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16 days old
Dylan had another follow-up appointment with his doc at 16 days old mostly to trend his bili levels and to check on his surgical procedure! All went well. At Day 16, he weighed in at an even 8 lbs., meaning he pretty much returned to his original birth weight and gained the expected 1 oz./day thereafter. So, basically, he’s right on track per the medical charts.
Week 2 was a very good eating/nursing week…week 3 — right on target, according to various books — marked the beginning of his first growth spurt accompanied by a newly voracious appetite!
Dylan’s a fantastic (a little overzealous, in fact) milk factory production manager…he worked up quite a demand in Week 3 and now, I think, we may actually have too much!
Saturday – 06/03/2006
As of today, Dylan is two weeks old. Is he already skeptical of mommy and daddy???
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a visit from Grandma and Auntie Julie
Auntie Julie and Grandma Sharon dropped by to say hello before heading to the Boardwalk with Eli and Rocky.
Dylan Asher Cruz Reisz
The littlest baby Reisz was born May 20 at 1:31am. He weighed in at 7 pounds and measured 20 inches long.
The journey was arduous — it began at 11:20am on Wednesday May 18 — but he’s finally here at home!
A few more pictures are on flickr.
dylan, out of the nutshell…
Evicted on May 20, 2006 at 1:31am! I didn’t wanna come out…mom was checked in on May 18th around 3pm and they sent her home on May 19th at 10am even though there were contractions bouncing me around every 2-3 minutes…I just hung out and enjoyed the ride! But, finally, my lovely water world burst and we all went back to Sutter….Several hours later, I gave up and came out.
Dad, Auntie Heather and Auntie Cindy (and, of course, MOM) were all there. I tried eating immediately, but there was not much (so sad!).
I was pooping and peeing like mad, but apparently, I was still too yella and, shockingly, a sneeze (as the docs would have it) away from needing a blood exchange transfusion, so I was whisked off to the Dominican NICU where I stayed for the next several days.
I had a mask over my eyeballs, so even though I could hear mom and dad yapping away at me, I couldn’t see them. They were quite concerned about me, but I’m a trooper.
After I plumped up a little, I finally got to go home (nice hat, eh?)…
Oh, I weighed in at 6 lbs. 15.6 oz (officially 7 lbs.), 20 inches
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zyggy got mail!
Both Uncle David and Lola sent zyggy email this month.
Uncle David informed zyggy that amniotic fluid is really urine (poor baby keeps gulping it in anyway and, as a result, has been getting the hiccups!) and Lola says the zyg is one of her favorite people.
I wish I could save the animation in lola’s card, but alas, a still shot will have to suffice….
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seder
We had a little seder over at our place with the illustrious Claussen kids, Assaf, and little baby Taliana.
The menu was as follows:
- Turkish Eggplant Stew
- Sabbath Rice Pilav with Saffron
- Apple and Date Haroset (compliments of HAT)
- Orange and Olive Salad (compliments of David)
- Sauteed Carrots with Almonds
Everything was really tasty, and the best part was that it didn’t take all that long to prepare.
The eggplants took about 50 minutes to bake, but once that was done, the rest of the meal prep was pretty quick.
Heather also had printed and downloaded the Ina Gada Haggadah (“the hottest prose to come down the pike since the burning bush!”) for the pre-dinner service. The picture here shows our cozy table set-up with the multiple seder plates (and vegan, aka plastic, “lamb shank” and “egg”).
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our first family run!
Thanks to me, we were slow as molasses! But despite Tom’s injury and my belly, we successfully ran the entire course…!
Sutter Maternity
We took a tour of the Sutter Maternity facilities last night, accompanied by Heather and David.
Four of their 12 labor and delivery rooms have jacuzzi tubs (!), but these are assigned only a first-come, first-served basis. I am hoping that we’re fortunate to get one of these. I particularly liked Room 202, which not only had a jacuzzi tub, but also a relatively nice (as compared to the first room we saw) view from the balcony and a nice rocking chair.
David suggested I play up the “lucky number” angle to increase my odds of getting room 202….
In any case, since Sutter’s general philosophy is one of family-centeredness, the room is relatively spacious, with a loveseat/single bed for Tom (or whoever else wants to rest there during our stay) and we all get to stay together in the same room, from labor and delivery onwards (until I get discharged 2 days later). There are also no pre-established visiting hours, so friends and family can come by whenever we’d/they’d like.
Since Sutter is also a not-for-profit facility, they take few, if any, kickbacks from baby formula companies and instead they’re big advocates of breast feeding. We’ve been assured that they will provide us with the support we need so that, ideally, by the time we go home, we sort of know how to feed the li’l thing!
Other support services include a lactation center, lactation and wellness classes, and a number we can call to get free assistance in correctly installing car seats in our cars before we take the baby home.
Overall, I’m happy with the place…now the only thing is that the pregnancy needs to remain low-risk, and baby and I have to hold out until we’re at least 36 weeks along….
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