In the bouncy chair
First time out with the stroller
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Life with Aven
It's day 11 here, and I thought maybe I should write a little something rather than just posting photos! It is hard to find some free time during the days, but Aven is a really content baby and she does allow me to get things done sometimes :)
Where do I start? The days since her birth have literally flown by and they all kind of run together in my head! Thus, this post may be a little choppy.
Feeding is going really well. In fact, my girl is a bit of a piggy! She's already up to nine pounds, which is great considering she lost a full pound of her birth weight. She just loves to eat, and it's pretty much all she wants to do when she's awake. She gets the hiccups quite a bit, even when she's had good burps, but she isn't bothered by them and she sits and looks around, waiting for them to pass. Since she is a good eater, you can imagine that she is also a world-class pooper!
She's beautiful when she sleeps, but I love when she is wide awake and just looking. Her face seems so complete when her eyes are open! But she is also a good sleeper ... she sleeps for a couple hours after most daytime feedings, and about three hours between each nighttime feeding. Luckily I am very good at instantly falling back asleep, so the nights have been okay! we usually go to bed at 11pm and she and I sleep in mornings till about 9 or 10.
As for my own health/sanity, I think I'm doing well. I'm getting enough rest and making sure I don't do too much (although I do have a bit of a laundry addiction... just try to stop me!). She hasn't had any inconsolable-crying-episodes yet, so that definitely helps. I had one night where I had a good long cry (no real reason! Just overcome with all kinds of emotions) and that felt good after.
It sounds so cliche, and every parent says the same thing, but it's so true about the insane amount of love you feel for your baby. Sometimes I look down at her and just feel sick (not bad sick) with how overwhelming it is to have her. She's so helpless, and she needs us so much. When you stop and think about it, it can really hit you hard! When she's sleeping in another room, I miss her. She already has so much personality and sometimes I swear she's messing with us and chuckling on the inside.
Aven loves her hands and always has them up by her face or moves them around (did I mention where her hand was when she was born? YEAH.). She also loves any kind of motion (being rocked, car rides, stroller rides). She hates most diaper changes, baths, and having to wait more than a minute between waking up and being fed (here, piggy, piggy)! For some reason her nickname is Choncho, or the Little Choncho (it's from the movie Nacho Libre... and we're not sure why we started calling her that, but it has stuck!).
I'll try to keep updating as the days go by .. for right now we're just taking things a day at a time and going with the flow!
Where do I start? The days since her birth have literally flown by and they all kind of run together in my head! Thus, this post may be a little choppy.
Feeding is going really well. In fact, my girl is a bit of a piggy! She's already up to nine pounds, which is great considering she lost a full pound of her birth weight. She just loves to eat, and it's pretty much all she wants to do when she's awake. She gets the hiccups quite a bit, even when she's had good burps, but she isn't bothered by them and she sits and looks around, waiting for them to pass. Since she is a good eater, you can imagine that she is also a world-class pooper!
She's beautiful when she sleeps, but I love when she is wide awake and just looking. Her face seems so complete when her eyes are open! But she is also a good sleeper ... she sleeps for a couple hours after most daytime feedings, and about three hours between each nighttime feeding. Luckily I am very good at instantly falling back asleep, so the nights have been okay! we usually go to bed at 11pm and she and I sleep in mornings till about 9 or 10.
As for my own health/sanity, I think I'm doing well. I'm getting enough rest and making sure I don't do too much (although I do have a bit of a laundry addiction... just try to stop me!). She hasn't had any inconsolable-crying-episodes yet, so that definitely helps. I had one night where I had a good long cry (no real reason! Just overcome with all kinds of emotions) and that felt good after.
It sounds so cliche, and every parent says the same thing, but it's so true about the insane amount of love you feel for your baby. Sometimes I look down at her and just feel sick (not bad sick) with how overwhelming it is to have her. She's so helpless, and she needs us so much. When you stop and think about it, it can really hit you hard! When she's sleeping in another room, I miss her. She already has so much personality and sometimes I swear she's messing with us and chuckling on the inside.
