3 week old- chubby baby iyad

iyad is 3 week old today

alhamdulillah, it has been 3 weeks since baby iyad was born...today he is already 3 weeks old...so how is he doing..? he is doing perfectly well...he is getting better at latching at the initiation of his feeding and drinks a tremendous amount of breast milk...all of us think that he is getting chubbier (and heavier too)...we have started using cloth diaper on baby iyad he was super duper cute cladded in colorful, big bummies cloth diapers...

we decided to publish baby iyad's birth story and his condition on this blog last week and we were very touched with the du'a and support we got from our family and friends and also our blog readers...we can never thank you so much and nothing can ever repay your kindness, we pray that Allah will reward each and everyone of you with his blessings, insya Allah.. baby iyad is very grateful to be born in a circle of big family and friends who continue giving us love, hope and support to stay strong in continuing this journey of life...

baby iyad has quite a regular sleeping schedule nowadays...even though he sleeps most of the time, he has his awake moment longer now and likes to be held and cuddled and loves it when people talk to him...when no one picks him up or talk to him, he will start flinging his arms, hands and feet and show his sweetest face, wanting our attention and pleading us to entertain him...

wanting our attentions 

he is getting stronger each day...he can turn his body sideways (not to total prone position) and lift up his head when i put him on my chest in prone position...he felt so comfortable and calm when held that way...i started baby wearing baby iyad in a wrap too and he loves being in it and immediately settled and sleep in it after a while...i bought a cheap cotton, spandex wrap from the portable baby when they offered the wrap at USD25 not long ago...a nice wrap to start with, easy to maneuver , and next i'm trying out the woven wrap (already ordered) and hope to get it soon...

turn to side on his own

baby iyad also had lots of photography session done by his amateur papa, yet to be published...he is such a photogenic baby....we had some friends visiting us and baby iyad and brought lovely presents for him..thank you aunties and uncles..

photography session by papa

jihan and imtiaz had a few hours fun at alamanda with their papa while both of us stayed at home relaxing and bonding together...the kids love to stay home with baby iyad but we thought they needed a break, hence a short groceries shopping experience at alamanda was made...

i'm posting an exclusive video of baby iyad in the NICU captured with my old iPhone, sorry no sound though due to the faulty microphone...