Anya's 3 Weeks Old!

Hello Everybody,

I know it's been a really long time since there have been any updates on here, and I do apologize. Who would have thought that taking care of a newborn is a 24/7 job! LOL

Anya is growing really fast. It seems like she changes every day. She likes to eat, she likes her belly time, and she only cries if there is something bothering her. She is starting to be more alert throughout the day. There are times when she's just awake and looking around, taking everything in. Like right now, for example. I am typing with one hand, and holding her with the other. She is wrapped up in a blanket, sucking on her passifyer, and staring up at me with her big dark-blue eyes.

It's feeding time again very soon, so here are some pictures. Enjoy!

Anya is Finally Home

Everyone is home and getting settled in now. Before Alina left the hospital, she verified that she is finally starting to get milk! I'm off to Orlando now, not sure how much I'd be able to add to this blog while there, so possibly good bye for a while.

Checking Out

I went to Mom's and Sasha's house to take a 4 hour nap and take Sadie out and feed her. In the mean while, Alex came to the hospital with food and they are now in the process of being checked out of the hospital. I'm packing things up here and will meet them wherever they are once I'm done.

Pictures

Finally some pictures. The second picture shows my baby wrapping. The third is of the chord, it's looking pretty good. The first and fourth speak for themselves.

Night Watch Updates

So I got to sleep from 12-1, which was good as I would need the energy for the busy night up to this point. After I got up, I took over watching Anya to try to get Thomas and more importantly Alina some sleep. Even though Anya and I were doing just fine with the occasional help from a newfound friend pacifier, Alina would wake up every five minutes asking If I'm ok. It must be true what they say about mothers becoming light sleepers as Alina would fall asleep with a clear snore within two seconds after I answered, "I'm doing fine."

Then Anya and I took a trip to get some routine tests done. She didn't cry for any of them and passed with flying colors. There is a chance that we can get discharged tomorrow if Alina's doctor(s) are ok with it.

The Night Watch

It is now getting close to midnight. Thomas went to take Sadie out (she's not used to me yet) and I'm watching Alina try to sleep with Anya. Letting them sleep together is probably the most effective at maximizing how much sleep Alina gets - and we're all for it. This is a difficult thing as feeding is frequently needed. Anya has managed to fling all of her mittens onto the floor. and since she tends to stick them square into her mouth, I felt the urge to go wash them.

Unfortunately, unless I turn on bright lights or use a flash, I can't really take any decent pictures, sorry.

24 (plus or minus) Hour Update

Things are going as expected, feeding, burping, diaper changes, etc. We've had some visitors as some of these pictures depict.