Tonight, my husband and I decided we had to get some sleep. In our own bed. And I thought I’d be fine with that decision. Until 11pm rolled around and I actually had to leave my little boy’s side. I cried significantly less today as the newness of all this settles in. But as I…
32 Hours and Counting
Today has had some ups and downs. The first 24 hours since we found out about Stephen’s condition were a whirlwind. He was transferred to Children’s Hospital much quicker than anticipated and put right on the schedule for the surgery. We were so happy that things were moving quickly because that meant he would get…
Scariest Day of My Life
Officially. I would say it was the worst day of my life, but I’m trying to stay positive and realize it could have been so much worse. It all started when little Stevie had his 2 week check-up with the pediatrician. When we saw the nurse to measure and weigh him, she looked really concerned…
This Week in Parenthood...
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…
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…
Date Night
If I haven’t mentioned it lately, I have a pretty sweet husband. He’s been on hiatus from work for the past 5 weeks – not that he’s had much time to relax. He’s been working his butt off trying to get this house in order. But when he takes time off, I always get way…
Home Improvement
For the past 4 years or so, my husband and I have been all talk about remodeling our kitchen. We would come up with a plan, start weighing our options, then decide it was just too expensive and scrap the idea. I can’t even count how many times we did that. Our latest plan was…