Life is full of both joy and sometimes very great sorrow. This week our hearts are very sad over the passing of our good friend's newborn baby boy 3 days after his birth. He was extremely special and loved and he is being mourned deeply. Anyone reading this blog, please take a moment to pray for his parents.
Thank you.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Life with Annalise
Here are a couple pictures that depict our current life with our darling Annalise.
In this photo she's engaging in one of her favorite activities - crying. We joke that her crying has 4 stages. In this picture she just took a huge breath and engaged in stage 4 crying.
Here she is relaxing with Daddy. Their arms match.
We get a few minutes a day when she is awake and happy. Currently they are very few, but we expect their number to increase as she gets older.
This was our first trip out to a restaurant. We went to Dim Sum with Dave's family while they were here. She was very well behaved (slept).
In this photo she's engaging in one of her favorite activities - crying. We joke that her crying has 4 stages. In this picture she just took a huge breath and engaged in stage 4 crying.
This is her receiving a sponge bath (no submerging until that umbilical cord falls off, which it still hasn't).
This photograph shows her post-feeding face. It always makes me laugh. She typically makes this face when she goes into her "milk coma."
Here she is sleeping in her bassinet. She pulled her arms out of her swaddle and we thought it was really cute how she put them behind her head.
Here she is relaxing with Daddy. Their arms match.
We get a few minutes a day when she is awake and happy. Currently they are very few, but we expect their number to increase as she gets older.
This was our first trip out to a restaurant. We went to Dim Sum with Dave's family while they were here. She was very well behaved (slept).
What a precious sweetie she is!
Monday, February 9, 2009
Life with a newborn
I am emerging from the silence. We managed to post some pictures in the last couple weeks for you all, but typing up blog messages was a little more than we could manage (as was returning phone calls - sorry!)
Congrats to the people who guessed the correct birth weight for our not so terribly big Annalise - 7 pounds 6 ounces.
The last almost 3 weeks have been intense. We adore our little miracle baby who has taken over our lives. Everyone said we wouldn't get any sleep, but we thought they meant we wouldn't get much sleep . . . we didn't realise that they literally meant we wouldn't get any sleep at all! We didn't sleep for the first 48 hours. Now I have graduated. I had two 2-hour sleep sessions last night - a new record amount.
Here are some of the things we have learned in the past 3 weeks:
1. Expect the unexpected (like a C-section after fully dilating and pushing for an hour or a fountain of pee from a little girl whose diaper is already pee filled)
2. Capitalize on the moment (if she's sleeping, lie down and if you're lucky you'll get 30 minutes rest - of course, you might prefer to use that 30 minutes to eat or go to the bathroom)
3. Hospitals are a terrible place to rest. As soon as your never-sleeping baby finally falls asleep you can count on IV medication changes, vital signs monitoring (me and baby), visitors, hospital meals, and the birth certificate and hospital baby photo people loudly entering the room.
4. Hospital nuseries can turn away your baby if she is "too fussy." There is nothing more depressing than having your baby brought back to you screaming after 30 minutes in the nursery because their professional soothers couldn't soothe her (although she had been fed and changed and sent to them asleep).
5. You can't drive after a C-section. Maybe this is something everyone else knows, but this took me completely by surprise. They originally said no driving for 2 weeks, but at our recent doctors appointment she extended it to 4 weeks. That's a long time to be carless.
6. You can never take too many photos. I find it funny that I stare at her all day and then when she is sleeping I stare at the photos of her that we have taken.
7. Babies come with an extreme learning curve. It's not just the baby herself, but also working all the of the baby paraphernalia. All of a sudden you have to learn how to do a billion things you might have never done before - things like working a breast pump, strapping a screaming baby in a car seat, nursing (enough said), buttoning baby outfits, and changing diapers. These things become even more challenging when they are being done on less than 4 not consecutive hours of sleep.
8. Diapers with wetness indicator lines are the best. That way you don't have to initiate the screaming sequence by taking off/peering inside the diaper to see if it's dirty.
9. Friends and family are invaluable. Thank you to all of you who have helped out and brought food or helped us take care of Annalise.
And finally . . .
10. You can desperately love someone who never does anything for you except take your time and your sleep and scream in your face. Every time you look at her you can be amazed by how precious and special she is and how lucky you are to have her.
Here are a few photos to enjoy (courtesy of my father)
Our beautiful girl and Dave playing with her
Our family all together (we missed you Auntie Char and Uncle Brandon!)
Congrats to the people who guessed the correct birth weight for our not so terribly big Annalise - 7 pounds 6 ounces.
The last almost 3 weeks have been intense. We adore our little miracle baby who has taken over our lives. Everyone said we wouldn't get any sleep, but we thought they meant we wouldn't get much sleep . . . we didn't realise that they literally meant we wouldn't get any sleep at all! We didn't sleep for the first 48 hours. Now I have graduated. I had two 2-hour sleep sessions last night - a new record amount.
