So, after the day that we missed the roll.... she rolled twice two days later. We did see them but didn't catch them on video. Just a couple of days ago I managed to catch it on video! So now it's official. All of her rolls that day were front to back - all to the right except one which was left. Today as I put her down on the floor she rolled back to front in two motions - to her side as I put her down and then all the way over! She hasn't done the whole thing yet but if I get her to her side she'll roll over. Pretty cool!
Now comes the hard part. Because she is making moves to rolling we need to put her on the flat surface in her Pack n' Play and also stop swaddling her. I figured we would do it all at once but Toshi had the idea we would do it in two steps - this weekend we were planning on moving her out of the curved Newborn Napper anyway since the Pack n' Play at mom's house doesn't have one, but now we'll be doing it all at once! We can still swaddle, it just needs to be with arms out. So tonight will be her last Newborn Napper, swaddle sleep. I have a feeling it might be a rough weekend but we shall see. Starting tomorrow morning she's a big girl!
On Tuesday we will go in for her 4 month check-up and be able to tell the pediatrician all the cool things she's been doing. Her head holding is nearly 100% which makes it much more fun to hold her and she's started playing with her toys and grabbing on to things which is pretty cool as well. Also, when she's on her stomach she will stay a long time with her head up in the air and has even gotten to one elbow and one hand! Our little girl is growing up so fast!
Two weeks from Saturday. I can't believe it!! So ready to go! And I decided to have mom come and help with the flight. Strange since Mariko has to sit on the window, but since I'll need to pump on the plane, it will be really really nice to have her there to help out.
SO SOON!
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Friday, May 17, 2013
Mariko rolled! And we missed it....
Mariko rolled this morning from front to back. I was pumping and Toshi was watching her. He was checking something on his computer and keeping an eye on her and all the sudden I hear "How did you get there?" And she was on her back. I think it freaked her out a bit but she did it! Hopefully she'll do it again for me.... today... ;-)
We decided last night wether she was rolling or not that June 1st we are moving her out of the "newborn napper" and going to stop swaddling. Cold turkey, all at once moving her to flat ground and no swaddle. She can't be in either if she's rolling and my mom's Pack n' Play that she'll be sleeping in in Seattle until our stuff comes doesn't have the newborn napper so she's going to have to learn to do without it!
We had a rough morning yesterday but so far a great one today! :-)
We decided last night wether she was rolling or not that June 1st we are moving her out of the "newborn napper" and going to stop swaddling. Cold turkey, all at once moving her to flat ground and no swaddle. She can't be in either if she's rolling and my mom's Pack n' Play that she'll be sleeping in in Seattle until our stuff comes doesn't have the newborn napper so she's going to have to learn to do without it!
We had a rough morning yesterday but so far a great one today! :-)
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
More sleeping!
Last night she went down about 8 and slept until 2:30! I think that might be the longest stretch yet! She then slept until 7 and then again until about 8:30. The odd thing is that even with all that sleep she's sleeping more today than normal. A growth spurt perhaps?
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Sleeping
Due to my pumping and us bottle feeding from practically day one, Toshi has been able to help out in the middle of the night. This has made a huge difference in the amount of sleep we are able to get - I'm getting a lot more than if I was solely breastfeeding and he, of course, is getting less. However, we have a system worked out where Toshi takes feedings until 2am and I take the ones after. Since Mariko's feedings were getting farther apart, and because they always seemed to be farthest apart before 2am, we decided we would try and alternate. Toshi would do the first one and then I would do the second one and pump, he would do the third and I then I would get up with her in the morning. This worked out much better since pumping means that I get a half hour or so less sleep after feeding her since pumping is like doing double duty.
Well, as of Thursday night Mariko has been waking up way less. Thursday night she ate about 6:45 and went down about 7:30. Toshi swaddled her, read to her and put her down. She slept until 1:15! Then she slept again until about 6:30. After I fed her she slept about an hour, Toshi grabbed her and she slept on him until 10. Amazing! Last night she didn't go down until almost 9 but then didn't wake until nearly 2:30 and then not again until nearly 7 (with the last half hour or so sleeping on Toshi). Can you tell that Toshi likes to snuggle with her in the morning? We can only hope that this will continue so that we will continue to get more sleep!!!
