Showing posts with label baby colic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baby colic. Show all posts

Sunday, 28 October 2012

8 weeks

Today Emilia is eight weeks old. Weeks just keep flying! 

Not so much has happened this week, apart from the BCG vaccination, of course.

By no means we have settled into a proper routine yet but there has been some progress. First of all, the colic seems to be getting a bit better; in the last four days Emilia has been calm and pain-free throughout the day and then the colic pain has usually kicked in in the evening and lasted for a couple of hours. To those of you who don't have babies or haven't experienced life with a colicky baby this may sound like a lot but believe me two/three hours of crying are nothing when compared to eight/ten! So, hopefully, we are on the right track. Also, we do have some sort of schedule going on. After the second morning feed, around 7.30-9.00 am, while mum and dad have breakfast, Emilia relaxes on the bouncer, having a *free massage* thanks to the vibration, looking outside and playing with the monkey. She feeds regularly every three/four hours and gets bathed twice a week. She also has two sessions of about twenty minutes each in the gym every day. She doesn't last longer than 15-20 minutes, after that she either gets bored or falls asleep. As you can see from these pictures taken after her second work out of the day, exercising is exhausting!



This week coming up will be rather busy: on Wednesday afternoon Emilia has three appointments scheduled at the GP, one for weighing, one with the health visitor and one for the 5 in 1 injection; Wednesday night my mum and grandmum will arrive, so lots of love and attention are on the way! On Thursday afternoon we will have a visit from Rumana and her kids, and on Friday we have an appointment for Emilia's British passport. A busy week indeed. So stay tuned for some updates!

Wednesday, 10 October 2012

E! News

Hi folks, you may wonder why posts on this blog have become less frequent and the answer is: EMILIA! She is a little, one-month baby but boy can she exhaust big mummy and daddy! And this week we even have the grandparents helping out...what are we going to do when it will be only me and Rob!?! 

One of the main issues we are facing these days is colic, and we don't like colic! They cause a lot of pain in Emilia's tummy and therefore in mummy's heart. It's heartbreaking to see her crying because of the tummy cramps. And when she cries she goes purple and it's scary to watch her. 

Other than that, I must say, she is a little angel and is starting to discover the world. Her eyes are more open now and she follows people and objects. She is curious and interested in things. I love strolling around with her and looking at her face while she sees the sky, the clouds, the buildings, the lights, the trees, the birds, the people...

I try to take daily pictures of her but it's getting more and more complicated as she moves constantly. Sometimes it really looks like she is trying to dance!