Aven loves her hands and always has them up by her face or moves them around (did I mention where her hand was when she was born? YEAH.). She also loves any kind of motion (being rocked, car rides, stroller rides). She hates most diaper changes, baths, and having to wait more than a minute between waking up and being fed (here, piggy, piggy)! For some reason her nickname is Choncho, or the Little Choncho (it's from the movie Nacho Libre... and we're not sure why we started calling her that, but it has stuck!).
I'll try to keep updating as the days go by .. for right now we're just taking things a day at a time and going with the flow!
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Mini-Me?
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Correction!
The midwife came over yesterday to check on things, and when we weighed Aven we realized that the midwife's assistant must have read the scale wrong yesterday! We think it was probably 8 pounds, THIRTEEN ounces (that's a big difference!). Her weight has already changed so it's hard to know for sure, but today she's a little less than that and it makes sense that they just didn't see the one in front of the three. BIG BABY!
Monday, April 09, 2007
Meet Aven Lily Morgan!
Moments after her birth
Meeting
Both very tired!
First night
Aven was born at home (don't worry ... on purpose!) at exactly 12:00 on Sunday, April 8, her due date! She weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces, and came into the world fists first (which leads us to believe she's going to be a drama queen). She took her time coming; my first contractions were at 5:30 a.m. on Saturday the 7th, and lasted all day but didn't progress too much until about 10 or 11 p.m. My midwife came to our house at 1 a.m. and eleven long hours later she was born! It was hard work, and I won't say it didn't hurt, but every minute was worth it and she is everything we could hope for! Justin was truly a perfect partner/supporter through labour and birth, and he's a natural with Aven.
Aven (rhymes with raven) is a name that we thought of the first year we were married. It's a variation of the name Ava (but of course, we always try to be unique!), and Lily is my maternal grandmother's first name.
Thank you to everyone for your prayers and phone calls and best wishes! We look forward to introducing you to our daughter in the days to come.
Oh and, the winner of the guessing game/pool appears to be Amber Tompkins! I just have to double check what her length at birth was :)
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
I am a Ticking Time Bomb
Time is running out to place your bets on the baby's arrival date and time, sex, weight and length! Just click the yellow "expectnet" box in the top right corner and it will link you.
There aren't any real prizes... maybe just the title of Almighty Smarty Pants?
There aren't any real prizes... maybe just the title of Almighty Smarty Pants?
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Just call me Magpie
I've put some photos of the almost-ready baby's room up on my flickr site (click link at the right). There will probably be a few more soon as I put on the finishing touches.
As I approach 37 weeks, I am getting more and more uncomfortable! Rolling over in bed is quite the task, and today I had the first taste of what it means to have "cankles". The baby has started to drop, which is really good, but it also means more pressure for my pelvis (and bladder!). I'm excited to hit the 37 week mark because then there's no chance of having a premature baby! (37 weeks and 1 day would be A-okay with me though!)
I've also discovered that I seem to have developed temporary carpal tunnel ... my hands go numb when I sleep and they constantly feel stiff, sore, and swollen. But apparently it's quite common in late pregnancy, so I'm just going to have to deal with it!
And finally, it seems I have developed a weird craving after all! It may surprise you ... it's ICE. Yes, crunchy small pieces of ice that you get in your fountain pop. You may have heard about a condition (most often in pregnancy) called "pica", which means "magpie". Magpies will eat just about anything, and women with this condition can crave anything from DIRT and SOAP to ASHES and CHALK (basically anything non-food)! Ice is one of the things listed on there (thankfully one of the least harmful), so I guess I have a mild form of it. It's strange though ... lately my toothpaste, foamy facial cleanser, and minty lip balm seem especially yummy to me when I use them. Don't worry, though, I don't have any plans to drink my soap!
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