This morning we are off to our first playdate, although the kid we are meeting is just a year old so it's a bit different. A friend of mine from my second Starbucks has a kid and we are meeting for some lunch at the mall today. We were going to picnic but the weather is crappy so that's not going to happen. It will be nice to have a little outing though since with how horrible the weather is we probably wouldn't leave the house otherwise.
On another note I am wearing many non-maternity clothes these days! I had to go out and buy pants and some shirts but some of my old stuff fits and I'm going to continue to go through things to see what else might fit. Also in my looking through old clothes I found things I will likely never wear again due to them not fitting in some way or another. I'm going to hold on to them and learn to sew. I'm going to turn them in to clothes for Mariko.
Ok, time to grab some breakfast and hopefully a shower while she's down for her nap!
Well, as of Thursday night Mariko has been waking up way less. Thursday night she ate about 6:45 and went down about 7:30. Toshi swaddled her, read to her and put her down. She slept until 1:15! Then she slept again until about 6:30. After I fed her she slept about an hour, Toshi grabbed her and she slept on him until 10. Amazing! Last night she didn't go down until almost 9 but then didn't wake until nearly 2:30 and then not again until nearly 7 (with the last half hour or so sleeping on Toshi). Can you tell that Toshi likes to snuggle with her in the morning? We can only hope that this will continue so that we will continue to get more sleep!!!
This morning we are off to our first playdate, although the kid we are meeting is just a year old so it's a bit different. A friend of mine from my second Starbucks has a kid and we are meeting for some lunch at the mall today. We were going to picnic but the weather is crappy so that's not going to happen. It will be nice to have a little outing though since with how horrible the weather is we probably wouldn't leave the house otherwise.
On another note I am wearing many non-maternity clothes these days! I had to go out and buy pants and some shirts but some of my old stuff fits and I'm going to continue to go through things to see what else might fit. Also in my looking through old clothes I found things I will likely never wear again due to them not fitting in some way or another. I'm going to hold on to them and learn to sew. I'm going to turn them in to clothes for Mariko.
Ok, time to grab some breakfast and hopefully a shower while she's down for her nap!
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Reasons I will not miss New York
1. People honk at me while I'm turning in my driveway
2. People, in general, suck (unless you have a baby with you and then they are so friendly!)
3. There are too many people in the city
4. Going to the city, where there are fun things to do, requires a train and a not insignificant amount of time.
5. The city has too many people and is sensory overload.
6. NYC is dirty. Really, really dirty.
7. Summers are HOT and HUMID
8. Winters are cold, it's snows and it's really, really dry.
9. There are no mountains.
10. There is no good, close place to go skiing
Anything I will miss?
1. Taking lessons with Pascual
2. The cool stuff in the city - symphony, opera, ballet, restaurants
3. Northwinds
2. People, in general, suck (unless you have a baby with you and then they are so friendly!)
3. There are too many people in the city
4. Going to the city, where there are fun things to do, requires a train and a not insignificant amount of time.
5. The city has too many people and is sensory overload.
6. NYC is dirty. Really, really dirty.
7. Summers are HOT and HUMID
8. Winters are cold, it's snows and it's really, really dry.
9. There are no mountains.
10. There is no good, close place to go skiing
Anything I will miss?
1. Taking lessons with Pascual
2. The cool stuff in the city - symphony, opera, ballet, restaurants
3. Northwinds
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
6 weeks
Wow! Mariko is now six weeks old! I can't believe it!! I think I will always say that no matter how old, or young, she is :-)
Toshi's mom is here to help out last week and this week. It's been wonderful to have help again after two weeks of on our own. It was a strange adjustment since I had been used to doing everything on my own while Toshi was at work, but it's been wonderful, especially since she doesn't mind early mornings! Also, since Mariko has been sleeping more at night and doing so wonderfully gaining weight that we don't have to wake her up (7 pounds 5 ounces at last weeks checkup!), we are getting more sleep as well! Toshi does the shift until 2 (usually a (9:30 and 1:30am or so feedings). When he gest up for the later feeding I pump to make sure we have enough milk for the following feedings. I get up for the next one - usually around 4:30 and then pump again. After that Yoko takes over for the next one (usually around 7:30 or 8) and I sleep in while Toshi gets up for work.
