Time really flies when you are having a baby and they grow so fast. How on earth is she already two months old (27th is her date). We already have size 62 which means I had to pack away all her newborn clothes and that made me so sad cause she is getting so big. But it is also good cause she has to grow to be a healthy baby.
Everyday we are spending with her holds little surprises and that makes having a baby at home the best.
2 Month Update
The most significant change we have noticed is that she loves to laugh. She laughs a lot in the mornings the moment she wakes up and also smiles back at people all the time.
She is much more interested in bright colors, contrast and patterns. I love to show here the Hey Bear YouTube videos with high contrast clouds or fruits.
Emilia still likes bath time and hope it stays this way. We have also washed her hair the first time last week and she couldn´t care less. This is a big relief cause I heard of many babies that hate water in their faces.
Her grip has gotten a lot tighter and she starts to grab things but doesn´t hold on a long time so we´ll see how long it takes until she starts to hold on to her toys.
Hairs are really starting to grow but we still can´t decide what hair color she is going to get. I would say it is a dark blonde but outside in the sunlight it looks redish. Guess we´ll have to wait cause only time will tell.
To say that she is a active baby would be and understatement because she moves all the time from the moment she is awake until the time she goes to sleep. Her arms and legs are always in movement.
Tummy time is getting better everyday and her neck muscles are getting stronger by the day. She is super interested in holding her head by herself and tries all the time.
Another great accomplishment is that she only wakes up once at night which means I get a full 6 or 7 hours off sleep at once. That made such a different for myself that I don´t need to have my afternoon nap.
You see a lot has happened in the last 4 weeks and I am sure a lot more is going to come the next month. We have a doctor´s appointment on Wednesday and she is going to get her shots. I am terrified of how she will react and how bad the reaction will be.
I am finally sharing my birth story on my blog today. I was not sure if I wanted to since it is such a private thing but to be honest nothing bad happens and I also love reading other women´s birth stories so here we go plus I also don´t want to forget about it.
The first signs of labor appeared on the evening at the 26th of March. At about 08:30 pm I started to notice cramping. I wasn´t sure if it they were Braxton Hicks contractions as I had those earlier already so I went upstairs and took a shower cause everything else but real contractions fade with the heat of the water.
After getting out of the shower I was pretty positive that this was actual labor but I still wanted to wait some time before I told my husband cause I wanted to be sure. So I shaved my legs and got my hair done to be hospital ready and also got some comfortable clothes I could wear to the hospital. It was about 11 pm as my husband went upstairs so I told him cause at this point I was pretty sure as the pain was rising with the hour.
My midwife suggested to stay at home as long as possible which meant as long as the pain was somehow toleratable cause it is easier to distract yourself. So I made myself some yoghurt and watched a few episodes of the Big Bang Theory, I also finished packing my hospital bag. Meanwhile my husband went to sleep to get in some hours before we would go to the hospital.
I got a contraction tracker on my phone and after tracking them for some hours I woke up my husband at around 2 in the night cause I wasn´t feeling comfortable anymore and wanted to get to the hospital to have someone look at my baby cause I was afraid she was going to be in distress.
We checked in to labor and delivery at about 2:30 am and I got hooked up on the monitors, they made and ultrasound and layed me an IV. I was dilated about 2 cm at this time so I was preparing myself for a long labor.
At some point (about 5 am) I was in so much pain I wanted to have some pain medication but I was already dilated to 9 cm so it would not even help until the baby was born. So I had to have an unmedicated birth.
To be honest the pain was managable but the pressure pulling down was on a whole other level. To be honest it was hell and the contractions came so close I didn´t even have much time to recover. I am still wondering how I did not break my husbands hand. For my next child I am definitely getting an epidural rather sooner than later.
My water broke around 7 am and after an hour of pushing our baby girl was born at 8:19 am on the 27th of March after a total of about 12 hours of labor. She made on short cry and fell aspleep right after. My husband cut the umbilical cord and the midwife laid her right onto my chest for skin on skin were she first things first peed.
I had a second degree tear so I had to be sewn up while she was taken away to be cleaned and meassured.
The moment she came into our life was one of the most incredible moments of my life but somehow unbelievable. I mean I knew that there was a baby growing inside of me but to actually see her after all the months I have waited was so surreal there are still some times I look at her now I can not believe she was actually growing inside of me.
Experiencing labor was hard. It was a pain on another level I have not expected but it was so very worth it. And another amazing thing I noticed was that the pain immediately stopped after she was here. That is so fascinating.
Now we are enjoying every little moment with our sweet baby girl.
