Liebi Soraya,
Alles gueti zum Geburtstag!!!
Es chunnt mer vor wie wens erst grad no gester gsi waer, wo mir dich gseh hend ime chline Bildli uf em Bildschirm bim Doktor; und huet bisch du scho en ganze Monet alt!
Lut Termin waeri din offizielle Geburtstag am 8. Januar gsi. Ich han sit Monate allne verzellt du werdisch den am 10. Januar (ame Suntig) uf d Welt cho; aber wie mir bald hend muesse feststelle, hesch du amigs chil dini eigete Plaen. Nach enere sehr eifache, unkomplizierte und schoene Schwangerschaft, hesch du dich entschiede, dass es scho am 1.Januar soell los gah mit enere nued so ganz eifache und unkomplizierte Geburt!
Am 31. Dezember sind d Zoe, de Kailen und d Kyva zu eus cho go uebernachte und Silvester fiire. Mir hend "Settlers of Catan" gspilt, Brownies bache, agstosse und kei Ahnig gah, dass das wird de letscht Abig si wo mir alli so ruhig zeme verbringed... Nach "nur" 6 Stund schlaf (was momentan nach Luxus Pur toent!) simmer wieder ufgstande, will d Kyva het welle s neue Jahr frueh starte. Mir hend alli denkt mir deged no chli de Tag zeme verbringe, "Apples to Apples" spiele und de Papi und Ich hend eus vorgnoh a dem Abig no chli Schlaf nahole...(Hahaha; lustig gell?!). Will d Daisy und de Dylan in Suedafrika gsi sind i de Ferie und mir nued gwuesst hend wenn, dass de Papi s naechst mal chraeftigi Hilf het, isch er mit em Kailen uf Pleasanton gfahre go dis Bettli und dini Wickel-Komodo go abhole wo mir bstellt gha hend. Denn hends no zeme de Autositz montiert und waehrend dem das alles passiert isch han ich zmitzt am Namitag s Gfuehl gha ich gspuehri oepis...wie en chline Chrampf zerst. D Zoe het no gwitzlet: "Waer lustig wenn dini Wehe wuerded afange wenn mir da sind." Die chli Kyva het min grosse Buch beruehrt zum ihrere neue Fruendin Hoi sege und das het alles in Gang gsetzt!
Am viertel vor 3 am Morge, hemmer de Stacy agluetet und si isch e halb Stund spoeter bi eus gsi. Denn simmer alli zeme am Morge am 4i is Spital in Pleasanton gfahre. Nach 41 Stunde Wehe und es paar chline Komplikatione (keine vo eusne beidne Doektere isch ume gsi - Ferie- drum hemmer d Dr. Smith gha wo mir nued kennt hend und nach eusne "Bradley Classes" und feschtem Entscheid e 100% natuerlichi und Medi-freii Geburt z ha, hemmer schlussendlich igwilligt die chlinsti Mengi Pitocin ueberzcho damits schneller vorah gaht)bisch du den am 3. Januar am Morge am 7:59 uf d Welt cho! Es isch de ersti Sunntig im Jahr 2010 gsi (also hesch du mir immerhin min Wunsch vomene Sunntigschind nued abgschlage)und s ganze Wucheend vorane hets gregnet und isch grau gsi; aber chum bisch du da gsi, hets uftah, und die schoenste Sunestrahle sind durs Fenster is Zimmer inecho! Wie imene Film! Du hesch din linge Arm um de Hals ume gha (wie's Omi wo si gebore worde isch) und won er sich den gstreckt het und vom Chopf weg gfalle isch, het de Papi gmeint din Arm segi abgheit (!) und im gliche Gedanke het er sich beruhigt, dass mir ja ime Spital sind und dass en ja sicher wieder choend anaehe!! Nach 3 Tag kei Schlaf isch es zimli lustig was mer so alles denkt...
