I have been a mommy to our fur and feather babies for years but being a mommy to Violet has been the absolute best job and title I have ever been given. I know it sounds absolutely cheesy but I honestly feel blessed to be given the chance to love and care for such a beautiful human being.
The first month of her life flew by! Violet woke up every 2-3 hours to eat and would be asleep even before finishing her bottle. I’m not going to lie, it has been exhausting but I wouldn’t have it any other way. Violet developed a really terrible diaper rash in the NICU and I struggled (and continue to struggle) to keep it healed 100%. When she came home her skin was raw and bleeding and I couldn’t help but feel guilty of the pain my daughter had endured since coming into the world. In the NICU she was poked and probed with needles and tests multiple times a day... on top of all that she had a bleeding bum that looked extremely painful. But we made it through the sleepless nights, she achieved a steady weight gain as she was slowly adjusting to life at home.
Billy and I would constantly smell Violet because there is no better scent than your newborn child. We discussed if it was possible to bottle up her scent so we could cherish it forever. Maybe we were exhausted and delusional... but we honestly looked it up online hahahaa.
Our little preemie baby was thriving! She spent most of her days eating, sleeping and pooping (No surprise there! Ha!)When she would be awake for a few minutes between her naps she would conquer tummy time and listen to us read and sing to her.
I started this blog so I could jot down my thoughts and our daily adventures and accomplishments. As I’m writing this, Violet is 2 months and 10 days old and with the lack of sleep and trying to juggle this new mommy gig I have come to realize “mommy brain” is a real thing and my memory is absolute crap.
