I don’t know where time goes these days. I often think about what I spent my time on before we had a baby. I have no clue how I spent the entire day since these days there is not much extra time anywhere in sight. Kiyah is doing great. At her last wellness check (almost 12 weeks old at the time) she weighed 12.8 pounds (73rd percentile) and was 25 inches long (93rd percentile). She is eating 4-7 ounces every 3-4 hours. That is another thing we didn’t realize…how fast 3 hours go by. After you change her diaper, feed her, play a little while, get her to sleep, it’s time to start all over again! She loves to snuggle, has the cutest pout (she gets this from her daddy), has the biggest smiles, is learning to laugh out loud, is desperately trying to roll over and gets so frustrated when she can’t, sleeping through the night (10:00-5:00, eat, then back to sleep again for a little while, Hallelujah!) and is overall just a good happy baby. I am back at work and Karlis is pulling mom duty until he finishes his teaching degree. We are lucky that one of us can stay at home with her. The thought of daycare is so hard. I desperately don’t want to have to drop her off at a stranger’s house. Since having her I have often thought about kangaroos being the perfect creature since they are able to carry their little ones around in their pouch all day. If only we were made like that. I know that is a strange thought but as a mother who has to leave their child for the majority of the day you start dreaming of ways to make it different.
Being parents is to rewarding but I am not going to lie, it is hard at times. It is no longer about you. Everything has to be planned around feedings, sleep schedules, etc. I cannot imagine having more than just one at a time. I think it was good we were blessed with only one this first time. Karlis and I have talked a little about our next in-vitro with our frozen embryos and how many we should transfer. It is a hard decision. I guess we will cross that bridge when it gets here.
As for now it is good to have Karlis home and currently not playing hockey. I don’t think I could have done this alone, I have no idea how single parents do it.
Kiyah is a true blessing and there is no way to describe the love I feel for her. Here are some recent photos….
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