Baby: He opened his eyes for the first time. He lost a whole pound, but gained 8 ounces back. He was a little jaundice, but nothing that the pediatrician was concerned about. He’s struggling with breastfeeding (I was told he was a hand-sucker in the womb, so that apparently makes him want to kill me…
Month: December 2010
Baby's Here!
More to come, but just had to share the news. Little Stevie P Born December 23rd, 2010 6:44am 7 lbs 0 oz., 19 1/4 inches long I am smitten, overwhelmed, exhausted… but most importantly, amazed at what I have experienced and learned in just the last few days. Ain’t he delish???!
Contractions
Another long, sleepless night filled with labor pains – and no baby to show for it… By about 4am, the contractions got down to 9 minutes apart and I kept thinking “Here we go!” But at 6am, they just stopped. While I am grateful for the break, I won’t lie – I’m getting impatient. I…
Finns, False Labor, & Christmas Spirit
What a week we have had here in little ol’ Burbank. My cousin and his girlfriend from Finland came to visit for about 10 days, so I did my best getting them to see all Southern California has to offer – which mostly meant that I dropped them off places and let them sightsee, while…
36 weeks - 9 months along (!!)
Upside: Yes, we hit the 9 MONTH mark! Pretty soon we’ll be counting down days instead of weeks. Über-exciting.Downside: I got my first stretch marks, dangit! They are mostly on the underbelly, but I started using Maderma the day I found them. (That stuff is $35 big ones! Geez.) But hoping the squigglers don’t get…