It marked one month yesterday since we had our sweet little baby girl and I still can´t believe it. Time has flown by. My husband is back to work after his one month maternity leave which means he is just working from another room these days but still.
3 days
4 weeks
I remember the moment they layed her onto my chest like it was yesterday. The sweetest tiny baby I have ever seen. Today had been our one month check up at the pediatrician. She gained about 1,5 kg since her birth which is great cause I always had the thought she doesn´t get enough breastmilk.
One Month Progress
She definitely became more alert. She is following lights with her eyes and looks at bright and patterned things. She starts to smirk and smile and I can´t wait for her first baby laugh. Another thing I love are baby sneezes – aren´t those the cutest.
She has grown 6 cm already which means some of her clothes aren´t fitting anymore and that makes me so sad. I don´t want her to grow up this fast but I am also happy she is developing as one healthy and happy baby.
Eating most of the day and taking long naps are some of the things which are our day to day business She is a pretty good sleeper so I only have to feed her twice a night and then she usually stays asleep until eight or half past nine. We recently started tummy time and she is doing pretty well.
Kicking is one ability she recently added to her skills so I ordered an activity playmat for her. Also her grasp is getting tighter by the day and she might start holding things soon.
Her hair is getting more and darker every day but I am still not quite sure what her definite hair color will be.
We still can´t decide if which one of us she resembles more but this will hopefully change in the coming weeks.
I am going to share a post about all the things we use on a daily basis and can´t get through without in about four weeks. This gives me enough time to try and test each product.
FYI: I prepared this blog post before our baby girl arrived so there would still be fresh content on the blog while I am taking a break from blogging. That’s why you’ll still see me pregnant or referencing my pregnancy in some upcoming blog posts!
I am finally sharing my hospital packing list here on the blog today. I wanted to share it before giving birth (at least I had ii tready) but ended up waiting what I really needed / used during my three day stay at the hospital. I packed a ton of stuff and to be honest most of it went back home with me unused.
The time flew by with a newborn and a lot of things I took with me I had no time to use at all. My eyemask for example or my nice robe to take picutres in.
The things I packed for myself
Hospital bag // My hospital bags are from Reisenthel and I got two different styles but matching in the houndstooth pattern. A nice thing is also that you can get them customzed with your initials. They hold a ton of stuff but still coudln´t be closed.
Flip Flops // Definitely a must have cause you don´t want to run around in the hospital bathroom wiht your bare feet. It is just disgusting although they get cleaned every day.
Cooling Maxi Pads // I ended up totally forgetting about them cause to be honest after the baby was out I haven´t had any pain left down there so I absolutely forgot about them but I used them a few days later to cool my hemorroids.
Phone Charger // Make sure to get a charger with an extra long cable as the next plug probably won´t be near your bed.
Water Mug // Probably my most used item from labor and delivery (at some point I couldn´t get my head up from pain so a water mug with straw was perfect) to recovery in the hospital room and I am still using it at home as I have to drink a ton of water for producing enough milk.
Peri Bottle // It was a great idea to get this but water will spread everywhere and it gets real messy pretty quick. I ended up using this at home but not in the hospital so it probably isn´t a must have.
Stool Softener // This is gold. Take it everyday from the day of delivery and as long as you need it. Especially if you have gotten a few stitches from tearing or hemmoroids. It will safe you a lot of pain.
Travel Mirror // Especially practical if you have to share your room cause you can get ready without using the bathroom. Also I am not sure if every hospital bath has a mirror.
Nursing Pads // I ended up forgetting about them cause I did not have a lot of milk the first few days and wasn´t in need of them cause there was no leaking.
Night Light // A awesome find. Definitely a must-have. You can leave it on besides your bed dimmed to lowest and make it lighter in case you have to use the restroom or breastfeed you newborn. Not having to turn on the actual room light is golden.
Fuzzy Socks // I was told that cold feet could slow down labor so I packed a pair of warm and fuzzy socks but I ended up progressing so quick I totally forgot about them and also did not need them.
Bath towel // Make sure to take your own towel with you as the hospital towels are super small to not existing. Not every hospital provides a towel. Mine did not have any. Also I would recommend getting a darker color if you don´t have one at home as you won´t stop bleeding the first days.
Nursing bras // Totally necessary if you are planning on breastfeeding. Also make sure to pair them with tops that make breastfeeding easy. Any other way you will sit there half naked and that is not to much fun.
