This is our first Christmas as a family instead of a couple. It's not a whole lot different since Calvin isn't aware of "Santa" or "presents" yet, except for the fun with babies Christmas shenanigans...
and some other pictures from the day...
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Merry Christmas!
This is our first Christmas as a family instead of a couple. It's not a whole lot different since Calvin isn't aware of "Santa" or "presents" yet, except for the fun with babies Christmas shenanigans...
Friday, December 16, 2011
week 3
We are into week 3 with Calvin and I completely missed week 2. Days are going by in a blur. Chris went back to work on Monday and my mom left on Tuesday, so Wednesday was my first day alone.
It's been a little bit of a challenge since Calvin decided he needed to start eating every hour. This has limited my ability to just about anything else. I'm glad he's eating a bit more. He was just shy of his birth weight on Tuesday and is still working on getting rid of the extra bilirubin. He's eased off a bit today to eating every 2 hours, which has freed me up to eat and do laundry. Of course, he doesn't want to be put down, so I have to eat and do laundry when he is too asleep to notice or while wearing him. The baby carrier is the best thing we have bought since he arrived.
Here are some pictures from the past few days.
A quick trip to the doctor today confirmed that he is gaining weight as he should and the bilirubin is trending down - still not normal, but moving in the right direction. Unfortunately, not low enough for us to be done with the heel sticks. This poor little guy will need yet another one next Tuesday.
I'm doing great - almost back to normal except for a bit of lingering abdominal tenderness. I've also developed some sudden onset carpel tunnel, probably nursing related. I'm hoping it will resolve, but I am going to see if my chiropractor can help out (if I can find the time to make it over there).
It's been a little bit of a challenge since Calvin decided he needed to start eating every hour. This has limited my ability to just about anything else. I'm glad he's eating a bit more. He was just shy of his birth weight on Tuesday and is still working on getting rid of the extra bilirubin. He's eased off a bit today to eating every 2 hours, which has freed me up to eat and do laundry. Of course, he doesn't want to be put down, so I have to eat and do laundry when he is too asleep to notice or while wearing him. The baby carrier is the best thing we have bought since he arrived.
Here are some pictures from the past few days.
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| being held by Granna |
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| playing with Daddy |
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| a blissful moment for both of us today... |
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| followed by a few minutes of fun before he realized he wasn't being held |
A quick trip to the doctor today confirmed that he is gaining weight as he should and the bilirubin is trending down - still not normal, but moving in the right direction. Unfortunately, not low enough for us to be done with the heel sticks. This poor little guy will need yet another one next Tuesday.
I'm doing great - almost back to normal except for a bit of lingering abdominal tenderness. I've also developed some sudden onset carpel tunnel, probably nursing related. I'm hoping it will resolve, but I am going to see if my chiropractor can help out (if I can find the time to make it over there).
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Week 1
It's been a crazy week that has gone by in a flash. It was Thursday before I knew it (and now the following week). We are all learning new things: diapering, how to put on a onesie, how to take off a onesie (still not good at either of those - I think I need a video) and most of all breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding has been the biggest challenge since I'm not the only one on a learning curve. Calvin has to figure it out too. We're catching on, some feedings go better than others but progress is being made.
So without further ado, the week in pictures:
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