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So we have been giving Calvin 20ml of Enfamil every 2 hours with breastmilk which was recommended by the nurses. However, since yesterday, he has been cranky once he was done and he still looked hungry. So to test how much he could take, I bumped it up to 60ml and he freaking killed it. I mean, he was literally devouring it in less than 4 minutes but we knew he was tapping out at 60ml as some of the Enfamil was coming back up. He had 4 servings at 60ml and I must say, I enjoy it since he goes longer between feedings. He can sleep longer, so that we can sleep longer. This is a great strategy especially if you can feed around midnight as there is a possibility that he won’t wake up in the early morning for a feeding. The zombie hours. He is still touching his face before he hits the R.E.M. sleep. I guess this one is the Vogue. lol
Thanks to Methuse’s long time friend Sandy, I was able to learn a lot about keeping a baby from crying by following the five S’s. Sandy is an avid follower of Oprah and whatever Oprah recommends, well Sandy gets it. Last week, when in Santa Clarita, she lent me a cd and dvd by a Dr. Harvey Karp titled “The Happiest Baby on the Block”. Dr Karp was able to come up with the five S’s to help a baby in what he calls the “fourth trimester”, which is the baby’s first 3 months outside the womb. This is the transition state from mom to the real world. Off the top of my head, the 5 S’s are in no particular order, Swaddle, Shush, Suck, Swing, and Side. You do not have to apply all of the S’s at one time. The S’s basically try to mimic the elements that a baby has come to know inside the womb. It is an incredible piece of information for any new parent and even some advanced ones.
The swaddle is one of the main S’s that you should do properly. That is keep their arms to the side and wrap them so that their arms can’t get out but Calvin has this thing where he won’t sleep until he is resting his hand on his chin/cheek. It is so freaking cute and everything I go to grab the camera, he moves. However with persistence, I was able to get him just as he was falling sleep.
Less than 18 hours later, I got a big problem. I can’t do anything but stare at my boy all day. I am still tripping over how God works his magic. Looking at your first born is probably one of the biggest trip that anyone can experience. To see parts of you, parts of her all in one package… truly is a work of art. This photo is how I remember the first few days of my son’s life. He totally looks Korean when he sleeps and the few times I was able to get a glimpse of his eyes, well he definitely looks like a mix blood.
So if you guys haven’t seen him yet, his eyes, eyebrows and forehead is totally me and his nose, mouth and hairline is Methuse’s. He has Methuse’s wrinkly soles but my long toes. He can make so many different faces and you know who he gets that from. I thought I would get a name to pop in my head once I saw my son’s face but yet I am still debating. Yesterday, I was thinking since he was a Libra, we could go with Leo but then Leo is a Leo… I know, it is confusing. So today all I did was stare at him and think of names… on top of the 2000 other names, words, numbers, word combination… I am still not any closer to his name. I will have to get a name before we are discharged tomorrow. This is not easy, this is not fun.
