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| Friday, July 22, 2011 |
I try to resist from making all my posts about the baby, but then given I write about what is in my mind mostly here in my blog and given its the baby thats there all the time, what else can one expect? As usual this will be my Dear Diary where I will write whatever occupies me, entertains me, frusrates me, etc etc. If you are bored, please to close the blog and leave :--) (There I just gave myself a justification for boring the few readers to death with baby posts)
I think I can safely say BSK has formed her sleep pattern for the night, a pretty sound one at that. She can sleep for 6 hours at a stretch, 7 if we let her. She is a bit cranky by evening, but nothing a warm bath cannot pacify. She is out like a light during her last feeding for the day after bath. The days she doesn't sleep right away if e lay her down she will coo herself to sleep. Her sounds are the cutest sounds I sleep to.
One exciting thing she has started doing is smiling on her own at inanimate things! She smiles at us when we make faces and talk to her, but then we got this black and white book and when we showed her the smiling sun, she voluntarily smiled at it! And then at the Panda, and the birds, and the snails! Whatever goes on in her head when she sees them that she smiles!
Another exciting thing is her liking for Orange Man, a toy DH was presented with. She sees it and talks to him, with vowel sounds, with lot of facial expressions which make me want to eat her up. Its like, she is trying to do to the Orange Man what we do to her, trying to make her respond. ;--) Her actions are like "Cmon everyone else is talking to me, why are you quiet? Say aaaaa? Say oooooooo? Cmon, say it, say it, say it.." And so on.
BSK had her second month check up and has almost doubled her birth weight, its unbelievable that she was 3% in her growth chart for weight when she was born. With her immunizations in place, cannot wait to take her out more often.
After the baby, I have realized it is very difficult to get things done. Well, it was the case when I was pregnant too, but for different reasons. I plan on doing something over the weekend, but it just never gets done and time just flies by, making me wonder where it went. Schedules are based on BSK's schedules and moods. Something I need to get used to. You feel like there is no time but have actually done nothing except handle the baby, spend time with her.
Started hitting the gym. Starting from scratch on toning and strengthening. It will be a while before I can try running, I dont trust my joints (and my legs to carry my weight) yet. Cannot believe it was only last year that I ran the Half Marathon. How much has life changed! :--) How I love the 'last year this time, next year this time game!
How do I keep my social circle with the baby? Its easier when all your friends have babies. Not so otherwise, which is our case. How do I continue my usual extra activities? How do I stay on top of my emails? I guess its all juggling. I so wanted to watch Harry Potter this past weekend, but didnt want to leave parents alone for more time than necessary.
A week after the baby I thought to myself, "No way is all this torture worth the baby, I would never say that." But now, two months later, I think it is worth it, once, just for the experience. :--) Its fun to see her slowly learn the way things are done, its beautiful, really nature is amazing. And she has to learn so many things. Things that we do involuntarily, like even smiling, or holding, she has to learn from scratch. I used to wonder how will the baby know it has to breathe once its out? Nature is great. It truly is beautiful to observe. Pregnancy seemed like a big deal, but now I dont even remember it clearly. Wait, I can always refer to my blog to refresh my memory ;--) But really human body is amazing, more so the female body. The way things work, is so advanced its difficult for man to simulate it.
I have begun to appreciate my Mom much more than before. I never got a chance to spend so much quality time with her. Before 21 I was still fighting with my Mom. after that we got 3 weeks to spend at a time. When parents visited last time we had marathon sight seeing in the two months they were here. Only this time, being travel restricted I get to talk to her a lot, on long walks and I get more insight into why I am the way I am. ;--)
Happy Friday folks! Hope I can catch Harry Potter this weekend. |
posted by SK @ 6:19 PM  |
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Life with a baby does seem to get very very busy.. but kudos to you for even trying to have a social life.. I was just too paranoid and wrapped up with my baby - I didn't venture out absolutely anywhere for 3 months.. Infact even now, I think twice about all the packing I need to do to take the baby anywhere.. but I do force myself :)
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Yes, with a baby everything changes. But mostly, they make us wonder what we did before we filled our lives with them. They will stop and let us think of that when they leave the nest for college I guess :)
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Daisy,
I am not able to watch TV or movies. I guess just thinking of the pain of packing, makes one not to venture out too much. i cannot wait for bsk to grow up, just so we can start travelling again.
Saumya,
Aaaa I know! All inertia, change is so difficult either ways.
"Everything changes" is such a profound stmt.
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Life with a baby does seem to get very very busy.. but kudos to you for even trying to have a social life.. I was just too paranoid and wrapped up with my baby - I didn't venture out absolutely anywhere for 3 months.. Infact even now, I think twice about all the packing I need to do to take the baby anywhere.. but I do force myself :)