Edy and her Presents

Other than Edy squeaking and squawking - which I am trying to get recorded to post - I thought I would post a picture of Edy and some of her gifts she got for her birthday - her actual birth day.

The first one is her making maximum use of the boppy for tummy time (mid June) on a blanket she also got a a present, the second one is of Edy and her kitty (mid September). She is sleeping with it each night, and we hope it will help her make the transition from swing to crib.

The third one is of Edy and her Squish - the science project looking thing, and Sophie, her rubber giraffe chew toy.

The last one was just so cute I posted it. Sorry it's a little blurry

Too Cute

Ok, so NewMom showed me some pictures she took of us today before we went for a walk around the block - Edy is in my favorite Gilligan hat. Boy it's going to be sad when she grows out of it.

Historical Post

Let's see, Edy's new thing is to squeak like R2D2 all day. But images don't catch those sounds very well, so I will post pics from the past.

These are from the end of June, and they came recently after I read in a "Parenting" magazine that you should not only take pictures of your baby smiling - but try to catch the range of emotions. I took it to heart. She so little.

Muppet Smile

I have to post the video of the Muppet Smile. Since Edy has no teeth yet, when she gets really happy she opens her mouth wide and just looks really happy - kinda like a muppet. So watch close and listen for NewMom and you can maybe just catch it.

Good Sleeper

We thought we were having problems with Edy sleeping. She sleeps in a swing that keeps her constantly in motion, and we've been worried if this is bad. Since we are intellectuals (and intellectuals study what people do naturally - Bill Cosby) we went to a couple of sleep seminars.

We found out that in comparison, we are having a fairly easy time of it. She sleeps for two 5 hour or so stretches at night. It's kind of a pain because she sleeps from 7-12, then from 1 to 6 or so, when we would like her to sleep 9-2, the 3 to 8, but so it goes. She sometimes wakes up a couple of other random times, (NewMom may have a different take since she is the one who feeds her when she gets up) but in general she's a pretty good sleeper.

Some of the kids in the seminar were putting their parents through hell - waking every 1.5 hours - even at night, to feed, some screaming at night for hours - horrible stuff, so I came thinking we have a pretty easy kid. Yeah Edy!

Attached is a picture of Edy back in early July in her swing. This one has since broke, and we bought another.

Trying Again

OK, I've been a very poor blogger, but I want to get back into it, so I am committing to at least a post every two days, and I'll be filling in for days where nothing happens with some older photos and information.

So let's start here.

Edy has been sick for the last 5-6 days. She has a cold and I feel so miserable for her. She has a runny nose and a little cough. When she breathes, she sounds like she's almost underwater. We tried to suction her out with one of those dropper things, but it didn't really work.

Amazingly, she seems to remain in good spirits, is still smiling a lot, and still sleeping OK. She's a trooper.

Bottle Semi-Success

Ok, last post for today. Edy had he first breast milk from a bottle. She seemed to do OK, though it seemed she got just as much down the front of her made it into her stomach. I'm hoping with bottle feeding, it will let NewMom get out of the house a little more often and for longer a longer time.

Some Make-Up Photos

In case you aren't getting tired of seeing pictures of my kid - here are more from that Birthday until the post the two weeks following. I particularly like the one where she is smiling - but not at me - she's just sleeping and having a very good dream. look at those dimples.

Three Generations

Grandma Tonjia and Grandpa Stan were over yesterday with cousins Bridgett and Michael. For some reason we didn't take any digital photos with the cousins, but did of of Grandma and Grandpa with NewDad and NewMom and Edy.

Edy with her eyes open

So my Mom said that there are no pictures with her eyes open. That's because there is so little time with her eyes open.

But I waited like the Omaha Wild Kingdom photographer and caught these at just the right moment. She hasn't quite learned to smile yet, so that will be another Wild Kingdom adventure!

Two Week Visit

Sorry there's been no entry for a long time, of course, since no one know this is here yet, I don't think it matters.

Edy went to the doctor today and had a great visit. She is back up to her birth weight and is doing great. We even got a "you have a really cute baby" out of one of the nurses, and she's seen a lot of babies, and I'm sure she doesn't say that to every parent.

Edie's Birthday

Today is Edythe Marie Repka-Kolanowski's birthday. She was born at 8:59 AM today after a whirlwind labor. She is 20" long, weighed 8 lbs, 4 oz.

Her Mom woke me up at 2:AM saying her contractions were coming regular enough that we should start timing them. By about 5:AM, they were regular enough that we called the doula, and the midwife - and they both told us to get to the hospital. We arrived at the hospital about 5:45, and were admitted about 6:15. By 9:AM, Edie was born. Sorry I didn't have time to blog during the actual labor.

Both Mom and Edie, as well as NewDad, are healthy, happy, and taking lots of naps.

More photos and thoughts of the day to follow...

Very Pregnant

Hey all, I got TK this very funny (I thought) T-shirt for Christmas, and we decided to take some pictures of her in it. She's feeling VERY pregnant right now, but I'm not sure I want the baby here just yet - I still haven't packed my bag for the hospital.

Baby Shower Pics

The new Mom uploaded some baby shower pics from April, where we received lots of stuff that is pink. See this site for lots of photos of Tashana opening presents. http://picasaweb.google.com/tashana.kolanowski/Babyshowerphotos

First Post

Something has got to get this thing started, and this is it. Please feel free to leave comments, unless you don't know us. If you don't know us and still want to leave a comment, OK, but, wierd.