Toshi's work days are still usually pretty short and he's nearing the end of his mammo requirement - 240 studies in 6 months - and his obligations at work will be even less once that's done. After that he will only be required to go to conference and will just go in to get studying done for boards. It has been incredible that his schedule has been so light since Mariko was born. It has made a huge difference in what our lives have been like these past six weeks. He was able to spend basically as much time as he wanted with her in the NICU and we were able to sleep in prior to going to see her. Since then he has been able to sleep in if needed and has been around in the afternoons and evenings to help out. I know that if I was breast feeding that I would pretty much be on my own for all of it anyway since he wouldn't be able to help with feedings (which I think will spoil me the next time around when I do need to do it all on my own - assuming breast feeding work) but it has been wonderful having him help and I look forward to that continuing!
Just got an email from Toshi at work - he's done with his mammo! YAY!
Yoko is here through Monday morning. We are then on our own for a week before Jeffrey comes on Monday evening. He'll be here through early Thursday. A quick trip but it will be wonderful to have him! After that about a week until dad comes to help with the week that Toshi is gone in New Jersey for his review course. Then it will be the middle of April - dad leaves the 13th. From there almost exactly two months until we move to Seattle. Our leave date is June 15th!! YAY! So excited about moving back home. It has been a long four years - with some great times and some not great times and we are so excited to get to move back to the West Coast where we feel we belong. Although we've made some great friends in NY it is not for us!! Ready to be back in Seattle!
Toshi's mom is here to help out last week and this week. It's been wonderful to have help again after two weeks of on our own. It was a strange adjustment since I had been used to doing everything on my own while Toshi was at work, but it's been wonderful, especially since she doesn't mind early mornings! Also, since Mariko has been sleeping more at night and doing so wonderfully gaining weight that we don't have to wake her up (7 pounds 5 ounces at last weeks checkup!), we are getting more sleep as well! Toshi does the shift until 2 (usually a (9:30 and 1:30am or so feedings). When he gest up for the later feeding I pump to make sure we have enough milk for the following feedings. I get up for the next one - usually around 4:30 and then pump again. After that Yoko takes over for the next one (usually around 7:30 or 8) and I sleep in while Toshi gets up for work.
Toshi's work days are still usually pretty short and he's nearing the end of his mammo requirement - 240 studies in 6 months - and his obligations at work will be even less once that's done. After that he will only be required to go to conference and will just go in to get studying done for boards. It has been incredible that his schedule has been so light since Mariko was born. It has made a huge difference in what our lives have been like these past six weeks. He was able to spend basically as much time as he wanted with her in the NICU and we were able to sleep in prior to going to see her. Since then he has been able to sleep in if needed and has been around in the afternoons and evenings to help out. I know that if I was breast feeding that I would pretty much be on my own for all of it anyway since he wouldn't be able to help with feedings (which I think will spoil me the next time around when I do need to do it all on my own - assuming breast feeding work) but it has been wonderful having him help and I look forward to that continuing!
Just got an email from Toshi at work - he's done with his mammo! YAY!
Yoko is here through Monday morning. We are then on our own for a week before Jeffrey comes on Monday evening. He'll be here through early Thursday. A quick trip but it will be wonderful to have him! After that about a week until dad comes to help with the week that Toshi is gone in New Jersey for his review course. Then it will be the middle of April - dad leaves the 13th. From there almost exactly two months until we move to Seattle. Our leave date is June 15th!! YAY! So excited about moving back home. It has been a long four years - with some great times and some not great times and we are so excited to get to move back to the West Coast where we feel we belong. Although we've made some great friends in NY it is not for us!! Ready to be back in Seattle!
Sunday, March 3, 2013
5 weeks
Mariko is five weeks old today. I can't believe it. It has gone by so fast! On Wednesday we did a one month photo shoot including picking out what our monthly photo will be - I bought the month stickers and we have white onesies and we are sitting her next to this small stuffed monkey. I also wanted to put her next to the giant monkey but that didn't work out quite as planned. Anyway, it will be fun to see how she grows each month. Right now she's not much bigger than the monkey!
