Alles Gueti zum Geburtstag!!
I eine vo de erste Naecht i dem Monet hets mir traeumt du hegisch scho dis erst Wort gseit: Doggie. Nachdem du eus am 7:45 ufgweckt hesch ame Morge, hemmer di zu eus is Bett ine gnoh und mir hend alli zeme kuschled. Mir hend di uf de Rugge gleit und uf eimal hesch di kruemt wie e Crevette, es Gruesch vo dir geh und bisch uf ein Schlag komplet uf em Buch gsi!! Aber irgendwie hesch nued ganz usegfunde wie de Chopf uf d Siite hebe zum ablegge, hesch en immer grad ghebet und bisch uf und ab wie en Specht. Ich han dir natuerlich ghulfe und di wieder uf de Rugge zrugg treied ;-) Aber das isch s erst mal gsi wo du das gmacht hesch.
Am Maentig 8. Maerz hemmer wieder en Termin gha bim Dr. Shah fuer din Routine Untersuech und zum din Impfplan z bespreche. Mir tuend immer roetle wie schwer du bisch vor jedem termin und es werded sogar Schaetzige per skype vo Colorado und de Schwiiz igreicht; und huet han ich's genau troffe! 5,103g. Und jetzt hemmer de Bewies, dass ich mir das nued nume ibildet han, dass dir immer alli "Onesies" z churz sind. Du bisch au scho 58.42cm lang! Mir hend fascht e Stund mit em Dokter greded wered dem du glachet und verzellt hesch. Er het di den waered em Rede uf de Buch truelet, damit du hesch choene dini Rugge und Nacke Muskle staerche, und uf eimal hesch di uf de Arme ufgstuetzt und de Chopf so wiit ufglupft, dass de Oberkoerper ganz vom Tisch gsi isch! Sogar de Dokter isch erstunt gsi! So e starchs Meitli!
A dem Abig sind s Gotti und de Beni us de Schwiz igfloge zum dich cho bsueche. Sie hend dich mega gern und verzellsch ihne vill und laechlisch und bisch ueberhaupt gluecklich wie immer.
Am Morge vom 10. Maerz; nachdem mir uf sind und du dis moergentlichi Program vo Tae-Bo, Grueschli mache und alli alaechle duregmacht hesch; hani s erst mal gseh, dass du laechlisch und es Gruesch machsch zur gliche Ziit! Bis jetzt isch es immer nur s einte oder andere gsi: En Schritt noecher zum richtige lache? Mir hend Waffle zum s Morge gha und denn simmer mit em Gotti und em Beni go shoppe in Babies R Us. Mir hend dir villi Gschenkli kauft. S Gotti und d Priya (wo leider nur het choene in Gedanke debii si) hend dir en ganze Bettazug mit Tierli druff gschenkt! Sie hend welle sicher stelle, dass du nued emal ime ganz Rosa Schlafzimmer volle vo Prinzessine musch wohne (wie wenn de Papi und Ich das gmacht hettet, aber me weiss ja nie). Mir sind so lang unterwegs gsi, dass du s erst mal d Nase voll gha hesch und nued mal de lustig Unkel Beni het de tag choene rette.
Mir zwei sind den is "Muettere Zimmer" dich go stille und d Welt isch wieder in Ornig gsi! Scho verruckt was Esse so bewuerke chan! Das isch s erste Mal gsi wo ich dich unterwegs han muesse Stille (ussert a dem Abig letschti wo mir zu de Kyva hei sind go z Nacht esse) und isch alles erfolgrich abgloffe! Juhu! Am Abig simmer alli go Bowle gange mit de Daisy und em Dylan. Din erste Usgang! Es isch luut gsi dete und het toent wie es Donnerwetter - dir het das anschienend gfalle: hesch dur alles dure gschlafe! Churz vor em 23.00 bisch den langsam verwached und denn hemmer no schnell fertig gspillt und sind hei. De ersti Usgang: en Erfolg!
Am naechste Morge sind s Gotti und de Beni i die gross Stadt. Da mir denkt hend du segisch doch no bitzeli z chli zum scho de ganz Tag furt und in Zug in, sind mir 4 diheime blibe und sind mit em Uku go spatziere i de gruene Huegel. Es isch en strahlend schoene Tag gsi und du hesch di frisch Luft so gnosse wie mir.