3,316g schwer , 52cm lang und cherngsund bisch du uf die Erde cho. Dini erst APGAR Numere (nach einere MInute) isch nume 4 gsi, drum hends zerst gmeint sie muessed dir bitz Bluet entneh zum en Test mache - bisch chli blau gsi und hesch nued welle briege. Aber wo's gseh hend dass du schnufisch und dini Auegli bewegsch hends es sich andersch ueberleit. Die zweiti APGAR Numere, nach 4 Minute, isch den scho es 9i gsi! Also alles paletti. D Charnkeschwoestere hend die vo obe bis unde abtaetschlet zum dich zum briege bringe, aber du hesch nume umeglueged und dini erst Massage gnosse. Denn hesch zum alli z Friede stelle halt doch no schnell en lute, chraeftigi Schrei ablah und bisch den wieder stille gsi. Oepis wo zum Glueck bis jetzt aneghebed het;-)
I de naechste 24 Stund hesch 113g a Gwicht verlore (voellig normal) und wo du gnau 36 Stund alt gsi bisch, simmer ime Rollstuehl i di Chuehl Abigluft usegrollt worde wo de Papi s Auto scho vorgfahre het, und mir sind alli Hei zum Uki wo scho so lang allei uf eus het muesse warte! Er het sich riesig gfreut und isch sehr interessiert gsi a dem neue Zuegaenger zu eusem Rudel. Er het dich abgschnueflet und versuecht dich au bi jedere Glegeheit abzschlecke.
Am Mittwuch, 6. Januar, hemmer euse erst Arzttermin gha mit dim neue Doktor, Dr. Shah. Du hesch ihn sehr gern und er isch ganz en ruhige Typ mit enere besaenftigende Stimm. Du losisch ihm immer zue, wie wenn du alles verstah wuersch wo er seit. Du hesch a dem Tag 3,203g gwoge und bisch es ganz es bitzli gael gsi. Drum het er eus zur Sicherheit grad gschickt zum en Bilirubin Test go mache zum sicher stelle, dass alles I.O. isch und du nued zrugg is Spital hettisch muesse. Wenn d Wert um die 17/18 gsi waered hetets eus grad wieder iglieferet; aber mir hend e Stund nach dem mir dihei gsi sind scho s Telefon uebercho vom Doktor persoenlich, dass alles guet isch und dini Wert sind nume ume die 15. Also vill esse und bitzli Suneschii und alles isch wieder paletti.
D Luet vo "Cord Blood Registry" wo mir dis Bluet lagere lah hend fuer Zuegriff uf dini Stammzelle (soette mer die in Zuekunft bruche; was mir nued hoffed!) hend agluetet und gseit, dass alles guet in Arizona acho isch und dass sie mindestens 100Millione Stammzelle bruched damit mer oepis chan afange demit; und dass du ihne 520.17 Millione Stammzelle geh hesch! Du gsesch, du bisch also bi allem immer super debi so wiit!
Am Maentig, 11. Januar, isch s Omi us de Schwiiz igfloge zum eus cho bsueche und eus chli helfe dihei. Ihr zwei hends scho richtig guet mitenand; ihr goend amigs zeme uf d Rigi und hend Gigelisuppe und kuschled uf em Sofa. I dene zwei e halb Wuche wo si da gsi isch hesch du au scho grossi Fortschritt gmacht: du laechlisch vill (mit gschlossne Auge aber meistens in perfekte Situatione, wie wens extra machsch!), du folgisch mit de Auge minere Stimm und du versuechsch scho wie e Grossi din Chopf z lupfe wenn mer dich so uf em Buch het!
Am 20. Januar simmer alli zeme a euse 2 Wuche "Check up" gange zum Dr. Shah. Du bisch scho ganzi 1.27cm gwachse und hesch au scho fascht es halbs Kilo zuegleit - 3,657g- und alles isch super I.O. Mir sind ganz z friede mit der. Nach em Zmitag simmer den alli zeme mit em Auto in "Sycamore Grove Park" gfahre und uf en Spatziergang so langs nued grad gregnet het. Du hesch die ganz ziit gschlafe. Zwei Tag spoeter simmer in Target go shoppe mit em Omi - mir hend dir en pinke Woeschchorb gkauft. Und du hesch scho wieder die ganz ziit gschlafe. Au s Auto fahre findsch au mega cool, und schlafsch sofort grad immer ih - wie's Mami wo sie chli gsi isch!
Fuer din 3 Wuche Geburi sind de Grosspapi und d Zorka uf bsuech cho. Am Sunnitg Morge sind du, s Omi und ich an Farmer's Maert go spaztiere und am naechste Tag hesch du dis erste Baedli gnosse i dinere neue Badwanne! Richtig gnosse hesch es! Leider het s Omi es paar tag spoeter wieder hei muesse - de Opa isch scho dur die ganz Gfruehri dur und het alles scho gesse wo ihm s Omi vorbereitet het. Aber zwei tag spoeter isch den d Nona vo Colorado cho. Du gsehsch, es isch recht full house gsi immer die erste Wuche. Alli hend dich welle cho aluege und dich hebe und dich knuddle!
