2 months and counting..

Into my new role as a mummy for 2 months and I can really appreciate what my mom went through to bring me up. One word, tough, tough, tough!

The first month with the confinement lady was a breeze with someone to bathe baby, change baby's dirty diapers, wash her clothes especially soiled nappies, feed her in the middle of the night. After the confinement lady left, Sophie started to get more colicky and difficult in the nights, which means less sleep for me and Alexis for sure. We have to take turns to carry her, soothe her by rocking her, feed her in the wee hours of the morning.

Recently, it has been more difficult getting her to sleep as she'll cry. And boy, does she have powerful lungs! Alexis says that his ears will ring when she turns up the volume when crying. And frankly sometimes her cries are so shrill, I get so scared of her. Good thing Alexis also tries his best to take care of her before he sleeps as he knows that I will have to wake up to feed her.

Understand from other parents that this is a phase for babies and they will outgrow it in another 1 to 2 months time. So we're really praying it happens soon before it threatens our sanity. But in the morning when I wake up, seeing her greet me with a smile makes me melt with love for her all over again. If only she can be so nice to mummy all the time. But I know she's only a baby and wants our attention.