1st Month Reflections...

Yay! I am finally caught up with the blogging for the first month happenings and will be able to post current events. Because little achievements can easily be forgotten, I want to end every month with little Sud's milestones.

This is what Sud is doing now... 

• He ended the month weighing 9 pounds 15 ounces (a 2 lb gain)
• Babies are said to cry around 4-5 hours a day.  Sud really only cries when he's hungry. So, thankfully, he doesn't take up too much time crying.  Fussing is another story
• While born with a full head of hair, he lost quite a bit during this 1st month.  He now has a beautiful receding hair line :)
• He ended the month eating around 3 1/2 ounces every 2 hours or so during the day.
• Sud is a night owl like his mommy.  He stays awake until 11:30pm-12:00am, but then will sleep for 4 hour intervals.
• He began following his cupcake toy (thanks Chaya Auntie) from side to side.   
• Started taking his binky (pacifier)

Time for 1st month pictures!

Surrounded with Love

The first month was filled with lots of visitors.  It's a beautiful thing how a baby can bring family and friends closer together. Let's take a look at all the visitors Sud had...


Two days after Sud was born, SUD's parents drove down from the San Francisco area to meet their new grandson. It was love at first sight :)

Thatha (Grandpa)

Ajjie (Grandma)

I love this picture! Ajjie & Sud

When Sud was 2 weeks old, he was also visited by Grandma & Grandpa King.  They came from South Carolina and stayed for 3 days. This same weekend, Chaya Auntie visited from the San Francisco area. Auntie Allison and Uncle Phil came to visit too, along with their children Forrest, Juliana, Rudy and Hanna.It was a fun filled weekend with bbq, laughs, and football.

Cousin Juliana

Auntie Allison

Chaya Auntie

Grandma King

Sud loved his Grandpa King :)

Grandma to the rescue!

Uncle John

Sud had lots of other visitors too during his first month.  His Grandma Kathy and Auntie Ava visited him lots.   They both have been a tremendous help to me. It's a wonderful gift having such loving family (and friends) so close by to us.

Grandma Kathy

Great Grandma Puerta & Aunt Lois

Auntie Ava

They don't know it yet, but they will soon be best buddies, just like their parents are.
Luke & Sud

Addie & Sud...future couple?  :)

 

  

Introducing Little Sud

It has been 5 weeks since Sud was born and we have a lot of catching up to do! But before I begin, I realize that distinguishing between daddy Sud and little Sud might be confusing, so from here on out...
Daddy Sud = SUD
Baby Sud = Sud 

Let me begin with the birth.  I went into labor on August 21st around 7pm.  SUD was at Jiu-Jitsu and I was resting at home after taking a long walk with my parents earlier in the day.  SUD came home immediately when I called and told him my water was breaking.  This was not SUD's first labor call and, as a result, he wasn't so positive this was the real deal.  To be honest, I wasn't so sure it was the real deal.  Well, an hour later, the nurse at Kaiser Hospital confirmed I was in labor. I'll spare you the details of my labor and the birth :)

Sud was born on August 22, 2012 (one week early) around 3:30pm, which happened to be my sister Allison's birthday.  We had a full room, with SUD, my mom, my sister and of course myself and the doctors there to witness his arrival.  He weighed 7 pounds 15 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. Sud was a big and beautiful baby boy! He had brown eyes and a full head of dark brown hair.  His eyes were wide open the moment he came out, taking in the new world around him. Kaiser Hospital believes in skin to skin contact, so he was immediately placed on my chest and remained there for an hour to begin building our lifelong bond. It was a beautiful moment!

The look on my mom's face is priceless!

The first 3 weeks SUD was able to stay home with me and the baby.  I don't know what I would have done without his help.  He was the perfect husband and father.  He saw to my every need. I was and still am very impressed with how easily he adapted to caring for the baby, especially since he didn't really have any prior baby experience. 

SUD couldn't leave Sud's side.

  

Day 1

Feeding Sud for the 1st time.

Welcome...

Happy September Friends and Family! This blog has been up and ready to run for the past 6 months but, as you can see, I did not enter a single post about my adventures during pregnancy. While there were a few memories I could go without mentioning :) , I would loved to have documented my baby's first in utero kick, hiccup, roll, etc.  As well as how incredibly huge my tummy was getting each month! How easy it is to let life keep you busy from doing the little things sometimes.  

Recently, I visited with two of my girlfriends who both have beautiful 4 month old baby boys.  Many times during that visit, they mentioned how they could not remember their son being as little as Sud. At first, I didn't understand how in a matter of a few months memories could be so easily forgotten. However, when I thought about how much Sud had already grown and changed in one month, it seemed very plausible.  It was then that I realized I must make it a priority to blog about our adventures with our little (but growing) son.

It has been one month since Sud was born and I am still amazed at how new each and every day feels. I hope you enjoy reading about our life with Sud...


(For the fun of it, here is a pregnancy picture one month before Sud was born. This was taken July 28, 2012 at my baby shower hosted by my Aunt Ava and sister Allison. I had one BIG belly!)