tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78827863468844422802024-03-13T04:18:08.380-07:00E & D & Y & E & IThe more we see, the less we know.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01374818821183418872noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882786346884442280.post-46716244361383763622015-02-04T11:10:00.003-08:002015-02-04T15:22:47.234-08:00Elliot Is ONE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I fully recognize my lack of blogging consistency and the fact that my last post was for Elliot's 2-month milestone. Not only is Elliot </span><i>14</i><span style="font-size: x-small;"> months old, but 15 seems just around the corner. I kept telling myself that I'd get caught up in chronological order, but it just hasn't happened, and I'm going to take off my stubborn hat and move on...</span><br />
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This year has been absolutely amazing, to say the least. Devin and I have these amazingly wonderful roles that are redefined each day by a little man who is now marching around the house. We have achieved new levels of patience, exhaustion, messiness, frustration, excitement, happiness, and love. <br />
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Love. I really had no idea how profound the love of a parent for their child would be...<br />
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Kiddo, you embody happiness! (Most of the time.) Your constant motion is a reminder that life moves quickly and we all need to keep up. You have a fun personality that draws people in, and you capture them with your toothy smile and fantastic blue eyes. You are curious with just the right amount of caution to keep Dad and me from worrying about your every move. You're tough but sometimes a bump still needs a hug and kiss from Momma. You love to watch and be around other children, which makes me think you'll be a wonderful big brother. You are flexible and adapt easily to new surroundings, which has made travel a joy and something we plan to continue forever. You are stubborn, but you come by that honestly. <br />
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El, you have made Momma and Dad better people. We are already so proud of the awesome little dude you are, and we can't wait to see what your future has in store. We love love love you, Little Man.<br />
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Elliot's first birthday was a success thanks in large part to his Dad, his Auntie Jill, and his Grandparents, and cousins! I sprained my foot pretty badly that morning, so I wasn't much help; just hobbled around giving orders. ;)</div>
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For his first birthday, I made a video for Elliot. Truth be told, it's really for us, but he may enjoy watching it when he is a bit older. I worked and worked and worked on it. Going through thousands of pictures and trying to pick out the best of them is a time-consuming task. And then there was the music. But finally, the night before his party, I finished it! </div>
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I wasn't able to show it at the party like I'd wanted because the movie wouldn't upload that morning. (Of course I waited for the last minute to try do that.) In tears, and late to the party, I gave up and left to join the festivities. We were able to show all the grandparents the movie later that night. I wished I'd captured their reaction at the end, but I didn't think of it in time.</div>
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If you have interest and time, here is Elliot's video! A word of caution, it's long! Thirty minutes long! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! :)</div>
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If you'll recall, back in January of 2011, Devin and I met up with my family in Scottsdale on our way home from Asia. (<a href="http://devinandemily.blogspot.com/search/label/Family?updated-max=2012-05-04T14:42:00-07:00&max-results=20&start=9&by-date=false" target="_blank">Post</a>.) My dad was attending a conference at that time, and has continued to go each February with my Mom, Jill and me in tow. This year, Elliot joined us!<br />
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It was his first flight and I was doing it alone and I was nervous! Managing all of his gear was one thing, but I was terrified of having "that screaming baby" on the plane. As he helped me through check-in, Devin assured me that people would be understanding, just as we have been in the past. <br />
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The TSA agent behind me in the picture below was so wonderfully helpful! I had no idea the I needed to completely collapse the stroller to send it though security - if I had, I would have checked it at the counter and just used the carrier - but he folded it for me, put everything through the x-ray, and then set it back up on the other side. (I wish I would have thought to ask for his name to sent props to his manager.)</div>
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When Elliot and I got to our gate I had to collapse the stroller and put it and the car seat in their respective travel cases. I changed Elliot's diaper and fed him while we waited to board. When it was go time I had to settle him in the Ergo, and carry his diaper bag, car seat, <i>and</i> stroller to the gate. (I wish I would have asked someone to take a picture of me and all that stuff!) And that's when two wonderful gentlemen asked if they could help. One man carried the car seat and the other took the stroller down the jetway to be checked. I was extremely grateful for their help! </div>
