Thanksgiving :)

It's been a while since I blogged.

Hubby's not home yet from part-time studies.. I just got home from mum's place (scoot out of my house during confinement and spent a day there)... managed to put both the big and the small one to bed by 9pm...phew.. and now I finally have some personal time.. so I decided to blog.

I am now at week 3 of confinement. Time flies.. it's been tiring.. but rather enjoyable so far. Our family really experienced God prior to the delivery of Joshua and throughout the delivery process. I hope to blog about our amazing experience of God's providence someday. But for this entry, I thought I would like to spend some time giving thanks for what's been happening during confinement so far.

I am thankful that:

1. Hubby was at home for the first week with me;

2. MIL has been coming by on weekdays faithfully to help me out;

3. My 2 sisters have been taking turns to help me out in the mornings before MIL arrives;

4. My 2 sisters have been taking Candra out to the park, the swimming pool at times so that I can rest more;

5. My mother, despite her busyness at work, tries to ensure that I am well-fed and well taken care of;

6. Joshua's a super good and efficient feeder since day 1, no problems with latching on, super short and efficient feeds (done with each feed in 15 to 20 minutes since day 4);

7. Joshua fell into a good 2.5 hours to 3 hours routine even before week 2;

8. Joshua's routine and sleep training's started to stabilise and take shape yesterday, which is rather early for a newborn I think;

9. Candra's been a good sister and she has been learning to sacrifice some of her wants/needs for the sake of her little brother.

Joshua's super different from Candra. Candra was a sleep fighter and so her training for routine and sleep was really tedious. As for Joshua, he sleeps really well (too well at times though) and now as he settles into his 3 hour routine everyday, I have noticed, since yesterday, that he drops off to sleep on his own after about 5 to 10 minutes of crying for naps and bedtime. Wakes up for nightfeeds after about 4 hour intervals every night. All in all, I feel that Joshua's really a much much easier baby. Maybe it's because he is considered a big newborn..more matured.

Started to train Joshua using Babywise from day 1. I have come to realise that Candra was really a rather abnormal newborn.. haha :p Her sleep fighting and daytime alertness since week 1 really made her quite a unique infant. Joshua in comparison behaves like a super normal newborn. Well, no matter what, I appreciate them both and I appreciate the whole Babywise training and routine.

Hopefully after confinement month is over, I will get a better hang of things, set a good routine for both the kids and manage better.. for now... everyone says I should just rest more. :)

Now I am looking forward to Joshua becoming more alert in the day so that he can start to "play" :)!!!

I feel so blessed to be a mother of 2 now... and I have been telling hubby, "Can you imagine! We are now a family of 4! That feels so different!"