Ovya's first week

Ovya slept through the first night of her life. Fingers crossed for this to continue; but we know that's wishful thinking where babies are concerned :). She received her polio drops and Hepatitis shots before being discharged home. Her bilirubin count was normal as well.

Once home on Monday evening, we were met with our in-laws and Kav, plus a beautifully done up crib (in pink, what else) by Deepa aunty. She settled in just fine. Kav was just so adorable playing the role of the big brother. He wanted her to stay awake all the time and talk to him as well. He seems to be so grown up now that there is a littler one at home!


Ovya is taking the feeds just fine. She is typically awake some 5 hours in a day, about 2 hours in the morning, about 1 hour in the evening and about 2 hours in the night. The night wakings fluctuate though, and it just our luck whether this is early in the night or early in the morning, which is a killer cause that's when we are most sleepy. She needs to be held for the most part when she is awake. She feeds about 30-45 mins every time about 2-3 hours apart.

Sep 30th was her naming ceremony attended by close relatives andfriends only. About 40 invitees at home. She did ok initially but became really cranky as things were winding up. She was gifted tons of cute clothes and accessories, plus some cash as well. She also got some jewellery. Kav enjoyed having a big crowd at home as usual. She was given the names Ovya by us, Jayalakshmi by Janaki paati and Bala by Kothai paati.