Monday, May 10, 2010

Scariest Experience of My Life!!

Yesterday was Beth's first Mother's Day. I'm pretty sure it is a Mother's Day she will NEVER forget. Oh her hubby was responsible for the unforgettable memories, alright. They just weren't the unforgettable kind she was probably looking for.

The ideal wakeup:
"Honey, breakfast is ready. Natalia and I made you a delicious assortment."

The actual wakeup:
Natalia: blood curdling scream
Dan: "CALL 911!!"

Sunday morning I got up at 4:30 to feed Natalia (she took her whole bottle, which was good because she hasn't been doing that lately since she had a minor viral infection) and then put her back down. I got up again around 7:30 to feed her before making breakfast for Beth. This time Natalia only took 2.5 ounces. That was fine. I figured I'd put her in the bouncy seat and get breakfast started and then try giving her the rest of the bottle. So I put her in the seat, strapped her in and set it on the kitchen counter as we had done many times before. However this time the counter was crowded so it was overhanging the edge a little, but I THOUGHT it was stable enough for a few seconds while I cleared off more room so that I could get it on the rest of the way. This was the biggest mistake of my life.

No sooner did I turn to move a bag than the seat tipped off the counter with Natalia in it. Did I see it falling out of the corner of my eye? Did I hear it crash to the floor? Did I hear Natalia scream? I still don't know...It was such a blur. All I know is that a million things went through my mind at once. I screamed for Beth to call 911. The "Falls from more than twice their height can be fatal" from our Baby Safety class last fall kept running through my mind. I kept thinking about her soft little skull and her delicate brain within it. "Is my baby going to die because I was stupid?" "Is she going to have brain damage?" "WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO HER??"

Well, God was watching over her and protecting her. The ambulance arrived so quickly. The E.R. staff was so good with her. After X-Rays and a CT Scan everything checked out fine. All she ended up with was a minor abrasion on her upper gum, and a small scrape on her chin.

This meant she was going to be OK. PRAISE THE LORD, HALLELUJAH!!!

Unfortunately it did have complications, but I will let Beth continue.

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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Smiles, Coos, and so much more....

Well it has been quite sometime since I was last here. Sorry about that! Natalia, Natalia, Natalia. Where do I begin with this precious babe..... She is just about 11 weeks old. I can't believe that at all! My baby, sweet, 5 lb 14 oz Natalia is now over 9 lbs and out growing her new born clothes. Sure this makes me sad, but it makes me so happy to know that her dad and I are doing something right to help her grown into this little person. She is all about smiles and cooing especially when she is clothed naked of all things!!!!! Haha. She is reverting back to her time in the womb. I could literally be having the worst day ever and then she will look at me and coo or smile and then my day gets so much better. Gosh, I love her!! "The talk" about having another one came up already. We both agree that once she is potty trained we will entertain the idea of having another. I think she might be very easy to potty train. As of right now, she does not HATES being wet, so if she wets her undies, she will soon catch on. Oh, I really hope it is that easy.

She is still not doing well with tummy time. Sure I make her lay on her tummy for odd number of minutes, but she screams and I just have learned that it is OK for her to be unhappy for a bit if it means she is going to benefit from it. She has got to work on head control.

Ok. I am going to end this for now......Toodles!



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