Melissa’s Major Milestone 1-2 Month

Here are some major milestone when Melissa is 1-2 month old:

• Spits sometimes when hiccupping and burping.
• Wakes up every 3-4 hours to be fed and sometimes 5-6 hours at night.
• Starts listening classical and children music.
• Smiles more comparing to 0-1 month.
• Curiously looks at everything.
• Starts to drool.
• First laugh-like action (without voice and with voice).
• Grabs our hand, hair etc accidentally.
• Shows interests in her toys.
• Needs pacifier to fall asleep most of the time.
• Loves sucking pacifier and her fist (or Mommy and Daddy’s fingers).

Melissa Playing With Hanging Toys

Melissa is growing so fast, it seems like every week (or even every day) she is learning to do something new.

Just a few days ago, she put her hands together by herself on top of her chest. Unfortunately by the time we got the camera, it was too late.

Today, I brought out an old toy to see if she would be able to play with it a bit more. To my pleasant surprise, she started playing with it right away :) Melissa was entertaining herself by trying to touch the middle mouse and make it move.. Not sure why she was so focused on it, maybe it's because of the little duck also strapped to it, or maybe it's because it's the hardest one for her to reach and she's trying to challenge herself :).. It is pretty tough for her to reach because she still has a little difficulty bring her arm across her body, but she's doing a pretty good job :)




Here's another clip...



part 3, it's a trilogy..

Story Time

Mommy tries to read little Melissa story this week. Melissa doesn't understand the story but she keeps staring at Mommy when Mommy reads to her and interacts with Mommy actively!

Melissa's First Visit to the Public

Mommy has been taking Melissa out for a walk in the neighborhood and park everyday this week, and Melissa enjoys going out quite a lot. Yesterday, mommy took Melissa out to the supermarket for the first time. Melissa seems to know that we are going for an outing once mommy puts her on the stroller. She actully slept pretty much all the way in the car and supermarket. She only opened her eyes when she heard kids screaming at Mitsuwa supermarket but quickly fell back to sleep. What a good baby!!! Thanks to Auntie Shu-Han for helping us out with grocery shopping.

Thanks Again :)

It's only been a few days since Sandy and I are "on our own" and we're finding it pretty tough (even though we're still work through food prepared for us by Aunt Susan and Mom and haven't really had to even shop or cook much)! It's made us realize how much help grand parents are and made us appreciate it even more:)

Just want to say it's great having all the support! Definitely making the transition to parenthood easier.. Here's another video of Melissa for those of you that can't get enough of it :D

THANK YOU

Grandma Alice went back to Taiwan last night. We missed her already. Now, Mommy and Daddy are really on our own! Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa for visiting us and taking such good care of everyone.

Grandma Diane came early September and stayed until Melissa is 1 month old. Grandma Diane probably went through the toughest time because when she was here, Melissa was just a newborn baby and required a lot of attention and swaddling. Grandma Diane didn’t get much sleep for the whole month…

Grandma Alice came early October. She held Melissa a lot and spent lots of time entertaining Melissa. Grandpa Fu-Ming took a lot of great pictures for Melissa. Grandpa Timothy is coming during Chinese New year to see his granddaughter for the first time, we cannot wait! Aunt Sally came early September and helped out Mommy and Grandma Diane; she ran so many errands for us and helped out taking bath for Melissa and swaddled Melissa when she cries.

Also, thanks to all the relatives and friends who visited little Melissa, especially Aunt Susan, Aunt Anna, and Shu-Han who either made/brought so much yummy food to us.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, everyone, Mommy, Daddy, and Melissa are so lucky to have your love and care.

Tummy Time

Doctor wants Melissa to have some tummy time to develop her tummy muscle. Mommy tried to put Melissa on her tummy during her play time, but Melissa doesn’t seem to like it. Baby push up is a lot of work, just like adult trying to do push up requires a lot of upper body strength =P

Melissa’s 2 Months Check Up

Melissa had her 2 months check up couple days ago. Here is a quick summary of her growth and development:

Weight: 11 lb 2 oz (62%)
Height: 22.5 inches (64%)
Head Circumference: 38.1 cm (39%)

Melissa is healthy and growing quite fast these days as breast feeding is going well between mommy and Melissa. At her 2 weeks check up, Melissa’s weight is only at 30 percentile and now she is at 62 percentile. Now, Melissa’s weight and height are slightly above average, but her head seems to be smaller in proportion. Melissa did not cry at all this time when she saw the doctor, and she even smiled to the doctor. Melissa also got a few vaccination shots at this doctor’s visit. She only cried for 10 seconds when the needle went into her leg. What a brave girl! Melissa had fever for a day after getting the vaccination shot, but she is back to a normal healthy baby in a day =)

Playing Time

Mommy and Grandma Alice have been trying to train little Melissa to be a little more independent. We tried not to hold her as much and instead, we let her lie on the bed by herself. Melissa is gradually able to play by herself now for about 5 minutes although she still prefers attention! Melissa loves people talking to her and playing with her. She coos when we talk to her =)

Melissa's Visit to the Park

Mommy and Grandma Alice took Melissa to Ponderosa Park since the weather was nice and quite comfortable to stay out. Ponderosa Park is only 3 minutes walk away from us. Mommy loves sitting in the stroller as a baby. Melissa was fussy in the stroller when she was one month old. Now she is two months old and can sit more straight up so she seems to enjoy sitting the stroller more. She didn’t cry at all at this stroller ride, yay! Mommy was hoping that Melissa would fall asleep, but Melissa was wide awake during the whole ride. She was tried from the ride though and fell asleep shortly when we got home.

Bath Time

Melissa used to cry a lot during her bath time when she was 0-1 month old. She is starting to enjoy more of her bath time now. She didn’t cry at all recently when Mommy and Grandma Alice took bath for her. She is still a bit nervous as she closes her fist tightly, but she seems to enjoy the warm bath now. Melissa’s hair spikes up after bath, and she looks different!

Melissa’s Major Milestone 0-1 Month

Here are some major milestone when Melissa is 0-1 month old

• Successfully latches on for breastfeeding on day 0.

• Feeds every 2-3 hours.
• Quite gassy.

• Sleeps very heavily even in a noisy environment.

• Smiles or Smirks.

• First bath, first time going out in her stroller.

• Starts to be more alert.

• Her eyes start to follow us and things.

• Shows facial expressions.

• Moves her legs and arms actively while she’s awake.