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Once everyone was seated the pilot announced that there was an issue with lights in the cockpit and we needed to wait for a replacement part, so...everybody out. Ugh! Ultimately, the two men helped me with the bags as we deplaned, and again when we boarded a second time. They were so nice and I'll forever be on the lookout for a mom who may need help at the airport.</div>
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Mom, Dad, Jill, and I met at the airport, picked up our rental car, and drove to the resort. Elliot, having behaved so well on the flight, was totally over the confinement of his car seat and screamed for the hour-long ride, but fell fast asleep upon our arrival to the Westin.<br />
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Elliot and Grandpa John!</div>
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Bath time with Auntie Jill - he loved being in the big tub! (Or maybe we just loved seeing him in the big tub.) :)</div>
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Some super cute pictures of Elliot in burrito mode...<br />
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While Dad went to talks all day every day, Mom, Jill, Elliot and I went for walks, ate yummy food, and sat in the shade by the pool. (Jill had to do some work and was stuck in our room for most of Friday.)</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">On Saturday night the 5 of us met Dave, Sara and Khloe Eaton for dinner. We make sure to see each other on these trips; it's a lovely tradition and I treasure this time to reconnect with our good friends. I can safely say that I've seen Dave and Sara at least once a year since we moved away from Arizona in 2007. </span></div>
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Grandma Susie is so good and getting Elliot to sleep.</div>
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On Sunday, January 26th, Elliot took his first dip in the pool...which is really on the wall.</div>
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He didn't hate it, but he didn't love it. The water temperature was cool for me and I imagine he thought the same thing. (By the way, do you totally have <i>Rapper's Delight</i> in your head now?)<br />
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And then it was time to go home. Jill flew back to Alaska, Dad went home to Minnesota, and Mom came back to San Francisco with us to hang out for another week! <br />
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Elliot was a champ on the return flight and I was one proud Momma! <br />
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Just a few pictures from the week.</div>
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Nana and Grandpa Jeff gave Elliot this adorable giraffe chair for Christmas this year.</div>
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Bath time with Dad! Our routine is bath, bottle, bed. I try to hold off on the bath until Devin gets home from work so he can do that part. Elliot still loves his bath...<br />
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On January 21st Elliot had his 2 month vaccination appointment. Devin needed the car so Elliot and I took a cab! It was his first cab ride and my first time securing his car seat without the base - I was nervous. Turns out its very easy and just as safe.<br />
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Deep in thought, post shots. We decided to do them a bit early because our Arizona trip was on the 23rd and I wanted to get them done.<br />
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Meeting my friend/coworker/carpool buddy, Kim Williams. Apparently they each received the blue stripes memo. And even Yeti made an appearance!<br />
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Dearest Cheeks,<br />
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You are 8 weeks old! (Not quite 2 months, which is a strange concept, and we'll leave it at that.) <br />
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Smiles. Somewhat purposeful movement. Great appetite. Sleeping in 3 to 4-hour stretches. <br />
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You spent a few hours with Telma Escobar (she is the Harkness girls' nanny) last week in the morning before she went to watch Shaila and Navya and it was lovely! I was able to run a few errands and take stinky Yeti to get a bath. We're going to make it a weekly thing - 3 hours in the morning, twice a week. It'll be a great chance for me to have a little break, and we love Telma. She has been Shaila and Navya's nanny for almost 2 years and I feel so lucky to have her help!<br />
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*It's funny to note that when I started your 8 week pictures you had a dry diaper, and by the end, you'd peed - blue line.<br />
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We love you so much, Elliot.<br />
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Elliot's first time wandering around with his Momma. We were downtown and I took this picture and sent it to Devin to show him that we were out. He was proud of me and frankly, I was too. I was still getting used to the extra effort it took to just get out of the house with a newborn.<br />
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First nap with Dad. Love.</div>
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Elliot, my sweet Cheeks!</div>
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You have filled out and I just love your rolls! And your cheeks! Forget about it! :) We continue on the breast milk and formula road. As long as you're healthy, I'm happy.</div>
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You became a <i>little</i> more interested with your pacifier this past week, which was new.</div>
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6 January - 12 January<br />
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My sleeping baby. I know I took the picture below to capture his position - Elliot rarely slept like that and I loved it!<br />
