TJ has been on my case for months now (approximately 3.5) to start and maintain a blog about our Bronwen, and finally the time has come to officially begin. I don't think he realized that the first few weeks were (and still are) a blur, with recovering from childbirth and adjusting to a new human being in our lives; add to that the fact that she just didn't do very much. I read recently where Angelina Jolie commented that Shiloh was kind of a "blob" and got criticized pretty harshly for her statement. Well, I have to agree, although I would never refer to my baby as a blob. Just kind of a moving mass of arms, legs, and poo, who would sometimes cry, sometimes sleep, but never much of either.
At first.
Now she is blob no more!
Oh, add to that we have also settled into our routine, and I have at last found a few moments during the day to carve out a blog about what is a-happenin' here at the St. Romains. I mean, really, I don't have to go to the bathroom or eat. Seems one problem takes care of the other quite nicely!
To catch everyone up, a brief recap:
5/13/07 Baby born 12:05am Mother's Day 8 pounds, 15 ounces
5/15/07 Baby is brought home from the hospital, a bit impatiently by some (ahem, TJ)
5/17/07 Bronwen has first doctor's appointment, has lost a bit of weight but is a fine baby indeed. The prettiest the doctor has ever seen in all his years of practice. Okay, maybe he didn't say that, but he thought it.
5/31/07 Bronwen has second doctor's appointment, weight 9 pounds 5 ounces.
6/2/07 Belly button stump falls off-No, we did not keep it. Ew.
7/1/07 Aunt Jana comes to visit and can't stop talking about how funny the baby is.
7/13/07 Bronwen goes to the doctor for 2 month checkup and receives 4 shots. The horror! It was awful. I think I cried more than she did. She now weighs over 13 pounds and is in the 95th percentile for her weight. I knew she was going to be in the top of her age range! (despite having such a skinny daddy)
Sometime in July, she started controlling her head better--every day it gets stronger.
7/20/07 First airplane trip! Bronwen was an angel--no crying! Everyone loved her, naturally. Mainly because she wasn't crying.
August--She has better control of her hands, and is now using them to grip and slowly, and a bit clumsily, bring things to her mouth.
8/18/07--Baptised and joined "the club."
Currently: Bronwen is grabbing at everything, but not quite smoothly. She loves looking at the cute baby in the mirror, and smiles and laughs to stop the baby from crying. Works every time. Of course the usual eating, drooling, and pooing still apply, and I'm sure they will for her entire lifetime, although, (obviously) not using the same methodology. She naps a few times a day and doesn't sleep through the night, but that is okay by me; we take a nice afternoon nap together each day.
I am so lucky that I am able to spend so much time with her. She is such a joy, and we are so lucky to have a sweet, easy-going girl!
At first.
Now she is blob no more!
Oh, add to that we have also settled into our routine, and I have at last found a few moments during the day to carve out a blog about what is a-happenin' here at the St. Romains. I mean, really, I don't have to go to the bathroom or eat. Seems one problem takes care of the other quite nicely!
To catch everyone up, a brief recap:
5/13/07 Baby born 12:05am Mother's Day 8 pounds, 15 ounces
5/15/07 Baby is brought home from the hospital, a bit impatiently by some (ahem, TJ)
5/17/07 Bronwen has first doctor's appointment, has lost a bit of weight but is a fine baby indeed. The prettiest the doctor has ever seen in all his years of practice. Okay, maybe he didn't say that, but he thought it.
5/31/07 Bronwen has second doctor's appointment, weight 9 pounds 5 ounces.
6/2/07 Belly button stump falls off-No, we did not keep it. Ew.
7/1/07 Aunt Jana comes to visit and can't stop talking about how funny the baby is.
7/13/07 Bronwen goes to the doctor for 2 month checkup and receives 4 shots. The horror! It was awful. I think I cried more than she did. She now weighs over 13 pounds and is in the 95th percentile for her weight. I knew she was going to be in the top of her age range! (despite having such a skinny daddy)
Sometime in July, she started controlling her head better--every day it gets stronger.
7/20/07 First airplane trip! Bronwen was an angel--no crying! Everyone loved her, naturally. Mainly because she wasn't crying.
August--She has better control of her hands, and is now using them to grip and slowly, and a bit clumsily, bring things to her mouth.
8/18/07--Baptised and joined "the club."
Currently: Bronwen is grabbing at everything, but not quite smoothly. She loves looking at the cute baby in the mirror, and smiles and laughs to stop the baby from crying. Works every time. Of course the usual eating, drooling, and pooing still apply, and I'm sure they will for her entire lifetime, although, (obviously) not using the same methodology. She naps a few times a day and doesn't sleep through the night, but that is okay by me; we take a nice afternoon nap together each day.
I am so lucky that I am able to spend so much time with her. She is such a joy, and we are so lucky to have a sweet, easy-going girl!
1 comment:
Hmm I see the brief recap does not include a visit from her favortie Aunt :)
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