Quit Being Weird
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Cute Dylanism 2
Aj was asking Dylan to pick up his toys out of the living room and have him take them to his room. Dylan had picked up 2 toys, and AJ asked him to pick up the last toy on the floor. Dylan then said that he couldn't pick it up cause he does not have octopus arms.
Maya Update
Maya is 5 weeks old tomorrow.
Here's what we have discovered so far.
Feeds: every 3 hours pretty much around the clock
Diapers: about 10 a day
Bedtime: 8 PM
Wakes: 6 AM
For the first month of her life, she rarely cried. She has know discovered that a earsplitting cry gets Mommy's attention much faster. She still has a whole symphony of squeaks and grunts.
She is learning to lift her head up, but is only able to do it for a few seconds.
Everytime she is awake, she feels like she should have a boob in her mouth. This is just like Dylan :)
She luckily rarely spits up, which is the opposite of Dylan. I have to admit it is kind of nice to not have to change her clothes and my clothes multiple times in a day.
Her first smile came very early in her first week of life. Now we are just waiting for the smile when she sees one of us.
Dylan is madly in love with his sister, almost too much. Hugs and kisses are a little rough, and interactions have to be supervised at a close distance.
Maya is starting to chunk up a little. This is nice because her arms and legs had an odd deflated appearance when she was born. She also had no butt, literally. She now has some nice chunky legs and really chubby cheeks.
I am convinced Maya looks like me, but everyone tells us that she looks like Dylan.
More info as it comes.
Here's what we have discovered so far.
Feeds: every 3 hours pretty much around the clock
Diapers: about 10 a day
Bedtime: 8 PM
Wakes: 6 AM
For the first month of her life, she rarely cried. She has know discovered that a earsplitting cry gets Mommy's attention much faster. She still has a whole symphony of squeaks and grunts.
She is learning to lift her head up, but is only able to do it for a few seconds.
Everytime she is awake, she feels like she should have a boob in her mouth. This is just like Dylan :)
She luckily rarely spits up, which is the opposite of Dylan. I have to admit it is kind of nice to not have to change her clothes and my clothes multiple times in a day.
Her first smile came very early in her first week of life. Now we are just waiting for the smile when she sees one of us.
Dylan is madly in love with his sister, almost too much. Hugs and kisses are a little rough, and interactions have to be supervised at a close distance.
Maya is starting to chunk up a little. This is nice because her arms and legs had an odd deflated appearance when she was born. She also had no butt, literally. She now has some nice chunky legs and really chubby cheeks.
I am convinced Maya looks like me, but everyone tells us that she looks like Dylan.
More info as it comes.
Pacifier Check
I apologize for not posting, but I think a new baby is a pretty good excuse :)
AJ and I tried to explain all the new baby stuff and what its purpose was to Dylan. We explained to him about the crib and how it kept the baby safe from rolling out of bed. We explained about pacifiers and how they can help soothe a baby and stop them from crying. Dylan wanted all the baby things to be his. The morning after we brought Maya home from the hospital, Dylan came out of his room and told me that pacifiers worked on 4 years old too. I asked him to explain this to me. He told me that he was out of bed in the night and went around putting all the pacifiers he could find in his mouth. Dylan decided that pacifiers kept him from crying too.
Aj and I are so glad to hear that all of Maya's pacifiers have been tested and approved by Dylan.
AJ and I tried to explain all the new baby stuff and what its purpose was to Dylan. We explained to him about the crib and how it kept the baby safe from rolling out of bed. We explained about pacifiers and how they can help soothe a baby and stop them from crying. Dylan wanted all the baby things to be his. The morning after we brought Maya home from the hospital, Dylan came out of his room and told me that pacifiers worked on 4 years old too. I asked him to explain this to me. He told me that he was out of bed in the night and went around putting all the pacifiers he could find in his mouth. Dylan decided that pacifiers kept him from crying too.
Aj and I are so glad to hear that all of Maya's pacifiers have been tested and approved by Dylan.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Am'y Definition of Irony
Child #1: I had delusions of natural childbirth. I never went into labor, instead I had to be induced at 41 weeks. Dylan never dropped, and I never had many contractions before the induction. Fast forward 17 long hours, things were not going well. Dylan got stuck and his heart rate was slowing down. I get an emergnacy c section. I then find out how giant Dylan was (9 lbs 14oz, 14 3/4" head).
