Saba Josh took Ian to the museum during January vacation. On the way home he explained that they were driving over the HH on the GWB. Josh explained that Henry Hudson has discovered the river.
Ian asked why the people in the houses around the HH hadnt just looked out their windows where they would have seen the water.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Sleepless Bliss
i am not exhausted - people say I look great, my hair is lush etc. But the real secret is that even with 3am feedings that last in a way till the morning - I am getting more sleep than before the baby was born and it feels great. I am loving being home and upstairs however short it will be.
Thursday, January 4, 2007
It's not gas
Dorothy is really smiling. We thought so in the hospital and yesterday - just one week after birth - we were totally certain. If you talk softly to her she looks you straight in the eye and gives a big old smile. She did it so often this morning that I took a picture. Our baby nurse Shanti said "do you smile when you have gas?" Thos are real smiles.
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
The big brothers
Ian and Daron stayed at Grannie Annie and Saba Josh's house on shabbos while Mike stayed with me in the hospital. Daron apparently was asked abot his new baby and he replied "yes, but he's a girl." -pretty funny.
We called Ian at school to tell him we had a baby - that it was a girl. "Oh" he said. He was pretty dissapointed - but he has been nothing short of fantastic and mature and fun and sweet and I hope that I can make sure he knows how proud I am of him as a big brother and how I miss the days when he was an infant even.
We called Ian at school to tell him we had a baby - that it was a girl. "Oh" he said. He was pretty dissapointed - but he has been nothing short of fantastic and mature and fun and sweet and I hope that I can make sure he knows how proud I am of him as a big brother and how I miss the days when he was an infant even.
Dorothy Jenna has arrived...
Rory, Dory Dot Dorothy - whatever we call her she is home and healthy and happy. Dvorah Yaira was born 12.27 at 8:04 am. I was actually very relaxed once I had the spinal - for some reason the oxgyn in my nose was very comforting, helping me breathe. They found lots of adhesions but worked around them. Doc said my uterus was about 1/2 inch thick vs 1 3/4 inches but we were with 2 great doctors. Abdehlak was great and Rubenstein who he teams with were both fantastic and calm. Mike sat with his hand on my head and talked me through it - reminding me they were calm. I kept asking for the anestesiologist who was a fantastic bedside doc - Doctor Block - reassuring me everything was great every few minutes.
Recovery has been pretty good. The hostpial was as expected. I never remember much about the first day or two - but the first day back at home was rough. That night I turned extremely pale and started shaking in the bathroom - uncontrollably. Mike walked me to the bed and covered me and held me down while I shook until I slept. We have a nurse here so now I feel sort of silly having a nurse and Lilia but I have taken a nap each day and even am allowing meals from the shul. Not answering work emails.
I look forward to having more strangth at the end of the week to spend more time with Dorothy. I struggle with her name. I have to get comfortable witht eh fact that we named her and D after gram - I somehow feel guilty about it. - Like it takes something away from Daron to have done that.
I am nursing and pumping and it is going well. I had one horrible day at the hospital with much pain - shabbos. One of the lactation consultants - Dorothy was mean - yelling at me for including formula telling me I was starting the weaning process. Another one - Loise maybe - was unbelievable. She put a sympathetic hand on my shoulder and helped show me how to latch on and then said "would you like to stop now?" and I shook my head no. And she said "really? would you like to stop now, you have been nursing for 1 1/2 hours and are bleeding and sore. would you like to stop" and I said yes and cried and cried and she showed me how to pump withe the electric pump and told mike to give her a finger to suck and walk with her and then we fed her the ounce I pumped and then we were off and since then pumping and nursing thank god are pleasant experiences.
I must send thank you to Dr. A and R and Block and to this lactation consultant and a nurse named Patricia who was great.
We had the room just in front of the nurses station which was great.
I walked a lot around the halls althought sadly the new beautiful building doesnt let you look in to see the babies so I only saw the nursury once.
I miss Dorothy right now as she sleeps in he room with Chanty. I appreciate the help but look forward to being in charge:)
Recovery has been pretty good. The hostpial was as expected. I never remember much about the first day or two - but the first day back at home was rough. That night I turned extremely pale and started shaking in the bathroom - uncontrollably. Mike walked me to the bed and covered me and held me down while I shook until I slept. We have a nurse here so now I feel sort of silly having a nurse and Lilia but I have taken a nap each day and even am allowing meals from the shul. Not answering work emails.
I look forward to having more strangth at the end of the week to spend more time with Dorothy. I struggle with her name. I have to get comfortable witht eh fact that we named her and D after gram - I somehow feel guilty about it. - Like it takes something away from Daron to have done that.
I am nursing and pumping and it is going well. I had one horrible day at the hospital with much pain - shabbos. One of the lactation consultants - Dorothy was mean - yelling at me for including formula telling me I was starting the weaning process. Another one - Loise maybe - was unbelievable. She put a sympathetic hand on my shoulder and helped show me how to latch on and then said "would you like to stop now?" and I shook my head no. And she said "really? would you like to stop now, you have been nursing for 1 1/2 hours and are bleeding and sore. would you like to stop" and I said yes and cried and cried and she showed me how to pump withe the electric pump and told mike to give her a finger to suck and walk with her and then we fed her the ounce I pumped and then we were off and since then pumping and nursing thank god are pleasant experiences.
I must send thank you to Dr. A and R and Block and to this lactation consultant and a nurse named Patricia who was great.
We had the room just in front of the nurses station which was great.
I walked a lot around the halls althought sadly the new beautiful building doesnt let you look in to see the babies so I only saw the nursury once.
I miss Dorothy right now as she sleeps in he room with Chanty. I appreciate the help but look forward to being in charge:)
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