Thursday, November 7, 2013
A Little Glimpse of "Normal"
After two months of holding and bouncing you we decided that it was time to try and put you down so that we could actually see something more than the top or back of your head. You did not embrace the idea as much as we would have liked. After trying every natural, holistic and Whole Foods approved approach to try and alleviate your stomach issues we succumbed to the traditional western method of treating discomfort.......medicine! Your Mother had already cut out any and all food groups and beverages that might have been contributing to your condition. She was on a diet that basically consisted of baked chicken, brown rice and water. She even gave up coffee because she thought it would help and believe me if there was ever a time in which she NEEDED coffee it was then. Only after constant pleading from me to consider medication and the eventual realization that none of the dietary sacrifices seemed to help did your mother settle for what she thought was the "easy" way out. So we swallowed our pride, disregarded the anti-establishment online parenting community and filled your very first prescription. I don't want to exaggerate but this was not any ordinary medicine but rather life changing happy baby juice sent from the heavens above. It completely renewed my faith in the entire pharmaceutical industry. You were like a different child or perhaps the baby you were meant to be now that you had a little relief and comfort. You started to sleep which meant we started to sleep which meant life as we once knew it was again in our reach. You smiled and made noises that actually sounded like a human baby. The puking was still borderline comical in its sheer volume but now that we were actually getting four hours of sleep in row it didn't really seem to matter as much. We actually got the chance to put you down, stare into your beautiful blue eyes and remember how amazing a new baby can be. We finally got to meet the "real Quinn"and realize how lucky we were to have you in our lives.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Squeaks
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Welcome Quinn Everly!
On June 20, 2013 our family was blessed with the arrival of our new baby girl.....Quinn Everly.
She weighed in at 6 pounds 2 ounces and measured 19 1/2 inches in length.
The controlled calm of the pre-determined c-section was very different that the chaos that proceeded Harpers birth.The reality that we were having a child that day didn't really sink in until the nurse came into our room and said "Ok, time to meet to your little girl."
Quinn came out screaming, giving us a sneak peak into the weeks to come. Dr. Lollar said "That one's got some healty lungs!" He had NO idea. We had been at the Hospital for less than two hours and we were already holding the newest addtion to our family.
We took a little bit of time for just the three of us to enjoy the moment and then opened the doors to let in the rest of the world. Seeing everyones reactions was pretty amazing but nothing topped the look on Harpers face when she first saw her new baby sister.
The rest of the weekend was pretty crazy with an ever-revolving door of friends, family and hospital staff. To top everything off Harper had her first dance recital that weekend and came back to the hospital to show Quinn her full routine complete with bumble bee costume and tap shoes. Even the nurses that had been working all night were cracking up as she tapped down the hall of the maternity ward.
Not only did we have the most beautiful baby in San Ramon Regional that day (Nurse confirmed) but they let us go a day early! Our little girl was doing great and Mom and Dad were ready to go home. As we left the hospital a woman was being rushed to John Muir in an ambulance for an emergency c-section and we were instantley reminded of everything we had been through. We felt truly lucky to be on the other side of things this time and as we loaded up Quinn and started heading home we were very excited to start our new life with BOTH of our amazing little girls.
She weighed in at 6 pounds 2 ounces and measured 19 1/2 inches in length.
The controlled calm of the pre-determined c-section was very different that the chaos that proceeded Harpers birth.The reality that we were having a child that day didn't really sink in until the nurse came into our room and said "Ok, time to meet to your little girl."
Quinn came out screaming, giving us a sneak peak into the weeks to come. Dr. Lollar said "That one's got some healty lungs!" He had NO idea. We had been at the Hospital for less than two hours and we were already holding the newest addtion to our family.
We took a little bit of time for just the three of us to enjoy the moment and then opened the doors to let in the rest of the world. Seeing everyones reactions was pretty amazing but nothing topped the look on Harpers face when she first saw her new baby sister.
The rest of the weekend was pretty crazy with an ever-revolving door of friends, family and hospital staff. To top everything off Harper had her first dance recital that weekend and came back to the hospital to show Quinn her full routine complete with bumble bee costume and tap shoes. Even the nurses that had been working all night were cracking up as she tapped down the hall of the maternity ward.
Not only did we have the most beautiful baby in San Ramon Regional that day (Nurse confirmed) but they let us go a day early! Our little girl was doing great and Mom and Dad were ready to go home. As we left the hospital a woman was being rushed to John Muir in an ambulance for an emergency c-section and we were instantley reminded of everything we had been through. We felt truly lucky to be on the other side of things this time and as we loaded up Quinn and started heading home we were very excited to start our new life with BOTH of our amazing little girls.
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