(Saved draft from March 17, 2014)


wow. I can't believe the last time I logged on was nearly 2 years ago.
So much has happened since then.

In June of 2012 I got a job in Sacramento.
I got married (the Hmong way) in September the same year [updated in a previous blog].
We had our American wedding on Feb 23, 2013. It was simple but beautiful.
On March 6, 2013 we found out we were expecting a little one in November.
My husband got a job about 4 hours away and started working there in October 2013.
I gave birth to our daughter Grace on Nov 23, 2013.
We officially moved to where my husband was at towards the end of January 2014.
I've been a stay at home mom since I went on maternity leave at 36 weeks.

I have a horrible memory. I really do.
I have so many pictures and video clips of Grace but I thought I'd also blog about it.. making sure I won't ever forget.

Grace was pretty normal when we got home from the hospital.
She woke up to nurse every 2-3 hours. She slept through the night ok.
Then, a few weeks later she started to cry a lot more than usual.
Through blogs and mother groups on fb- I found out that she was going through "growth spurts"- something I had never heard of before.
Apparently, it happens every so often with babies...and when it happens, baby cries more.. nurses more.. all that good stuff that makes you go crazy.
They say it should last only a few days to a week, but I feel like it lasts a few weeks to a month for Grace. I don't know. maybe I'm over exaggerating a bit but that's how it feels.

Around 2 months- she developed this habit of not wanting to be cradled like a baby.
she only wanted to be held in a vertical position.