Am 12. Maerz am Namittag simmer mit D&D und eusene Gaest go lokali Wii degustiere. Sie hend eus es paar supi Wiicheller zeiged und alli ussert du und s Mami sind "lustig" worde.
A dem Wucheend sind s Gotti und de Beni los gfahre und hend ihri Wuchelangi Reis uf sich gnoh. Mir drue sind a de Kyva ihres erste Geburi Fescht gange - laeck isch das es Fescht gsi! S Mami het no nie so villi Luet a ihrem Geburi gha!
Am Sunntig hani den afange Milch abpumpe damit mer bald gnueg hend fuer en Schoppe. S erst Mal hets nued so klappet aber s zweit Mal hani den grad 118ml gha - gnueg fuer en ganze Schoppe!
Denn isch scho wieder Maentig gsi und au scho wieder en Dokter Termin. Das mal het ernst gulte: dini erste Impfige! Du hesch d Chrankeschwoester aglaechlet und verzellt - wie immer- mir hend die gwoge: 5,273g! Denn het d Chrankeschwoester die dume Haendsche agleit und dir de Chopf glupft, damit sie dir het choene d "Rotavirus" tropfe geh. Sie het der vermuetlich a de Haar zoge hine am Chopf will uf eimal hesch du wie am Spiess gschroue und bruelet wi no nie!!! Furchtbar!!! Ich han dich den muesse hebe damit sie dir de Reste vo de Tropfe het chone geh - arms Muesi! Wo'd dich den endlich chli beruhigt hesch, hemmer di wieder uf de Tisch gleit damit sie dir het choent d PC-Spruetze geh. Jesses Gott um Vater!!! I de gliche Sekunde wo du en Stich gspuehrt hesch - hesch de Nuggi usegspoitzt, voellig schockiert driiglueget, bisch fuerr rot worde und hesch so himmeltruurig brieged dass mer grad am Mami und am Papi sis Herz ghoert het breche!!! Das isch de schlimmsti Tag vo eusem Lebe gsi! Zum grosse Glueck hesch di nach knapp 2 Minute wieder chli beruhigt. Hesch chli warmi Milch welle, hesch no chli gschluchzet und bisch den igschlafe. De Papi het di zum Auto treit und du hesch den bis diheime pfused. Dihei hemmer di den in "Snow Jet" dah und du hesch sofort wieder glaechlet und verzellt - so gluecklich wie sust au immer. Gott sei Dank! Hesch au gar kei Reaktione gha oder Nebewuerkige; mir sind mega froh isch alles so guet gange.
Am naechste Tag um de Mittag ume het dir de Papi de erst Schoppe geh.
Mir hend natuerlich alles gfilmed! Z erst hesch welle schimpfe will gmeint hesch er welli dich mit eme Nuggi z Friede stelle - sobald du aber die erste Tropfe warmer Milch gspuehrt hesch, hesch afange trinke und de ganz Schoppe glert wie wenn du scho immer us Schoeppe trunke hetsch! Hesch die ganze 118ml trunke und zwuescheddure sogar de Papi aglaechlet! Und debii het de Dr. Shah gseit es werdi vermuetlich s Erst Mal nued klappe und dass mir wahrschindlich verschidnigi Schoeppe muessed usprobiere und warte bis du fascht am verhungere bisch. Die einzige zwei Mal wo du de Schoppe nued hesch welle isch wo mir nued gnueg frueh drah denkt hend und en z wenig lang vorane usegnoh hend und d Milch no chalt gsi isch - hesch glaubs Buchweh uebercho. Sust isch keis Problem. Mir hend dir den jede Tag ein Schoppe geh, denn langsam zwei am Tag damit du dich chasch drah gwoenne mit em Papi z trinke wenn s Mami denn wieder muss go schaffe.
S Gotti und de Beni sind am Ziistigmorge am 4i am 23. Maerz wieder hei. Mir hends uh guet gha mitne und choends chum erwarte bis wieder mal choemed!
