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It is tomorrow (the 8th), but I think it was a year ago that I met you, Jamy! Thank you for remembering! We are dressing Gwen tomorrow in the onesie you got her - Paul brought it from home especially for this special occasion! Happy belated anniversary to you too! I've been a bad BDW "friend" to everyone on here - so I am sorry if I missed your anniversary or birthday, or other special occasion! Quote: Originally Posted by TammyB Congrats chic. Wow would you have thought that a year after your wedding you would be camped out in CA with your baby? No kidding! I thought our anniversary was going to be sitting on the couch at home 8+ months pregnant! And that even surprised me! Quote: Originally Posted by Leia78 Happy Anniversary to you both! I hope you have a great day together! Thank you, especially, Leia ... we're going to Va De Vi tomorrow night, thanks to you! Leigh got us a gift certificate to a great restaurant in Walnut Creek ... so we're taking advantage and going out for a nice dinner. I might even have a glass of wine ... WOOHOO!

Quote: Originally Posted by FinisterraBride And though it is off the subject, happy 1 year anniversary! thank you! ... for both posts! lol

i think it is frm gymboree - a friend got it for us!

Quote: Originally Posted by ErinB I agree! She is a doll! I love the stretching! Does she do the little squeaker thing and the big sigh when she get finished? I love baby noises! I think sneezes are about the cutest thing ever! They always look so confused afterwards! LOL she does more of a grunt thing than a nice, ladylike "coo" - but it's still cute! lol and i LOVE her sneezes! i want to get one on video. she sneezes quite a bit now because of the tube in her nose - poor girl, but it is really cute! she sneezed like 4 times in a row today, then was like "what the hell just happened" and looked at us like we did something.

I can't believe I haven't seen these yet! I saw you online and I was patiently waiting for a review and pics. Off to look at them now ...

Huh ... here is mine! You lucked out the the skills to succeed in almost any arena. Put you in almost any business or classroom, and you'll rise to the top. You're driven and intense, but you also know when to kick back and cooperate. Your ability to adapt to almost any situation is part of what's going to make you a success. Your strength: Your attention to detail Your weakness: You can be a little too proud of your successes Your power color: Turquoise Your power symbol: Arrow pointing up Your power month: August

Quote: Originally Posted by starchild I can see the highlights!! People pay good money for that color...lol She is a cute little stretcher for sure, awwwwww! Love the outfits too! Did I miss something...were you able to go shopping or did Paul bring them? I know - they're like blonde/red highlights, it's crazy! It's a combination ... Paul and I did buy a couple outfits, but not much. My mom brought some, some we had from gifts since we've been in CA, Paul's sister brought some yesterday (she just came to CA for a wedding she's in this weekend and stopped by to see Gwen), a friend sent some back w/Paul when he went home last weekend, etc. So we really haven't bought too much, but she's a well dressed girl!

Paul loves this picture with her "after bath" fuzzy hair. It is pretty funny! Not sure you can see it in this picture, but it totally looks like she has highlights - like frosted tips almost! Here's right before the bath w/her greasy hair!

Quote: Originally Posted by CourtneyV Rachel, it's been a while since you're last update; how is everything?? I'm just getting to this thread now, but I'm in total shock. I've never heard of anything like that - I don't understand how they could send her home??! I have no experiences to compare to or any advice, but I just wanted to lend my support. I hope everything is ok. Ditto! That is insane! My thoughts are with you and your family, sweetie!

Quote: Originally Posted by Robyn Mumford Hey Ann, I emailed you my weight and picture, I guess you did not get it so I will send it again right now!!! Oh no! I didn't get it the first time, but I did get it today. Sorry!

i think it was just various emails and some pictures here and there so show what i liked and didn't like (for flowers, cake, etc.). there was never 1 big ol' summary document for me!

every once in a while she gets these big ol' grins. it might be that she just farted, not sure, but they sure are cute! we finally got one on camera ... oh, and check out those sideburns! she needs a haircut already! and have i mentioned how cute i think she is when she's waking up and stretching!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, BDW SIS! I am glad you guys are just taking some time to chill together. Well, if painting is chilling! lol Enjoy your dinner together.

Not sure where everyone is this week, but here are the weekly results! The weekly winner is .......... xandrafaye (Alex)-1.170% Yari-0.971% TA Jill-0.905% amyrak (Amy)-0.898% DanielleNDerek-0.669% lauren c.-0.624% LadyCheese (Jessica)-0.482% froggie1013 (Kristy)-0.255% alyssa0.000% lucy106 (Stephanie)0.000% dancingdolphin (Laurine)0.685% Maura0.707% nueland (Nicole)0.998% can't wait! (Karla)1.045% babyg (Terri)<didn't receive anything!> cessyboston (Erica)<didn't receive anything!> Denise40<didn't receive anything!> ErinB<didn't receive anything!> Janet<didn't receive anything!> JessicaM<didn't receive anything!> msam007562 (MarieSam)<didn't receive anything!> Nrvsbride (Glenda)<didn't receive anything!> Opice34 (Shannon) <didn't receive anything!> Robyn Mumford <didn't receive anything!> Sandra E. (Sandra) <didn't receive anything!> Saraha<didn't receive anything!> Sblake (Sarah)<didn't receive anything!> twinkletoes (Christina)<didn't receive anything!> ButlerGirl08 (Alex) <didn't receive anything!>

as of right now, i am missing weights from the following people - about 1/2 of you! babyg (Terri) ButlerGirl08 (Alex) cessyboston (Erica) Denise40 ErinB Janet JessicaM msam007562 (MarieSam) Nrvsbride (Glenda) Opice34 (Shannon) Robyn Mumford Sandra E. (Sandra) Saraha Sblake (Sarah) twinkletoes (Christina)