Child #2: I no longer have any delusions about anything remotely natural. Placenta previa guaranteed the repeat c section. I am trying to be positive that I never have to feel a contraction, and knowing exactly when I will go into the hospital. I was wrong, again. Wednesday night I had a couple of contractions while sitting on the couch resting from long day at work. I figured it was Braxton Hicks due to working too hard. The next day I had more contractions, but never more than 2 in a hour and non were really painful. I went about my day, dropping Dylan at day care, going to work for a couple of hours. I figured I would ask the OB at my visit that day at 1pm. I was fully expecting to hear that this is what Braxton Hicks feels like, and that I should expect to feel that way for the rest of my pregnancy. Apparently I had the look of a woman in labor, and the nurse immediately brought in the OB after seeing me. She immediately checked to see if I was dilating. I was once again fully expecting to hear nothing was happening. Wrong. I was 2 cm dilated. WHAT!?! I don't dilate. I don't go into labor on my own. The OB put me on the monitor which said that I was contracting regularly. Things were really quickly from there. The OB told me that I had to be at the hospital by 4:30 (it was 1:30). I had to call AJ and get him home from work, get Dylan from preschool to my Dad's house, and get to the hospital. We were not quite ready to go. AJ had not packed yet. I had only packed half of my hospital bag.
AJ and I made it just in time. Due to the previa, time was of the essence. I was immediately put me into pre-op. IV's, blood tests, etc. I was then taken to the OR. It took 2 spinals to get my belly numb (very fun). Aj was allowed in just in time to see Maya being born. Another 30 minutes and my tubes were tied and I was wheeled out.
IRONY: When I wanted to do a natural birth, I had a giant baby with a giant head and I never went into labor. When I could not have a natural birth, I go into labor on my own and have a peanut sized baby with a peanut head. FYI: pitocin contractions are 1000x more evil than regular ones.
Aj and I have our 2 beautiful, happy and healthy children. Our family is complete. No regrets about how we got here.
Child #2: I no longer have any delusions about anything remotely natural. Placenta previa guaranteed the repeat c section. I am trying to be positive that I never have to feel a contraction, and knowing exactly when I will go into the hospital. I was wrong, again. Wednesday night I had a couple of contractions while sitting on the couch resting from long day at work. I figured it was Braxton Hicks due to working too hard. The next day I had more contractions, but never more than 2 in a hour and non were really painful. I went about my day, dropping Dylan at day care, going to work for a couple of hours. I figured I would ask the OB at my visit that day at 1pm. I was fully expecting to hear that this is what Braxton Hicks feels like, and that I should expect to feel that way for the rest of my pregnancy. Apparently I had the look of a woman in labor, and the nurse immediately brought in the OB after seeing me. She immediately checked to see if I was dilating. I was once again fully expecting to hear nothing was happening. Wrong. I was 2 cm dilated. WHAT!?! I don't dilate. I don't go into labor on my own. The OB put me on the monitor which said that I was contracting regularly. Things were really quickly from there. The OB told me that I had to be at the hospital by 4:30 (it was 1:30). I had to call AJ and get him home from work, get Dylan from preschool to my Dad's house, and get to the hospital. We were not quite ready to go. AJ had not packed yet. I had only packed half of my hospital bag.
AJ and I made it just in time. Due to the previa, time was of the essence. I was immediately put me into pre-op. IV's, blood tests, etc. I was then taken to the OR. It took 2 spinals to get my belly numb (very fun). Aj was allowed in just in time to see Maya being born. Another 30 minutes and my tubes were tied and I was wheeled out.
IRONY: When I wanted to do a natural birth, I had a giant baby with a giant head and I never went into labor. When I could not have a natural birth, I go into labor on my own and have a peanut sized baby with a peanut head. FYI: pitocin contractions are 1000x more evil than regular ones.
Aj and I have our 2 beautiful, happy and healthy children. Our family is complete. No regrets about how we got here.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
She is here!!!
Well, apparently Maya was ready. Three weeks early and before we were prepared, maya began making arrangements to move out. Amy had been having irregular contractions overnight wednesday night. Aj was of course at work. Amy had a doctor appointment thursday afternoon. Well one look at Amy was enough to get the nurses and doctor moving at the office. Doctor advised Amy that she was in fact in labor and she would be delivering her baby tonight. This is a problem because due to placenta previa, Amy has to have a c section! Amy had to call Aj at work, Aj had to come home, pack, Dylan needed to be picked up from school and taken to grandpa's house etc. Well Aj made it home and Amy was mostly packed. the contractions didn't seem too bad. On the way to Dylan's school, Aj noticed that Amy's contractions were approx 5 mins appart and lasting 30 sec. As the contractions became stronger and more regular, we drove a little faster. The contractions then started to come every 2 mins lasting 45 - 50 secs, drive a little faster. Before we even got Dylan to grandpa's house, the doctor called. She was already at the hospital and quite nervous we were not going to make it in time. Well, we did make it checked in around 4:30 and maya was born at 6:16pm on the 16th of April by c section. With a clean bill of health we were allowed to leave the hospital Sunday just after lunch. No we are scrambling around the house to wash and prepare all the bassinets, swings, chairs etc. Aj even boiled a pot of nipples today. So if you missed us, thats why. Hope to blog soon The Bonnetts
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Update
The last Dr. visit confirmed Maya's eviction date remains May 1st. Amy is miserable and we think we are ready for her arrival. Other than that things remain busy!
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