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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Get Yer Sawyer Pics Here!
Because some folks have been asking...here's the latest batch of Sawyer photos!
Sledding in Tahoe
We went spent New Year's week in Truckee with the Cirulis and the Weigels.
Sure, there were the normal problems--kids fighting over the top bunk, and the traditional Weigelette barfathon.
But there were highlights, too: we discovered Dave's cross-dressing side, and Dave and Greg made an awesome sled run on Friday! Here's the video.
By the way, YouTube caught me trying to use some copyrighted music in the background (sorry, Kool and the Gang). So this version has no music. Check my Facebook videos for the original.
Hmmm, can I embed a Facebook video here?
Sure, there were the normal problems--kids fighting over the top bunk, and the traditional Weigelette barfathon.
But there were highlights, too: we discovered Dave's cross-dressing side, and Dave and Greg made an awesome sled run on Friday! Here's the video.
By the way, YouTube caught me trying to use some copyrighted music in the background (sorry, Kool and the Gang). So this version has no music. Check my Facebook videos for the original.
Hmmm, can I embed a Facebook video here?
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Our lighthouse through the fog
The last two weeks are a blur of stressful sleeplessness. Pumping 10x a day after feeding 10x a day to try to bring my milk in. Finger and supplement feeding through a tiny SNS tube. Torturing Sawyer with a cold washcloth to try to keep him awake while eating. Mother's milk tea, Fenugreek and Blessed Thissle, Guinness, Oatmeal, Berkeley Farmer's Market for fresh sprouted fenugreek...
Thank goodness Mom (Oma) was here to take care of us or we might not have made it! She cooked every meal, did every dish, laundry, took night feedings, brought me water and tea, washed all pumping accessories, shopped, cleaned, and pretty much did everything. Especially important was cuddling and loving on Sawyer so Mom & Dad could work and nap.
Now that we don't have to supplement and don't have to feed or pump as often, I think we can let her go home. She's already lost 5 pounds, she might waste away if we keep her here any longer!
Thank goodness Mom (Oma) was here to take care of us or we might not have made it! She cooked every meal, did every dish, laundry, took night feedings, brought me water and tea, washed all pumping accessories, shopped, cleaned, and pretty much did everything. Especially important was cuddling and loving on Sawyer so Mom & Dad could work and nap.
Now that we don't have to supplement and don't have to feed or pump as often, I think we can let her go home. She's already lost 5 pounds, she might waste away if we keep her here any longer!
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Welcome Home, Sawyer!
After checking me out and waiting for Mom to be discharged, they discovered that I'd become extremely dehydrated. I guess that's pretty common for big babies of long labors, and Mom's boobs are only making a few drops of this yellow stuff that doesn't exactly quench a thirst. Finally around 11pm they let me go home on the condition that I'd come back to the lab the next day to have my poor heels poked *again*. At least I can sleep in the comfort of my own bed, and I'll get to meet my future best friend, Cosmo!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Hello World
Today I was born. I arrived into the world on 12/4/2009 at 6:13am after Mom labored for 52 hours then pushed for 5 hours. Finally, since my heart rate was going down for 1 minute of every 2 between contractions, I had to be vacuumed out with the threat of emergency C-section. A little bit of bruising to my head and a bunch of stitches for Mom, but at least I made it out and we're both OK.
I pooped out some meconium during labor (c'mon, what do you expect when I'm being squeezed every 2 minutes for two full days??). They didn't want me to breathe at first so that I wouldn't inhale it. I was whisked away from Mom right away while they suctioned me out. Those were some scary seconds (seemed like minutes) before I gave my first cry. Then my blood sugar was low, so I had to spend a few hours in the nursery sucking down formula and getting my heels and hands poked. Not much fun, but the food was decent.
I weigh 9 pounds 9 ounces and I'm 21.5 inches long. Both are about 90 or 95th percentile.
The whole ordeal was a lot of work for both of us. I'm going to go sleep for a couple of days.
I pooped out some meconium during labor (c'mon, what do you expect when I'm being squeezed every 2 minutes for two full days??). They didn't want me to breathe at first so that I wouldn't inhale it. I was whisked away from Mom right away while they suctioned me out. Those were some scary seconds (seemed like minutes) before I gave my first cry. Then my blood sugar was low, so I had to spend a few hours in the nursery sucking down formula and getting my heels and hands poked. Not much fun, but the food was decent.
I weigh 9 pounds 9 ounces and I'm 21.5 inches long. Both are about 90 or 95th percentile.
The whole ordeal was a lot of work for both of us. I'm going to go sleep for a couple of days.
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