At the dinner table today, my Mom asked Mckayla who should bathe her tonight. She responded, “MaMa”. My Mom was relieved since Ted’s out of town and it was our turn to give Mckayla her bath today. Mckayla has been resistant to take bath or shower recently and it has became a chore for all [...]
Archive for March, 2010
30 Mar
What’s Wrong?
Earlier today, Marcus was sleeping while we were eating lunch. Then, we heard him crying through the monitor. It was time for his next feeding. I went to wash my hands before going in his room and Mckayla got there before I did. As I walked in, I saw Mckayla stretching her arm between the [...]
30 Mar
Another Injury
Mckayla is injury prone recently. Yesterday, while I was getting her changed, I noticed there were two long cuts on her chin. She had just woken up and I didn’t recall seeing them the night before. I asked her what happened there. She pointed at her chin and said she’s got owie there. The cuts [...]
29 Mar
The Water Fountain
Marcus took his official first bath yesterday. It was given by the Nanny but I was there to assist and take pictures. After he got fully undressed, Marcus got very upset and started to cry. Finally, he calmed down after his body was submerged in the nice warm water. But I guess he was too [...]
28 Mar
Busy Mckayla
Yesterday morning, Ted took Mckayla to Aubrey’s house for biltong manufacturing. There were five male adults there for the event with their kids (total of five kids). They were gone for the entire morning and didn’t come back until after lunch. According to Ted, Mckayla kept herself busy most of the time with the toys. [...]
28 Mar
Umbilical Cord is Off!
Finally, the day after Marcus turned three weeks old, his umbilical cord finally came off. There’s still a tiny bit of dark stump at the base but the most of the cord has came off. He’s finally able to take a full bath this morning. He was a bit more cranky than usual yesterday and [...]
26 Mar
Hope it’s a lesson learned
I went out for a walk with Mckayla earlier this morning. It was a nice sunny day out. We walked almost two blocks down the street and stopping along the way to check out the birds and flowers. On our way home, Mckayla was getting anxious and didn’t want to hold my hand. I have [...]
26 Mar
Marcus is 3 weeks old!
In a few hours, Marcus will be 3 weeks old. Time really flies by when we’re so busy. We’re slowly settling in our new routine without having Ted home this week. In another week or so, we’ll be losing the first month post-partum Nanny. That means no help with Marcus’ feeding, cleaning, or rocking him [...]
24 Mar
Don’t go to work…
This morning, Mckayla woke up right before Ted was getting up for work. So, I went to her room to cuddle with her and hoping she’d fall back to sleep again. Before I knew it, I fell asleep with her in her bed. By the the time I woke up, it was almost eight in [...]
23 Mar
Growth Spurt?
Marcus is 18 days old today. And I think he might be going through growth spurt again. He had gone from feeding every 3-4 hours to every 2 hours the last 24 hours. He’s also been very fussy and wants to be held all the time. As soon as we put him down in the [...]
