The first night of the second baby is a trap. Buyer beware. You go into it thinking taking care of a baby is like riding a bike – and it is, just a bike riding off of a cliff. Okay, it’s not quite that bad but there’s nothing great about staying up 80 percent of […]
Category: Delivery Week – Part 2
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The Fault in Our Stars
Baby Ruby is now home. After 5 days in the NICU, Lara, Jaxon and I finally have her in a car seat on the floor – being heavily guarded by Lulu the cat. The other cats aren’t really interested as Ruby isn’t making moves on their territory. I feel extra vigilant with her. I feel […]
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So Much More to Tell
So I had to take a day off yesterday because, well, a lot happened the day before. I really want to talk about the birth day and birth time more but it’s still a lot to process and I want to set the stage. As I mentioned, Lara had some issues with the birth as […]
Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move. Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love. William Shakespeare Stars are made of elemental atoms and clouds of dust called stellar nurseries. Over millennia, these basic building blocks come together through gravity and other forces. With sufficient mass, specks […]
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A Hard Road
Lara has been in active labor for much of this afternoon but the pushing of baby out started at about 4:30p. She pushed approximately 20 times with contractions and has made some progress but she has developed a slight fever during the day. The fever is somewhat concerning as it could be an indicator of […]