We made our second visit to the doctor yesterday. I just have to say that I am so thankful for our doc. He is "just" a family physician, and I basically picked his name randomly from a list of doctors in our plan. I basically liked the sound of his name and decided to put him as our PCP when we got here. We never needed his services until Cora was born and so had never met him till a few weeks before she arrived. But he is wonderful for us! After having a poor experience in CA with our PCP this is a welcomed joy.
Anyway, Cora is now 10 lbs 6 oz which is the 50th percentile for weight at her age, and she's 23 inches long which is the 75th percentile. Her head measured 35 cm around, which is the 80th percentile - I guess she's gotten a "big head" from all the doting and attention she gets everywhere she goes! :)
She also received her first round of immunizations - one shot in the right leg and two in the left. At the first poke she almost didn't respond...and just as I thought "Maybe she won't even cry" her face turned redder than a little tomatoe and she screamed like we've never heard before. Oh - she has tears now! How sad it is to see little teardrops coming from her eyes!
Thankfully, she was released with a clean bill of health, a dose of tylenol and two bandaids. See you in 2 more months, doc!
Friday, March 09, 2007
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Baptism
Hi again...We've been having some slow computer issues and I've been too impatient with it to update the blog. But, I'll just be patient today.
Well, last week we enjoyed a wonderful visit from both our parents and my grandma and grandpa for Cora's baptism on the 25th of February. It was a beautiful service, focusing on the promise that God gives to us and our children. It is wonderful to be reminded of His faithfulness and love for us.
Cora did great, too. I, of course, was worried that she would be fussy and distracting during the whole service and that the actual baptism would start a crying spell that wouldn't be consoled. Everything went just the opposite. She slept through almost the whole service except for the baptism section. Then she was just pleasantly awake and aware and when the water came (and there was a lot of it!) she didn't even make a peep. She startled a bit and her face had a look of pure shock, but she didn't even whimper. Is this a sign of a future water lover?
Well, we definitely enjoyed being able to share Cora with our parents. It was fun to spend a week just enjoying her and delighting in her with them. Brad and I definitely enjoy her, but it's fun to hear others taking so much delight in her also. Cora did a good job spoiling them with her occasional smiles and sleeping peacefully in their arms, too.
Well, last week we enjoyed a wonderful visit from both our parents and my grandma and grandpa for Cora's baptism on the 25th of February. It was a beautiful service, focusing on the promise that God gives to us and our children. It is wonderful to be reminded of His faithfulness and love for us.
Cora did great, too. I, of course, was worried that she would be fussy and distracting during the whole service and that the actual baptism would start a crying spell that wouldn't be consoled. Everything went just the opposite. She slept through almost the whole service except for the baptism section. Then she was just pleasantly awake and aware and when the water came (and there was a lot of it!) she didn't even make a peep. She startled a bit and her face had a look of pure shock, but she didn't even whimper. Is this a sign of a future water lover?
Well, we definitely enjoyed being able to share Cora with our parents. It was fun to spend a week just enjoying her and delighting in her with them. Brad and I definitely enjoy her, but it's fun to hear others taking so much delight in her also. Cora did a good job spoiling them with her occasional smiles and sleeping peacefully in their arms, too.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
A New Look
I got tired of the former template so I changed the background...Hope it doesn't throw anyone off.
Just a few things:
1) Please leave a comment once in a while so I know if the blog is ever visited!
2) The latest pictures are links to flikr. Click on the picture and when you get to flikr you should see a gray box to the right. If you click on "view as slideshow" you should be able to see more pictures. If you try it and it doesn't work, let me know! I'll try to get more pictures up soon.
Just a few things:
1) Please leave a comment once in a while so I know if the blog is ever visited!
2) The latest pictures are links to flikr. Click on the picture and when you get to flikr you should see a gray box to the right. If you click on "view as slideshow" you should be able to see more pictures. If you try it and it doesn't work, let me know! I'll try to get more pictures up soon.