Here are some of the things we have learned in the past 3 weeks:
1. Expect the unexpected (like a C-section after fully dilating and pushing for an hour or a fountain of pee from a little girl whose diaper is already pee filled)
2. Capitalize on the moment (if she's sleeping, lie down and if you're lucky you'll get 30 minutes rest - of course, you might prefer to use that 30 minutes to eat or go to the bathroom)
3. Hospitals are a terrible place to rest. As soon as your never-sleeping baby finally falls asleep you can count on IV medication changes, vital signs monitoring (me and baby), visitors, hospital meals, and the birth certificate and hospital baby photo people loudly entering the room.
4. Hospital nuseries can turn away your baby if she is "too fussy." There is nothing more depressing than having your baby brought back to you screaming after 30 minutes in the nursery because their professional soothers couldn't soothe her (although she had been fed and changed and sent to them asleep).
5. You can't drive after a C-section. Maybe this is something everyone else knows, but this took me completely by surprise. They originally said no driving for 2 weeks, but at our recent doctors appointment she extended it to 4 weeks. That's a long time to be carless.
6. You can never take too many photos. I find it funny that I stare at her all day and then when she is sleeping I stare at the photos of her that we have taken.
7. Babies come with an extreme learning curve. It's not just the baby herself, but also working all the of the baby paraphernalia. All of a sudden you have to learn how to do a billion things you might have never done before - things like working a breast pump, strapping a screaming baby in a car seat, nursing (enough said), buttoning baby outfits, and changing diapers. These things become even more challenging when they are being done on less than 4 not consecutive hours of sleep.
8. Diapers with wetness indicator lines are the best. That way you don't have to initiate the screaming sequence by taking off/peering inside the diaper to see if it's dirty.
9. Friends and family are invaluable. Thank you to all of you who have helped out and brought food or helped us take care of Annalise.
And finally . . .
10. You can desperately love someone who never does anything for you except take your time and your sleep and scream in your face. Every time you look at her you can be amazed by how precious and special she is and how lucky you are to have her.
Here are a few photos to enjoy (courtesy of my father)
Our beautiful girl and Dave playing with her
Our family all together (we missed you Auntie Char and Uncle Brandon!)
Friday, January 30, 2009
Smore pics
Last "belly" picture at week 42.
I need to find a site to post pictures, but for now, here are some.
Gas?!
Our first venture with Bob(the stroller) and Annalise.
What an arm and ear saver. Annalise seems to enjoy the upright position and almost always nods off when being carried in the Weego. You can tell mom is quite happy about that.
With Grammy Oberem!
After her first bath.
Here she is in the rockstar outfit we mentioned early on in the blog. We've noticed that the longing cries of our baby are well assuaged through singing and music. And to ensure consistency, I(Dave) wanted to make sure she understood the ramifications of wearing such an outfit and gave her a taste of some electric guitar.
Hair = Like Daddy, like daughter
After a cozy jaunt with Bob.
Weego strikes again.
I went to wake Tracy for Annalise's feeding, and I found daughter like mother. You have to look close, but both are sleeping with their left arms up by their heads, both turned to the right. Cute
I need to find a site to post pictures, but for now, here are some.
Gas?!
Our first venture with Bob(the stroller) and Annalise.
What an arm and ear saver. Annalise seems to enjoy the upright position and almost always nods off when being carried in the Weego. You can tell mom is quite happy about that.
With Grammy Oberem!
After her first bath.
Here she is in the rockstar outfit we mentioned early on in the blog. We've noticed that the longing cries of our baby are well assuaged through singing and music. And to ensure consistency, I(Dave) wanted to make sure she understood the ramifications of wearing such an outfit and gave her a taste of some electric guitar.
Hair = Like Daddy, like daughter
After a cozy jaunt with Bob.
Weego strikes again.
I went to wake Tracy for Annalise's feeding, and I found daughter like mother. You have to look close, but both are sleeping with their left arms up by their heads, both turned to the right. Cute
Sunday, January 25, 2009
A baby is born.
We are pleased to announce the birth of Annalise Joy (Yun Kay) Fung. She was born via unplanned C-section at 10:36pm on Tuesday, Jan 20, 2009 after 13 hours of labor. She was born weighing 7 lbs 6 ounces and measuring 19" in length.
All praise and glory go to God, who formed this little one and now has blessed us with her healthy and safe arrival.
First family portrait
Warming up in the nursery
Resting after such taxing birth (Parent note: And the last time she slept!)
Lingering conehead
Swaddled, capped, and napping in the bassinet
Mom exhausted
Happy Fam
Auntie Bee
She loves sleeping with her arms up
Just say no to gas. Burping-time.
Nap time on Mom.
All praise and glory go to God, who formed this little one and now has blessed us with her healthy and safe arrival.
Our Miracle
First family portrait
Warming up in the nursery
Resting after such taxing birth (Parent note: And the last time she slept!)
Lingering conehead
Swaddled, capped, and napping in the bassinet
Mom exhausted
Happy Fam
Auntie Bee
She loves sleeping with her arms up
Just say no to gas. Burping-time.
Nap time on Mom.
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