Baby's First Haircut

 

Two things are said regarding the baby's first haircut, according to "older" people.  First, you could only cut your baby's hair when she turns one year old, not earlier than that.  Well, we didn't really want to cut Euen's hair, it was the perfect length for pigtails and her bangs are already way past her eyes so it isn't bothering her anymore.  But she turned one already and we were beginning to get "pressured."   

Thus, we decided to get the scissors, a towel and a clothespin for the baby's first haircut.  We just cut the ends of her hair, less than an inch, to a "layered" style.  Hahaha.  And we aren't really sure if it's straight because she won't sit/stand still. 

The second thing, they say that your baby will inherit the intelligence of the first person to cut her hair.  So it was just a choice between me or her father.  Thus, I will not say who did. 

P.S. It is also said that you could cut your baby's eyelashes when she's one.  When it grows back, it will be longer.  

Happy Five Months

Our princess is five months old!  She's 15.2 lbs. and I think she's getting longer and longer. Her legs are stronger, perhaps due to the morning Jumperoo exercises.   Her milestone for the month: she started solids already! I'm feeding her twice a day with rice cereals and various vegetables.   Not much changed from our routine, but her nap time has longer interval.  She's mostly playing, either with me or by herself.  She also discovered her toes taste better than her hands.  A week before the twelfth, she had fever and I was worried sick as I didn't know the cause.  We brought her to the doctor, she had sores on her throat and mouth. The pedia said it could be due to germs that reaches her mouth because of her putting anything in her mouth.  She was prescribed with meds.  I was a little relieved that the fever didn't occur again and after 2-3 days, she's back to normal.  

Thus, an addition to her cleaning routine: cleaning her mouth-gums, tongue and inner cheeks, with a swab and water.  And washing her hands and feet with soap and water as often as possible.  Using the sanitizer if we're out.

If only we can be sick instead of our babies, most mothers would choose that.

Happy Four Months

Euen is four months old today! I can't believe our baby is growing up so fast. She has many milestones this month: jumping on the Jumperoo, different sounds communicating, smiling and laughing. She also started grabbing things: toys, her bib and my hair.

Recently, she learned how to roll over on one side! She didn't gain much this month, but I read that it is normal on the fourth to fifth month. Our princess is 14.2lbs now. After surviving my last thirty days at work, we're back to establishing our routine. She feeds early in the morning, plays a little then sleeps again. She wakes up after an hour or two, plays on the Jumperoo, poops then feeds. She sleeps after lunch for 2-3 hours, wakes up for a bath then we play in her room. Feeds twice then after dinner, she bathes again, feeds twice then sleeps.

 Our baby is one third of a year already! Yey!

Sophie the Giraffe

Meet Sophie, Euen's latest toy. Next to her hands and fingers that she likes to put inside her mouth, Sophie is her next best thing. Made from natural rubber and BPA free, she's a very good teether. Euen isn't growing teeth yet, but Sophie is better than the baby sucking her fingers. She makes a squeaky sound when squeezed and she has contrasting colors, stimulates the sense of sight, touch and hearing. Sophie's chewable parts: ears, horns and legs are perfect for soothing a teething baby. Currently, Euen's favorite is her nose and mouth. Once again, thanks Ninang Ina!

Diaper Graduation

A fews days before her fourth month, we decided to go the next size bigger on Euen's diapers. From small to medium. Small ones are too tight already. After all she's in between 6 to 7 kilos now. Time to use our medium stock! She had gifts, plus we brought in advanced.

Bottlefeeding the Baby Part II

I have already started pumping milk once a day two months after I gave birth. This is in preparation for me going back to work. Below are some useful information on milk storage. More details here.
1. It can last up to four hours at room temperature.
2. It can last up to 24 hours on the refrigerator.
3. It can last up to 3 months in the freezer.
4. It can last up to 6 months in a deep freezer.

I had more than a week's supply of stored milk already. But I still pump every four hours in the office.

More than one person will bottle feed the baby when I am at work. So we had to find the easiest way to bottle feed the baby. This has been our bestfriend, Playtex Nurser and Drop-ins. Euen latches easiest on the latex nipple. It is designed to mimic breastfeeding and reduce colic. Plus it is easy to clean and no need for sterilization.
This will just be thirty days. I hope Euen won't have a hard time adjusting.

Bottlefeeding the Baby

My maternity leave is nearing its end. In preparation for me, going back to work, I started pumping milk once a day and storing it in the freezer. I thought we wouldn't have problems with bottlefeeding the baby since she formula-fed during her first few days. But the first time we tried, we didn't succeed. Thawed milk was thrown away. I tried using freshly pumped milk but she still didn't want it.

Last night, I pumped an ounce of milk and prepped the other room. After her bath, she and Papa went to her room while I stayed in the other room. First attempt of Denden, she didn't want it. He let Euen sleep for a while and on his lap, he gave the bottle. Denden called me and we both watched Euen finish the ounce of milk! I was so happy and proud of my baby!

Denden will feed her once a day so she won't forget how to feed in the bottle. A bonding time for both of them, and a few hours of "me" time.

Happy Two Months

Our baby is two months old today!

Our current routine: feeding every two hours during the day but after her last feed at night, she has a five to six hour stretch of sleep. Yey for me! Her current weight is 11.6 lbs. Since it is summer, we give her a bath twice a day. The first one I give her after lunch. But I don't put her in the pail. The second one before she sleeps.

She started giving me the cutest smiles! Especially when she wakes up in the morning. She's also making different cooing sounds, as if answering when we talk to her. She's been enjoying her mobile also, staring at the toys. I can put her in a crib and she'll just play by herself, at most up to thirty minutes.

I am enjoying every single second with our baby. I do not want her to grow up too fast.

Happy two months to our princess.

Growing Baby

Somebody graduated from using mittens! I cut her fingernails to prevent her from scratching her face. Then I tried removing just one mitten. She screamed and cried after a while and I saw her pulling her own hair. Funny. So I put it back. I tried again a few hours a day, one mitten, then two. Then overnight. She seemed okay so I didn't put it back on. I watch her brushing her fingers through her hair but she learned not to pull it. Very good baby! I just have to cut her fingernails regularly.

We also noticed that she couldn't sleep in her bassinet anymore. So we tried the stroller seat and she loved it.

Time flies. Our baby's growing up so fast.