Joe got a call his dad that they will be coming to Bethany's baptism! My in-laws will be arriving in town on Saturday (Sept 19) and will be leaving on Sunday (Sept 20) after the baptism.
Understanding that both Joe's and my parents are out-of-town, it is extra special for us, and of course, for Bethany, that both sets of grand-parents will be here on her big day!
God-mother Annette is almost finished with Bethany's christening gown, and I can't wait to see my daughter in the christening gown!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Bethany is a Mini-Louisa
Ever since Bethany is born, we have been taking pictures of her everyday, upload all the daily pictures to an on-line album and then forward them to friends and family.
When mom first saw Bethany at the hospital (45 minutes after she was born), mom told Joe that Bethany looks just like me. When dad and my two sisters saw Bethany's pictures, they made the same comment as well! A few nights ago, god-parents Barry and Annette stopped by for a visit, and Annette made similar comment! Even Joe's staff told Joe that Bethany looks just like me.
Unfortunately, all my baby pictures are stored safely in my bedroom in my parent's home in Vancouver, and I am not able to find the similarities between Bethany and when I was a baby. Anyway, dad is going to bring out some of my precious baby pictures in mid September. From what I have heard from friends and family so far...
1/ Bethany has my eye colors -- brown / black
2/ Bethany has my hair color -- black, and lots of hair! Well, believe it or not, I had a lot of heartburn during my first trimester! All those discomforts are totally worth it! :-)
3/ Bethany has my nose
4/ Bethany looks just like me in the area underneath the nose and above the lips
5/ Bethany has Joe's eyelashes -- this is one of the traits that I really wanted Bethany to get from Joe when I was pregnant!
6/ Bethany has Joe's ears -- the earlobes are not too small or too big. They are just perfect. As for ear-piercing, I have no plans to drill holes in my daughter's earlobes and she can decide for herself if she wants her ears pierced when she is 16 (yes 16 years old, not 6 years old!)
7/ Bethany has Joe's toes
Joe said that Bethany has his sister's lips. I had only met his sister twice in the last three years, and I do not quite remember how she looks, let alone her lips. So, at this point, I can't concur if Bethany has her auntie's lips.
When mom first saw Bethany at the hospital (45 minutes after she was born), mom told Joe that Bethany looks just like me. When dad and my two sisters saw Bethany's pictures, they made the same comment as well! A few nights ago, god-parents Barry and Annette stopped by for a visit, and Annette made similar comment! Even Joe's staff told Joe that Bethany looks just like me.
Unfortunately, all my baby pictures are stored safely in my bedroom in my parent's home in Vancouver, and I am not able to find the similarities between Bethany and when I was a baby. Anyway, dad is going to bring out some of my precious baby pictures in mid September. From what I have heard from friends and family so far...
1/ Bethany has my eye colors -- brown / black
2/ Bethany has my hair color -- black, and lots of hair! Well, believe it or not, I had a lot of heartburn during my first trimester! All those discomforts are totally worth it! :-)
3/ Bethany has my nose
4/ Bethany looks just like me in the area underneath the nose and above the lips
5/ Bethany has Joe's eyelashes -- this is one of the traits that I really wanted Bethany to get from Joe when I was pregnant!
6/ Bethany has Joe's ears -- the earlobes are not too small or too big. They are just perfect. As for ear-piercing, I have no plans to drill holes in my daughter's earlobes and she can decide for herself if she wants her ears pierced when she is 16 (yes 16 years old, not 6 years old!)
7/ Bethany has Joe's toes
Joe said that Bethany has his sister's lips. I had only met his sister twice in the last three years, and I do not quite remember how she looks, let alone her lips. So, at this point, I can't concur if Bethany has her auntie's lips.
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Saturday, August 29, 2009
Feedings...
I think I have mastered Bethany's feeding schedule for now.
She needs 8 feedings in 24 hours, and that works out to feeding once every three hours. According to the Public Health Nurse, she needs about 3oz of Breastmilk for each feeding. My family doctor put me on Domperidone since last Thursday, and I have noticed that my milk supply has increased.
Anyway, here is Bethay's feeding schedule:
8:30am -- 11:30am -- 2:30pm -- 5:30pm -- 8:30pm -- 11:30pm -- 2:30am -- 5:30am
After spending 12 days with Baby Bethany, I have noticed the following:
1/ Bethany sleeps a lot during the day.
