Random Thoughts From a Mommy

Remember when Mackenzie was just a size of a water bottle? Now she's 3 water bottle-big! Not quite 10 lbs yet, but I'm sure we'll get there next week. I can't believe we're almost into the double digits! And we're almost at 3 months! Time really goes by fast when you have a kid.

After 2 weeks in Edmonton, I must admit I was so glad to come home. Mostly because of the mosquitos! We were rarely outside because I was afraid we might be eaten alive! I thought for sure this time coming back I would miss Edmonton a bit, but nope! It was clear as day that it was no longer home. Which was a huge surprise to me since it was home to me for 8 years. I guess baby really does change everything! Mackenzie had her first plane ride and her first shot this week. I anticipated a lot of stress. Let's see how she measured up, shall we? I thought Mackenzie would be a fussy pot on the plane, turned out, I was the one who was going out of wack. I had no idea what to expect, so needless to say, I was completely unprepared. Even with going to the airport an hour and 10 minutes ahead of time, I was running to the gate with 10 minutes to spare! (They were calling my name as we got there) Mackenzie fussed all of 2 minutes throughout the hour and a half on the plane. And she did...

Well, we made it to Edmonton! After that horrific first day, we stayed overnight in Kamloops. Then the next day, she was perfect on the road. Still, we decided to fly back to Vancouver this week. I'd rather take an hour and a half of torture than 12.5 hours. Mack has never been that fond of people she doesn't know. So needless to say, as soon as we landed in Edmonton, she was a mess! For the first two days, she had no idea what was going on. She was absolutely mad about all the social appointments we had. She cried at everyone who held her and was fussy in general. I was starting to get worried about her not eating very much. But then we went to weigh her, and she finally surpassed 8 lbs! On Monday, she weight 8 lbs 5 oz - that means she gained 7 oz in one week - probably one of the best weeks she's had so far :) Then after two days, Mackenzie gave in. It was as if she surrendered to our busy lives. She suddenly loved being in strangers' arms. It was amazing, and ...

First of all, reading my past posts - my grammar was/is absolutely atrocious. I'm sorry, I never have time to proof-read. So yeah, deal with it. I'm not dumb, but obviously cannot write properly without any editing. In Chinese tradition, we are supposed to have a celebration when the baby is one month old. This is because in Chinese tradition, you're also not supposed to go out of the house for the first month after the baby was  born. Of course, being as restless as I am, that didn't happen. (We went out on day 3) We also didn't have the celebration after Mackenzie turned a month old because my mom was in Hong Kong. So she decided it was ok to change the tradition this time around. We celebrated at 2 months instead for "double happiness". With all 20 of our family at a loud Chinese restaurant for a 10-course meal, it was no surprise that Mackenzie did not cooperate. In fact, she cried for 3 hours straight refusing to be comforted and refusing to eat...