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26 July 2006 Family picture time! We've been taking lots of pictures lately. Mommy's busted out the camera so that our 'little' days won't be lost... Enjoy
16 July 2006----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi everyone! I'm officially a month old now but Mommy prefers to say that I'm just 4 weeks old because it makes her think that I'm not growing so fast. She said she did that with Kuya Liam also but now he's almost 2. My life has been interesting so far. What can I say? I've only been around for 30 days. I'm still a little baby but I'm learning to hold my head up better. I've also grown a little bit. At my two week visit the doctor said I gained almost a pound and grew an inch. They said that I'm a good grower. My next doctor's appointment is this week so we'll see how much I've grown since my two week checkup. This past week I visited my skin doctor. I inherited a skin condition which makes my skin really dry and flaky and later might make it itchy. The doctor says that so far my skin looks pretty good. I don't think I'm itchy just yet so let's hope it stays that way. My Uncle Chris had it for a long time when he was a little boy but it's disappeared now that he's a big guy. Other than that, lately I've gotten very interested in something that Mommy calls an elephant. You see, there is this thing above my little bed that goes around and around and plays music. Mommy and Daddy call it a 'mobile'. On it are a few things to look at. They say that it has a thing called a zebra, a giraffe and an elephant. Something about that elephant catches my eye. Mommy says that the giraffe is Kuya Liam's favorite so I guess so far mine is the elephant. It's been getting kind of hot in the Bay Area. Mommy still wraps me up so I don't scare myself all the time but we've been running the cold air thing more often as it gets hotter. Kuya Liam seems to sweat more, too, especially in the car. So when we're home we stay in the cooler rooms instead of running around outside in the hot air. Mommy has mentioned that we might take Kuya Liam swimming to stay cool and have some fun. This sounds interesting but I'm not really sure what that is just yet. I have a feeling that I might not be able to join them in this swimming. Let's see, it's now the middle of July which means that Grandma Aurora's birthday is this week and Mommy's is next week! Wow, more birthdays! We're also getting closer to Auntie Jen's wedding. That's going to be fun! 10 July 2006-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I've already learned how to smile. Did you know that a little baby like myself can do that? It was kind of a surprise for Mommy. She sat me on my Boppy pillow...well I was laying down, really. Then she started playing with my arms and I just popped my mouth open into a smile. Here, take a look!
July Newsletter:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 2006 Happy 4th of July, everyone!! It's my first holiday and it's a long weekend, which I understand everyone really likes. I wonder what we'll do this weekend. I think Mommy wants to do something fun but since I'm so little, it's kind of hard to do much. We can't really go to the beach like Mommy says she likes to do and we can't go camping since that's waaaay too hard to do with someone little like me. So far we have gone to the park so Kuya Liam could run around and climb on the slides and swings. He did, too, because he went from the little kids side to the big kids side three times and Mommy got tired of walked back and forth in the hot sun while carrying me. After a while, I think even he got tired because he wanted water and we went back to the car and left. Oh, and I wanted to share with you guys that I've just reached my two week old mark. The doctor said that I've gained almost a pound and have grown an inch in just 2 weeks! I'm growing so fast but you can't really tell yet. My feet are still so small that my socks still fall off and I don't fit most of my clothes just yet. I'm still getting used to this world. My tummy gets hungry quite often. I usually want to eat about every 2 hours or so except for at night when I sleep for long periods of time, for now. What I really like is when Mommy carries me around in my little carrier. It's like being cuddled while she walks. When she isn't carrying me around I get to spend some time playing on a playmat:
Other times I like to lay in my crib and stare up at the animals on my mobile while lots of music plays.
Things are still pretty new to me. I spend most of my time sleeping and a little bit of time staring at the light, my brother's face and Mommy and Daddy. I don't really have much to say just yet because I'm so new. I might have more to say after this weekend. We'll see. While Mommy is on leave, I think she might be updating our sites more often, especially with pictures. Mommy and Daddy are really into taking pictures of us. I think I get a big flash in my face everyday. So, until I get more to say, just enjoy the pictures that we post up here. 4 July 2006--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was perked up for a little bit and Daddy snapped this picture with Mommy. Since she's usually the one taking the pictures most of the pictures don't have her in them.
