Hello! I just arrived. And already, time is moving quickly.
In my first month, I went from being born weighing around 6 lbs 10 oz, had my lowest weight of 6 lbs 3 oz, and then have steadily gained about a half pound a week to be over 8 lbs at a month. Amma is excited that this growth is just from breast feeding since with my older brother Kavi she supplemented breast feeding with formula. I like it because Amma feeds me when I cry (usually every few hours, but more frequently in the early evening).
I went from keeping my eyes tightly shut and sleeping most of the time to opening my eyes wide to look around or at you and having stretches of time where I am up. I went from having a floppy head that you always have to support to sometime holding it up a bit (especially when being burped over a shoulder).
I quickly transitioned from a full swaddle (just one night of it) to a swaddle that is just for my legs and leaves my arms free. Amma says this is pretty different from anna (Kavi), who liked being fully swaddled for months.
Sometimes when I am hanging around, I move my my legs and arms around. My fists are pretty tight and can occasionally grab onto things (like a finger). However, sometimes my hand ends up next to my head and with my full head of hair when I clench my fist I inadvertently end up grabbing my own hair! It doesn't feel very good, but Amma comes to the rescue.
My anna (older brother - Kavi) is pretty nice. I expect I will learn a lot from him throughout my life.
Most of my first month was spent at home. I met lots of Amma's and Appa's family and friends. But I did get out occasionally. Weekly for mom to weigh me at the breastfeeding club. A few times so Amma could go to mommy and me yoga (I especially like the class with the harmonium playing). A few times to Redstone to meet Amma's coworkers. A family reunion up in the mountains and a ride on a carousel. And an excursion downtown Denver where I went on a trolly ride.
Overall Amma says I am a pretty easy going kid. Thank you God for life!
In my first month, I went from being born weighing around 6 lbs 10 oz, had my lowest weight of 6 lbs 3 oz, and then have steadily gained about a half pound a week to be over 8 lbs at a month. Amma is excited that this growth is just from breast feeding since with my older brother Kavi she supplemented breast feeding with formula. I like it because Amma feeds me when I cry (usually every few hours, but more frequently in the early evening).
I went from keeping my eyes tightly shut and sleeping most of the time to opening my eyes wide to look around or at you and having stretches of time where I am up. I went from having a floppy head that you always have to support to sometime holding it up a bit (especially when being burped over a shoulder).
I quickly transitioned from a full swaddle (just one night of it) to a swaddle that is just for my legs and leaves my arms free. Amma says this is pretty different from anna (Kavi), who liked being fully swaddled for months.
Sometimes when I am hanging around, I move my my legs and arms around. My fists are pretty tight and can occasionally grab onto things (like a finger). However, sometimes my hand ends up next to my head and with my full head of hair when I clench my fist I inadvertently end up grabbing my own hair! It doesn't feel very good, but Amma comes to the rescue.
My anna (older brother - Kavi) is pretty nice. I expect I will learn a lot from him throughout my life.
Most of my first month was spent at home. I met lots of Amma's and Appa's family and friends. But I did get out occasionally. Weekly for mom to weigh me at the breastfeeding club. A few times so Amma could go to mommy and me yoga (I especially like the class with the harmonium playing). A few times to Redstone to meet Amma's coworkers. A family reunion up in the mountains and a ride on a carousel. And an excursion downtown Denver where I went on a trolly ride.
Overall Amma says I am a pretty easy going kid. Thank you God for life!
