Miggy at 2 months

Our prince is two months old today! We had a small celebration at home. Nanay cooked penne with carbonara sauce and I bought this cute dedication cake from Red Ribbon. It's simple but very cute, with the sugar confetti outlining the cake. 

Here's a photo of the birthday boy with his cake:

Look, Mommy, I'm carrying my cake! :)

Happy birthday, baby! We love you so much...

Miggy at 1 month

Last March 12, Miggy turned a month old. And he has grown so fast! At one month, he weighed 4 kilos. That means he gained 1.25 kilos since birth. The pediatrician said the average weight gain is 1 kilo/month. Miggy even surpassed it by a quarter! :)

We had a small celebration at home. Nanay cooked one of her specialties, spaghetti. We also bought pizza (yes, Italian mode hehe). And of course, a "birthday" celebration won't be complete without a cake.


Miggy's handa: Hawaiian pizza (Nanay's fave), spaghetti and cake.



Daddy has a gift for Miggy! Hmmm... What's inside? ;)

 

A bouncer! Yipee!

Miggy test-riding his bouncer... Haha

I like it here... Thanks, Daddy! :)

A few more photos of Miggy during his first month:

First "pagbibilad" :)

First trip to SM Marilao... Not to stroll, but to have his first check-up
(his pedia holds clinic at Primehealth, located inside the mall).

Another "pagbibilad" session, this time in his stroller :)

Wide-eyed :)



Smile! (^_^)



First jersey sets... :) Daddy and Mommy are Celtics fans so go Celtics din si Miggy! Haha

Sleeping like an angel...

We just love Miggy so much. He's our little ray of sunshine. Seeing him seems to take away any bad feeling. We are forever grateful to God for giving him to us.

Joaquin Miguel Conquilla Baral

On February 12, 2011, at exactly 10PM, I gave birth to our little bundle of joy, Joaquin Miguel... Or Miggy, as we fondly call him. :)

11 hours of induced labor. Inexplicable pain. Indescribable joy.

Miggy weighed 2.75 kilos at birth and was 52 cms. long. We were not able to take him home with us right away because he was diagnosed with a blood infection, or what is also called ‘sepsis’. He had a very poor suck and when he was fed through a dropper, he vomited every milk intake. A stridor was also initially observed. Thank God, it was ruled out after a laryngeal endoscopy was conducted. He still spent almost two weeks at the hospital’s nursery care unit, for his blood infection medication.

Thank God, he is well now. He seems to be growing so fast, actually. He is such a lively and cheerful boy.

Here are some of Miggy's photos during his first few weeks:

Sleeping at the nursery...

Wakey, wakey...

First smile...

Sleeping again... :)

Wowa's boy! The day he was discharged from the hospital (13 days after birth)...

Welcome home, Miggy! Love, Daddy :)

We thank God for giving us this little angel, who never fails to brighten up our days.

We also thank our family, relatives and friends for all the prayers and well wishes.

Welcome to the world, Miggy! We love you so much. :)