Witch Hazel // Ordered the big bottle off of amazon and put it on my maxi pads. Soothed and helped
Pouch for documents // I didn´t want to take a handbag with me to the hospital so I got a pouch to put all of our documents in (ID, health insurance card, marriage papers and anything else your hospital requires) as I wanted it easy accesable and everyhting in one place.
Little wallet // Since I didn´t know that I wasn´t able to leave the room before I packed some money in this little Coach wallet and my ID cards and more but I didn´t use it at all cause I couldn´t visit the cafeteria.
Mesh underpants // The hospital provided these for me but I didn´t get any to take home so I used them at home for about a week or so. Not glamorous at all but super comfy.
Girdle // I have worn this the first two days non-stop at the hospital cause I felt like I had no middle anymore and that was such a strange feeling. It really helped to pull everything together and was also very good for postpartum belly.
Hospital gown //Got this nightgown cause I thought the hospital would provide their own and I don´t like them being open on one side but they didn´t have any in labor and delivery, in fact I got my baby in the clothes I was wearing as I came to the hospital as at some point I totally forgot to change. But I am wearing it now as it is also a great night gown if you are breastfeeding or pumping as you can open it on each side.
Nursing pj // Got two pairs of these. The dark red and the dark gray. They are super soft and perfect for nursing. I have also worn them at the end of my pregnancy as nothing else fit me anymore which means they are super stretchy.
Nice pj for pictures // I did not wear this nice pair in the hospital at all as I only spent two nights and also did not take any photos. But it is a great pj to wear during pregnancy or after delivery. The brand is Asos and they carry a ton of great maternity pjs.
2 pairs of sweat suits (jacket and pants) // I had to be in my room all day so it would have been perfectly acceptable to wear pj´s around the clock but to feel more put together a nice sweat suit is essentially.
Nice robe for shoot // Mine is from PinkBlushMaternity and it has the most beautiful yellow shade to it. I got a matching swaddle set for baby girl in the prettiest rosewood color but never used it in the hospital which made me really sad but picutres weren´t allowed as no one could visit but we already shoot the look at home and I am going to share the pics with our upcoming birth story.
Comfy blanket // I had two purposes in mind for this one but ended up only using it to sleep at night and lay baby girl on it. The second reason I packed it was to have a nice blanket when shooting our arrival pics but we ended up not to as we only had one hour visiting time a day.
Travel beauty case // Such a good size to travel with as it holds a ton of stuff. I had all of our snacks, my toiletries, make-up, medicine and vitamins in there plus the blush pink and the cross stitching are super cute.
The things I packed for baby girl
Monogrammed pink pouch // The personlized pouch was one of the first things I got for her. I personally love personalized things, got a ton for myself so of course baby girl had to had some to. Great to bring along with you in your diaper bag. It holds, pacis, lotion and all the small stuff you could possible need but don´t want to get lost in the bag.
Packing cube // With all the clothes I packed for baby girl as they are super tiny and I didn´t want to loose any. I included a few different outfits, swaddles, a bunch of onesied and pj´s, pacifier (she did not take them in the hospital) mittens, socks, headbands (didn´t fit at all as her head was still to small),
Portable white noise mashine // Totally forgot about it and therefore did not use but I should have cause it was super loud in the hospital and she had a hard time sleeping at night so next time definitely going to.
Wooden name tag // Wanted to include this for her first official announcement photos in the hospital but we took them a week later at home. I personally don´t mind as long as I got to take them at all. You can see them here in our first official post.
Going home outfit // This was all planned out but somehow all the pieces I had in mind for her to wear had different sizes and so I ended up only dressing her up in about half the pieces as the jacket for the look was sizing 2-4 months and she barely fit into her newborn close cause everything was to big.
Monogrammed muslin swaddle // Also for photos but I also use it when she spits up as it washes very well and is super cute. The variety of colors and fonts to pick of is huge. You will definitely find one you like.
Baby blanket // Bought this one to complement the swaddle above as it has exactly the same color as the font of her name all over. I swaddled her in her name blanket and laid her on the baby blanket. Picture is going to be in our one month update if you are interested.
Swaddle set for photos // This was planned to be photographed in the hospital with my Pink Blush Maternity robe but it ended up not happening cause of the stupid Corona crisis. Nevertheless the material is super soft and the swaddle is huge and totally stretchy. Plus the turban is adorable on our baby.
Wow this has been a lot to read so congrats if you have made it this far. That is all I took with me and I probably ended up only using half of it but isn´t that always the case. Everything you don´t overpack you are definitely going to miss.
There are two more planned posts for you guys and then I am back to normal everyday writing business. Have a nice weekend and see you on Monday.
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