Und huet, hemmer nomal en Termin gha bim Dr. Shah - du bisch jetzt (nach eim Monet) scho 54.6cm gross und hesch au guet moege esse: 4,139g! D Nona, de Papi, de Uki, d Luna, d Moana und s Mami, hend alli gfiired und Chueche gesse - und du hesch wie immer schoen pfueseled und alles verpasst;-)
Du bisch ueberhaupt sehr es pflegeliechts Baby bis jetzt. Haesch scho sit fascht 2 Wuche en Essensrhythmus vo durchschnittlich 4 Stund und wenn mal briegisch (was relativ selte vor chunt) gits au immer en Grund. S Laengste vo du ueberhaupt briegisch ohni dich z erhole sind villicht 10-15 minute uf s mal. Wenn ich da vo andere ghoere, bisch du ja es richtigs Engeli! Und laeck du mir bisch du suess!! Unglaublich! Wenn mir soettet schlafe (und das isch immer wenn du schlafsch) bliibed mir lang wach und lueged dich ah und choend chum glaube, dass du bi eus bisch und wie absolut wundersuess du bisch!!! Abgseh vo eusem Schlafmanggo isch es bis jetzt e wunderschoeni ziit gsi und mir sind dankbar fuer jede Tag, Stund, Minute und Sekunde wo mir doerfed mit dir verbringe! Ich wuenschti jetzt scho, dass d Ziit stah bliibt und mir dich fuer immer choend i eusne Arme bhalte...aber mir freued eus au sehr uf alles wo no uf eus zuechunnt und choends kum erwarte dich wiiterhin z beobachte wie du wachsisch und jede Tag meh lernsch.
Alles Gueti zum Geburtstag!
Mir hend dich ganz ganz fescht gern!!!
s Mami und de Papi
Dear Soraya,
Happy Birthday!!!
How time flies! It seems it was just yesterday that we saw a little picture of you on a screen at the doctor's office, so little and tiny, and today you are already one month old!
According to the due date we were given, your official birthday should have been on January 8th. For months I'd been telling people that you would be born on January 10th (a Sunday); but we learned pretty soon that you seem to have your own agenda and plans. After a really easy, uncomplicated and even fun pregnancy, you had decided to get things going on January 1st with a not so easy and not so uncomplicated birth!
On December 31st Zoe, Kailen and Kyva came over to spend the night and celebrate the new year with us. We played "Settlers of Catan", baked brownies, cheered at midnight and had no clue that this would be the last evening we would all spend together this quietly...after "only" 6 hours of sleep (what now sounds like heaven!)we got up again since Kyva seemed to want to start the new year bright and early. We all thought that we would be able to spend the day together, play "Apples to Apples" and Daddy and I would catch up on some sleep that night...(Haha funny huh?!). Since Daisy and Dylan were on vacation in South Africa and we didn't know when Daddy would have a set of strong arms to help him, he and Kailen drove to Pleasanton to pick up your crib and changer/dresser that we had ordered. Then they installed your car seat and while all of this was taking place, I all of a sudden thought I felt something...like a little cramp at first. Zoe even joked: "It would be funny if you went in to labor while we were here". Little Kyva had touched my big belly to say Hi to her new friend and that's what got thing rolling!
At 2:45 in the morning we called Stacy and she came over half an hour later. Then at 4 in the morning we all drove to the hospital in Pleasanton. After 41 hours of labor and a few minor complications (neither one of our two doctors was available - vacation- so we got stuck with Dr. Smith who we had never met before plus after taking our "Bradley Classes" and having decided that we want a 100% natural and drug free delivery, we had to opt for the smallest amount of Pitocin to help get things moving)you entered this world on January 3rd at 7:59 in the morning! It was the first Sunday of the year 2010 (so at least you didn't deny me my wish of having a Sunday Baby) and the entire weekend was rainy and gray up until the point where you were born, when the clouds parted and the sun came out shining ever so brightly through our window! You were born with your left arm wrapped around your neck (just like Omi when she was born) and when it unhooked itself and flopped around, Daddy had thought that your arm had fallen off (!) and in the same thought calmed himself realizing that we were in a hospital and that they could surely reattach it if need be!! Pretty funny the thoughts one can have after three days of no sleep...
