I finally gave birth last Thursday! The whole experience is definitely not what we expected. I’ll delay the whole story for a few more posts because things are a bit crazy right now. I’m struggling with normal moving around stuff because of my CS wound and I’m also once again struggling with breastfeeding. Finances are really tight because our expected delivery expenses ballooned. We’re trying to make the whole transition easier for Mateo.

Anika, on the other hand, is doing what every newborn is supposed to do: nurse, sleep, cry, be held. We’re slowly getting to know her and despite all the struggles right now, we are very grateful and happy we have her. She’s not yet that good at nursing unlike Mateo who was such a natural then. She does not like the air that comes from ceiling fans very much and I think she knows Mateo’s voice already. She likes sleeping on my chest with her cheeks touching my bare skin and she likes being rocked by Ramil. She can be very demanding and she’s such a screamer when she wants something. As early as now, I could go on and on about her and yet I know that there’s so much more to learn about her.

Right now I have round-the-clock mommy duties to attend to, not to mention squeeze in some work whenever I can. So the post on my delivery would have to wait.