1 month and 2 days old

Friday, March 16th, 2014

He is already getting so big and smiley!

1 month and 1 day old

Saturday, March 15th, 2014

One month old! His little thumb seemed to always find its way out of his scratch mittens or sleeve mitts! This was the last weekend before J went back to work. It was so nice having him around during his paternity leave. Before my mom came over, he cooked and cleaned and did everything around the house. I had breakfast in bed every morning! Now that my mom has gone back to So Cal, J still tries to make breakfast for me every morning before he leaves for work. He leaves it on my nightstand so that I can still enjoy breakfast in bed everyday. :) 

3 weeks and 4 days old

 Tuesday, March 11th, 2014

3 weeks and 1 day old

Friday, March 8th, 2014

This was his second meeting with his cousin, Lily. I think this was the best picture we could get of him. Lily looked adorable in all the pictures but Mars was screaming his head off. I think we caught him in-between cries for this shot. 

3 weeks and 1 day old

Saturday, March 8th, 2014

His first bath! We wanted to wait for as long as possible to give him his first bath because we were obsessed with vernix. Before bathing him, his armpits and neck creases had a very distinct baby smell...kind of feet-y/cheesy, and we loved it! I never wanted to wash it away! But after three weeks, lint and other gunk started building up and we knew it was time to give him a bath. 

I wasn't sure how he felt about baths at first because he loved this first one but hated the next. This first one, he was calm and curious and looked like he was trying to figure out what was going on. His second was the opposite. He absolutely hated it and screamed and cried until we were finished. And for a while it kept flip-flopping like that until I bought a bath sling for him to lie in. After that and to this day, he seems content with bath time. He doesn't look like he enjoys it, his arms and legs are always spread out, trying to find balance...but at least he seems ok with it.

3 weeks old

Friday, March 7th, 2014

I remember this being about the time when breastfeeding finally got a bit easier. As a first time mom, the one thing that was really challenging for me was breastfeeding. Everyone always says it's the lack of sleep, but for me it was definitely breastfeeding. Looking back, I'm really glad that I didn't quit. There were times when I wanted to supplement with formula or just throw in the towel all together, but didn't and I'm glad for that. M is 3 months old now and BFing is a breeze. It was as if we woke up one day and my nipples healed and felt as if nothing was ever wrong. So glad I stuck with it or else I would've never experienced that.

2 weeks and 5 days old

Wednesday, March 5th, 2014

Smiling in his sleep! 

During this time, my mom came and stayed with us for a few weeks. It was amazing and we were so thankful for her help! She cooked yummy food everyday, cleaned the house, and held the baby so that I could take a nap. It made a huge difference and I am so grateful to have such a wonderful mom.