It's officially our daughter Evelyn Yena Son's 100th day. It's been quite some time since I've been able to update, but life with a little one hardly leaves any time for leisurely writing. It's been a fabulous 100 days, and I couldn't have asked for a more perfect daughter. God truly knows how to make his children happy, and has blessed us with more than I could have ever dreamed of.
I must say that being a mom has definitely been a tough job. I've had my moments where I've felt defeated, tired or overwhelmed, but for the most part it has been an unbelievable journey thus far. It feels like Yena (we tend to call her by her Korean name) is learning something new each day, and teaching us something in return... I always knew I wanted to be a mother, and a good mother at that, but that's about as much as I had anticipated. I really didn't know what to expect of myself. I tend to be lazy and God knows I was a horrible adolescent, so I didn't know if I'd be successful as a mom... I thought I'd sleep through the night (on accident) while my baby cried, but it's incredible how strong my motherly instincts are. My sense of hearing is unbelievable when it comes to my daughters cry. With this kind of hearing, I could probably sense a cricket in Timbuktoo.
I've shed my share of tears when my daughter had her first experience in the hospital when we found out she was jaundice. I have never lost my appetite over emotional distress until I saw my daughter hooked up to IV's and getting her blood drawn daily to check her biliruben levels. I will never forget hearing her cry, and the first time I knew what it really felt like to be a mom.
It has been a wonderful 3 and a half months with our daughter. I prayed to God almost every night for a happy baby, and once again he answered my prayers. I love seeing her smile and lately she has been laughing out loud. We noticed 2 days ago that her bottom front tooth was growing in, and she has been drooling as if she had 10 shots of Novocain in her mouth. She's 97% for her height and 90 percentile in her weight. She was 63 cm tall and about 14 pounds at her 2 month checkup. I think she's going to be taller than her dad at this rate.
I hear her crying in the other room. Which means its time for me to go!
I'll update again soon! <3