27June 2006------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ My belly button finally fell off. It was hanging on by a thread but when Mommy changed my diaper earlier today, I kicked my feet which pushed up my diaper and it popped off. It was good timing because my diaper had leaked and Mommy had to wash me off so that I would be clean again. Instead of that, she gave me my first bath.
It didn't start off too well because I just cried and cried. But when Mommy put the warm water over me, I felt much better. When it was all over, I was MUCH happier! As you can see, my hair is much curlier after being wet, just like my brother's hair. But it uncurls pretty fast. I guess it relaxes very easily... hehe
Mommy pulled out this little train engineer looking overall outfit, Daddy remembered that Kuya Liam had a similar outfit. He pulled it out of the drawer and Kuya Liam and I were dressed up ready to go out...
23 June 2006------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Happy Birthday, Auntie Rio! Actually her birthday was on June 20th but we had a birthday party for her at a little Filipino place called "Inang Rosing's BBQ restaurant" in milpitas. Mommy said they have the BEST halo halo Filipino dessert. Mommy said that this is a dessert put on crushed ice with lots of goodies on top including a small scoop of ice cream. I spent most of the night sleeping but I did sort of wake up for a quick picture with the birthday girl and her mom!
16 June 2006------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Here I am world! Born Quinn Isamu Konani Convey I made my grand entrance on Friday, 16 June 2006 at 2:04pm. I am here to stay and explore. You can see pictures from my birthday here. Other pictures that Mommy and Daddy have taken are below. My picture book will get big quickly, I'm sure you know this since you have all seen what they've already done with Kuya Liam's pages...
16 June 2006 - Quinn's Welcome note and Mommy's perspective... Hello world! I've made my grand entrance! My name is Quinn Isamu Konani Convey. I am Kuya Liam's little brother. I know that Mommy and Daddy had a poll on my website before I was born. As it turns out, after about 20 total votes on poll, only 5 were correct in thinking I was a boy! I'm okay with that. We all figured that since Kuya Liam was born before me that you all hoped that he'd have a sister to play with. Now he has a brother to terrorize! Since I don't really know much about what's been happening, I'm going to have Mommy tell you all the story of how I was born since she knows better than I do. For now, I'll just pose for all the pictures. <from Mommy's perspective - the short version> I have a short and a long version of this story. The version you see here is the short version to keep you from falling asleep. The longer version can be found in Quinn's Commentaries section as soon as I finish writing it. I woke up on Friday morning with a sensation I'd never felt before. My water had broken. It was only 5am. I woke Michael up and let him know. After several phone calls, including one to my parents, we started our long day. We showed up at the hospital at about 6:30am and let them know that my water had broken but that I wasn't having any contractions just yet. The labor and delivery room they put me into is one of many but it's large windows, wooden flooring and many seats make for a comfortable setting. Liam liked the TV airing Sesame Street. My Mom and brother showed up with breakfast for Michael about 1/2 an hour after we arrived at the hospital. Meanwhile, the nurse set me up, asked a whole bunch of questions and set me up with a small hill of paperwork and release forms to be signed. When 8:30am came and went without much going on, the nurse decided it was time to take a bit more action. She put me on a Pitocin drip to 'help' the course of my labor since it really wasn't going anywhere. Her technique was much better than the last nurse who did this. She was sensitive to my pain levels and noticed right away that I didn't need much for my body to react. After a few hours of steadily increasing contractions which still seemed manageable to me I finally got to a point where I figured I'd need some pain relief. I asked for the all important epidural. The anesthesiologist came by and I'd related to him my previous bad experience with an epidural. This guy was much better, though. He got it on the first shot and the pain relief was nearly immediate. From then on out I almost didn't feel any pain. I could kind of feel tingles down my left leg as my contractions got to their strongest point and I was near delivery. However that almost didn't go as smoothly as it could have. After very careful close monitoring, the nurse, noticed that Quinn's heart rate dropped with every increasing contraction. It was getting scary and she had me move in several positions. She called my doctor with her concerns. She calmly but firmly told me that Quinn was not handling the contractions well probably due to a cord wrapped around a shoulder or his neck or his hand or something. His heart rate was dropping everytime there was a contraction. She said that depending on the doctor's analysis, I may have to deliver by cesarean to make sure that his heart rate didn't plummet. I told her okay and to