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My first walk with both Elliot and Yeti on my own! I was nervous about it, but, because I have the best dog in the world, it was a piece of cake.<br />
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Back in November I wrote about five couples (including Devin and me) who were all expecting within a month of each other - <a href="http://devinandemily.blogspot.com/2013/11/39-weeks-and-counting.html" target="_blank">here</a>. One of the couples, Steph and Jarad, had a baby boy a few weeks after Elliot was born. On January 11th we introduced the boys and walked along a rainy Embarcadero...<br />
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My aunt Julie flew across the continent to visit a good friend and to meet Elliot. (Of note, her son is Elliott, and he is awesome. I'm happy that my Elliot will have a solid Elliott to look up to.) Not only was it great to see Julie, but her helping hands were fantastic! <br />
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She even babysat for a few hours so Devin and I could go out for a date! We walked down the street to Canela and had a wonderful dinner and soaked up each other's company. <br />
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You are six weeks old and so so sweet!<br />
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You continue to be very interactive - bigger smiles the older you get. Especially when you're on your changing table; you love it up there.<br />
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You're stating to put on a little weight, especially in those cheeks! You're newest nickname is Cheeks McGee; Cheeks for short. ;) You're still breastfeeding, but we have to supplement each daytime feeding with a bottle of formula.<br />
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You actually had your 6 week appointment today and Dr. Dana thinks you're looking fantastic! You weigh 10 lbs / 11 oz, which puts you into the 50th percentile for weight. You're about there for height (22 in) and head circumference (15 in) too. You received your second Hep B vaccination as well. <br />
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We've been using your Rock N Play Sleeper a lot because you sleep so well in it. We try for the Pack N Play at first, but once you wake up and I feed you, I find myself plopping you in the rocker. You had your longest stretch of sleep to date the night of January 4th: 5 hours! Thank you, sweetheart.<br />
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We love love love you.<br />
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Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01374818821183418872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882786346884442280.post-50709364873986645992014-06-03T23:21:00.004-07:002014-06-03T23:37:06.268-07:00Another week in pictures.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Elliot and his swing; it took him a while to warm to it, but he eventually came around. Every once in a while he'd nap in swing, and it was great place to set him when we needed to get things done. (He grew out of it around 5 months.)<br />
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Elliot's first time on MUNI! The three of us headed downtown to wander around and give the ErgoBaby a spin. Elliot also wore "shoes" for the first time, which I found ridiculously adorable.</div>
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Devin and Elliot being freaking awesome in their Megadeth shirts. The one Elliot is wearing is on loan from Isaac Iten, who received it from Devin and me when he was born. </div>
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Around this time I took some pictures of Elliot's room. It hasn't changed much, although we did move the futon into the living room and the love seat into E's room. It's a peaceful place to be...</div>
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This chair is fabulous and from Jason and Shal. The quilt on the back of the chair was a handmade gift from Kim Gillitzer; I love it and it's in Elliot's weekly and monthly photos. <br />
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I didn't like leaving the futon in Elliot's room, but it was great for guests while Elliot slept in our room. Plus, it was a wonderful place to nap.</div>
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This week you really started reaching for and swinging at the hanging toys on your play mat! I don't think it was so much you aiming, but rather, waving your arms around and occasionally hitting the owl, bird, or squirrel. I'm still proud. </div>
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23 December through 29 December</div>
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Elliot and his play mat. I really thought this was going to be stimulation overkill for the little guy, but he liked it then and still bats at it now.<br />
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Elliot,<br />
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You are four weeks old! It's hard to believe that a month has passed since we first laid eyes on you.<br />
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Your sleeping patterns haven't changed much - you're awake about every 3 hours. You've had a few 4-hour stretches that your dad and I get very excited about! Since your dad went back to work I've been sleeping in your room on the futon after your midnight waking so he can get some solid hours of sleep.<br />
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Your eating habits haven't changed - breast milk and formula. I still don't have enough supply to stop supplementing but I'm happy you're good at breastfeeding and bottle feeding.<br />
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You've filled out a little; you're less frog-like. :) Your legs are still skinny but your arms are starting to get little rolls, which I just love. And you're getting little cheeks!<br />
