Saturday, 9 July 2011

1 month old!

Yesterday was the 4th Friday since Amelia was born! So that kind of means she is a month old though the 10th of July is actually tomorrow. On Tuesday she got weighed and was finally back to 3260 which was her birth weight exactly. Whew. We also found her "Mongolian Blue Spot". Most Japanese babies are born with a kind of birth mark that looks a bit like bruise, usually somewhere on their lower back or buttocks. We didn't see one when Amelia was born until the other day when I noticed a kind of dark patch on her upper back and shoulder. It is quite light, so that is why we probably missed it.

She has started to "chat" a little when she is in a good mood and also screams really really loudly now when she has a windy tummy. Yesterday I was in tears at one stage too as it seemed like she was terribly uncomfortable. I've never seen her that bad before. We are working on strategies to decrease her wind, but as all you mums out there will know, it takes time. 

Yesterday we went to her Newborn Hearing Screening. Due to a case of mild hearing loss from birth in our family, Amelia got the special test where they hook up some electrodes to the babies head and shoulder or somewhere and put some doctor Spock ear muffs on to test. She passed with flying colours first time round in about 20 seconds. Sometimes they don't get a definitive test and have to repeat it or ask you to come back another time or something. So lucky for Amelia, she doesn't have her mummy's hearing but rather her daddy's. I'm a bit deaf and yesterday the hearing test lady was talking to me in a very quiet voice and I had my back turned and I had no idea she had been talking to me. The test lady was rather shocked that I hadn't heard her but when she asked about hearing problems in our family before our appointment, she said she was only interested in the instances from birth - which I am not, so I didn't tell her I have crap hearing.
DH on the other hand can hear my cell phone ringing 2 blocks away and is very picky about his music. However he has terrible eyesight, unlike mine which is fantastic, so here's also hoping Amelia get's my eyes!!

Getting some chubby cheeks finally! :)


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8 comments:

  1. She looks so much more alert now!
    None of my three kids have a Mongolian spot but to look at them they don't look Japanese either! Did you know that it is not just the Japanese that have them? My neice is half Tongan and she has one, quite big infact and my sister freaked out when she saw it. She thought someone in the hospital had hurt her!! I wonder if Maoris have them too? Many Asians have them.

    Great news about the hearing test.

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  2. I love the pics. Glad to hear she is doing well.

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  3. Hi,
    HAPPY 4 WEEKS!!
    Hey when I was back in NZ (when Aiden was just 5 weeks old) he had terrible, horrible, scream-all-night wind too, and I asked the pharmacist, who recommended an age-old remedy called `GINGER MIXTURE` that they mix at the chemist. It was 10$ for 100ml and really seemed to do the trick. I was wary of the other kinds of medicine available because of chemicals etc, but this one has ginger and baking soda. Check it out if you can.
    Fran :)

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  4. isn't she adorable. congratulations!

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  5. Thanks everyone. Congrats to you to Fran-japani! Talk about behind the 8 ball! Your little one is already 3 months! Thanks for the tip on the ginger stuff. Will look into it.

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  7. She is too adorable! Kind of makes my uterus twitch to have a little girl now lol! Also, both of my boys have a Mongolian spot (one right above his butt cheek and the other on the small of his back). I agree it isn't just the Japanese who are blessed with them. I'm a German/Polish mix and my husband has a bit of Native American in his mix. My son is six now, and his has faded to the point that you have to look very hard to see it.

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