Sunday, February 18, 2007
A week of Firsts
Well, this has been quite the week for Cora! It all started Sunday night - she went for 8 hours between feedings - which means about 7 hours of sleep for Brad and I. However, I, of course, woke up every other hour and wondered if I should go wake her up and feed her or at least check on her...Then fell asleep before deciding what to do. But so far every night since then she's gone 7 or 8 hours between meals! This is very exciting, and unexpected - but welcome.
Then Monday Brad, Cora and I (and Jack) went to the cabin overnight. Brad needed to get up there to check it out and bring some supplies for this weekend's retreat with the high schoolers. We decided we should just all go. Cora did great. We ended up having to hike in about half a mile due to snow on the road. So I put her in her little snow suit and in the Snuggli, a back pack on my back and Brad hauled the rest up on a sled and his pack (why didn't we make Jack carry anything?).
Some day last week she rolled over from her tummy to her back -- but I think it was kind of a fluke since she hasn't done it again since then.
And best of all, Friday morning she smiled at Brad about 5 times before he left for the retreat! As if he wasn't already going to miss his girls! What a way to send him off! I worked on her all day yesterday and got no smiles...Then today at church as she was being passed around she kept looking at me and smiling - or at least making attempts to smile! It was good enough for me. It's amazing how seeing that little face light up just makes the rest of the pleasures in the world dim in comparison!
Oh yes - she also has found her fingers and has maneuvered her thumb into her mouth two or three times...I thought that was supposed to happen much later! Well, it's still not refined enough that she can do it whenever she wants - it's mostly if she's on her tummy for play time and has her hands conveniently tucked up by her face that she can find them.
Then Monday Brad, Cora and I (and Jack) went to the cabin overnight. Brad needed to get up there to check it out and bring some supplies for this weekend's retreat with the high schoolers. We decided we should just all go. Cora did great. We ended up having to hike in about half a mile due to snow on the road. So I put her in her little snow suit and in the Snuggli, a back pack on my back and Brad hauled the rest up on a sled and his pack (why didn't we make Jack carry anything?).
Some day last week she rolled over from her tummy to her back -- but I think it was kind of a fluke since she hasn't done it again since then.
And best of all, Friday morning she smiled at Brad about 5 times before he left for the retreat! As if he wasn't already going to miss his girls! What a way to send him off! I worked on her all day yesterday and got no smiles...Then today at church as she was being passed around she kept looking at me and smiling - or at least making attempts to smile! It was good enough for me. It's amazing how seeing that little face light up just makes the rest of the pleasures in the world dim in comparison!
Oh yes - she also has found her fingers and has maneuvered her thumb into her mouth two or three times...I thought that was supposed to happen much later! Well, it's still not refined enough that she can do it whenever she wants - it's mostly if she's on her tummy for play time and has her hands conveniently tucked up by her face that she can find them.
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
A month to remember
Cora is one month old today! Here is a list of a few Baby Cora things that we have loved from this first month:
- The peeps and coos she makes when she's waking up
- the smell of her skin
- her soft, baby-fine hair, and wondering what color it will end up to be
- the way she scowls, as if it's sooo tough being a baby
- her sighs of contentment during and after a good meal
- the sound of lucious, satisfying burp after a good meal
- the way she curls up into a little ball on your chest and falls asleep
- how she used to pull up her legs so tight like a grasshopper in the first few days of her life
- how her whole body relaxes and stretches out in sleep now
- her deep blue eyes
- gassy smiles
- the way she squirms, stretches and yawns while she's waking up
- just holding her little body close to ours
- The peeps and coos she makes when she's waking up
- the smell of her skin
- her soft, baby-fine hair, and wondering what color it will end up to be
- the way she scowls, as if it's sooo tough being a baby
- her sighs of contentment during and after a good meal
- the sound of lucious, satisfying burp after a good meal
- the way she curls up into a little ball on your chest and falls asleep
- how she used to pull up her legs so tight like a grasshopper in the first few days of her life
- how her whole body relaxes and stretches out in sleep now
- her deep blue eyes
- gassy smiles
- the way she squirms, stretches and yawns while she's waking up
- just holding her little body close to ours
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