I am a Mom:)

I am a Mom now. Sometimes it is unreal because I still feel amazed every time I see my son and his handsome smiling face. I try my best to make sure he is happy whether it be ensuring that he is not hungry, has enough rest, play time and making sure he is cleaned and smells wonderful. 

At the same time, I want to make sure I do not forget who I am as a woman. I still make an effort to do what I did before whether it be exercising, learning the ukulele and trying to achieve newfound goals.

It is hard to balance life as a full time homemaker and finding time for myself but I make sure that I do little things here and there by including my son in the process. I put my treadmill outside to get fresh air and when I exercise on the treadmill I put my son in his bouncer toy so that he can work on his leg muscles. As a part of play time, I play ukulele to enrich his mind with the arts. Another thing I did was spend time with my neighbors who always invite us over so I can have adult conversations. Heheh.

Overall, my journey as a new Mom has just begun. I  am trying to embrace every moment and trying my best to help my son learn acts of independence so that he can be a brave little guy.  All we can do is try our best to be the best Moms/Dads/Guardians to our little ones.

Hair Loss Post Birth

I am a pretty low maintenance type of gal. I do not wear too much makeup and I have only dyed my hair once. So, I was surprised that after giving birth to my son that I suffered from hair loss near the temples of my head.

I did not even notice my hair loss till I looked at a picture 4 months post labor and I saw the bald spots. Oh my, I mentioned it to my husband and as a kind man he said that he noticed it but did not want to worry me. I also realized at that time that there was so much hair on the floor.😔 I was sad but told myself if  this is what I have to suffer to have my son, I will do it again because he is everything to me.

What was I to do? I read online that the stresses of labor could cause hair loss, so I decided to accept that maybe it comes with the territory. I have a baby now and because of the toll it took on my body that I loss some hair. As to avoid further loss, I decided to brush my hair with more care and not shower with hot water...as recommended by some blogs online.

I told myself to not think too much of it and just let it be. To my surprise, two months later baby hairs were growing from the two bald spots near my hairline.  I am very happy and am grateful that I have both my son and my hair growing back. 

As a new mother, I appreciate all the parents/guardians who sacrifice for their child(ren) because it is a lot of work but well worth it.