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You continue to make the best facial expressions and are interested in everything around you. And you smile, smile, smile!<br />
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You celebrated your first Christmas this week - your <b>ONE MONTH</b> birthday as well! While it was wonderful for <i>us</i> to have <i>you</i>, Christmas didn't mean much for you this year. Next year, I think, will be a different story... Also, although we don't know her yet, your friend, Marlo Williams, was born on December 20th. <br />
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We love you, Small Fry!<br />
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<i>Merry Christmas, Elliot!!</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">W</span>hile it would have been wonderful to take Elliot to Minnesota for Christmas to meet family and friends, Devin and I decided months prior that we would stay in California for the holiday. Not only is Christmas in MN cold as, it's usually pretty hectic and we didn't want to try to navigate multiple family gatherings with a one month old.</div>
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Staying in California allowed us the opportunity to spend Christmas in Tahoe with the Harkness family (Jill, Jason & Shal, Shaila, and Navya) and Nancy and Jeff. Jason and Shal rented a house in Tahoe Donner for the season, so despite being in California, we still had snow and chilly temperatures for Christmas. All told there were 7 adults, 3 children and 3 dogs at the house!</div>
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As usual, Devin and I waited until the last minute to pack. It's one thing to pack for the 2 of us and Yeti, but this was our first time packing for Elliot. The amount of "stuff" we decided to bring for 4 days still takes my breath away. ;) Clothes, diaper bag, pack n play, boppy, stroller, pump, car seat - unreal. I like to think we'll get better at this. </div>
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Elliot's first "road trip" was a successful 3 hours to Lake Tahoe. He did pretty well and slept most of the drive. We pulled over once so three of us could eat, one of us could have his diaper changed, and one of us could pee on a tree. (Yeti, not Devin.)</div>
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Shaila started ski lessons this winter (yay!) and we all met her for lunch after a class at Squaw. It was so much fun to see her in her <span style="color: #c27ba0;">PINK</span> gear! Pink ski pants, jacket, helmet, mittens, and boots! I'm excited for the age when we can get Elliot out on the mountain like that! (Jason was the only other one to ski - the snow wasn't great but he had a season pass so he'd go out for a few runs while Shaila was in class.)<br />
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We had such a lovely time in Tahoe - it was a fabulous place to spend our first Christmas with Elliot. We are so thankful to Jason and Shal for hosting a wonderful Christmas this year!<br />
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You're three weeks old! You've moved into a bit of an awkward stage. Your poor face has just broken out with baby acne, you have dry skin and you're quite gangly, with long skinny arms and legs. (You look a little like a frog. But the cutest frog ever!) Don't worry son, your face will clear and you'll grow into your limbs.</div>
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Your umbilical cord stump fell off, which means we can give you a proper bath but have not done so yet. I'm excited to see how you like the water.</div>
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You're still sleeping in our room in the Pack N Play and we're swaddling you with one arm out. You wake up about every 2-3 hours at night to eat. At night I'm able to fill you up with breast feeding alone, but during the day you need supplementation. You eat a lot!</div>
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You are the sweetest little boy. You love to be held and rocked. You're very interactive and engaged - you look in the direction of voices and seem to pay attention and track. (Maybe it's just me but I think you're pretty smart.) ;)</div>
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Early in the week we decided to utilize our bitchin' UppaBaby stroller. We plopped El in and walked to have lunch at a cafe with outdoor seating. It was amazing! We realized that yes, we can do this! We can have our baby and drink wine too. ;) We really felt quite accomplished.</div>
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The best dog in the whole wide world turned 8 on December 12th and enjoyed a steak in celebration. (The pictures are a bit blurry, but you get the idea.) We love love love you, T! This year is an adjustment for all of us and you're doing well so far!</div>
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Elliot finally met Kirsten! She had been with us in the hospital through his birth, but had to leave before she was able to meet him. This was an emotional introduction for me because Kirsten was such an important figure in Elliot's birth story.<br />
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The rest of the week, in pictures...</div>
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Elliot,<br />
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You're two weeks old! You continue to sleep in the Pack N Play in our room, swaddled but with one arm out - you seem to like having your right arm super-manning above your head. <br />
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You're breastfeeding and drinking formula, 2 oz at a time. I try to breastfeed first and follow up with a bottle if you still seem hungry, which you usually do. We're getting better at breastfeeding but it's still pretty uncomfortable (read: painful) for me.<br />
