Arden is 7.5months!
Hello world!! Of course I haven’t written in about 3 months. That last blog post felt like a whole other lifetime ago. We have so much to report, and will start…
We survived my first week of work!
Indeed we survived. I feel so incredibly lucky. Not only did I LOVE maternity leave, I enjoyed my first week of being back at work too. It was lovely to see…
Happy 2022 everyone!!
2021 was certainly a year to remember. We have so much to be grateful for — a healthy baby, loving family and friends who rallied around our new family unit, and…
Happy birthday Arden! You’re 12 weeks old today 😍🤗
How time flies! So much has gone on since the last time we wrote. Milk production continues to be a challenge. Firstly, pumping 8 times a day is only possible if…
Arden is now 2 months old!
It’s a tradition in this household to acknowledge the anniversary of our partnership on a monthly basis (Tandy and I have been together one hundred and fourteen months!). So it’s no…
The passage of time
Greetings from Chapel Hill, NC! We’ve been on the road since Thursday and Arden turns 8 weeks tomorrow. This is her first time in another state! In another time zone! Time…
A “routine” for the next 2.5 months
6 weeks postpartum is often seen as a milestone of sorts. My doctors announced on Thursday that I was cleared to go back to exercising as normal. I was like, yay!…
Greetings from the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains!
The last few days have been a blur. It might have been a little ambitious to do as much as we had planned these last few days, but it’s been memorable…
Adventuring further afield
Maternity leave is a wonderful thing, especially once mom heals up a bit and you get into the swing of things with baby care. I’m still taking things pretty slowly but…
Little celebrations!!
Arden turned four weeks old yesterday!! And Tandy and I celebrated being our 113th month anniversary!! ‘Twas a big day 🤗. To commemorate the special occasions, we decided to go to…
Arden is out of the woods, turns 4 weeks old tomorrow!
No pun intended, but the doctor literally said it today, Arden is out of the woods! She weighs 8lbs 3.9oz, and has a bilirubin level of 10.6, down from 11.9. Yaay!…
Doc appointments being slowly replaced by fun things!
At Arden’s doc appointment on Tuesday, she weighed 7lbs 4.8 oz. and bilirubin measured 11.9. Which is great! Our job is now to help her keep putting on more weight. The…
To the ends of the earth and back
My wife is a badass. Arden had a really tough night Friday night. Lots of gas, spit up and according to Aaliyah, was generally uncomfortable and up most of the night.…
Sort of in the clear! But… got milk?
Arden’s bilirubin reading on Tuesday came back at 13.9. Yay! This means that while the whites of her eyes are still a little yellow, that her little body is doing all…
Words of wisdom
From a dear friend:“Do not misunderestimate the cunning of the baby which is likely currently lulling you both into a false sense of ease. Sleeps a lot, doesn’t cause too much…
Sorta getting the hang of it 👍🏼❤️🎉
Tandy and I have survived the last few nights on our own! It takes a bit of discipline and planning — aggressively resting when we are off-shift, and treating the shift…
How do I soothe thee? Let me count the ways…
I consider myself decent at “being with,” or “being present” with people (especially when I have slept and am not under duress 😬) — that is: calmly being with their energy,…
Arden pooped twice today!! 🎉🤸🏻♂️💩
For the first time since Arden’s birth, I feel finally able to rest deeply into the pleasure and joy of our little baby. Being able to take a shower in my…
No rest for the bleary!
In the interest of brevity, I’d like to say that I am entirely in awe of Li Han’s resilience in the face of this new human’s constant and immediate need for…
Sun-tanning
I had jaundice too. Apparently Tali was screaming like a wounded hyena and so got kicked out of the nursery 😂 back in the room with us now and just chilling.…
Contractions toughen you up for breastfeeding!
Enough said. Tali has superhuman suction coming out of that little mouth so it’s nipple cream all the way. I’m grateful it seems they are latching and feeding well. Two massive…
Greetings from the post-partum ward!
I finally feel like half a human being again. I’m here with Tali, nursing. And then Tali just falls asleep in my arms. Motherhood sure is quite something. ❤️ What an…
And now we are three!
mama and baby are thriving. baby was born at 6:21 PM central time, More later but mama is sleeping and my hands are full with this exquisite, serene, beautiful baby and…
Now I know why they call it labor
Kidding, I always knew, but now I KNOW know, if you know what I mean. Baby is good, Momma is good. But it’s been a ride. Baby still inside. Anyone reading…
Sh*t’s gettin’ real, y’all!
Well, it’s a rare quiet moment in the womb cave, otherwise known as the labor and delivery unit. Katie the birth Doula is finally catching some sleep and I’ve been pushing…
And so we go!!
Well, it’s a beautiful morning for a baby to be born! I am in a Lyft heading back to the hospital with a variety of things that Li Han has chosen…
Late decels
So it turns out maybe Tali wasn’t into the cytotec. In the hour I was monitored after I returned from the walk, we saw some “late decelerations” — meaning after a…
Shift change!
So we have a new nurse Ada and midwife Amanda. Both seem nice 🙂 Contractions are a bit more frequent now, and a bit more painful. But still not screaming or…
Adventures with Arden 