2/ Bethany fusses after the 2:30pm feeding. Sometimes, she stays awake till the 5:30pm feeding. She likes to be picked up, and held closed to my heart or my mom's heart. Sometimes, she will fall asleep in our arms. Sometimes, she will simply look at us, trying to take in everything around her! I can spend hours and hours staring in awe at my precious little daughter! She is just perfect! :-)
3/ Bethany usually gets hungry an hour or two hours after the 8:30pm feeding, and we usually need to feed her again at 10:00pm or 10:30pm
4/ The 2:30am feeding is the hardest as we need to spend a long time waking her up before feeding her. She usually falls back to sleep in the middle of this feeding.
5/ The 5:30am feeding usually is the fastest. Bethany usually wakes up around 5:05am and starts to cry / fuss (hungry cue) a bit until I go and pick her up. Feeding usually starts around 5:10am instead of 5:30am.
6/ A feeding from start to finish, including burping and changing diaper, usually takes about 30 minutes. I like to hold her a bit in my arms before putting her back to her bassinet just to avoid any hiccups!
Because of the incision of my c-section and the ever-swollen-rhino feet, it makes sitting on a couch, feeding Bethany extremely painful. Mom has been helping with the day-time feedings and night-time feedings, while Joe helps out with the 5:30am feeding (he does the feeding, then hops into the shower, then walk Bee Bee, and then off to work). Watching my mom feeding Bethany is an amazing experience... I could almost see myself in my mom's arm when I was a baby myself! Mom is so patient with Bethany. She talks to her non-stop during the feeding, and she is forever patient when it comes to burping Bethany, and holding her for about 10 mins after the feeding before changing her diaper and putting her back to sleep. Mom is so experienced with baby that I feel completely at-ease at home!
She needs 8 feedings in 24 hours, and that works out to feeding once every three hours. According to the Public Health Nurse, she needs about 3oz of Breastmilk for each feeding. My family doctor put me on Domperidone since last Thursday, and I have noticed that my milk supply has increased.
Anyway, here is Bethay's feeding schedule:
8:30am -- 11:30am -- 2:30pm -- 5:30pm -- 8:30pm -- 11:30pm -- 2:30am -- 5:30am
After spending 12 days with Baby Bethany, I have noticed the following:
1/ Bethany sleeps a lot during the day.
2/ Bethany fusses after the 2:30pm feeding. Sometimes, she stays awake till the 5:30pm feeding. She likes to be picked up, and held closed to my heart or my mom's heart. Sometimes, she will fall asleep in our arms. Sometimes, she will simply look at us, trying to take in everything around her! I can spend hours and hours staring in awe at my precious little daughter! She is just perfect! :-)
3/ Bethany usually gets hungry an hour or two hours after the 8:30pm feeding, and we usually need to feed her again at 10:00pm or 10:30pm
4/ The 2:30am feeding is the hardest as we need to spend a long time waking her up before feeding her. She usually falls back to sleep in the middle of this feeding.
5/ The 5:30am feeding usually is the fastest. Bethany usually wakes up around 5:05am and starts to cry / fuss (hungry cue) a bit until I go and pick her up. Feeding usually starts around 5:10am instead of 5:30am.
6/ A feeding from start to finish, including burping and changing diaper, usually takes about 30 minutes. I like to hold her a bit in my arms before putting her back to her bassinet just to avoid any hiccups!
Because of the incision of my c-section and the ever-swollen-rhino feet, it makes sitting on a couch, feeding Bethany extremely painful. Mom has been helping with the day-time feedings and night-time feedings, while Joe helps out with the 5:30am feeding (he does the feeding, then hops into the shower, then walk Bee Bee, and then off to work). Watching my mom feeding Bethany is an amazing experience... I could almost see myself in my mom's arm when I was a baby myself! Mom is so patient with Bethany. She talks to her non-stop during the feeding, and she is forever patient when it comes to burping Bethany, and holding her for about 10 mins after the feeding before changing her diaper and putting her back to sleep. Mom is so experienced with baby that I feel completely at-ease at home!
Friday, August 28, 2009
Weight Loss Challenge
Joe is doing the 8:30pm feeding and my next "pumping" is at 9:00pm.. so I have about 10 minutes to write a new blog entry!
Ok... weight loss challenge.... at first, I was not planning on posting this on my blog. Afterall, it is a super-duper personal thing and I don't need the "world" to know about it. And then, I realized... my website is not costco.ca or amazon.com and I, for sure, do not get thousands of hits everyday! Only a few people (usually family members) follow my blog. So there is no big deal!
I put on 40lbs for this pregnancy (and yes this pregnancy is the first and also the LAST pregnancy! Joe and I strongly believe that quality outweighs quantity!) and I gave birth on Aug 17. Today, 11 days post-partum, I have lost about 17lbs. Hopefully the swelling of both feet will go down in a day or two, and I am sure I will lose another 5-7lbs water weight. It is my hope that I will be able to wear my pre-pregnancy clothes for Bethany's baptism!
