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Sunday, October 31, 2010

Hey, look! A post!

I know, I know.  It's been quiet on the blog.  That's because it hasn't been quiet at home.  Quite the adjustment for all of us, let me tell ya. 

Jenni's mom, sister, and nieces came up to visit yesterday.

Morgan and George

The girls meeting Gwen

Christy and Gwen.  No, she wouldn't turn around for the picture.

Cheryl and Gwen

Morgan holding Gwen

Morgan, Megan, and Maddie

Maddie and George.

Apparently nobody took a picture of Megan holding Gwen with my camera.  Once I get a copy I'll add it up here.

We got this from one of Jenni's coworkers:

It was tasty indeed.

UPDATE:

Here's a picture of Megan holding Gwen.


Friday, October 29, 2010

Birthday widget thingy

Just added a birthday/age counter widget.  Got the idea from Amelia.

Mmmmmmmm.... Morning.....

We don't have a terrible setup as things go.  I can't stay up past 10:00 or so, but I wake up really early.  Jenni often has trouble falling asleep, but can sleep in very well once she finally does fall asleep.  Granted, needing to pump interrupts her, but this may be the best it gets for awhile.  :)  I've also heard from a reliable source that once we get comfortable with a routine, she'll change it on us.  Ah well, I can't say no to her.  This child is going to have me wrapped around her finger, and I think she already knows it.

Still got a lot to learn.  So far Gwen doesn't cry much, and I for one haven't yet learned the differences between them.  We keep checking the video monitor every 5 minutes to see if she's awake.  At what point do we swoop in to keep her from going into a full-fledged cry?  The milk just doesn't heat up quickly enough when she's hungry.  I can't tell if the diaper is wet if it's already dirty.  I can get her to fall asleep on me when she's very worked up, but then what?  If I move, she wakes back up mad again.  Watched 2 hours of Mythbusters straight last night since I was afraid to move.

Also need to decide whether a section 529 plan for Gwen to go to college, simply pay off our (substantial) school debt, or some mix of the two.  Need to set up a will ASAP, or would a trust make more sense for us?  Need to set up a day-care flex spending account - or would the child-care tax credit be better?  And we've got a few W-4s (and K-4s, and an MO W-4) to adjust for our new (and very cute) tax exemption.  I hate money, I really do.

Bah, that's enough of an early--morning rant for me.  I've made at least one spelling error each sentence so far.  Need another cup of coffee.  Or is it another pot of coffee?  I just can't remember...

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Home sweet home

We're all home.  Finally.

Both the girls are napping, so it's quiet.  Too quiet, some would say.  I have the strange feeling that's going to change all too soon.  But until then, here's Gwen's official very first at-home picture.


She keeps flinging her hat off turning her head around.  I thought it'd be best to leave it that way for now.  More than enough time to fix it once she wakes up.

Heading home!

So we got the okay on the carseat we borrowed from friends (Thanks Jessica and Robert!) and Gwen passed her carseat test earlier this morning. Her blood work all came back good.

Luke will be coming by soonish and we'll do our official discharge sometime this afternoon. Thanks for all the good thoughts everyone!

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Twenty four hours and counting!

Gwen turns three weeks old today! Besides this good news, she has also done very well eating the last day or so. She's stayed in the room with me the past two days, and it's been really nice having her here, rather than in the NICU.

So good, in fact, we're hoping to pull her feeding tube out early this afternoon, and there's talk of her possibly going home tomorrow if her blood work (to be drawn tonight) looks good.

Keep sending us good thoughts! Gwen and I are ready to be at home!