It's a real wonder that all of these endless nights, dirty clothes, and cups of coffee have added up to 30 whole days of life for our littlest one. Sometimes (like at 2 a.m. when I can no longer keep my eyes open....even a smidgen!), the days seem to drag. At the same time, it's completely logical that the clock ticked all the way to ONE MONTH while we snuggled Jet silly and kissed her forehead a billion times. Happy moments seem to accelerate time in every instance I can think of. No matter the case, here we are at ONE MONTH OLD!
Jet continues to be a quiet and EXTRA cuddly little sweetheart! The only time she really shows any discomfort is right after we take her out of the tub to dry off. She is NOT a fan of being cold (hmmm...where might that trait come from?) but Phil and I have developed a post-bath-time "mute button" which should probably get patented and shared with parents across the globe ;) It goes like this....
1) Phil heats up beanie in the microwave.
2) I lay Jet's towel out on the bed and wrap the hot beanie inside it.
3) We give her a bath.
4) One of us gets the (now warm!) towel from the bed and the other gets Jet out of the tub.
5) Wrap her up! Bring her back to the bed and lay her beside (the still warm!) beanie!
6) Laugh about how INSTANTLY her cry switches off and then pat her dry and get her ready for "bed".
I'm telling you people. Short-term results for this procedure are FIVE-STAR! I will get back to you on the long-term outcome of our post-bath-time mute button :)
Wait. Back to step six where I remark "get her ready for bed". HAAA!!! Jet is still getting up to eat every 1.5 to 2 hours on average (sometimes sooner!) and I think that's been the hardest part of being her parents so far. Nory was already sleeping in long stretches at this point, but the doctor said that Jet has more catching up to do and this sleep trend is very normal for preemies in the first little while. At yesterday's weigh-in, she scored a 7.5 (pounds!) and in the past three weeks she has grown 5.5 cm! The pediatrician was so thrilled!!!! WAY TO GO, JET - that nickname of yours is proving to be more and more fitting. Let's hope you get over your first cold (BIG BUMMER) as quickly as you have done other things.
Before I sign off here, I would like to thank really bad (or amazing!) television for keeping me somewhat alert during all these exhausting, nighttime hours. I would also like to thank a noisy little toddler who also lives here for keeping me ON MY TOES during all these exhausting, daytime hours. Our house is a bit of a circus right now and, at this point, I'm almost certain we could start charging admission. Just ask our good pals in Kuwait! The night time show is usually the best ;)
Oh how I love being a Mama to two little girls. They are the GREATEST. No sleep and tantrums included.
Jet continues to be a quiet and EXTRA cuddly little sweetheart! The only time she really shows any discomfort is right after we take her out of the tub to dry off. She is NOT a fan of being cold (hmmm...where might that trait come from?) but Phil and I have developed a post-bath-time "mute button" which should probably get patented and shared with parents across the globe ;) It goes like this....
1) Phil heats up beanie in the microwave.
2) I lay Jet's towel out on the bed and wrap the hot beanie inside it.
3) We give her a bath.
4) One of us gets the (now warm!) towel from the bed and the other gets Jet out of the tub.
5) Wrap her up! Bring her back to the bed and lay her beside (the still warm!) beanie!
6) Laugh about how INSTANTLY her cry switches off and then pat her dry and get her ready for "bed".
I'm telling you people. Short-term results for this procedure are FIVE-STAR! I will get back to you on the long-term outcome of our post-bath-time mute button :)
Wait. Back to step six where I remark "get her ready for bed". HAAA!!! Jet is still getting up to eat every 1.5 to 2 hours on average (sometimes sooner!) and I think that's been the hardest part of being her parents so far. Nory was already sleeping in long stretches at this point, but the doctor said that Jet has more catching up to do and this sleep trend is very normal for preemies in the first little while. At yesterday's weigh-in, she scored a 7.5 (pounds!) and in the past three weeks she has grown 5.5 cm! The pediatrician was so thrilled!!!! WAY TO GO, JET - that nickname of yours is proving to be more and more fitting. Let's hope you get over your first cold (BIG BUMMER) as quickly as you have done other things.
Before I sign off here, I would like to thank really bad (or amazing!) television for keeping me somewhat alert during all these exhausting, nighttime hours. I would also like to thank a noisy little toddler who also lives here for keeping me ON MY TOES during all these exhausting, daytime hours. Our house is a bit of a circus right now and, at this point, I'm almost certain we could start charging admission. Just ask our good pals in Kuwait! The night time show is usually the best ;)
Oh how I love being a Mama to two little girls. They are the GREATEST. No sleep and tantrums included.
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