Before she was born, I thought my heart is big enough...full of love to those beautiful people in my life!
But now, I can feel my heart stretching one day after another...becoming bigger and bigger to make her love fit in!
My love for her is growing, With time :)
I am a more understanding mother these days...Now I know what she needs and I hurry to provide her with love and care.
Reading "The Happiest baby on the block" is making me more relaxed and is keeping me away from anxiety! I trust my instinct more and my patience is at it's peak!
As for my previous experience with babies, It never existed! The last time I held a newborn, I was 14 years old! That was 12 years ago, when my brother was born! I remember helping my mom holding him and calming him down...but he was not a sensitive baby like our Little Mariyah...
Mariyah is a very alert baby...she is so sensitive to noises, to lights, to smells and movements...She finds it so hard to calm herself down by herself...
If she is not home she stays awake no matter how sleepy and tired she is! Her eyes stay open and her hands keep moving! She needs attention all the time...I have to keep her close, either by feeding her or holding her...
While at home...it's totally different...It's so quite, and she enjoys her swing, her bouncer and her baby gym! They can keep her awake and calm for a whole hour...but when it's time to sleep, SHE HAS TO BE WRAPPED, and she sleeps only while I'm feeding her or with Jeeej on the rocking chair!
The book made me understand that Mariyah is living the missing 4th trimester...which means that we should provide an atmosphere similar to the womb she stayed in for the 1st 3 trimesters!
The babies world keeps impressing me...at the beginning I felt so bad for not being experienced with babies like many other girls, but now I only feel blessed being able to understand this world with my own baby...She is teaching me so many things and I just keep enjoying her while she is awake...
We are going out daily these days! Gatherings and picnics...walking in the park or visiting Jeeej at work!
I try to get her tired during the day before she gets me tired at night! Sleeping for 6 and 7 hours at night is helping me a lot during the day...to love her and enjoy her as much as I want :D
7akifadi, Thanks a lot for suggesting this book! il hamdolillah, It's changing my life into a better one, AMAZINGLY!
