Today he started saying "Go Bears!" over and over again. And every time he said it, it made me laugh.
And then my laughing made him laugh!
Luckily, Mom had the video camera rolling.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
My first laughs
This week I started laughing. First a light, breathy ha-ha, and later a belly chuckle. It makes mom & dad laugh, too.
Friday, February 6, 2009
New Stats!
Sawyer had his 2-month checkup with Dr. Gerwein this week. Everything looks great. He had his first shots, which did NOT go over well.
He screamed immediately, and his entire head turned bright red with anger. After about 10 seconds (or 30, depending on which one of us you ask), the screaming subsided. The pain wasn't long lasting, so a quick bout of nursing made him forget. But we knew that one of the shots was tetanus, and we knew (from recent personal experience) that a tetanus shot hurts more later on than it did originally.
He went home and took a nap...and when he woke up, he screamed. And screamed. AND SCREAMED. We did everything we could, finally giving him a few drops of Tylenol. Wow -- it's hard to see your kid in pain!
His stats at 2 months:
23.5" long (75th percentile) (he's grown 2 inches since birth)
12 lbs., 6 oz. (74th percentile) (he's added 2 pounds, 13 ounces since birth)
40cm head (60th percentile)
He screamed immediately, and his entire head turned bright red with anger. After about 10 seconds (or 30, depending on which one of us you ask), the screaming subsided. The pain wasn't long lasting, so a quick bout of nursing made him forget. But we knew that one of the shots was tetanus, and we knew (from recent personal experience) that a tetanus shot hurts more later on than it did originally.
He went home and took a nap...and when he woke up, he screamed. And screamed. AND SCREAMED. We did everything we could, finally giving him a few drops of Tylenol. Wow -- it's hard to see your kid in pain!
His stats at 2 months:
23.5" long (75th percentile) (he's grown 2 inches since birth)
12 lbs., 6 oz. (74th percentile) (he's added 2 pounds, 13 ounces since birth)
40cm head (60th percentile)
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!
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