Sunday, July 13, 2008
11 days-
It's now been 11 days since Gabriella came into our lives. My wife and I were talking about yesterday, and it is still so surreal to us.
For those of you that are experienced parents, you will know what I am talking about; for those that are expecting (and we have a lot of friends expecting) it will be very hard to explain the following until you are actually living it.
For the first 3-4 days; things got crazy...I mean real crazy! Our schedule followed very specific patterns: baby cries...baby needs dipper change, baby feeds, baby is handled to go back to sleep, baby cries again, baby sleeps.... 2-3 hours later baby cries...baby needs dipper change, baby feeds, baby is handled to go back to sleep, baby cries again, baby sleeps...
now repeat as needed and as often as 1 hour intervals...
Now, not all is this bad , Gabriella has started to give us 4-5 hours of sleep (something you will learn cherish); so I am thrilled to sleep 4 hours continuous; this is HUGE ! We have also started noticing the occasional smile on her face. When awake, she loves to look around and explore her surroundings; and we have learned that taking the stroller out seems to put her sleep.
I don't want to make this any longer so let's post some new pictures...
here is Gabby at 11 days old....
For those of you that are experienced parents, you will know what I am talking about; for those that are expecting (and we have a lot of friends expecting) it will be very hard to explain the following until you are actually living it.
For the first 3-4 days; things got crazy...I mean real crazy! Our schedule followed very specific patterns: baby cries...baby needs dipper change, baby feeds, baby is handled to go back to sleep, baby cries again, baby sleeps.... 2-3 hours later baby cries...baby needs dipper change, baby feeds, baby is handled to go back to sleep, baby cries again, baby sleeps...
now repeat as needed and as often as 1 hour intervals...
Now, not all is this bad , Gabriella has started to give us 4-5 hours of sleep (something you will learn cherish); so I am thrilled to sleep 4 hours continuous; this is HUGE ! We have also started noticing the occasional smile on her face. When awake, she loves to look around and explore her surroundings; and we have learned that taking the stroller out seems to put her sleep.
I don't want to make this any longer so let's post some new pictures...
here is Gabby at 11 days old....
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
It is past midnight and we are all waiting around to see Gabby!From left to right, my sister Cynthia, Joseph, Tony, and Erika's Dad.
La media noche ya nos paso y seguimos en espera....
Erika smiles after the Epidural...!
Erika sonrie despues de la Epidural...!
we still don't look too bad, I am not taking pictures of us tomorrow...so enjoy now.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
On last entry from home, to let everyone know that Erika started with small contractions this morning.
So far she experiencing 10-15 minutes intervals lasting 30-40 seconds.
Everyone is on call, and we will see how things progress. Here we go !!!
I am trying to rest but I have a millions things going through my mind to make sure I don't forget anything. :-)
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