Im Allgemeine hesch sehr vill gwachse de Monet und bisch au sehr aktiv, laechlisch vill und hesch dis Vocci erwiteret zu Gluecks Quietsche und oepis wo toent wie - Hunger- wenn Hunger hesch - Echt!- und Gruesch wo toenet wie wenn du versueche wuerdsch euses Lache z imitiere! Tuesch au immer no gern Baedele; bisch richtig entspannt und hesch au Agfange mit de Bei chli im Wasser zapple und luege was passiert. Nimmsch au de Uki meh war uf eimal - treisch de Chopf zum ihn aluege, laechlisch ihn ah und es chuetzlet di wenn dir die blutte Fuess abschleckt. Gnuessisch au am Bode uf em Buch umeztrole - lupfsch de Chopf und probiersch chli alles us; und de Uki isch nebed drah und hilft dir.
Die letschte 3 Tag vor dim grosse Geburi hesch richtig agfange dini Stimm bruche! Du singsch richt und machsch uuuuuuuhhh und aaaaahhhhh, und bewegsch dini chli Zunge und Lippe zum verschiednigi Gruesch z mache. Es macht richtig Spass dich nah z mache und denn warte bis du eus nah machsch - Mega guets Spiel! Die bis jetzt eifachi Routine vo dich Wickle, het sich gaenderet die die fascht unmoeglichi Kunst en "ueberkoffeinierte Tintefisch i es Konfiglass" z stecke - so beschriebts d Zoe. Din neuste Trick bringts ruetschte uf em Wickeltisch uf es neus Niveau indem du dini Ferse in Tisch stemmsch, mit em Rugge s Brueggli machsch und s ganze Fudi ab em Tisch lupfsch.
Du hesch dich scho so fescht veraenderet ; es isch es magisch!
Mir hend dich zum Fresse gern und hend no nie oepis so gnosse wie dich!
Alles Gueti zum Geburtstag Schaetzli!
Mir hend dich ganz ganz fescht gern!!!
s Mami und de Papi
Dear Soraya,
Happy Birthday!
One night during the first few days of this month, I had a dream that you said your first word already; and it was Doggie! After waking us up at 7:45am one morning,we took you into bed with us to cuddle. I laid you on your back and all of a sudden you "shrimped" up, grunted and with one swift move rolled yourself onto your belly completely!!! You couldn't figure out though how to lay your head down to one side; you just kept lifting it straight up and bobbed up and down like a woodpecker. Of course I helped you and rolled you back onto your back;-) But that was a first.
On Monday March 8th we had another appointment with Dr. Shah for a check-up and to discuss your vaccine schedule. We always guess your weight before each appointment; people even call in their guesses from Colorado and Switzerland; and today I was exactly right! 11 lb 4 oz. And we now have proof that I was not just imagining all your "Onsies" getting shorter. You grew 23 inches long! So we just hung out with the Dr. for about an hour while you cooed and wiggled, asking him lots of questions. He had flipped you over onto your tummy while we were talking so you could strengthen your back and neck muscles and all of a sudden you pushed up on your forearms and lifted your head straight up, so far that your chest was completely off the table! Even the Dr. was surprised! What a strong girl you are!
Gotti and uncle Beni arrived from Switzerland that evening, to come visit you. They are enamored with you and you give them lots of smiles and coos and generally are your happy self.
On the morning of March 10th; after getting up and starting your daily morning routine of "tae bo" and smiling and cooing at everyone; I noticed for the first time that you smiled and made noise at the same time! So far it's always been one or the other: We're one step closer to actually laughing? We had waffles for breakfast and then we went shopping with Gotti and Beni. Babies R Us; and we bought you many presies. Gotti and Auntie Priya (who couldn't be there in person but was with us in our thoughts!) bought you a whole Bedding set with Animals on it. They wanted to make sure you don't end up with one of those entirely bright pink ensembles with princesses (not like Daddy and I had planned on that but you never know). We were out shopping for such a long time that for the first time you got super fussy and not even funny uncle Beni could save the day. You and me went back into the "Mother's Room" and nursed you which made the world a better place! Amazing what food does! That was our first time nursing while on the road (except for our dinner party at Kyva's house the other week) and it went down successfully! Hooray world here we come! In the evening we all went Bowling with Daisy and Dylan. Your first real night out! It was loud in there and sounded like a bunch of thunder - you apparently loved it: slept and snored the whole way through! Just before 11pm you started to wake up so we finished our game and went home. First night out: success!
