Moments of reflection

Happy 2009!

Last year was all about being pregnant, watching so many babies grow up in a blink of an eye, experiencing the birth of our little girl, Sofia and becoming parents for the rest of our lives. It's a daunting and challenging stage we have come to but it will be good. When it was just Rob and I, we were a couple. Now with Sofia, it actually feels more like a family, our own little family of three. No longer are we just a couple but have additional role of being a parent!

New years are all about starting over, setting goals and new beginnings. We received a gift from our good friend Aaron. When we opened it, we found that he had given us a copy of a book he wrote! I remember when he first mentioned he wanted to write a book way back when and now in our hands was his very book. I'm pretty proud that he's accomplished what he set his mind to and it's quite inspiring. The book may or may not be a bestseller but the point is he did it! He's left the world a piece of his legacy. It is one of the reasons why I've kept up with this blog. It's not only a moment in time where I can type in my own thoughts and reflections but it's my very own legacy in the online community to be kept for as long as blogger is around. Perhaps one day down the road, I'll decide to look back and reminisce at the times.

I look forward to 2009 and watching Sofia's many 'firsts'. She is two months now and 11 lbs 6ozs. Her neck is a bit more sturdy, her cheeks round and chubby and she has a cute double chin! She's much more alert now and smiling and cooing at us and her favorite froggie mobile that hangs over her change table.

We started the new year with a slight downer because Sofia seems to have a tummy problem due to some bad milk we gave her last night in a bottle. She's been pooing after every feed since last night and we even noticed some blood this afternoon. We got worried so rushed to the Children's clinic and waited to see a doctor. Luckily, she slept the whole time and after what seemed like 2 hours, we were told she should be ok. We're going to keep an eye out this weekend and if things don't improve, we'll take her to the family doctor on Monday. We (esp me) felt bad that somehow we caused her to get sick. I felt terrible. I can't imagine how I would feel if she was even more sick. Somehow as parents, I think it's important for us to be strong for the child and not to be so hard on what we could have or should have done differently. Rob is correct in saying there's no use in dwelling on what's happened but to let it go and consider it a learning experience.

We have much to learn...