Dallin Newsletter #1 August 8, 2008
Posted by Emily in : Daily Life, Family, Little Man Dallin, My Handsome Husband, Pregnancy, Princess Hannah , trackbackDear Dallin,
You are now one month old. I have enjoyed your company so much more outside of my belly than inside. You are a BIG BOY, and that reason alone is probably the primary factor why I enjoy your company so much now. You came out a whopping 9 pounds 12 ounces at 38 weeks. I can only imagine how big you would have been (and how uncomfortable and miserable I would have been) if we allowed you to bake an additional two weeks. At your two week check-up you grew two inches (so you were 22 inches long) and were back to your birth weight. You are an excellent nurser, and I am happy to report that I have had no problems nursing you. Thank goodness for that.
We don’t know much about your personality yet, but we do know that you like to eat, sleep, poop, and cry. You are quite the pooping machine, and your first night in the hospital you pooped 11 times. Yes, count that again, 11 times. Your dad was 100% on poop duty (since I had my abdomen sliced open to get you out, I wasn’t really in any position to help you since I couldn’t even help myself) and boy did you let him know what to expect for the next few weeks! The good news is that all of your piping works properly. It works VERY WELL.
You do enjoy sleeping anywhere, anytime.
Dallin and mommy sleeping . . .
Dallin and Grandpa Dennis sleeping . . .
Dallin and Grandma Gloria
Dallin and Daddy
Dallin and Grandpa P
You have a talent at blowing bubbles when you sleep. We think it’s darling, and we just know you have some hidden talents up your sleeve.
Your big sister Hannah LOVES you to pieces. She ALWAYS wants to hold you, kiss you, or play with you. She is so good to you. She is still working on being gentle with you, but you couldn’t ask for a better older sister. She is thrilled to have a baby brother. We are equally excited that she accepts you and hasn’t asked us to return you to the hospital.
We can’t wait to see what you discover and learn and who you become in the next few months.
We love you so much. We’re so glad you finally made your debut!
Love,
Mommy
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SOOOOOO sweet! Your kids are adorable!! They look so much like you guys!!
So precious! I love your idea of writing letters to your kids as they grow…I’m totally gonna steal it one day!
Steal away! I got the idea off another blog . . . When do you guys leave Saba?
Your kids really do look like the two of you. So cute. I miss you and hope we can make it up there somtime soon to give you your late (as always) gift and well… see you!!!
Trish! How fun to hear from you! Are you coming to Utah in the next eight weeks? (hint, hint) We’ll be here for a few more weeks, so come up and see me!
No way, it really has been a month?! Wow, where is time flying to? What fun you guys are having!