Chie

The baby is 5 weeks old this week! I had her wear her very first dress last Sunday to go to church. I love this dress, it was a gift from my father-in-law, and if there is an adult version of this dress, I would have totally picked it up! It is so anthropologie-ish. Although, looking at the picture of Sophia Kiko below, she does not seem to like the dress as much as I do…

Last week and this week have been really hectic, as we had family over from the States. We went back to my parents’ house during the weekend, and I was afraid that I would mess up the baby’s schedule, but thankfully the baby was cooperative about her bed time. I’ve been feeling so much better since putting her on a regular schedule and getting almost a full nights sleep.

While I was at my parents’ house, I met up with my high school friends for lunch. One of my friends surprised me with this “diaper cake”! Isn’t it so cute? I still haven’t been able to use the diapers since I don’t want to destroy the pretty cake. This makes a great baby shower gift…next time a friend gets pregnant. I searched some tutorials for diaper cakes online, and I found a couple (here and here in Japanese, here for some inspiration photos in English). What’s so great about this cake is that you can use the diapers! Moms out there sure know that diapers are indispensable, right?! :p

After a few days at my parents’ I came home and was surprised to find a gift from my friend Kaitlyn. The strawberry onesie is made out of organic cotton. It’s a little bit big on her now, bum I’m sure it won’t be for long. In fact, yesterday I had to reorganize Kiko’s drawers since her NB onesies no longer fit. Some of them were only worn once because she grew out of them so fast!

Kaitlyn included a nail polish called “The Mood“, which changes color depending on body temperature. I am wearing the polish now, and it’s pale pink since I’m warm. When I did some dishes with cold water, it turned bright pink. It’s fun! I love taking a little time for myself in the morning  so I can put on nail polish – it’s a small treat for myself:)

Some people asked me if I plan on keeping my hair long or if I will cut it short now that I’m a mother. I find this question kind of strange..my high school friends asked how I can keep the long hair with a baby to take care of, but I don’t think it’s that hard to maintain  long hair with a baby. If the hair gets in the way, all you need to do is to put it up on a bun! What do you think? Did you get a different hair style after becoming a mom?

Back to child raising.  Kiko is fussy and so is Andy so I think I should probably put them both down for a nap.

xoxo Chie