Sunday, March 27, 2011
Emily Elizabeth
Our baby girl was born on Friday, March 25 at 8:27pm weighing 7lbs., 11oz. (7 oz heavier than her brother!) and 20.2 inches long (also an inch longer than Gubby at birth). We were induced (from ground zero, i.e. no natural contractions) at roughly 9am and received the epidural around 3:30pm. I had my water broken at 4:00pm and waited for her arrival for several more hours.
Our first two nights were good-we had to wake her up to feed her every three hours (whereas Gubby hollered most of the time) but she's doing well. We are home now and will begin our first week as a family of four (well, five really as Mom is here) tomorrow with Gubby's 15mo. checkup with Dr. Elzie at 10am. Emily will likely be able to have her weight checked and assure her jaundice level hasn't increased then as well.
Love you all very much and thank you for your continued support!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Quick Update
Ok-so time is flying by (unless you're 39 weeks pregnant with a toddler in tow)-ha! but I wanted to update everyone with a few tidbits:
One: Gubby successfully attended his first 'day' in a 'childcare' setting...well, really, he spent about 45 minutes in a parish nursery with other kiddos while Mike and I were in Mass-since we dropped him off early (to get a feel for the place), he'd likely had made it through the whole service if we'd left him a bit later...we got a phone call right around Communion that he had his little meltdown. The lady in charge was reading to him at a little table when Mike arrived-his face reddened from hollering, no doubt. Mike came in and lay on the floor where Gubbo then lay atop him for a minute or so (a LONG time in toddlerhood) thanking God his Dad came back...or so we think :) We had donuts a few minutes later so all was well.
Two: Today is March 17 (Happy Birthday, Lindsay!) and we are planning our induction for next Friday, March 25 (3 days prior to our 'due date') assuming Emily does not show up earlier.
Three: I can barely breathe anymore as I'm sure Emily is kicking my lungs every time she moves...she may be easier to take care of now but I am certain I'll be more comfortable next weekend!
One: Gubby successfully attended his first 'day' in a 'childcare' setting...well, really, he spent about 45 minutes in a parish nursery with other kiddos while Mike and I were in Mass-since we dropped him off early (to get a feel for the place), he'd likely had made it through the whole service if we'd left him a bit later...we got a phone call right around Communion that he had his little meltdown. The lady in charge was reading to him at a little table when Mike arrived-his face reddened from hollering, no doubt. Mike came in and lay on the floor where Gubbo then lay atop him for a minute or so (a LONG time in toddlerhood) thanking God his Dad came back...or so we think :) We had donuts a few minutes later so all was well.
Two: Today is March 17 (Happy Birthday, Lindsay!) and we are planning our induction for next Friday, March 25 (3 days prior to our 'due date') assuming Emily does not show up earlier.
Three: I can barely breathe anymore as I'm sure Emily is kicking my lungs every time she moves...she may be easier to take care of now but I am certain I'll be more comfortable next weekend!
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Gubby Springtime!
Being unemployed-though nice at times-generally leaves a sour taste in my mouth. I am eternally grateful I'm able to spend so much time with my little Gubster, but, he can be grating at times! Needless to say-we've had a bunch of fun together and here are some pictures of the past few weeks we've been home together and with Daddy.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Big boy!
I will have some additional pictures and videos available within the next few days but I wanted to make sure everyone knew what strides our little one had made over the past for weeks!
First-Gabriel managed to chip a tooth (no, we don't know when/how) BUT went to a pediatric dentist and had his tooth filed (rotary file and everything) with no more than a wink! He was perfect-we spent more time playing in the waiting room. He didn't cry or anything-what a trooper!
Secondly-We have finally made the transition from two shoddy naps to one solid nap (although it varies from one and a half hours long to two or more if we're really lucky)! It was a bit tenuous at first but we made it through. Considering Gabriel had just gotten over his first real illness (flu?) the previous week, he was a real champ!
