Tiegan is already 8 weeks old. Its hard to believe. While she isn't yet sleeping 'through the night', she is doing exactly what is expected of a 2 month old baby. She has a longer stretch of sleep lately which lasts about 4-5 hours. Oddly it isn't making me feel more energized yet. I am really looking forward to the time when she goes to sleep at 8 p.m., wakes up only for 1-2 more feedings, but basically sleeps until 7 the next morning. Hope it's not just a dream.
Sydney and Tyler are just as in love with her as the day they met her. Tyler is always saying "She's so CUTE!" The other day he said we have the cutest baby and that she was so cute that it was impossible. He is a great big brother. He is still learning to be gentle with her though. We are always telling him to hug her like a marshmallow. He has made some progress, but I think she will just have to get tough fast around him.
Sydney just can't leave her alone. She sees right through me most of the time and makes a beeline for Tiegan. She is always talking to her and rubbing her head. Unfortunately it is rarely soothing to Tiegan and usually gets her more active. I usually prefer her to be quietly alert. :)
As a personal triumph, this marks 8 weeks of exclusively nursing. She hasn't had one drink of formula yet. I hope to continue through the first year, but taking it day by day. Every time I think I have things down something changes and presents a brand new challenge...kind of like parenthood itself.
I suppose I should note what Tiegan is doing now. She is smiling at us quite often and now makes the cutest cooing sounds. On the flip side she has a shrieky cry that can nearly deafen a person. We don't hear that too often fortunately. She is also holding her head quite steady, can often hold her head up if I pull her to sitting from laying on her back, and also likes to be held standing up so that she is bearing weight on her legs. I fear that she will be an early walker. Time will tell...
Monday, January 18, 2010
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Baby Smiles
Tiegan gave me her first real smile tonight. She gave me a quick one. Then when she saw me smile back she gave me an even bigger, toothless smile. So cute. Can't wait to see it more often!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
The Great Poop Shoot Out
Chapter 1
I heard Andy frantically and angrily yelling for me today when I was in the back room while he was in the office changing Tiegan's diaper. I was annoyed, of course. How hard is it to change a diaper. Do you really have to rudely call out for back up? Well, yes. When I came upon the scene I saw a frantic Andy who was yelling to me to watch where I stepped. I looked around and noticed poop on the floor outside the office, then on the door and all over the changing table. Apparently the way he holds her legs while he is wiping her sets her up like a machine gun and timing was impeccable.
Chapter 2
So, now a few days later, I am changing her. She usually waits to poop for me until I have the new fresh and clean diaper on her. Today she chose to poop while I was in the middle of putting the new diaper on her. I asked Andy to get me another wipe. When he returned he chose to stand at the end of the changing table. As I lifted her up to clean her she let more go and sent poop flying straight through the air at dad. I have never seen him move so quickly and I will never forget the expression on his face. We could barely clean up the mess through our laughter.
I heard Andy frantically and angrily yelling for me today when I was in the back room while he was in the office changing Tiegan's diaper. I was annoyed, of course. How hard is it to change a diaper. Do you really have to rudely call out for back up? Well, yes. When I came upon the scene I saw a frantic Andy who was yelling to me to watch where I stepped. I looked around and noticed poop on the floor outside the office, then on the door and all over the changing table. Apparently the way he holds her legs while he is wiping her sets her up like a machine gun and timing was impeccable.
Chapter 2
So, now a few days later, I am changing her. She usually waits to poop for me until I have the new fresh and clean diaper on her. Today she chose to poop while I was in the middle of putting the new diaper on her. I asked Andy to get me another wipe. When he returned he chose to stand at the end of the changing table. As I lifted her up to clean her she let more go and sent poop flying straight through the air at dad. I have never seen him move so quickly and I will never forget the expression on his face. We could barely clean up the mess through our laughter.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes
The bet is on. Will Tiegan's eyes be brown or blue? I think they will be brown while Andy thinks they will be brown. So we have placed a wager on it. Whoever is right will receive a $25 Caribou Coffee gift card. I'm pretty confident that I will win the gift card. Even if Andy loses though he will be a winner cause then he will share blue eyes with his littlest girl.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
The Arrival
As we arrived, I dropped Stacy off a the Emergency Room entrance. I had a great opportunity to wish her "Good Luck" and pretend to drive off (actually went to park the van). It was still fun to see the reaction of all the onlookers.
Once inside, Stacy amazed everyone as she denied any form of assistance. She was offered wheelchairs and help up to the 2nd floor -- all of which she turned down. "Are you sure honey?" My super-human rockstar wife!
Once inside, Stacy amazed everyone as she denied any form of assistance. She was offered wheelchairs and help up to the 2nd floor -- all of which she turned down. "Are you sure honey?" My super-human rockstar wife!
Getting all our ducks in a row.
Called the nurse line a second time. Apparently there was a misunderstanding as the nurse claims she told us to go "right away" to the hospital. Instead we were just hanging around at home waiting for her to call us back. So we are packing up the van and heading out. Still no contractions.
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