What a five weeks it has been!
The NICU, home, me with mastitis, the issues with breast feeding and finally giving up, pumping and bottle feeding all the time (thank goodness Toshi can help! I think this will spoil me assuming that the next time around that breast feeding works), then I got thrush. Thank goodness Mariko didn't get it but I took her to the doctor just to be sure. That was Monday of last week - the only week since we brought her home that we weren't supposed to need to go to the doctor. However, they did weigh her and she's at 6lbs 6oz so she's still gaining weight like a champ! On Tuesday we have her one month visit (a bit late since we had been the first three weeks we brought her home and they told us we could wait another week). Tuesday, also, Toshi's mom comes to visit for two weeks. I know that Toshi is excited to have her here and it will be nice to have Mariko visit with her Obaasama (spelling?). She'll be here just under two weeks and then we'll have another break before Jeffrey and possibly Lindsay come to visit.
We have gotten in to a pretty good rhythm and Mariko is starting to be awake more now which is great - not a lot but she usually has one or two good chunks of awake time during the day. She often still falls asleep right after eating but I think that preemies tend to sleep even more than full-term newborns and she's eating and gaining so I'm not worried (although I'm still not used to having her go 4 hours without eating!) She's been letting us sleep at night - up to four hours usually once or twice - so that's good. Toshi and I take turns. He usually does feedings until 2am and then I take over. We have her in her room (since we had a hard time sleeping with her in our room) and at 2 am the monitor gets passed off to me. The hard thing is getting up to pump once in the night. I either end up getting once when Toshi gets up to feed her or I'm up for twice as long when I get up to feed her so I can feed her and pump. Haven't quite figured that out yet and I'm not yet comfortable going more than 5 hours without pumping. I hope that at some point (when she's sleeping longer) that I can go longer too and not need to get up the extra time.
I guess that's about all. It's been an interesting 4 weeks since we brought her home. I can't believe it's already been that long! Also, it is now only 3.5 months until we move home. It's getting closer and I can't wait!
What a five weeks it has been!
The NICU, home, me with mastitis, the issues with breast feeding and finally giving up, pumping and bottle feeding all the time (thank goodness Toshi can help! I think this will spoil me assuming that the next time around that breast feeding works), then I got thrush. Thank goodness Mariko didn't get it but I took her to the doctor just to be sure. That was Monday of last week - the only week since we brought her home that we weren't supposed to need to go to the doctor. However, they did weigh her and she's at 6lbs 6oz so she's still gaining weight like a champ! On Tuesday we have her one month visit (a bit late since we had been the first three weeks we brought her home and they told us we could wait another week). Tuesday, also, Toshi's mom comes to visit for two weeks. I know that Toshi is excited to have her here and it will be nice to have Mariko visit with her Obaasama (spelling?). She'll be here just under two weeks and then we'll have another break before Jeffrey and possibly Lindsay come to visit.
We have gotten in to a pretty good rhythm and Mariko is starting to be awake more now which is great - not a lot but she usually has one or two good chunks of awake time during the day. She often still falls asleep right after eating but I think that preemies tend to sleep even more than full-term newborns and she's eating and gaining so I'm not worried (although I'm still not used to having her go 4 hours without eating!) She's been letting us sleep at night - up to four hours usually once or twice - so that's good. Toshi and I take turns. He usually does feedings until 2am and then I take over. We have her in her room (since we had a hard time sleeping with her in our room) and at 2 am the monitor gets passed off to me. The hard thing is getting up to pump once in the night. I either end up getting once when Toshi gets up to feed her or I'm up for twice as long when I get up to feed her so I can feed her and pump. Haven't quite figured that out yet and I'm not yet comfortable going more than 5 hours without pumping. I hope that at some point (when she's sleeping longer) that I can go longer too and not need to get up the extra time.
I guess that's about all. It's been an interesting 4 weeks since we brought her home. I can't believe it's already been that long! Also, it is now only 3.5 months until we move home. It's getting closer and I can't wait!
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