Don’t Cry For Me Argentina!
It happened. Tonight. Just about 5 min ago and now as I type I am still processing the experience. Everything I have read and everyone I have talked to has warned me about a night where Baby will just need a good cry. This is really hard for me to accept. I don’t like to hear my baby cry in fact it’s probably safe to say that regardless of age, I get uncomfortable hearing crying in general. Needless to say it is a part of life and it is what Baby’s do. I understand that.
Tonight we fed Emma and then hung out a bit slowly working our way to a nice warm bath. She enjoys it. After her bath we got her dressed and ready for bed. She was already looking pretty tired but was very fussy. I knew she wouldn’t want to go down. Nevertheless we laid her down. She fussed around for a few minutes so I picked her up to let her know we were close and then burped her. At that moment I felt like “ok we have done everything so far that we’ve needed to do she’s fed, clean both body and diaper and now burped.” Time for bed. She cried. And Cried. It felt like eternity. My heart sank. My wife stood in the hallway looking into her room. Our hearts broke. So many thoughts run through your mind “Is she hurt? Is she hungry? Is she sick? is she scared?” There are so many reasons why she can be crying and since we are still learning how to read the signs, it makes it even more challenging to discern what’s happening. The crying session lasted a whole 3min before slowing down. 3min felt like eternity (i know not very long at all). Then she started again this time for about 5 min with a little break in between. I sat in the room watching her making sure she was ok and then all of the sudden the crying ceased and just like that a silence fell over the room. Nothing else could be heard but the breathing of my baby. She was out. Like a rock.
I walked back out to the living room to hang with my wife and process the whole event. It’s been an eventful day and evening let’s see what the wee hours of the morning have in store
Papa signing off for now….
She’s Here!!!
After 39 weeks of much anticipation our first baby has arrived! Welcome home Emma! She was born Thursday Aug 9th, 2007 at 5:29am weighing in at 7lbs 5 ounces and 19 inches long. What a ride it has been and I can’t begin to express how excited we are for all that’s ahead. She’s wonderful!
We want to thank all our friends and family for the wonderful gifts and support during this time. We can’t wait to introduce Emma to you all!
The Art Within–Stevie Wonder
He who binds himself to a joy
Doth the winged life destroy:
But he who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in Eternity’s sunrise. –William Blake
In his Book “Free Play” Stephen Nachmanovitch says that “The activity of instantaneous creation is as ordinary to us as breathing.” There is no question that on a daily basis this is the case for us. But perhaps the improvisation in music is closely linked to the improvisation of life. Nachmanovitch believes so.
9 Business Strategies You Learn from The White Stripes
From younggogetter.com
“About a week ago, I managed to squeeze in a concert right after work. The White Stripes were nearing the end of their Canadian tour and made a stop in Toronto, before heading East to celebrate their 10th anniversary in Nova Scotia.
The venue for the event, The Molson Amphitheatre, wasn’t ideal for such a band, but Jack and Meg made the most of it to nearly a full house.”
38 WEEKS!
The anticipation is numbing. I go to sleep every night now only to jump up out of bed at any and every of my wife’s movements during the night. I’m starting to think she’s handling this much better than I. It’s actually quite unbelievable how strong women are to endure this whole process. As a dude it’s easy to just look it over in anticipation and just dream about what’s to come. The gal on the other hand, is actually doing all the work undergoing little or uncomfortable sleep, coping with the the extra weight and pressure on the body and then come the contractions. Pretty crazy. Hey, a moment of silence for all you women out there who have had children! If I had a beverage in hand I would tip it and spill a little on the ground in remembrance of what you guys have to endure. 
Anyhow, this 38 week update/post leaves us off at the same place, NO BABY YET. Still playing the waiting game.
