October 26, 2007; 00:35 a.m.After much anticipation, we welcome BigBrother-M's new baby sister:
Isabella, 7lb. 15oz., 21.5inches.
Both mother and baby are doing well.
It is a "known fact" that parents do not document the development of their second child as much as their first. Maybe it is the exhaustion from taking care of the first, maybe the parents' first love is still the first, or maybe it is the realization that parenting is not just taking pictures and making a nice photo album. With one's second child, most experiences will not be new. Mid-night crying, diaper changing, first smile, first step, etc., the second child will always be compared to the first. Learning to use the car seat, learning to unfold the stroller with one hand, the Pack-N-Play, the irritating chiming play mat, and the fluorescent color highchair; one's goal may be to just get through the day and hope that all of these "gadgets" will last until the second child outgrows them.
Before my first born, one of my passion was photography. I was one of "those people" who believed for a long time that film was still superior to digital. With my son, I insisted on using my film cameras instead of my wife's brand new $500 2-megapixel digital camera, only to realize that all of the professional film developing centers were closing one by one. With much hesitation, I finally invested in an 8-color inkjet printer, a calibrated monitor, and a 10-megapixel digital SLR with professional lenses that cost more than the camera itself. Why? Why the change?.... Because it is "better" (or in scientific term, "As of now, it is the BEST tool that one can use to accomplish the goal you intend to reach")!
As second time parents, there is one key ingredient that makes our experiences with Baby-I unique, "The fact that this is our SECOND time around." As parents, my wife and I are better prepared (or so we think) for what to expect. Though each child may be different, our daily stress level with her has been an order of magnitude less than our son. Our hope with Baby-I is that we can do a better job parenting our second child from what we learned from the first.
When it came time for me to document my daughter's daily growth, I wondered what would be the "BEST" possible way to record her progress, and to share them with our family and friends. Naturally, my thoughts lead to creating this blog.
So here I begin, on the 1 month anniversary of my daughter's birth. A blog to share with my family and friends. An outlet for our family to share, how we are trying our best to live a healthier life from what we learned from our experiences and to create a unique record for our daughter's daily development.
