Happy one month birthday, Mio! I can’t believe how fast time is flying and how big you have gotten already.
(I’ll be taking photos of Mio sitting in my white desk chair and wearing her monthly onesie every month until she’s one year old.)
The Rundown at One Month…
Stats: I can’t believe how fast you are growing! Strangers we run into while we’re out think you are at least a couple months old and are always surprised to hear that you’re actually only a month. I have no idea how much you weigh now because we don’t have a baby scale at home, but I can feel that you are already noticeably heavier than you were a couple weeks ago. You outgrew the newborn size diapers at 3 weeks, and last week was probably your last week fitting into your newborn size clothes — they were getting quite tight! You still have the impressive head of hair you had from birth, and your hair is not quite jet-black — it’s actually quite brownish, and the nurse at the hospital commented on how you had highlights from birth! It will probably get darker with time and as you lose your first cycle of hair, as they say newborns do during their first few months. You had a pretty bad case of baby acne but it’s finally starting to recede a little in the last couple days, much to Mommy’s relief. You continue to exude that intoxicatingly sweet newborn smell (except, of course, when you have a poopy diaper).
Things You’re Doing Now: Your eyes seem like they are able to focus and track objects now, and Mommy is elated that you now gaze back into her eyes instead of her always just gazing into yours. Your smiles are still reflexive and fleeting, but they give us a preview of how your social smiles will look in a couple months. We are entertained daily by the wide array of expressions that frequently play across your face. You’ve been more awake and alert for longer periods during the daytime, and often fuss if you are not held during these times. You love when Daddy comes home and carries you around in the Baby Bjorn, and usually within minutes you blissfully fall asleep against his chest. You’ve been able to hold your pacifier against your mouth since birth, although you sometimes reject said pacifier depending on your mood. You seem to love bathtime — although you initially tense up when we put you in the water, you immediately relax and enjoy soaking in the warm bath… until you burst into tears when we take you out. While you’re asleep, you often jolt and twitch like you’re having hypnic jerks, which makes both Daddy and I chuckle. Sometimes you’ll startle us with a sudden, loud cry, to which we’ll come running and find that you’re still silently asleep. Lately, you have started to coo from time to time in your sleep as well, which we find pretty darn cute.
We can’t wait to see what else you have in store for us in the coming months!
Kaori
May 2, 2011 @ 12:26 pm
this so cute and creative~
Misono
May 2, 2011 @ 8:07 pm
Thank you Kaori! I’m glad you like the idea! 😀
Saya
May 2, 2011 @ 12:46 pm
oh my wow…..this is such a misono thing to do. so cute~! =D
Misono
May 2, 2011 @ 8:06 pm
Thank you! I’ve actually seen other mommies do similar things to document their babys’ growth, but I just stepped it up a notch with a customized onesie. 🙂
kristina
May 2, 2011 @ 12:57 pm
this is so creative!! it’s just like you to do something like this. hecka cute!!
mio is so precious and i can’t wait to see how she grows!! =)
Misono
May 2, 2011 @ 8:08 pm
Thank you! I’ve seen similar things done by other mommies to show their baby’s growth, so it’s really not that original. 😛 I just tried to make it look as nice as I could, since I’m a designer… I’m excited to see how she grows, too!
Tarrin
May 2, 2011 @ 1:22 pm
Awesome idea to document her growth with the office chair and cute onesies (I love how it shows off her “chub”–teehee!).
Misono
May 2, 2011 @ 8:10 pm
Thanks Tarrin! I actually borrowed the idea from this cool blog I came across: http://makingitlovely.com/eleanors-monthly-photo/
I liked the consistency of the chair, so I decided to use my own chair… the onesie is an added plus I threw in! 🙂
Mio is definitely packing the pudge these days! 😀
Jen
May 2, 2011 @ 3:24 pm
awwwwwww… i feel fuzzy and warm and tingly inside! 😀
Misono
May 2, 2011 @ 8:06 pm
hahaha* Aww… she has that effect on me, too!
Virginia
May 2, 2011 @ 3:56 pm
cute! My friend took pictures of her son next to a stuffed animal each month and it was neat to see how much bigger he got in comparison each month.
Misono
May 2, 2011 @ 8:06 pm
Thank you! Ohhh, the stuffed animal is a great idea and a good way to see how the baby is growing. Wish I had thought of that, too! 🙂
hyo
May 2, 2011 @ 4:51 pm
She’s definitely growing; I can see where people might think she’s older. Love those rolls and lovely idea to track her growth and development.
Misono
May 2, 2011 @ 8:11 pm
She’s really getting chubbier these days… I am kind of worried she’s getting fat! lol… even though I know babies are usually a bit chubby. She’s been completely on breast milk the past two weeks though, with absolutely no formula, so she shouldn’t been getting any of the formula fattiness…. oh well, as long as she’s healthy! 🙂
hyo
May 3, 2011 @ 4:58 pm
LOL, well, breastmilk also has its own fattiness too, all that good stuff :). It’s that fatty hindmilk doing what it’s supposed to :).
Kazue
May 2, 2011 @ 7:28 pm
Mio is so cute, Misono. Thanks for letting us come see her in person.
Misono
May 2, 2011 @ 8:06 pm
Thank YOU guys for visiting us! We loved having you and I’m glad Mio got to meet some friends ♥
Yumi
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May 6, 2011 @ 1:45 pm
Ran into this the other day- instantly thought of this post.
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Misono
May 6, 2011 @ 7:53 pm
Ahhh this made me cry…! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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