Newborn Photoshoot

Laura Jane studios
Mini photo session,
Squeezed in a nap

Sneak peek

First Pediatrician Visit

Newborn exam
Femur home slightly creaking and slippimg out, rule out hip dysplasia

Followup weight check on Monday,
Hopefully find out if we are approved for ultrasound as well

Nightmare First Night

Realizing my mom is no good, possibly horrible, with newborns

Week 40- Jackfruit

Instead, she's here in my arms, 3 days old

My Hospital Stay

Quite eventful
First the scare at L&D
Then the sewage backup in my sink, but gave us immediate VIP status

Visitor list-
My mother
Mariela & Gene
Alice & Younger
James' mom
Jessica

My mother
Phuong
Meeyoung
Shannon & Dan
Vivian
Helen
Jessica

Loved the Ucla staff, especially the nurses. Except, my last nurse...
Also, negative experience with the transport & the volunteer that left my box of food & loaf of fresh 85c white bread behind
Discharged at noon

The Birth Story

(Written way in the future, after the chaos of the hospital and first week settled down)

Contractions started at midnight
Checked into triage at 7 am
Intense labor by 8 am, wheeled to OR
Return to L&D
Start pushing 1140
Gave birth at 1 pm

Week 39- Watermelon

The last stretch..

FISHY

- flexing her limbs

- lots of movement, not just kicks but entire body moving from left to right to front to back.  Comforting, but It's almost a quesy feeling

- brain rapidly developing.  Been joking around the last few weeks, voicing out  "I'm fee-shee" , "it's me, it's me"

- nails might extend past her fingertips. So curious!

ME

- having the most difficult time sleeping through the night.  The last 3 nights I've been wide awake for several hours at a time (mainly between 3-5 AM).  Restless, but tired.  I found comfort wrapped in a thick winter blanket on the couch.  Yup, in the living room.  Wanted huaband to get his sleep, since he works beyond full time

- Gained almost 45 pounds, with majority of it (guessing 30-35 pounds) in the last trimester 

Looks stuffed with a beach ball, huh?