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The diaper rash is still around but at the one week appointment your doctor demonstrated just how much Aquaphor we needed to be using. We were putting it on thinly, like lip gloss, but we needed to basically frost your bum with the stuff! (I ordered 2 big tubs from Amazon.) You also spend about 15 minutes each morning without a diaper, which is helping with diaper rash too. <br />
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You make great faces and especially like to form your little mouth into an "o." You like your changing table and the picture of Sandy Beach, although I don't know that you can focus on it yet.<br />
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You do not like tummy time and only tolerate it for a few minutes right now.<br />
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It's just you, me, Dad, and Yeti right now! We're doing well. Dad and I are tired, but we're managing. The advice all new parents get, "sleep when the baby sleeps," isn't very realistic. It's the only time I'm able to get anything done! Dad still has a few more classes left for the semester, but he'll be done soon.<br />
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We love you very much, Small Fry!<br />
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On December 4th, Elliot participated in his first professional photo shoot. <a href="http://www.annahoganphotography.com/" target="_blank">Anna Hogan</a> is a photographer and friend via bushiness school, <i>and</i> she is fantastic! She was at our house for 4 1/2 hours, trying to capture Elliot on "film." </div>
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Not really to our surprise, Devin and I were to be photographed as well. Did we think that through? No. I worn black but the only solid dark shirt Devin had was a size too small, which made for some laughs but not the best pictures. And from my corner, I failed to do anything with my hair so it looked like I'd just gotten out of the shower, which was true. (Note to future Emily and Devin: plan ahead, comb hair, wear clothes that fit; try to look nice.)</div>
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Elliot did quite well considering he was 9 days old and we were stuffing him in scarves in baskets, etcetera. I fed him twice during the shoot, he cried for a short while, and he only pooped on Anna's pretty blankets once. </div>
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Elliot's first full week at home was fairly eventful, but don't let me kid you, he slept or ate through most of it...</div>
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Elliot's one week checkup was on December 4th. We really like his pediatrician. She was out of town when he was born - her colleagues checked in on him at the hospital - so this was our first time meeting her. </div>
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Weight: 7lbs (+2oz)</div>
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We've got a healthy little guy! Doctor's orders: tummy time and massage the calcium burn site to help soften the scar tissue that has formed.</div>
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Devin, Jill and I took Elliot to his first meal out after his appointment. We went to Green Chili Kitchen (yum!) and he slept the entire meal.</div>
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You're a week old but have only been home 3 days. You're sleeping in a Pack 'N Play in our room, and doing that only a few hours at a time. We swaddle you and you wear a hat and look like the cutest little thing.<br />
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You eat ALL THE TIME and it's a combination of breast milk and formula because I just can't keep up! (I felt badly about needing to give you formula, but after talking with my friends and your doctor I realized I am doing the best I can and formula is ok.) Because you're breastfeeding and taking formula, not only do you have a great latch, but you can take a bottle too!<br />
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Dad and I have gotten better at changing your diapers; being especially careful of your belly button. You've got mild diaper rash that we're combating with Aquaphor. I really had no idea how many diapers we would go through in a day. And pajamas! You probably wear at least 3 different pajamas a day due to pee or poop mishaps. (We're still learning.)<br />
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You like being on your changing table. I think it gets you closer to our faces and you like to look at everyone! You are very interactive and observant.<br />
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Your Grandma Susie and Auntie Jill are still in San Francisco helping us take care of you, Yeti and each other. Oh my, you are loved.<br />
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I know that people say babies smile when they have gas or are pooping, but I swear Elliot was smiling a happy smile from the beginning! He is a kid of many faces.<br />
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It's April 1st. I thought I'd be waaaaaay better at keeping up this blog but I guess the joke's on me. <br />
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The morning after Elliot was born, I woke up wanting to go see him as soon as I could. "Soon" was relative because I wasn't moving very well, and especially not quickly. I was taking pain meds every few hours (Motrin and Norco) but it really hurt to move, which was understandable given I'd had major abdominal surgery the night before. (I had really never thought about a cesarian section like that before, but it's legit; they open you right up.) <br />