The next morning Gotti and Beni left for the day to go into the big city. Since we figured you are still a wee bit small to go on the bart yet and spend a whole day out, we stayed in and just took Uki out for a walk up on the green hills. It was a super sunny day and you enjoyed the fresh air as much as we did.
In the afternoon of March 12th we packed up and took our guests out for some local wine tasting with D&D. They showed us a couple of really sweet spots and everyone but you and mommy got "funny".
That weekend Gotti and Beni left for their road trip portion of their trip. The three of us went to Kyva's first Brithday bash - and a bash it was. Mommy has never had this many people at one of her birthdays ever!
Sunday I started pumping milk for the first time to start getting enough of a supply together so that we could feed you a bottle soon. The first pumping didn't work so well, but the second time I got 4 oz together - enough for a full bottle!
Monday rolled around and with it another Dr. appointment - the moment of truth has arrived: your first shots! You smiled and cooed at the nurse - your usual happy self - we weighed you : 11lb 10oz! Then the nurse put on those silly gloves and went to lift your head a bit so she could administer you the rotavirus drops. She must have pulled your hair at the back of your head because you started screaming and crying like never before!! Terrible! I had to hold you so she could give you the rest of the drops - poor baby! When you had finally calmed down we laid you back on the table and she got ready to give you your PC-Shot. Oh dear God!!! The second you felt the prick - you spit out your paci, got a look of horror on your face, turned bright red and then started crying so hard you could hear Mommy and Daddy's hearts breaking!!! It was the worst day of our lives, ever!!! Luckily it only took 2 minutes to calm you down a bit. You wanted some warm milk, whimpered a bit and then fell asleep. Daddy carried you to the car and you slept the whole way home. At home we put you in the "Snow Jet" and you immediately went back to being your happy self - smiling and cooing. Thank God! You didn't have any reactions either; we were very glad that everything went so well.
The next day around noon, Daddy gave you your very first bottle of milk! We filmed everything; of course. First you wanted to complain because you thought he was trying to quiet you with a pacifier - as soon as you felt those first drops of warm milk though, you started drinking like a pro and acted like you had been drinking out of bottles your whole life! You finished the whole 4 oz. and even smiled at Daddy half way through! And Dr. Shah said not to expect it to work at first and having to try different bottles and to wait until you are really, really hungry. The only two times you didn't like your bottle has been when we didn't plan ahead enough and the milk was still a bit cold - giving you a tummy ache. Other than that you like it. We've been giving you at least one bottle a day, slowly working up to 2 a day, then three so you can be ready for a day of eating with Daddy, when Mommy has to go back to work.
Gotti and Beni left at 4am on Tuesday morning, march 23rd. We had a great time with them and can't wait to see them again.
Overall you just have been doing a great deal of growing this month and you are extremely alert, smiling a ton and expanding your "vocabulary" to include shrieks of happiness and noises that sound like "hungy" - when you want to eat - I swear! - and some things that sound like you're trying to imitate our laughs. You love bath time still; you look so peaceful and relaxed and have started exploring with kicking your legs in the water; oh what fun! You seem to be more aware of Uki now - turning your head to look at him, smiling and getting tickled when he licks your bare feet. You've been enjoying tummy time on the floor - lifting your head and trying different things; and Uki is right there with you helping.
The last couple of days leading up to your big 3 month birthday, you really started vocalizing a lot! You just sing and ooohhh and aaaahhhh, moving your little tongue and lips around trying to make different sounds. It is so much fun to imitate you and then try to get you to imitate us - best game so far! The so far simple routine of changing you has turned into the task of "stuffing an over caffeinated octopus into a jelly jar" - to paraphrase aunt Zoe. One of your newest tricks took scooting up on the changing table to a whole new level of digging in your hells and arching your back to lift your tushy off the table.
You have changed so much already, it's magical!
We love you to bits and are enjoying you more than we have ever enjoyed anything before!
Happy Birthday Baby!
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
