Sothea Stands

I haven't blogged in a few months. Some significant things occurred that have kept me from blogging. I'll see if I can get back into the groove of things.

Sothea is 10-months-old and is (pardon the pun) making 'steps' to walk. She's been crawling since around 7-months and soon after was pulling herself to a stand. In recent weeks, she's been letting go of support and standing on her own. I'm ready for her to walk already!

She already sings. I swear she's musically inclined. She seems to sing/hum when we sing something. She also waves hello and claps her hands. She can even count. :) When my mom counts, Sothea touches the fingers of one hand to the other as if counting out.

And she is also teething! No wonder it hurt when I was nursing her and started gumming it, I screamed! You see, Thevy didn't get teeth until she was 12 months. I even didn't suspect Sothea was teething after she bit me. I just thought she was just a little too happy and satiated.

I only discovered Sothea's incoming incisors when I was applying some Nystatin to the insides of her cheeks (we've got a case of thrush goin' on).

Introducing...

SOTHEA!!

Sothea (so-TEE-ah) was born May 21 at 2:46am. She weighed 8 pounds, 8.6 ounces and measured 21 inches long.

She arrived 2 days after the due date and I wasn't sure what to expect for this second pregnancy, as my first one was not "typical". That is, my water broke and I had no contractions. They had to induce my labor and then when I began to feel the contractions and as they intensified, I finally asked for an epidural. I felt like a wuss cuz I wanted to go hardcore. :-P

Well, this time around, my contractions came first. And nobody believed I was in labor - not my OB and not the nurse - since I wasn't behaving like most other women do at that stage of labor. I wasn't acting as if I was in pain or screaming or what have you. But that's also not my nature - I am not a screamer. I suffer in silence. =)

Anyhoo, I actually managed to go sans anesthesia. There were points when it was unbearable, but in the end I made it! Oh, and this time, they had to break my water for me. I sat in the bed leaking for about 40 minutes until we started pushing. Then little Sothea came out 15 minutes later. Luckily, big sister Thevy fell asleep before all the excitement. :)

So, Sothea does look like Thevy as a baby, but at the same time, there are some major differences. I wonder how much alike/different they'll look as they get older. Either way, I think they'll get along great. Thevy's already a good big sister. I can't wait to see how they grow!