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As I slowly began my day, Devin went to the NICU to check on Elliot and find out who his nurse was. He was looking great and Devin held him for a while.<br />
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The morning passed and I was finally ready to go see Elliot. Devin and my nurse helped me into a wheelchair and Devin wheeled me to the NICU. When we got there Elliot's nurse was busy feeding her other patient, so we sat and waited, peering at our son inside his little incubator. (I had to sit on my hands because I knew how to get the top off his warmer but I didn't want to overstep my bounds.) After a good 15 minutes our nurse came over to help get Elliot out and into my arms. However, as she was opening the bed she noticed a little twitch in Elliot's left arm and the twitch didn't stop when she touched it. (I didn't see it because we were sitting on the right side of his warming bed.) She called for the attending physician and by the time she got over to the bedside his left leg was twitching as well. By that time I was standing. </div>
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What happened next seemed to take <i>FOREVER</i>. The physician started to tell us what was happening; explaining that Elliot was having a seizure and that she was going to need our consent to do a lumbar puncture. (My brain was exploding!!!) She said they needed to find out if he had an infection. I interrupted her and asked for his glucose and electrolyte levels, knowing that he was in the NICU because of low glucose and that low glucose and electrolyte abnormalities can lead to seizures. THEY DID NOT HAVE THOSE LAB LEVELS. IN THE NICU?!? I was irate and panicked. </div>
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At some point a women from admissions came into our room with birth certificate paperwork for me to fill out. Can you tell I'd been crying? I had a hard time completing that form because I didn't know what sort of outcome Baby Boy Emily Christiansen, now Elliot Zane Christiansen, was going to have. My heart was breaking for my little boy who I'd just officially named.</div>
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Both the physician and nurse came to our room later that afternoon and caught us up on Elliot's status. He had stopped seizing just after we left the NICU all on his own, but they dosed him with that damn phenobarbital to be safe. The lumbar puncture had gone well; he was resting and had his own nurse. Neurology had been consulted and had ordered a 24 hour EEG for our little guy as well as a head MRI for Wednesday. The NICU team started him on 2 antibiotics and one antiviral medication, and he was getting a continuous dextrose infusion to keep his glucose levels normal. Besides the lumbar puncture, serum labs had been drawn and we'd need to wait a minimum of 24 hours to find out if the blood or cerebrospinal fluid cultures were positive or negative for bacteria.</div>
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That night was very difficult for Devin and me; we didn't know what to think or how feel. We wanted to stay positive but the unknown was terrifying and we felt completely helpless. Of course our minds jumped to the worst case scenario and we questioned whether we should bond with our baby boy and fall in love, just to have our hearts break. We questioned whether or not we should continue to announce his birth until we knew which path we would be walking down. </div>
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...But the sun came up and Elliot was doing well. His nurse called us early that morning: no additional seizure activity since the one we witnessed the day before, and he was HUNGRY. Come feed him. :) So we went.<br />
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The 24 hour EEG was still going, but I was able to hold and feed him, which was fabulous!<br />
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We left the NICU when his nurse started to get Elliot ready to go down for his MRI. She told us she'd call when then were done so we could come back. (As a side note, they didn't need to sedate Elliot for the MRI, they just fed him a bottle of formula and he fell right asleep.)<br />
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After the MRI Devin and I went back to the NICU to hang with our guy who was looking awesome and adorable and healthy! We talked to the neurologist and he said both Elliot's MRI and EEG looked totally normal! (Deep sighs of relief with ear to ear grins from Devin and me.) </div>
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The only issue was that Elliot's foot IV infiltrated while he was getting a calcium infusion. Calcium is extremely caustic to tissue and can cause terrible burns. Luckily, Elliot's nurse was watching his IV like a hawk and as soon as his leg started to turn red she stopped the infusion. It did burn his skin, and he needed a series of 8 (!) shots around the burn site to help protect the tissue. I've had to give those shots to babies and it's so sad to do, but Elliot did well.</div>
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Later that evening my dad got into town and Devin introduced him to his grandson in the NICU. Then Mom, Dad, Nancy, Jeff, Jill, Devin, and I celebrated Elliot's turn-around. It was a good day and so wonderful to have our family there with us.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day 3 - Thursday, 28 November (Thanksgiving)</span><br />
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Best Thanksgiving ever! Elliot had been moved to the back of the NICU where they parked the babies who were stable but monitored. His cultures continued to be negative and his blood glucose levels remained normal.<br />
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Grandpa Stan (Stanpa) arrived that day, completing Elliot's introduction to all 5 grandparents.</div>