Finally-NO MORE BOTTLES! At almost 15 months (on March 11), we've successfully gotten rid of all of our bottles! It was tough initially, but here's our trick (if you wonder). We started with the nighttime bottle, even though few people recommend it, by decreasing the amount over a week an ounce or so at a time and continually offering him milk throughout dinner and during book time before bed. Eventually, no more bottle. We did the same with his 3pm bottle by replacing it with a snack and milk-this also being a previous nap time. We'd sit in front of the TV or do something quiet together while munching so he'd still relax bit but because he constantly would fight this nap tooth and nail, it just seemed easiest to let it go...eventually we replaced his 10am bottle as well with a snack (which is before his nap now) and pushed it back to 11am/1130am. As he began sleeping from 7pm to 7am regularly, now we just pop him outta bed and change him and head to the kitchen to make him breakfast, giving him milk then rather than assuming he might go back to bed.
All this has led to a wonderful schedule in hopes that the routine will help with our little girl's arrival. I am so proud of my little Gubby-he's become such a big boy over the past few months.
P.S. In case you haven't heard, we've FINALLY decided on our little girl's name, Emily Elizabeth Prost. It's a cute story-Mike put two sticky notes inside my birthday card with the top 6 names we'd agreed on (we had a running list on the fridge) and a space for a write-in. He then suggested we rank them (on our own) and compare lists and the lowest score would win (i.e. 1 is the best). If there was a tie, we'd cross that bridge later, but we both agreed on Emily (a forerunner to begin with) and had already picked Elizabeth in memory of Aunt Virginia's daughter, Mary Elizabeth. So-there you go! Her initials will be E.E.P. and I plan to call her that-Eep. Sounds like monster names, huh-Gubby and Eep!
First-Gabriel managed to chip a tooth (no, we don't know when/how) BUT went to a pediatric dentist and had his tooth filed (rotary file and everything) with no more than a wink! He was perfect-we spent more time playing in the waiting room. He didn't cry or anything-what a trooper!
Secondly-We have finally made the transition from two shoddy naps to one solid nap (although it varies from one and a half hours long to two or more if we're really lucky)! It was a bit tenuous at first but we made it through. Considering Gabriel had just gotten over his first real illness (flu?) the previous week, he was a real champ!
Finally-NO MORE BOTTLES! At almost 15 months (on March 11), we've successfully gotten rid of all of our bottles! It was tough initially, but here's our trick (if you wonder). We started with the nighttime bottle, even though few people recommend it, by decreasing the amount over a week an ounce or so at a time and continually offering him milk throughout dinner and during book time before bed. Eventually, no more bottle. We did the same with his 3pm bottle by replacing it with a snack and milk-this also being a previous nap time. We'd sit in front of the TV or do something quiet together while munching so he'd still relax bit but because he constantly would fight this nap tooth and nail, it just seemed easiest to let it go...eventually we replaced his 10am bottle as well with a snack (which is before his nap now) and pushed it back to 11am/1130am. As he began sleeping from 7pm to 7am regularly, now we just pop him outta bed and change him and head to the kitchen to make him breakfast, giving him milk then rather than assuming he might go back to bed.
All this has led to a wonderful schedule in hopes that the routine will help with our little girl's arrival. I am so proud of my little Gubby-he's become such a big boy over the past few months.
P.S. In case you haven't heard, we've FINALLY decided on our little girl's name, Emily Elizabeth Prost. It's a cute story-Mike put two sticky notes inside my birthday card with the top 6 names we'd agreed on (we had a running list on the fridge) and a space for a write-in. He then suggested we rank them (on our own) and compare lists and the lowest score would win (i.e. 1 is the best). If there was a tie, we'd cross that bridge later, but we both agreed on Emily (a forerunner to begin with) and had already picked Elizabeth in memory of Aunt Virginia's daughter, Mary Elizabeth. So-there you go! Her initials will be E.E.P. and I plan to call her that-Eep. Sounds like monster names, huh-Gubby and Eep!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
Videos!
Here is a bunch of videos that we've had on our camera and failed to upload promptly! I will be sure to update more regularly as no work means a bit more time to do stuff online!
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