I can't believe how much things have changed in the last few weeks. Abigail is grabbing at things, although she still hasn't "recognized" her hands. I'm heartened, though, by the fact that she loves to grab people's hair and put her hands in their mouths. She also played for the first time on Sunday, grabbing at those interlocking rings, and ( Read more... )

Miss Abigail is over two months old now, and I can hardly believe how much life has changed since she was "little". We've all gotten used to eachother, and I have fallen completely in love with her. Every little thing she does is adorable to me, and her smiles just melt my heart ( Read more... )

Today was my post-labor OB appointment, at which I was told that the doctor standing in for my OB (my OB left for a three week vacation the day before I went into labor) said I did very well through my labor. Yay me! He also gave me some birth control pills and said "I'll see you in a year". I almost missed what he said because Abigail was ( Read more... )

Tonight it happened. That thing that all new parents dread but know is inevitably going to happen, because Fate likes it when we pee our pants: The Fall ( Read more... )

I've wanted to post a big update, but now Abigail's five weeks and I realize that between taking care of her, working, and trying to maintain some sort of relationship with Jason, I have NO time to take a good hour or so to make the post I want to make. Ah, well. I'll figure it out soon enough ( Read more... )

I'll have the one month update written up soon, but for now I just want to post a link to the Flckr page I've started:
minda25's Flickr page.

Photos of me are GHASTLY, but I have to deal with that, because I must share the Cuteness of Abigail with the world.

Last night was a very good night for Miss Abigail and I. I was so worried that she wouldn't sleep at all, because she slept from around 5:00 until 11:30, with just a couple of wakings up to eat. Amazingly, though, at around 12:45 she and I went to sleep for a good 3 hours. Even better was when she went back to sleep after being awake for only an ( Read more... )

Today was Miss Abigail's second doctor visit, and the whole thing went very well (even though we sat in the waiting room for an hour). I have to say, our little girl is perfect. She was quiet the whole wait before going to see the doctor, and only started crying when we took off her onesie in that chilly room. She stopped crying once she was ( Read more... )

Last Sunday at 2:01 a.m., after 37 weeks and 3 days gestation, Abigail Marie was born. I had been worried that I might not know the signs of labor... ha! My water broke, in a big way. I made a big old mess running from the patio to the bathroom. Thank goodness our carpet needed replacing anyway ( Read more... )

Well, here we are, one day shy of the start of the 36th week. I'm 100% effaced and she's fully engaged. We'll find out Friday if I'm dilated at all. I'm thinking yes, because the contractions are now accompanied by lots of pressure, and I've started having cramps. The childbirth educator says I can't feel my cervix dilating, but honestly I ( Read more... )