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Mommy’s Diary – Wait!

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People say babies grow up too quick, but I must admit I wished that Kiko grew up sooner while I was getting up to feed her in the middle of the night. But now she is 9 months old, I am saying the same thing… babies, especially my baby is growing up too fast!

Last week I organized Kiko’s clothes that no longer fit her. I separated them in three boxes, and labeled them “newborn” and “3-6 months”. As I was folding her newborn rompers, I got teary, realizing how tiny she was. In order to hold on to the memory a bit longer, I hung some of my favorite dresses of hers which no longer fit her on the wall.

I am conciously trying to adapt to her changes as she grows up. I try not to baby her too much as she is more able now and wants to do things herself. She is going to be one year old in less than 3 months…

I am thrilled to see her grow and mature and would not change it for a moment, but still a tinge of  loss hits me from time to time.

Mommy’s Diary 37: Taking a Break

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For the past 9 months, since Kiko was born, I never felt the need for a break. Andy has helped me take care of Kiko a lot and for that reason I haven’t felt as though I needed to get out and be by myself.

But recently, I’ve started to go out by myself ocassionally after putting Kiko to bed and it has been really really nice. It’s not like I do anything major when I’m out. First time I went out, I window shopped, drank high ball in a train ( I’m a rebel!) and ate gyudon (cooked beef on top of rice). The day before yesterday I went to a diner and read “Hunger Game”. I was only out about 2 hours but it was s great refresher. I was back home, happy and eager to see my family.

The best part is that this little excursion is guilt free. I get going after putting the baby to bed. How do you take a break?

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Mommy’s Diary 36: Surviving First Sickness

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My baby had been very healthy. No cold, allergies, diaper rash or anything for the past eight months, so when she caught the norovirus right after Christmas, I was caught off guard.  The morning after Christmas, she threw up a lot when she got up. Then she had a couple of diarrhea.  I first thought a food did not sit right with her, perhaps the carrots I fed her the night before was old? (I wasn’t sure when the carrots were bought, since I was at my parents’ place). I checked her temperature and it was normal and she seemed okay. It was not until when she threw up all over the car, that it dawned on me that she got some kind of stomach virus. It was late at night but we took her to a doctor, and it turned out that she got infected with norovirus. The doctor prescribed some medicine and we went home. For the amount she was throwing up, I thought she handled her first sickness very well. Not much whining, just sleeping a lot more than usual. The next day the vomiting stopped and all was well.

On the other hand, I did not handle the sickness very well. I must have gotten infected with the same stomach virus, cleaning after her poop and vomit.  The next morning I started to shiver uncontrollably. I decided to take a bath to calm the shiver and chill, fell asleep in the bath (very dangerous!), but woke up with a sudden urge to throw up. After that I slept about eight hours straight. Thank God Andy was there to watch Kiko. Right when I felt a bit better and started moving around, Andy got infected and he had the same thing.

I can’t imagine what happens to families with more children! If one gets infected, the others will as well like a domino effect? I wonder if there is a good way to stop spreading the virus within the family..