She became fussy. She will lift her legs up very high and her face will turn red. We called the doctor, who thinks that she might have some gas and recommended Mylicon, a gas relief drop. Before we started giving her that, we talked and realized that it could be the plum juice and plums that the mom had.
But it only improved very little. So we still ended up giving her Mylicon. It seems to work, because she is much better now. It is funny to watch her taking Mylicon. She will suck hard on the tube, then she will making loud smacking sound and frown slightly, as if trying to figure out what is this liquid that does not really taste like milk.
"Now, will you change my diaper?"This has happened three times already, and every time it was pretty funny to me.
Renee got gassy lately. She will let out gas loudly, sometimes with a bit of stool. We would open up her diaper, take a look at the damage, and discuss if we should change it, or just wipe that little stain since the diaper is still clean.
Three times during that discussion, she will start urinating (yes, girls can make them high too!) and make a scene. As the new mom and dad were in a hurry checking to make sure the bed and clothes are ok (we are actually getting better at that), she will follow it up with a big stool.
Then, she will stop all her arms and legs movement, become very quiet and look at us rather satisfied, as if to say:
"Now, will you change my diaper?"
It is worth to note that her stool business is quite strong, and twice we had to wash our hands. The last time she did it, it literally reminded me that little bird at the end of the movie "Scary Movie III".
If you get the picture, sorry.
She sometimes scratch her face, so we give her gloves whenever she is active.
When she is happy, she is still cute as well.
After her mother and grand parents spent a whole day calming her down, I came home a little early so that we can all go out together. We came to this green field that is to the north-west of the apartment.
She sometimes scratch her face, so we give her gloves whenever she is active.
Sleeping is a bit random as well. She seems to like less about being in the swaddle once she wakes up, because she will put a lot of effort into getting out of it. Well, we know for sure that she puts a lot of effort into something based on her expression and the sound that she makes. She always succeeded in getting at least one hand out. On a good day, she will become quite and sleep like this for a while longer. On a bad day, she will keep doing it, even after we get her free.
Nova happened to be in town with her boyfriend. Due to the Chinese traditional belief that the new mom and baby should see as few guests as possible, and least of all strangers, the poor guy had to wait outside while Nova went with me to see Lian and Renee. Nova brought some cute clothes for Renee. I also asked her to buy calabash to hang at the bed side. With calabash and the silver lock, we finally have both the decorations that was suggested by the folks from my birthplace, who made the suggestion based on Renee's birth date and time. Actually the silver lock was supposed to be under her pillow, but for one she does not have one, second that would be a choking hazard.
The book says that diaper rash may "grow" on the diaper area and baby acne may "break out"on the face. When her acne came right on time (started third day on the third week), I finally understood why it was "break out" and why the book describe it as "bother parents more than it does to the baby".