7lb 5oz, 20 1/2 inches long and healthy as can be you entered this world. Your first APGAR score (after just one minute) was only 4, so they thought at first that they needed to do a heel prick, take some blood and run a test - since you were a bit blue in color and didn't want to cry. When they saw that you were breathing and moving your eyes, they changed their minds though. Your second APGAR score, after 4minutes, was already 9! So everything was just great. The nurses tried to vigorously pat you from head to toe to try to get you to cry, but you just looked around and seemed to enjoy your very first massage. Finally, just to keep everybody happy, you let out a big, strong cry and then got quiet again. Something that luckily seemed to have lasted so far;-)
During the next 24hrs. you lost 4oz of your weight (completely normal) and when you were exactly 36 hrs. old we got wheeled out of the hospital in a wheelchair into the cold, crisp evening air where Daddy had already pulled up the car and we all went home to Uki, who had been waiting for us forever all by himself. He was very happy to see all of us and seemed really interested in this new member of our pack. He sniffed you from head to toe and tries to lick you every chance he gets.
On Wednesday January 6th we had our first doctor's appointment with your new doctor, Dr. Shah. You like him a lot and he is a very calm guy with a rather soothing voice. You always listen to him like you understand everything he is saying. You weighed exactly 7lbs that day and were a tiny bit yellow. So he sent us right away to go to the lab to get a Bilirubin test done, to make sure that everything was ok and that you didn't have to be hospitalized for jaundice. If the test results would have come back around 17/18 they would have put you back in the hospital right away for observation, but within an hour of being home, Dr. Shah had called us personally to let us know that everything was fine and your results were only around 15. So lots of eating for you and some sunshine and things would be good again.
The people from "Cord Blood Registry", where we're storing your cord blood for future access to your stem cells (which we plan on never needing!), called and informed us that everything had arrived safely in Arizona and that they needed 100 million stem cells to be able to process everything and store it, and that you gave them 520.17 million stem cells in your sample. As you can see you're ahead of the pack with everything so far!
On Monday January 11th, Omi from Switzerland flew in to come visit you and help us out at home. The two of you hit it off really well: you took walks up the "Rigi" together, ate "Giggelisuppe" and cuddled on the couch together. In the two and a half weeks she was here you "grew up" a lot already: you're smiling a lot (with your eyes closed but in the most perfect situations so it looks as if you're doing it on purpose!), you follow my voice with your eyes and you try to lift your head like a big girl when you're lying on our chests!
On January 20th we all went to our two week check-up with Dr. Shah. You had grown half an inch already and gained over 1lb - 8lbs 1oz- and everything is just great. We are very happy with you. In the afternoon we all drove to "Sycamore Grove Park" together to go for our first walk while it didn't rain. You slept the whole way through. Two days later we went to Target with Omi - we got you a pink hamper. And again, you slept the whole way through. You also love riding in the car, you fall asleep pretty instantly - just like Mommy when she was little!
For your 3 week birthday Grandpa and Zorka came up to visit. On Sunday morning you, Omi and me walked to the Farmer's Marked in town and the next day you enjoyed your very first bath in your brand new bathtub! And enjoy you did! Unfortunately Omi had to leave again just a few days later - Opa had gone through the entire freezer already and had eaten everything Omi had prepared for him But only two days later Nona from Colorado came out to be with us. As you can see it was quite a full house here the first few weeks after you were born. Everyone wanted to come see you, hold you and cuddle you!
Today we had another visit with Dr. Shah- you are now (after one month) 21 1/2 inches long and you have been eating well: 9lbs 2oz! Nona, Daddy, Uki, Luna, Moana and Mommy all celebrated your special day and ate cake - and you, like always, slept through the whole thing and missed it all;-)
You are generally a very easy baby so far. You've been having an eating rhythm of average 4 hours for the past 2 weeks already and if you cry (which happens rarely) there's always a reason for it. The longest stretch of crying you have without calming down is maybe 10-15 minutes at a time. Come to think of it: you really are an angel! And good God are you cute! Unbelievable! When we're supposed to sleep (which is whenever you sleep) we stay up way too long looking at you and we can hardly believe that you're here and how absolutely cute and beautiful you are! Besides our insane lack of sleep it has been a wonderful time so far and we are thankful for every day, hour, minute and second we get to spend with you! I wish already that time could stand still and we could hold you in our arms forever...but we're also looking forward to all the things that are still ahead of us and we can hardly wait to watch you how you grow each day and learn new things.
Happy Birthday!
We love you!
Mommy and Daddy
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