Ok... weight loss challenge.... at first, I was not planning on posting this on my blog. Afterall, it is a super-duper personal thing and I don't need the "world" to know about it. And then, I realized... my website is not costco.ca or amazon.com and I, for sure, do not get thousands of hits everyday! Only a few people (usually family members) follow my blog. So there is no big deal!
I put on 40lbs for this pregnancy (and yes this pregnancy is the first and also the LAST pregnancy! Joe and I strongly believe that quality outweighs quantity!) and I gave birth on Aug 17. Today, 11 days post-partum, I have lost about 17lbs. Hopefully the swelling of both feet will go down in a day or two, and I am sure I will lose another 5-7lbs water weight. It is my hope that I will be able to wear my pre-pregnancy clothes for Bethany's baptism!
Visit from the Public Health Nurse
Yesteday (Thursday), a Public Health Nurse came to the house for a short visit. Mom told me that when after she gave birth to me 30+ years ago in Vancouver, she also got a visit from the Public Health Nurse.
I was very excited about this visit. The nurse came to the house at 11am, and we chatted for a bit about my post operation condition, my emotions and my energy level. Then we weighed Baby Bethany.
1/ Post operation condition: EXCELLENT! With all the yummy food and soup mom made, I think I don't need 4 weeks to recover completely. Probably three weeks will do the work!
2/ My emotions: Other than the major meltdown last week at the hospital (when I noticed that Bethany had lost 9.02% of her birth weight by day 3 and that she was not feeding properly on my breast), I was doing fine this week. I chatted with my elder sister twice in the past week, and she gave me a lot of words of encouragement. Dad calls everyday to make sure Bethany and I are doing ok. With mom here with us, this really makes a great difference.
3/ Energy level: Other than only getting 3 hours of sleep every night (1.5 hr from 11:30 to 1am and than 1.5 hr from 2:30am to 4am), it is not too bad. From time to time, I get power-afternoon naps for an hour. During the first few days, I was totally exhausted, but as week 2 is nearing the end, I find that sleeping for only 3 hrs a night is tough, but manageable.
4/ Baby Bethany: She got weighed yesterday by the nurse -- 7lb 1.5oz!!!! Her birth weight was 6lb 15oz and she lost 9.02% by day 3. She put back 28 grams last friday when we took her to her first doctor's visit. The doctor ordered us to "beef her up". After a week of "beefing her up"... she now weighs 7lb 1.5oz. According to the nurse, it usually takes two weeks for a baby to go back to her birthweight, and it only took our little Bethany 10 days to go back to her birth weight plus a bit more! Though I am a first-time mom, and pumping is hard, watching her little chin getting rounder and rounder day by day, all the hard work really pays off! :-)
The nurse stayed for 1/2 hr and she left me with an information packet which it is super useful!
I was very excited about this visit. The nurse came to the house at 11am, and we chatted for a bit about my post operation condition, my emotions and my energy level. Then we weighed Baby Bethany.
1/ Post operation condition: EXCELLENT! With all the yummy food and soup mom made, I think I don't need 4 weeks to recover completely. Probably three weeks will do the work!
2/ My emotions: Other than the major meltdown last week at the hospital (when I noticed that Bethany had lost 9.02% of her birth weight by day 3 and that she was not feeding properly on my breast), I was doing fine this week. I chatted with my elder sister twice in the past week, and she gave me a lot of words of encouragement. Dad calls everyday to make sure Bethany and I are doing ok. With mom here with us, this really makes a great difference.
3/ Energy level: Other than only getting 3 hours of sleep every night (1.5 hr from 11:30 to 1am and than 1.5 hr from 2:30am to 4am), it is not too bad. From time to time, I get power-afternoon naps for an hour. During the first few days, I was totally exhausted, but as week 2 is nearing the end, I find that sleeping for only 3 hrs a night is tough, but manageable.
4/ Baby Bethany: She got weighed yesterday by the nurse -- 7lb 1.5oz!!!! Her birth weight was 6lb 15oz and she lost 9.02% by day 3. She put back 28 grams last friday when we took her to her first doctor's visit. The doctor ordered us to "beef her up". After a week of "beefing her up"... she now weighs 7lb 1.5oz. According to the nurse, it usually takes two weeks for a baby to go back to her birthweight, and it only took our little Bethany 10 days to go back to her birth weight plus a bit more! Though I am a first-time mom, and pumping is hard, watching her little chin getting rounder and rounder day by day, all the hard work really pays off! :-)
The nurse stayed for 1/2 hr and she left me with an information packet which it is super useful!
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