1 month

Mae is just over 1 month now and so cute and chubby. At her recent doctor's check up she weighed 5kg and measured 57cm. She has outgrown some of her newborn onesies which were quite loose at birth. Her once tiny body has begun to fill out and even her face has changed a lot! How time fly by so so fast.

As for sleep and feeding, I've been putting her on a routine with the aim of helping her sleep through the night by 8 weeks. It is a flexible routine and she seems to be responding well. She still feeds every 2.5-3 hours even at night. During the day, she's been giving us lots of smiles and starting to coo too. She dislikes tummy time on the floor though so we get her to do it on our chests. She can't hold her head up for long though, we'll keep persevering.

Mae was diagnosed with mild hearing loss not long after birth so we've been having visits to the children's hospital and Hearing Australia. Even though it's mild, she'll need hearing aids as a baby for her speech and language development. We'll be putting her through early intervention program as well for the same reason.

Apart from that she's a healthy baby who's happy and playful most of the time. I say that because she still has her fussy time of the day which is usually early evening. She'll be quite unsettled, cry a lot and wants to be carried all the time. Apparently this is common in babies at this age and they even have a name for it - witching hour LOL.

As for me, I'm healing well from my cesarean wound. I can finally drive and get out of the house! I haven't yet ventured out with her by myself though. Really looking forward to going to play group and other baby social things. We've had a few play dates at our place already. It is nice having friends with babies at the same stage. I recently celebrated my 30th birthday. It was low key celebration with my family. I feel so blessed to be here at this stage in my life, just think I'm finally a mum! It's exhausting but exciting and I do love mothering.

Hubby and I also recently celebrated our 6 year wedding anniversary. Seeing my husband become a parent is such a joyful thing - he is quite hands on too. Parenthood is hard work so we hope to keep building a strong marriage and work things as a team. We actually went out to dinner for the first time since Mae was born. We left her with my sister and a bottle of breast milk (so thankful that she can take the bottle!).