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In early October I made Thanksgiving dinner reservations at a resturant for 9 people, assuming that Devin and I would be able to join in the festivities, pregnant or with a baby. Our plans obviously changed, so the grandparents ended up at the restaurant and brought Jill, Devin and me meals to the hospital. Everyone was in good spirits because Elliot was kicking ass. ;)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day 4 - Friday, 29 November</span><br />
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My d-day had finally come but we still didn't know if Elliot would be discharged as well. We were waiting on a few more test results and knowing that hospitals are slow-moving beasts, we didn't expect to hear about them early. I cleaned up, packed up and napped while Devin and Jill began to take our stuff out to the car. Then, we waited...<br />
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Late Friday afternoon Elliot was transferred from the NICU to the Well-Baby nursery, and my nurse brought him by our room for some love. <br />
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Proud auntie Jill.</div>
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<b>Task three:</b> introduce Yeti and Elliot. Yeti just wanted to sniff Elliot, and probably would have licked his face off, but we discouraged that right away. "No licks, Yeti." Yeti followed Elliot around everywhere that night. <br />
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<b>Task five:</b> put the baby to bed. We had Elliot sleep in his Pack N' Play in our room. Needless to say, we didn't sleep much that night, but we had our little dude home, and that was all that mattered.<br />
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<i>~ The end.</i></div>
Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01374818821183418872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882786346884442280.post-17944861670209764082014-01-29T21:20:00.000-08:002014-02-12T15:40:52.048-08:00Elliot's Birth Story<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">24 November (due date)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you'll recall, I had an appointment with my OB on Saturday, November 23rd, where it was decided that I'd be induced the next night - my due date. I was told to call the labor & delivery unit after 3PM on the 24th to find out when we should go to the hospital, and when I did that, the nurse told me to come as soon as we were ready!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mom, Jill, Devin and I drove over to the hospital -
CPMC (California Pacific Medical Center) - around 5PM on Sunday. We
registered and the charge nurse brought us up to the room that would be home
for the next 24 hours. I changed into a hospital gown - very flattering -
and we hung out for a little while before Mom and Jill decided to go home for
the evening so Devin and I could spend some quality time together - watching
TV. (We get excited about such things as we don't have cable.) First
up - The Wizard of Oz.</span><br />
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The charge RN placed an IV in my left forearm but
locked it to be used later. I have to be honest, it didn't feel good and
I have a new appreciation for my patients who always have at least one IV while they are with us. (Just so I remember: I had two pokes; the first in my hand by my RN -
that one blew and bruised.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Around 7PM, my nurse and the doctor on call came into
my room to place the transcervical balloon catheter (considered mechanical
induction.) Does it sound unpleasant? It is. It was painful
to have placed and uncomfortable to maintain. My OB wanted to start the induction with said balloon, and wait to start a pitocin drip the following
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Around midnight, after making sure I was as comfortable as possible, Devin went to sleep on a cot in
the room - or at least he gave it his best effort. Unfortunately I was <i>un</i>comfortable
with my balloon catheter, I was having contractions and I was extremely excited about the prospect of having a baby, so I ended up awake and
watching the first and second "Shrek" movies late into the night.
I was expecting the 3rd but when "Married with Children" came
on I knew it was time to turn off the television. I got up to walk the
halls a few times, but walking with the balloon was not comfortable and I didn't make it far. (Prior to all of this, when I thought of
myself in early labor, I imagined walking the halls, soaking in the
tub/shower and bouncing on the exercise ball like information packets and
birthing classes advised. Didn't happen.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I watched the early morning hours tick by, having
mildly uncomfortable contractions (which I didn't keep track of) but eventually
fell asleep for a few hours...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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25 November (birth day)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">At around 7:30 the next morning my nurse removed
the balloon (also not fun) and once she did that my contractions stopped.
At that point I was dilated to 5cm ("mechanically") and just before 8 a pitocin drip was started. Over the next six
hours my nurses slowly increased and then decreased the drip rate as my body
caught up and took over contractions...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>*As a side note, we got a tip from friends to make
popsicles with Emergen-C and bring them with us to the hospital; chalk full o'
vitamins and less sugar than the generic popsicles the hospital has. They
were yummy and all I ate until after the baby was born. *</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That morning and afternoon my support crew
consisted of Devin (of course) and my wonderful friend Kirsten Zimbelman.
