Two Months In: I Am a Mom 💕
You guys, I AM A MOM!!! My daughter is already two months old. Marae is trying to crawl, she’s cooing, and she’s smiling at us. She started smiling the day after Easter, and I will never forget that day.
This year has been absolutely crazy with this virus and quarantine. My main focus has been keeping my baby as safe as possible. I haven’t been writing much lately because I’ve been soaking up motherhood and spending quality time with my hubby and our daughter.
How has everyone else been doing during this quarantine? I’ve been praying for the entire world—those infected, those with family members who are infected, and those who are just plain scared.
Sleep
Right now, Marae goes to bed around 11 p.m. She doesn’t wake up for a feeding until 4 a.m., and then again around 7 a.m. So we’re getting about five hours of sleep, followed by another three hours. I am so proud of my baby girl. She loves to sleep—just like her mommy.
Feeding
Marae eats about every two hours during the day and sometimes goes longer if she’s napping.
When Marae was born, she latched immediately. Unfortunately, my milk took four days to come in, and she wasn’t getting enough colostrum until day four, so I had to formula-feed her for a couple of days. Once my milk came in, I went right back to breastfeeding, and she latched immediately again.
My nipples were on fire when Marae was around two to three weeks old. I honestly believe it was because her mouth was still so tiny. Once she hit four weeks, breastfeeding stopped hurting. However, when my breasts have a let-down reflex, it can still hurt. The let-down reflex is the sensation you feel when your breast milk starts to flow—it happens when a hormone called oxytocin is released.
Marae will not take a bottle anymore. She will cry and eventually fall asleep before taking one. She also won’t take a pacifier. I honestly don’t know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.
I love breastfeeding. It’s such a beautiful way to bond with her, and I love being her sole provider for food. I have a large milk supply—enough to share and donate extra milk. My goal is to breastfeed her until she turns one year old.
Growth
At eight weeks old, Marae received her two-month shots. She got a total of four shots and one oral medication. She cried briefly but stopped as soon as we picked her up and cuddled her.
She now weighs 10 pounds! She’s gained five pounds since birth, and I can absolutely tell—she gets heavier every single week.
Other News
Three weeks ago, we drove from Atlanta to Dallas to quarantine back at our house. The drive took 10 hours, and yes—we did it with a newborn.
But that wasn’t all. Three weeks later, we had to drive back to Atlanta because Marae and I had doctor appointments. While there, we also ended our lease and moved out of our Atlanta apartment. All of this happened in four days, and then we turned right around and drove back to Dallas.
I am still exhausted from that trip, so I’ve been resting the past couple of days. Now it’s time to put her nursery together all over again—which should be fun. I’ll be sharing her new nursery in our Dallas home once I’m finished.
With love,
Marae’s Mommy 🐝🤍
