Memories

There are a good many things about Ellie, the early years, that I can't remember; things that seemed important back then don't register now. For instance, EM will ask me if I remember how long it took for Ellie to sleep soundly and I can't recall. Or, she'll ask if I remember how often she fed initially and, again, I draw blanks. So I've been reviewing this blog to get some clues to these and other question. And while I can't specifically remember the time surrounding this post, I suspect we were living an existence very similar to the one we are living now: little sleep paired with much fussiness. It's not fun. But, as this blog reminds me, better times will follow. Soon.

-ED

PS - First visit to the pediatrician went well. Colby is right on track.

Happy Birthday, bro!

Ellie (and the rest of us) welcomed her brother into the world today! Colby Brent is 8lbs, 10oz. Mommy and baby are healthy and happy. More to follow....

-ED

Me too

Overheard from a fussy, little girl this evening: "I want everything to go my way."

-ED

Any day now...

...we'll officially be a family of four. Our little boy had an original due date of November 2. At EM's last ultrasound (three weeks ago?), she was told that if she has not delivered by October 26 they will induce her (the tech, to EM's dismay, said repeatedly in her Asian accent "he's a very big boy"). This past Thursday she unexpectedly visited the doctor due to a great deal of discomfort. At that visit she learned that she'd dilated 2cm and the doctor predicted it'll be a week to a week and a half at a maximum before the boy is born. So here we are, nearly a week later and we're still waiting. As I said, any day now....

-ED