Kirsten's husband is in business school with Devin and we met at the
"partners orientation," becoming fast friends after we learned
we had nursing and Minnesota in common. She is a Labor & Delivery
nurse with 10+ years of experience, and I'd asked her to be with us for the
birth of our son to support both me and Devin throughout the process. We
are so grateful to her for being there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The doctor broke my water around 10AM. I had
been curious about how that would feel - turns out, nothing special. My
contractions really started to pick up in frequency and intensity a bit before
2PM, forcing me to get back into bed and just breath through them. Devin sat right next to me and held my hands and he,
Kirsten and my nurse helped me focus and deep breath through each one. It
was painful but I was able to keep it together for a few more hours while I
moved from 5cm to 7cm. At my last internal check I was starting to fall
apart and told Devin I was "loosing control." With each
contraction I was doing everything in my power to keep from crying out in pain.
The time for an epidural had come.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The anesthesiologist came at 4:45PM. I was so
nervous I wouldn't be able to stay still through the contractions while the
epidural was placed but it was a smooth process and, <i>Oh!</i>, did it work!
It was heaven. I remember laying back in my bed and asking if I
could go to sleep - I was exhausted. I rested for an hour, all the while
having strong contractions without feeling them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Meanwhile, the baby wasn't loving life. While
I was blissfully unaware of my contractions, he was starting to have
decelerations. I was vaguely aware of the fact that Kirsten and my nurse
kept helping me turn from side to side, hoping to improve his heart rate.
Eventually the on-call doctor came in and I was placed on oxygen - for
the baby, not for me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My OB, Dr. Green, came in shortly after 6PM,
monitored the baby's heart rate, and didn't like what she saw. She told
us she thought we needed to get him out, and soon. I believe I just
nodded; I was so tired. Plus, I trust
Dr. Green.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><span style="color: #0d3f81;">Elliot</span></i></b><i> <u style="text-underline: #0000E9;">_</u><b><span style="color: #0d3f81;"><u>?</u></span></b><u>_</u> <b><span style="color: #0d3f81;">Christiansen</span></b></i> was born
on November 25th at 6:51 in the evening. He weighed 6 pounds and 14
ounces and was 19 inches tall. He was hypoglycemic (low blood sugar) -
mostly likely from the stress of labor - and he needed a touch of extra oxygen.
Devin cut his umbilical cord and the nurses wiped him down. I
honestly don't remember if anyone brought him over to me before they took
him to the NICU to sort out his glucose levels and took me to the PACU to
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the meantime, Kirsten had collected our things
from the labor room and brought them to our postpartum room. She contacted
my mom and Jill, who were at a theater watching the second Hunger Games movie,
and told them to come to the hospital. Jill, in turn, contacted Nancy and
Jeff who had just finished eating dinner at a nearby restaurant. I saw everyone
as I rolled from the OR to the recovery room, but I can't
remember if I said anything to them as we passed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Devin went with Elliot to the NICU to make sure all
was well, and then came back and hung out with me. The PACU rule was that I
had to stay there until I could wiggle my toes, so I focused my energy
on achieving that goal. I have to note
that the nurses in the PACU were a riot! The hospital was in the process
of switching from paper to computer charting and they were vocal about what a
pain it was. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was in awe. Here was this tiny person
who'd been kicking me for months. I could hold him now. Having the ability to create a baby is such an amazing thing. I didn't
fully appreciate it until that moment and I feel so very lucky I had the chance
to experience it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Elliot had a great latch/suck on his first try and
it was clear that he was hungry - he's been eating ever since! Mom, Nancy, Jeff, and Jill each came into the NICU to meet the little guy, including finding out his name. (Devin and I had two middle name ideas for Elliot. Both were sentimental. We chose <b><i><span style="color: #0d3f81;">Zane</span></i></b> once we'd met the little guy. Why Zane? That's a good story for another time...) And then it was
time for all of us to go to bed. We said goodnight to our son and Devin
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I still remember the glorious feeling of laying flat on <i>my </i>back
and being wonderfully comfortable. I slept so well that night because, 1) my baby boy was in good hands, and 2) I
didn't have to flip flop from side to side like I'd been doing for
months.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />Devin and I had become parents. Wow.</span></div>
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