Catching Up

Everything has been a whirlwind. I don't know how time could fly by so fast. Matteo is almost two months old, and I haven't even had the chance to document his first month. He has changed so much in the past few weeks, and luckily, I have also been adjusting to not having enough sleep and taking care of a baby round the clock. Good thing I've been getting a lot of help from family, or else I don't know how I'd be able to eat, let alone take a shower. 

I made the announcement on Facebook a week after I'd given birth, and edited a photo to reflect Matteo's birth info. It was still hard to take a photo of him facing the camera so I had to make do with him facing sideways.

We celebrated Matteo's first month by getting a huge mango cake. I hoped for a nicer photo with the cake, but of course it was futile since babies can't exactly sit up by themselves. 

Finally got a photo of him semi-smiling

Close-up photo. Look at those cheeks!

Last Saturday, I left the house for a couple of hours without Matteo in tow. It was an odd feeling not having him within hearing distance, but it was nice getting out of the house without worrying about where to find a place to change a dirty diaper. I missed Matteo, of course,  and the two and a half hours felt that I've been gone for much longer. 

Before leaving, I made sure to feed Matteo and pump enough milk to last him for at least three hours, just in case it took me a while to get home. Good thing I also had frozen breastmilk left over from his stay at the IMCU (more on that later) so I didn't worry too much about Matteo going hungry. I don't know how other moms do it, though. I feel sad for those who don't have any other option but to leave their baby at home with someone else because they have to work. 

I think that's enough catching up for now. I still have tons of stuff to do because I have two projects lined up, one of which is my own clothing line. Can't wait!