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Summer 2012 Superpost
14 years ago
Monday, December 29, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
Stinky Jackson!
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I was under the mistaken impression that newborn poo wasn't supposed to smell all that bad. Boy was I wrong!
Monday, December 8, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
Jackson is home!!!
Jackson finally came home yesterday, after 24 days in the NICU! Jamie also pointed out to me that yesterday was the 4 year anniversary of our first date, so it seems that December 4 is a good day for this family.
The highlight of the day was introducing Jack to Maggie. She wasn't really sure what to make of him, but she definitely seems to like him. She needs to learn that licking his hands is a no-no. I'm attaching a video...sorry it's sideways. I can't figure out how to rotate it. Just tilt your head ;)
We didn't get much sleep last night, but are just so thrilled to have Jack home that we don't care. He's a really loud sleeper (lots of cooing, groaning, gurling, etc) so that kept us up. Also, if Jack went more than 10 minutes without making noise, Jamie jumped out of bed to peer into the bassinet to make sure Jack was still breathing. It's so much fun being first time parents!
We took Jack to his first pediatrician appointment today and he weighed in at a whopping 7 lbs!
The highlight of the day was introducing Jack to Maggie. She wasn't really sure what to make of him, but she definitely seems to like him. She needs to learn that licking his hands is a no-no. I'm attaching a video...sorry it's sideways. I can't figure out how to rotate it. Just tilt your head ;)
We didn't get much sleep last night, but are just so thrilled to have Jack home that we don't care. He's a really loud sleeper (lots of cooing, groaning, gurling, etc) so that kept us up. Also, if Jack went more than 10 minutes without making noise, Jamie jumped out of bed to peer into the bassinet to make sure Jack was still breathing. It's so much fun being first time parents!
We took Jack to his first pediatrician appointment today and he weighed in at a whopping 7 lbs!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Sunday, November 30, 2008
EARLY ARRIVAL!!!
Well, to say we were surprised by Mary's water breaking 5 weeks early should say a lot, if you know Mary, who's usually prepared, and a step ahead of chance. But, break it did, at 3:00 a.m. on November 8th. So off to the hopsital we went.
I won't go on about the details, but the short of it goes like this:
Water breaks; Mary wakes up Jamie; Jamie still thinks he's asleep.
We go to hospital, and are informed "oh yeah, she's 2 cm dilated, and 65% effaced. Jamie still doesn't know what these terms mean exactly, expecting to learn all about them at birthing class on November 9th. (more below).
We go to Labor & Delivery, but labor is stopped later that day.
Jamie walks over to the scheduled birthing class the next day, to tell them that, unfortunately, "we weren't going to make it." (Also, we wanted our money back.)
Mary gets moved to the "high risk unit," where she is told she will stay until her due date, or until the baby decides it's time, or until the docs decide the risk of infection is too high.
We get totally moved in. The docs THEN tell us the risk of infection is too high, and we're inducing that night. Nice.
The inducing does indeed happen that night, and we sleep through 13 hours of labor. Thank GOD for the epidural! (Jamie tried unsucessfully to get his own epidural several times).
JACKSON HENRY BUCK is born at 8:23 a.m., on November 11, 2008.
Little Jack has been in the NICU since his birthday. He's doing really well, and we're hoping spring him any day now!!
Here are some pictures to introduce you to Jack!
Love,
The Buck Family
I won't go on about the details, but the short of it goes like this:
Water breaks; Mary wakes up Jamie; Jamie still thinks he's asleep.
We go to hospital, and are informed "oh yeah, she's 2 cm dilated, and 65% effaced. Jamie still doesn't know what these terms mean exactly, expecting to learn all about them at birthing class on November 9th. (more below).
We go to Labor & Delivery, but labor is stopped later that day.
Jamie walks over to the scheduled birthing class the next day, to tell them that, unfortunately, "we weren't going to make it." (Also, we wanted our money back.)
Mary gets moved to the "high risk unit," where she is told she will stay until her due date, or until the baby decides it's time, or until the docs decide the risk of infection is too high.
We get totally moved in. The docs THEN tell us the risk of infection is too high, and we're inducing that night. Nice.
The inducing does indeed happen that night, and we sleep through 13 hours of labor. Thank GOD for the epidural! (Jamie tried unsucessfully to get his own epidural several times).
JACKSON HENRY BUCK is born at 8:23 a.m., on November 11, 2008.
Little Jack has been in the NICU since his birthday. He's doing really well, and we're hoping spring him any day now!!
Here are some pictures to introduce you to Jack!
Love,
The Buck Family
Sunday, November 2, 2008
33 weeks
At my sonogram early this week, the baby was estimated to weigh 4lbs 15 oz already...and I still have 7 weeks to go. My OB tells me that I am carrying a "gigantic" baby and joked with me that if he goes to term, we are going to have to figure some way to get this baby out of me.
PS...check out the Shrek hands.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Karma?
Having had my catalytic converter stolen from beneath my 4Runner last year, along with an attempted theft of it in '04, I get a sick sense of pleasure out of this news story:
Man Crushed By Car In Salvage Yard
BALTIMORE -- Baltimore city police said a petty crime turned deadly for a man at a city junkyard. Police said two people were looking for parts from vehicles at a salvage yard in the 2800 block of Hawkins Point Road at about noon Friday when they saw a man lying under a car that had fallen when a jack he was using to lift the vehicle collapsed. Authorities said the victim was trying to steal a catalytic converter. Crews found the tools he was using to remove the part. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not yet been released.
Man Crushed By Car In Salvage Yard
BALTIMORE -- Baltimore city police said a petty crime turned deadly for a man at a city junkyard. Police said two people were looking for parts from vehicles at a salvage yard in the 2800 block of Hawkins Point Road at about noon Friday when they saw a man lying under a car that had fallen when a jack he was using to lift the vehicle collapsed. Authorities said the victim was trying to steal a catalytic converter. Crews found the tools he was using to remove the part. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not yet been released.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
The family that eats together...
gains weight together! I'm not the only fatty in the house. Maggie had her annual physical yesterday. She gained a whopping four pounds! I know that doesn't sound like much, but it is. Since she reached her adult weight at about a year old, she's consistently weighed 66 lbs, give or take only a few ounces. When she was last weighed in April, she was, as usual, 66 lbs. But yesterday she weighed in at 71 lbs. She still looks great, and 71 lbs is still perfectly healthy for a female lab. But the vet was a bit concerned about the speed with which she gained the weight. We still play chuck-it with her twice a day, so lack of exercise can't be blamed. I've simply been more indulgent with her. When I eat my Jello No-Bake Cheesecake or ice cream (some might say at an alarming frequency), Maggie gets to lick the remnants. I guess things are going to have to change around here.
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