5 weeks

We took Eli to the doctor today just for a follow up to make sure he was feeding right and we were doing all the right things and I'm happy to report that all is well and he seems to be thriving well. The only thing we need to work on is his day/night sleep schedule.... he sleeps a lot in the day and fidget at night as he wants to be played/be carried.

Weight check - 8 lbs 5 oz

Happy Mother's Day

What a priviledge it has been this year to join the ranks of other mothers who have borne, cared for or loved little and big children all over the world. It was an exhilarating feeling to proudly stand up holding my child when the priest called out for all mothers to stand for their blessing... in years past, I could only watch and long for the day to come and it finally did.

To all Mommies out there, hope your Mother's Day was special with your little blessings!


A little surprise from my darling son... oh and daddy :)


Pretty good handwriting for a 1 month old... keep practising son! :)

4 weeks

The little jelly bean is 4 whole weeks old today. We took him in for his weight check this morning and it is true, he's grown! He weighs in at 7 lbs and 12 oz in the buff. Also, he received his first piece of mail from the Social Security office... sob... my boy is growing up too quickly! Okay, need to go back to cuddle the boy before he packs up for college!


My eyes are still a pretty blue.


Loving on Daddy.


Man to man talk with Daddy.


What does a baby need to do to get some sleep around here!

3 weeks

Eli turned 3 weeks a couple of days ago on Tuesday and we've had some good times and some not so good times. The not so good times isn't too serious, it's just that he needs a little less sleep these days and also, for some reason, he thinks that feeding time is a 24-hour buffet... he takes his milk an ounce a time and 'grazes' throughout the day. Something's got to change cos once my mom's gone home and I'm back at work with no one to help me, this will be a miserable time :( Any suggestions how to get him on a schedule?

Other than that, he is such a sweet boy, I think he's got to be at least 6 lbs now, some of his clothes are too tight and I am so excited! Here are some pictures to capture the past week.


Engrossed in the various colors on the book cover. One of our favorite activity once he's fed and clean is to lay in bed and I'll read to him, he looks at the pictures as I read and he seems fascinated by the pictures.


Stop taking pictures Mummy, continue reading please!


Puppy love. His expression is so funny here, it's like he's pleading for the puppy to stop licking!


Starting him young! Cribbage match with his Godparents cum Grandparents.


With the grandmothers! Left to Right: My mother, Mother in Law and my other mother who is also Eli's Godmother/Nana.


His 'squished' expression after being passed around the grandmas :)



Taking his first bath... in a vegetable basin in the kitchen sink. He loves the warm water!

2 weeks

Two weeks seem to have flown by so quickly and our little boy is looking more and more grown up with each passing day... not too quickly hopefully as I'm trying to savor every single second!

Nanny Kilshaw is visiting this week from Savannah, Georgia and is completely smittened by her darling angel boy :) She was so excited when the little man took a stellar grip on her finger and here's the happy couple;




Fresh from his first bath content in his Ah Ma's arms.


This look just cracked us up! He looks so much like a little old man :)


"Mother... seriously!!!"


Here's the last one, so precious, perhaps he was dreaming of angels?

Homecoming

A belated post of Eli's first day home. I'll let the pictures do the talking;


Last feed at the hospital before packing up to leave for home.


Daddy strapping me up in the car seat, they don't make these things for babies as tiny as I am!


Not very happy at all.


Special delivery from Mr. Stork.


Some of the decorations Nini Judy put up.


More decorations and even more gadgets. What did we do before these were invented??? I remember when my siblings we young, the only accessory they had was a walker and the rest of the time, they were on a mat or in the crib! Now, we have something for every activity and being first time parents, we're easily suckered :)


Home at last and safely tucked into my bassinet.


With Grandpa and Nini.


3 generations.

One week old

Eli turned one week old last night and we're glad to report that he is so sweet natured (except when he's hungry and the Mummy is being slow with prepping herself for breastfeeding or the supplement milk bottle.. that, and when you change his diaper! He seem to hate the cold). The little one has been sleeping and nursing well and I pray he keeps it up since he needs all the growing he can get being such a tiny little thing!

Anyways, we took him for his first pediatrician visit today and he's progressing well. His one week stats are as follows;

Weight: 5lbs, 11 1/2 oz (almost birth weight, yay!)
Height: 19 inches (one whole inch since birth)
Head: 34 1/2 cm

His circumcision seems to be healing well and so does the umblical cord so hopefully in a few weeks, these areas would be all ready to go :)


Our sweet boy at 1 week old. His daddy thought this was the funniest pose and took this as we were watching Marley & Me yesterday.