Christmas

We survived...

This one has to go down as one of the craziest yet. We spent two of the first three weekends in the hospital. First for Addison's RSV then for Kellye's gallbladder attack. After that, it was a full on sprint to make Christmas happen. Surprisingly, I don't have any Christmas pics of Addison yet... But the new video is of her playing with one of her new toys. Enjoy...

RSV is bad news

Addison is doing better. She is so used to the nose suctioning now that she doesnt even cry. The breathing treatments are not as bad as advertised. I wouldn't wish it on any child, as specially one as young as Addison.

Daddy's Girl

October is here.

So, we made it to the promised land. Addison is now 10 weeks old and things are settling down. This last week end we learned a valuable lesson about her schedule and what happens when there are deviations. Apparently, when she misses her regularly scheduled sleep time... she can stay awake a long, long time.

I was in Dallas this last week so Kellye had to man the fort alone. That was bad enough, but, I missed the 2 month doctor visit. So I wasn't there for the dreaded two month shots. Not that I would have been much help. When it comes to the needles, I'm not gonna be a lot of help. During the checkup, Dr. Busceme said she looked. Glad that's over...

Below are some pictures:

Week 7

Well sports fans.... welcome to week 7. Looking back on the last six weeks, what I thought was a full on set of sprints is actually turning into a marathon. It's amazing the changes that we saw just this week. She has been more alert and playful. More fussy. More happy. An entire range of emotions and they appear or disappear as she sees fit. Luckily, most of her problems right now can be solved by a bottle or a diaper change.... I wish that all of life's issues were so simple.

Week before last we got our first smile... Yeah, I know. Sorry there were no pictures.

Week 5

Tomorrow marks the start of week 5. For those of you who noticed I haven't posted anything in the last two weeks, If you have kids then... you understand. Over the last few days, I have found myself holding Addison more and more when I am not working. Time moves so fast. This last weekend we packed up all of the newborn nipples and 4oz bottles. By the end of this week she will be out of her newborn diapers and into ones. Hard to believe. You want, so bad, to get passed the sleepless nights, and at the same time you hate to see them go. So far the next few minutes... I'm gonna hold my little girl, kiss her on the forehead and hope (for a moment) that she stays little, for a little while longer.

Pics of Addison helping Daddy with his fantasy football draft:

week 3 pics

Week 3 and we're still here...

It's hard to believe that three weeks have passed. I realize that surviving three weeks with a newborn is not new or unexplored territory. Other people have done it... just not us. Its funny, the things I swore I wouldn't do or couldn't do... I've done. At this point, I've been pee'd on, survived the dirty diaper, and been spitup on too many times to count. I have worked, held the baby, rocked the baby, fed the baby... the one thing I haven't done much is sleep. Oh well, at least AddisonISsleeping... (for now anyway)

Me and Mommy

Having a daughter means loving more than you knew you could love.

It means giving more than you knew you could give.

It means receiving so much more in return......

Having a daughter means knowing that whatever else you did or didn't do, you gave the world something beautiful.

This was on a card that my mom (gigi) gave me when Addison was born. Needless to say, it produced a few tears!

Addison is beautiful and I am so proud of her. This experience has been better than I ever imagined it could have been. It's true that you can't imagine your life without them. Life has not been the same and I wouldn't want to go back to life without her. I already worry about EVERYTHING with her. I welcome the challenge of being a mom to this beautiful baby girl.............

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Daddy's Girl

Night 2 and beyond

So.... Addison had other ideas about sleep in night two and three. Turns out hunger can make babies pretty cranky. Who knew? Kellye was feeding her, but, apparently she wasn't getting enough milk. This little problem made for an absolutely miserable couple of days.

Saturday night we started supplementing with formula. Formula made a HUGE difference. With a full belly, Addison IS sleeping... and so are we(a little).

Night One

What can I say about night one at home? I can begin with... it did not go as planned. From 1am to about 4am no one slept. Addison was wide awake. Our fault she slept about twelve hours yesterday. Needless to say that won't happen again. Or maybe it will.

At this point, there is no doubt, who runs the house.

Here's a snapshot of Addi charging up for tonight...

Coming Home

At long last... PICTURES

Addison's Arrival

Finally... After 15 hours of labor and an emergency c-section. Addison is here. If there is a gold star for INDUCTION Kellye should get it. Official size and weight - 6lbs 14oz and 21 inches long. I have pictures if I can just find a way to upload them.

Induction

Over the last 18 hours, I've had time to collect a few nuggets of knowledge pertaining to this one word.

1. By definition, I would believe induction to be the beginning of the labor process. In fact, it is not. Induction... In hospital lingo means, we'll check you in at 6pm. Wait till midnight and then begin administering drugs to begin labor. By sometime tomorrow... we should have a baby.

2. The end is never coming. The monitors are fake. This is all a cruel joke.

3. To enhance the torture all of the thermostat were purposefully set at 60 degrees.

4. "Blankets?" I'm sorry, you want a what?

5. In the absence of all rationality, in the midst of chaos, and with absolute no understanding of what's happening. A baby will come.... It just may NOT be today

AND YES MEEMAW I'll call you when something happens!!!! I promise.

Monday the 23rd

That's right its Monday and no Addison. Kellye is handling it pretty well. I'm like a kid at christmas who can't open presents because Uncle Frank hasn't shown up.

We have an appointment with our Doctor today at 2:30pm. If he doesn't tell Kellye he is going to induce today... I fear for his safety.

In all seriousness... IT'S TIME. I have survived this last weekend by working in the yard and burning furniture when I'm inside to stay warm. On the flip side, apparently the subartic temperatures keep Kellye's head from spinning around. I did make the mistake of taking the subartic temp on the thermostat to subartic + one degree. Until the baby is born... I won't make that mistake again.

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music

Godspeed - Dixie Chicks

Addison's Room

Starting Out

So... Kellye is due on July 22nd and I've been thinking about doing this whole bloggin' thing for quite a while. Probably would have sooner, but honestly, I just haven't had the time. Over the next few days I'm gonna try to publish some pictures of the nursery and all of the gifts that Addison has received in the last few weeks.



It's an exciting time... We are anxiously awaiting Addison's arrival. It's funny cause I'm sitting here thinking about all of the places I want to take Addison and the people I want her to meet, and the things I want to teach her ,when normally, I would be crunching numbers, working tickets, and attempting to solve the never ending list of problems that my job sends my way.



Everyone says that having a child changes your life.... for us that will be a welcome change.