Friday, June 7, 2013

Iris, pretty in pink!

Simon, grinning in green!

Today, the Chung grandparents came over for a visit and took Simon out to Napa to check out the grape vines at Robert Mondavi. Iris had difficulty sleeping in the afternoon after their visit but is quietly resting right now to make up some lost sleep. She needed more comforting than normal to fall asleep. I hope it’s just because she was overstimulated today and not a larger issue.

Last night was the first night that I did not sleep with her next to me. Recently there was a report that bed sharing by itself increases the risk of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). You can read about it here. So this has made me a little paranoid about co-sleeping with her in the evenings. I usually end up falling asleep while she nurses and when I wake up after she falls asleep, I don’t want to disturb her by putting her back in her bed. So I scoot to the edge of the bed away from her so she sleeps in the middle. At times I find her next to me when she wakes up again asking for milk. She somehow scoots closer to me when she is hungry! I enjoy snuggling with her to sleep but I have to resist because I couldn’t imagine how I would feel if anything bad happened to her. But I wonder if that may have contributed to her having difficulty falling asleep today. Maybe she didn’t feel as comforted overnight and wanted to make up for it during the day? Not sure but we will see what happens tomorrow.

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Yesterday it was warm in the house and little Iris seemed to get overheated. She started out with this outfit in the morning.

It is a thicker cotton but with it being sleeveless and still a onesie, I thought it would be fine but still changed her out since she was sweating. So this is her in a Hello Kitty tank onesie. She was much more comfortable the rest of the day and didn’t want to be swaddled. Some days she has trouble regulating her body temperature. Like her legs and feet turn a purplish bluish color when they are cold but once you put on a pair of socks, they return back to pink fleshy color.

I got to read Simon his bedtime story and sing his bedtime song since Iris was sleeping. He rewarded me with his “Big Cheese!”

Today I received a really big hug and Simon said “I love you a ton!”

This picture pretty much sums up Iris’ day, big yawns leading to a lot of sleeping.

Today, I ate a lot of medicinal chicken soup which has lots of herbs and is also made with rice wine. Some of the alcohol probably passed through into my breastmilk and made her sleepy all day. It also made me sleepy as I took a two hour nap with her this afternoon.

Iris is getting a little double chin. She’s also starting to get more “rolls” on her arms and legs.

Cozy and snug as a bug in a rug. Today she seemed on the colder side and wanted to be bundled up.

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

“Mommy, WHY am I on my tummy? This feels weird.”

We started tummy time a few days ago and Iris didn’t mind much the first day but seems to get a progressively more puzzled look everyday. Maybe it’s just her developing eyes, she’s starting to show off her “Daddy Ron” big eyes. Like her big brother Simon big eyes.

Simon really loves to hang out with his little sister. He just wants to be next to her and touch her hand or head. He also worries when he hears her cry out or whimper, he says “Mei Mei is crying, let me go check on her!” He will wait for one of us to go too but will run quickly upstairs to her room and look to make sure she isn’t hurt or something. He even helped me put away her laundry which is probably a boring task for most 3 year olds but he was very eager to help. Today he also said “I love you, mei mei” and then gave her a kiss on the cheek. *heart melts*

Iris’ baby acne is clearing slowly. They are no longer all white and she has some clear sections on her forehead. I’m so in love with her chubby cheeks.

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Iris did not want to wake up this morning. *yawn*

My kids! Used to be just “kid”, still getting used to saying it in the plural form.

Simon’s reenactment of his favorite commercial. It’s not complicated.

The original commercial if you’re not familiar with it.

Iris really did just want to sleep all day. It might be due to the fact that she watched and listened to some television this morning. I brought her into our family room to sit with Simon and chat with Daddy and the bright lights from the TV and sounds might have overloaded her and just made her tired. I just hope she won’t be up all night when she wakes up. Usually she is pretty good about going back to sleep as long as the room stays dark. She still wakes up about every two to three hours starting from around 8pm so I usually stay up until about 11pm and end up waking up three times during the night and she sleeps until 9 or 10am. How nice it must be to be a baby…