Another Wonderful Weekend

I had such a wonderful weekend - Nini (Grandma Suni) and Emo (Auntie Halina) came to visit me. It was so nice to spend some time with them and be held so much. Nini made lots of yummy food for Mommy and Daddy to eat.

On Sunday afternoon we went to see my friends Abby and Bella - everyone had so much fun at the Tyler's last night with good food and even better company. We took lots of pictures of us three girls together. For those of you who haven't met Abby and Bella they are the only friends I know that are my age. Abby is a week younger than me and Bella is two weeks younger than me.

Dr. Kilty (and my 2 week appointment)

I finally got to meet my doctor today - his name is Dr. Kilty. He is a
very nice man that gives us lots of good information about me.

My weight is now 8 lbs, 11 oz! They expect that at two weeks I should
be back to my birth weight (I was 7 lbs, 10 oz when I was born). Since
I am doing so well eating he gave me the go ahead to try and sleep
through the night! I'm not sure if I am more excited or if mom and dad
are more excited :)

I go back for my next visit at two months. That's when I get my next
round of vaccines and my immune system will start to really work.
Until then we will just keep out hands clean and all sick people away.

We have a busy week, Grandma Destia and Poppos are coming to visit.
Then we have Grandma Suni and Auntie Halina coming over the weekend!

With Dad back as work Mom and I are adjusting to life with only two of
us during the day. It's not so bad since dad checks in on us every so
often - he's good to us.

Family!

I am having so much fun this weekend - my Auntie Suluh came from a long ways away to meet me and spend lots of time holding me. My grandpa also stopped by to see me and spend some time getting to know me.

We are finally settling in to a routine of feeding and sleeping. I am getting big and have a doctor's appointment on Monday to check my weight and get my next round of shots.

xoxo,
A

Big Morning

Wow - what a morning! Mom and Dad took me to get my picture taken. We were there for nearly 5 hours - we are all exhausted. There are going to be some great pictures from the shoot - at the least I gave everyone some good memories with the pee and poo I spread all over the studio.

I'm gaining weight!

Who would have ever thought that I would be excited about gaining weight? But I am! We got back from the doctor's office this morning and they told us that I have gained 4.5 ounces. It is a big turn around from the last time that we were there and I was still losing weight. The doctor said this is great news - going forward we shouldn't expect this much gain in such a short period. He said normal gain is about an ounce a day.

Mom tells me that in the morning we are going to see the nice lady that took pictures of us before - I'm excited to see what she comes up with.

Food... It's important

We went to the doctor's office yesterday morning. My doctor (Dr. Kilty) is out of town but we
saw a nice man named Dr. Luck. He checked to make sure that I was healthy. I haven't
started to gain weight yet so we are going to go back to see him on Friday to make sure
that I'm eating all of mom's milk.

In the afternoon mom discovered that I really should be eat lots more than I had. We spent all night getting my feeding back on track. Did you know that I am suppose to eat every 2-3 hours whether I am sleeping or not? And each feeding should be for 20-45 minutes! I think my mom was a bit tired because she didn't notice that I was only eating maybe every 4 hours and only a tiny bit. That's why I've been so sleepy. Now that we have that figured out, I am sure to do much better at my checkup tomorrow.

Hugs and Kisses,
Avangeline

My Name is Avangeline Lola Burby

Nice to meet you. It has been a long journey since we last talked - 28 hours of labor, a quick 40 minutes of pushing and I was welcomed into the world by my mom and dad. When the nurse weight me I was 7 pounds 10 ounces and 21 inches long!

It was a bit overwhelming at first, but I was so happy to meet my brothers and some of my other family. Mom and Dad kept me warm and close which made me feel loved and happy.

After eating a good meal and resting for almost a full day, I woke up and enjoyed much more food yesterday (mommy feed me almost every hour)! Things have started to fall into place today, I'm not quite so hungry all the time so I get to rest a little more. The doctors and nurses thought that mom and I were healthy enough to head home, so Dad brought us safely home this morning.

I will keep you updated as I get to know my family a little better and make new friends on my many adventures.

At the hospital!

Dad convinced mom to take us to the hospital this morning at around 6am. They observed us for a couple of hours before admitting us officially into the hospital. They say that I'm coming before we leave the hospital... so I guess that this is it! See you all soon... love Baby A

Waiting is no fun...

It's really not that fun waiting around. I'm not sure what I am suppose to be doing, but it is pretty boring to just hang out and wait for the "right time." Hope to see some action soon!

It's not so comfortable anymore

It's not so comfortable in here anymore... my head is now in between two big bones instead of my soft "nest"and I keep getting squeezed all around. It doesn't leave much time for sleeping and makes me really hungry. I mean really hungry - I need food about every two hours!

Early Labor!

I have been wondering what all of that pushing on me has been lately. Apparently (according to the nice doctor) it has been early labor. We went to see her today and she told us that I have dropped to 0 station (the stations are the number of centimeters above or below the spine my head is - they range from -3 to +3 and at +3 they tell me my head is basically out).

Now the doctor told us not to get too excited as it can take another week for me to move lower and for everything to be ready for birth. The good news is that she sees me coming before my due date which means less chance of needing some of those scary medicines!

Going to get some rest before my big entrance - talk to you again soon.

Boating

Dad took us out on the boat today - it was a lot of fun and really relaxing. I know he was trying to go over some "bumps" to help me along - but I'm not budging! Nope, I've decided that I'm good right here where I am. Who needs to come out and be cold and hungry anyway?

Pictures!

Mom got a sneak at the pictures that we took last week. You can check them out on the photographer's blog at http://photosbykimberly.com/blog/?p=307

Some sleep and food

Well, mom and I have been sleeping a whole lot lately. It seems that every few hours we need a quick catnap. I guess we are just preparing for what is coming next - food, sleep, activity - in about 20-30 minutes chunks.

On the positive side, mom has been feeding me lots of yummy food. Tonight we went to an Italian restaurant - we ate lots of pasta carbonara. Mom says it reminders her of being with dad in Italy.

Not much else has changed - we will let you know when it does!