
At her one month check up, she was 13 lb 3.36 oz and 24 inches. Yes, she was above the 97th percentile on growth chart. Brad and I were large babies too, Brad was 8 lb 12 oz, and I was 8 lb 8 oz, so it is natural to have a big baby, but I did not expect this big. Her pediatrician told us she was the largest baby she has seen this week.
一ヶ月検診では、ミラは6000グラム、60センチでした。どちらの数値も平均を上回り、全体の97パーセント以上です。私もブラッドも大きな赤ちゃんだったのですが、(ブラッド3970グラム、私3850グラム)まさかこんなに大きいとは、という感じです。小児科のお医者さん曰く、今週見た中で一番大きいそうです。


My breast milk did not come out well until a week or so after the delivery, so we had to give her some formula after breast feeding. Brad did pretty well on feeding-a-bottle task.
出産後なかなか母乳が出なかったので、授乳したあと粉ミルクを足していました。ブラッドは粉ミルクをあげてくれました。
I did not know that some foods that I ate upset Mira's stomach or produce some gas in her stomach, so I wondered why she got so upset while I was feeding her sometimes. She was crying and screaming so hard, and I did not know what to do for a while. I almost gave up on breast feeding. But I am glad I didn't!
授乳中に食べてはいけないものがある事を知らなくって、たまに授乳中にミラが泣き叫ぶので、どうしたんだろうと思っていました。あまりにも泣き叫ぶので、どうして良いのか分かりませんでした。もう少しで挫折しそうになりました。でも、しなくて良かったです。

Her nails grow so fast, and I have to cut them once or twice a week!
爪が伸びるのが早いので、週に一、二回切らなければいけません。めんどい。。。

My parents came from Japan about 2 weeks after Mira was born. For them, she is not their first grandchild, (she is actually their 6th) but they came to meet her and stayed only for 5 days. They are very busy running a kindergarten back home and can't take vacation too long. My mom slept with her at night so that I could take some rest and cooked delicious meals for us. That was very nice.
うちの両親は生後二週間後に来てくれました。彼らに取っては最初の孫ではなく、六人目なのですが、五日間の滞在にも関わらず来てくれました。母は、私が少しでも寝る事が出来るようにミラと一緒に寝てくれたり、おいしいご飯を作ってくれました。とっても嬉しかったです。

I think this is one of her first smiles we have seen. That made me feel so good since babies in this stage don't smile much.
この時期の赤ちゃんはあんまり笑わないので、これはとっても貴重な瞬間です。

She had a lot of baby acne. I am glad it is all gone now!
顔にニキビがたくさん出来ました。今はつるつるです!

I loved how she just looked at us like this, since she could not turn her head yet.
クビをまだ自由に動かせないので、横目でチロリと見るのがまたかわいい!

She slept many times on Brad's chest. She slept better when she was held.
よくブラッドの胸で寝ていました。安心するみたいです。

And she also liked sleeping with George! I guess she likes what mommy likes....
ジョージも気に入ってくれたみたいです。良かった。。。