I am at 38 weeks now and moving slowly and painfully at times. Next week I will start working from home. I really don't think I can last till the due date. Hospital bag is packed and all furnitures/clothing are ready. Now it's a better of waiting.

Mia is getting more attached to me as if she knows she will be sharing attention soon. We take an evening stroll in the neighborhood almost everyday after dinner for the past two weeks. She's becoming very conversational and sweet to me. She's still daddy's girl but she's giving me more love now, which makes me feel guilty that she will soon lose a lot of attention from me.