Quote: Originally Posted by JulieG That story is so funny Ann, I love it. I would love love love that sleeper from Target. If you do a run let me know how much it would cost and what the shipping is and I will put it in your pay pal account. My DH would love it. He has about 8 guitars and plays them all the time. I am so glad to hear she is doing so much better. What a relief that is. I should be able to handle that - what size would you want? I probably already have your address, but just in case, PM it to me.

Quote: Originally Posted by Just Martha Question! What are you guys cleansing your face with? I had to switch from Clinique (which I loved) to Oil of Olay because it was the only one I could find in a hurry with sacylic acid. What do you use? good ol' soap and water - whatever i have on hand. right now it's whatever the hotel provides, but i think we typically use Dove soap at home. i'm so bad - i never wash my face, other than in the shower and all i use is the same bar of soap i use for my body.

Well, I'm off to another feeding (I really feel like a milk factory!), but here's the short version ... I was changing Gwen's diaper - she was still under the blue lights for jaundice. Because she still had the light on, so I was changing her through the 2 holes in the side of the enclosed bed. Also the blue light makes pee appear orange, and poo look blood red (scarey at first!). So I had the old diaper off, new diaper under her bum, and I was lifting her legs up wiping her bottom (she had pooed a little in her diaper). Well, all of the sudden this loud fart noise comes out of my little less-than-5lb baby girl, and poo shoots all over the place. Like we needed to change her bedding, wipe off the entire enclosure, I had to wipe off my hands and arm, and pretty much everything else in sight. Had the bed cover been open, who knows how far the poo would have gone. CRAZY! And keep in mind I had just asked why the poo in her diaper looked red - I was a bit nervous. Not seconds after the nurse explained it was just the blue light - out came a seemingly blood red mess of poo. Thank goodness I had just cleared that up, or I may have screamed! Instead, I could not stop laughing. She's done this a few times now, so everyone knows not to stand within "firing range" of her, especially if she has any sign of poo when we change her. It's like she gives us a warning in her diaper - then saves the rest for when we lift up her bum so she can gain maximum distance!

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Thanks for all of the positive thoughts, girls! She actually doesn't even have her nasal canula (sp?) anymore today - that's the one where she was getting oxygen. So she's doing a little better! She's up to 5lbs 4oz, but lost about 10 grams the other day. We need to pork her up some! She almost cried today ... but it was after she farted super loud, so I think it scared her. How funny is that? She farts soooo loud - like any grown man would be proud of them. It's insane! I can't help but laugh hysterically when she does it - all of the nurses look over, like "Paul, how rude!" But she has a reputation now - no one will stand at the bottom of her bed when changing her ... did I ever share the explosive poo story?

Quote: Originally Posted by TA Maureen Thank God! I am going to go make a hot ham and cheese right now. I think it's one of those things when someone tells you you can't have something you want it more! oh yea, i have never wanted blue cheese more in my life! and sushi, and wine, and ... well, you get the idea!

Quote: Originally Posted by JulieG Oh, where did you get that pink guitar sleeper? WE HAVE TO HAVE IT. I have pink guitar slippers for her and it would be sooo cute with that sleeper. Please tell me it comes from somewhere that ships to Canada We got it at Target - Paul picked it out. If you want me to go get you one - PLEASE just let me know, I'd be happy to make a Target run! Quote: Originally Posted by Christine Didn't Tammy meet Leia in the hospital too...weird! She did! Isn't that crazy? I find it funny that she is one of our top 3 (if not the top!) favorite nurses before we ever found out she was on here, and was married at Caletas.

Update So Gwen started out so well, that she had us all fooled into thinking she was the perfect little preemie, in that she was acting more like a full term baby. Well, she's now "acting her age." Over the last few days she's been having more "de-sats" where her blood oxegenation levels drop just a little below where the doctors like to see them. Basically, this just means that she's not taking deep enough breaths, or she's pausing here and there. It's usually around feeding time, and she always jumps right back up on her own - but it still scares Paul and I do death when the monitor dings. We're conditioned to hate those dings now! The nurses and docs reassure us that it's likely nothing to worry about. But because she wasn't doing this before, they've taken some blood and urine to do an analysis. They wanted to rule out an infection. So far all of her labwork has come back negative. Poor little girl had to have blood drawn and a catheter (sp?) put in to collect urine - and she didn't even cry! She's a tough little girl I guess. The doctors say they expect to see this behavior right away from a baby her age, but since she took a week or so to get there, they were doing some extra tests. But really, in all liklihood she just is getting over tired and that's why the drop in her sat. levels. This is also why she's got the nose tube (nasal canula - sp?) back. It's primarily room air being blown into her nose, but it's just to stimulate her and remind her to breathe in. My poor baby!

oh wow - those are awesome! dare i say i almost forgot how much i love leigh's work! and courtney, you are beautiful - what a natural beauty! you can tell you just radiate happiness!