Our First Thanksgiving (Copyright © 2010 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.) Thursday was the first time Marline cooked an entire Thanksgiving Dinner for “just us” since we’ve known each other. Our past Thanksgiving Dinners have always been at a family member’s home (usually my parents). Last year, we didn’t even have Thanksgiving, because[...]
Rebecca’s initial due date was estimated to be Nov. 26, though it was later upgraded to Nov. 23. Basically, we expected her to be born this week , instead of being six weeks old already. I know it doesn’t accomplish anything to play the “What If?” game, but purely as an intellectual exercise, here we[...]
Today, Rebecca is 39. She’s both 39 weeks (gestational age) and 39 days (real age). Her feeding is no longer on a nice, consistent pattern like it was when we brought her home, though she’s still feeding about 10-12 times a day. Today, we’ll take her into the clinic to weigh and measure her (no[...]
I’ve never received a city newsletter before, but this week we received the Nov. 2010 issue of “City Insight” (an official publication of the City of Killeen, Texas). (Note: In Seminole, “newsletters” were often sent out with city water bills, so I never got one; our apartment’s property owners paid the water bill. I did[...]
Rebecca interacts with her music machine. (Copyright © 2010 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.) (Remember, Rebecca has her own web page , complete with links to all her videos, images and blogs, as well as a list of all gifts we’ve received and a calendar of important milestones.)
(Warning: Lots of bodily functions are discussed in this post.) Every baby pukes, spits up, vomits, regurgitates (pick your word), once in a while. Some babies spit up a little after every feeding. Others vomit a small amount once in a while. I’ve even heard of a few that projectile vomit across the room. Our[...]
Rebecca has been playing daily in her Baby Einstein gym (gift from Marline’s Aunt Yanick) for the past few days. So far, she’s learned to reach out and grab things intentionally (instead of only grasping by reflex when something touches her hand), lift her head while on her tummy, and turn her head from side[...]
In this video, Rebecca turns her head by herself (while on her tummy), and then lifts her head. Very exciting times. (Copyright © 2010 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.) (Remember, Rebecca has her own web page , complete with links to all her videos, images and blogs, as well as a list of[...]
Rebecca’s first post-NICU doctor’s appointment was today, at the Scott & White pediatric clinic in Killeen, about 10 minutes from our home. It was our daughter’s second-ever car trip, which she handled well, falling asleep quickly in the car seat while my wife drove. I sat in the back by the car seat. Rebecca continued[...]
➤ A couple of nights ago, Rebecca woke up crying about 2 a.m. My wife heard it, rushed in. RLF said she needed to go to the bathroom. MF took her; RLF did. Then RLF went back to sleep. (I didn’t wake up. Noises will prevent me from falling asleep, but very little will wake[...]
After a cooler than average spring, yesterday was the hottest day of the year (high: 92°F) until today’s record high of 96°F. Had a pretty good day with Rebecca (scroll down for photos).
Rebecca did well with potty again today — still working on #2. After an early, short, and surprising nap (she put herself down at 11:50 for just an hour), much of the afternoon was full of fussing and craziness. I got a new debit card today, to replace the old one that was cracking and[...]
(Copyright © 2013 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.) Today, Rebecca — for the first time — went to the bathroom somewhere besides our house.
(Copyright © 2013 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.)
A few days ago, we passed what I’ve jokingly called “the Rebecca threshold” with our Benjamin pregnancy. She was born about 7 weeks before her due date. As of May 10, we passed that point in the current pregnancy. My wife’s at 34 weeks as of today, and about nine pounds lighter than she was[...]
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Rebecca woke with a dry diaper this morning and kept her panties dry all day, using her potty correctly all day. We spent the day shifting from (1) us asking if she needed to go to (2) her telling us when she needed to go. And, after three days of holding it, she went #2[...]
Rebecca kept her diaper dry all morning, while MF was at work, and then wore panties the rest of the day, keeping them dry too. She even surprised us by staying dry during a supper trip to Dairy Queen (she had requested an ice cream cone). We put a diaper on her for the trip[...]
Big Milestone: Rebecca is now Three Feet Tall. Not quite tall enough for the WNBA, but on her way. She also crossed the 27-pound threshold for the first time (that we know of; we haven’t weighed her in a while). She’s 2.58 years (31 months) old. Compared to me: My mother didn’t record my height[...]
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