do what we needed to do. This REALLY scared me. I looked at Michael and he looked at me. We both looked away and started to pray. I prayed that the baby was okay and Michael prayed that the baby was okay and that I'd be okay. I nearly started to cry. However, I just put this image into my mind of the Virgin Mother and asked for her intercession. Then I called to Jesus to protect my baby and me. Then I felt better. Then the doctor walked in. She checked things out and decided that things still looked good enough for me to try and just deliver Quinn without C-section. I liked that option much better, but only if it wouldn't hurt Quinn. After about 2 pushes or so Quinn was born and I felt relief from the pressure and the worry that things were not going to be okay. It was 2:04pm on Friday, June 16, 2006 and Quinn was finally here! He was screaming and breathing and perfectly okay. He had squirmed so much during the labor that he'd wrapped the cord loosely around his neck and gotten himself into trouble. Then the process of being born got him out of that trouble. Thanks to my doctor for quickly assessing that Quinn could be born naturally without incident. She was so calm that I felt calm and confident that Quinn would be okay. Thanks to my labor nurse, Stacy, for being so awesome, diligent, intelligent and quick thinking to protect my health and the baby's health. Thanks to all the other nurses who came in when the doctor said it was 'showtime'. Let me just say than when she did say it was time to deliver, there were suddenly about 5 or 6 more people in the room all designated to do something. They were seamless, professional and amazing. I don't even know all their names, but they were great! Finally, thanks be to God. Thanks be to Mary. His power is great. Her intercessions are powerful. Their presence is comforting, guiding and protecting. AMEN!
14 June 2006 STILL WAITING... But there are a few updates. We had a nice little baby shower at Mommy's work just before she went on maternity leave. Most of the people that Mommy works with thinks (or hopes) that I'm a girl. Some, including Grandpa Tom, think I'm a boy. I guess only time will tell everyone... If I'm a boy, I will be named Quinn and if I'm a girl, I will be named Rebekah. Middle names are still being worked out... Mommy's doctor was thinking I'd be born by now but I'm still in here. Mommy is praying that I'm born soon because she's tired of just waiting. You see, Kuya Liam was born 2 1/2 weeks early so there wasn't any waiting for them to do. I, on the other hand, am making everyone wait. I wonder if that means that I'll always be late or just on time and Kuya Liam will always be early??? Anyway, Daddy will you guys know when I'm born. I think it will be soon. I'm getting very cramped up in here... I think that's it for now. Soon you all very soon! ~Baby Convey II ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello world! Let me introduct myself. I'm Kuya Liam's younger...um...brother or sister. (In Tagalog, "Kuya" <koo-yah> is a honorary title used for an older male sibling.) For now we don't know if I'm a boy or girl and since it's kind of dark in here, I don't either, not that I would be able to figure it out or anything. For now, let's just say that I'm Baby Convey II or BCII for short. Mommy and Daddy called Kuya Liam "Baby" until he was born and the found out he was a boy.
We are just starting off my little corner of the woods. It's been something we've been thinking of doing for a little while now. My brother has his corner so Mommy and Daddy thought it was only fair that I get my little corner. Of course, Kuya Liam has been around longer so he has more stuff on his website. As it gets closer to my birthday, you'll see more and more stuff for me and about me. For now, it's just going to be a bit basic. Like my brother's site, this one is going to be all about Pooh. It's the easiest thing to do when you don't know which way to go. This site may appear kind of pink on your screen but it's supposed to be more of a beige/peach color. Mommy thinks I'm going to be born a girl so she decided to pick slightly more girly colors, but it's all still Pooh. The first order of business it tell you when I'm supposed to be born. The doctors all tell Mommy that I'm going to be born on June 17. Kuya Liam was supposed to be born on August 16, the day before Mommy and Daddy's anniversary, but he decided he was tired of being cramped up. He was born on August 2. So, we'll see how things go. I'm still kind of small so it's still roomy in here, but I might decide to do the same thing that Kuya Liam did. Mommy has always said to Daddy that she likes the summer so I think we'll all be born in the summer time. It makes for great parties! Next order of business is my name. If I end up being a girl, Mommy and Daddy already decided to call me Rebekah. If I'm a boy, my name is still up in the air. They had the same problem with Kuya Liam, too. That's all I really have for now. I've only been around for about 25 weeks so there's still lots to learn. I haven't even really seen light or hear the world yet. I hear music all the time and I think I like that. This page is destined for great things. Stay tuned for updates and information! |
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