Archive for April, 2013

The artist and the sleeper

Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

We are easing into life as a family of four. The recovery process has been much easier this time around and Sienna is letting me get lots of sleep – 6 hours last night! So far she is a no fuss baby. Brendan has been running around getting the house and cars in tip-top baby shape and hopefully his allergies will go away soon so he can get in some long paternity rides.

Page has been a wonderful big sister, always helping Mom get the wipes ready for a diaper change and eager to help sort out little sister’s outfit for the day. She is very into her art projects so we bought her this fun easel to go crazy with. This piece is called “Fireworks”.

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Sienna is so sweet. Her face was pretty swollen in the days after birth, but today her eyelashes popped out and they are so dark and curly, just like Grandma Belle’s. Her eyes are a beautiful color blue, not sure if the color will stay, but it sure is fun to get a good look when she manages to stay awake which is not very long at all. Here she is doing what she does best.

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Four on the couch

Sunday, April 28th, 2013

Page and I picked up Alex and Sienna from hospital at lunchtime yesterday and brought them back to the nest.

Sienna is very well behaved little girl. Even when her big sister pulls her hair. “Gently Page”

After some baked salmon we all sat on the couch together to watch Hunger Games.

We have the best neighbours

Saturday, April 27th, 2013

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…and they play the banjo pretty darn good too!

Sisters

Saturday, April 27th, 2013

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Introducing Sienna Belle Gibson

Friday, April 26th, 2013

We need a new blog name

Friday, April 26th, 2013

Any suggestions?

Baby Live Blogging

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

12:17am Sienna is already latching on.

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11:43pm Alex is in great spirits.

11:42pm She doesn’t look like Page much. A little dark hair.

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11:41pm She is 51cm, 3.45kg (7lbs 10oz, 20 inches)

11:29pm Welcome to the world, Sienna Belle!

11:26pm Alex says “Fuck”

10:55 10/10 centimetres! We are about to deliver. Alex is feeling very shivery. Which is good and normal.

9:45pm This could take a while. The nurse just made me up a bed.

9:20pm Alex’s left foot is colder so the anesthesiologist has given her some medicine which he assures her will work more quicklier.

9:05pm 4cm and getting some more sweet relief from Heinrich the man from Dutch’s protege.

8:12pm A nurse comes in and rests the machine. This is boring.

8:10pm A machine is beeping at us. It’s getting irritating.

7:05pm This man takes pain from a 6 to a 1! I have been replaced.

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7:00pm A perfect California evening outside. Fog just starting to sneak over the mountains to the West.

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5:30pm Serious Hipster Dads need refueling. There is only one fuel.

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6:30pm Water broke , contractions are strong

1:40pm Alex is admitted to Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford.

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Your Live Blogging Correspondent – Hipster Dad

39 week bump

Sunday, April 21st, 2013

The day before Alex gave birth to Page, I dragged her off the couch for a hike on the Toyon Trail in the Portola Valley hills. One of my favourite photos is from that hike with Alex grinning as she crosses one of the trail’s bridges.

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Today, after Alex picked up her delinquent husband from the airport we hiked to the same bridge to see whether we could get the baby moving.

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Will the full moon dictate our new birth date? Or will it be the Toyon trail hike? Don’t run away!

Full moon babies?

Saturday, April 20th, 2013

Page decided to be born on a full moon, Aug. 23, 2010, 3:07am.

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The next full moon will be April 25th, 9:57pm. Who thinks Baby S will make her appearance then?

 

Passing the time…

Friday, April 19th, 2013

We have one week left! I hope. I am done, dunzo, finished. Never again, right?! I am feeling pretty worn out, it feels like it is going to happen soon…

I have been trying to cherish the moments I have when its just me and Page. I feel bad as she has so much energy and all I can do is waddle behind her. I am looking forward to running, biking, and dancing again with her soon. I miss being active!

In the meantime we have been busy playing in the park, getting pedicures, going to the dentist, window shopping, painting pottery and eating Fro-yo!


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dentist

shopping

pottery

froyo