Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Happy one month birthday

It has been one month since Eric welcomed his little brother Noah into his world. Eric has been adjusting and we have all been adapting to our new family dynamic. Eric is very sweet towards Noah and very onrey with his parents, constantly testing us and trying new things to get attention both negative and positive. Doesn't matter to him as all attention in Eric's eyes is good attention.

We have had a break-threw on sleep and finally figured out that despite my constant feedings Noah just isn't getting enough milk from me. Once we started supplementing each feeding with formula he started sleeping better, even in his bassinet, and at longer stretches. Longer being three to fours at a time. He now finishes a meal with a full belly and we are all much happier.

Noah's favorite place to sleep is in our arms and snuggled in on someone. This means good sleep for him but not so great sleep for the rest of us.



Photo shoot time:

Noah has blue eyes and the same mouth and nose as Eric. He is the long, monkey arms that Momma had, and the signature DelloIacono Thies long, narrow feet and long toes. His hair is tufted blonde and seems to get lighter and longer each day.



More quality snuggling and snoozing with Momma.

Aunt Susie and cousins Sam, Maylen, 5 month old Addison come over to meet Noah and play, play, play.


This is the pear tree blossoming outside our front door. We have had some really nice weather and spring is here so Momma and Noah plan to be outside more playing with big bro Eric.
Momma & her boys. Eric is intent on watching Toy Story which is the movie of the month and we have seen hundreds of times watching while Momma nurses.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Catching you up

First off I am posting some picks that are probably only of interest to Momma. Also I am typing this one-handed as I hold Noah so excuse all typos:)

This is the parking garage outside our post-pardum room at CPMC in San Francisco. We are all to familiar with this place given the time spent coming and going from this wonderful hospital and I just wanted to document this scene on Cherry at California street for my own records. Behind the garage you will also see the pedi's office that guided us so well in our care for Eric. I also am posting a second picture from out the window looking off the other direction out towards our former neighborhood of the Richmond district - just for my own fun.



Here are some other scenes to bring you all up to speed.

Happy to be holding Noah post-pardum. The tired look in Momma's eyes will persist on this blog for many more photos but so does the smile. Dadda's eye still bright here but this won't last. As of now - on Noah's one month birthday - we are very familiar with the scheduled info-mmercials that run in the wee hours with personal favorite being the Brazilian Butt Master (seriously? Who is this guy?). We also know what time the morning paper arrives and what time each of our neighbors gets up.




Eric hold's Noah now that he is pink eye free!

Aunt Courtney, Uncle Sean, and Grandma Lorraine visit. Courtney is a natural.


On our first family outing to the Oakland Zoo with our friends the Morlans - Eric is good buddies with Aemon & Noah and Roane are likely to be friends as well.
Cute!
Noah loves his hands up around his face just like he was 90% of the times we saw pics in utero.



More one handed blogging of our adventures to come......

Monday, March 08, 2010

Priceless experiences, beautiful scenery: endurance & stamina required

What has Eric been up to lately? Well, more than Momma can mention in just one blog. Prior to welcoming his new brother Noah he was performing figure skating and down hill ski runs in the family room while Momma watched him an the 2010 Winter 0lympics in Vancover from her perch on the couch.

Here are some picks of Momma at 36 weeks pregnant with baby brother Noah Tyler who arrived in perfect form February 27 at 8:03am. Labor and delivery was all Momma & Dadda could have ever hoped for, textbook! A familiar and exciting labor story that I will share more later.



Meet Noah Tyler DelloIacono Thies weighing 7 lbs and 8oz and 20 inches long. Those little feet Momma has been patting from her belly are not so little and he is the signature DelloIacono Thies long toes and long narrow feet. His eye already sparkle blue and there are light brown blonde tufts of hair on his head. He is perfect, healthy, and beautiful.


We have been home with baby brother Noah for one week, emotions and hormones running high. Sleep and self-care running low. Dadda is working hard to be our steady support and midnight shuttle to CPMC. Momma is working on the kinks in breast feeding, dealing with her mind-of-its-own uterus, and helping Noah adjust to his home. Eric is adjusting to a baby Noah with a roller coaster of emotion telling neighbors "we have a baby Noah". Eric, too, is running low on sleep through all the excitement. Grandma Lorraine is working overtime to keep laundry clean, Eric happy, our house stocked with food, our bathrooms clean, and Noah soothed. She has also had to explain to Eric twice now in the middle of the night that Momma & Dadda had to make a run to the hospital and will be back soon. Phewww...stamina and endurance....a must in this household.


Much like and ultra-marathon, which Momma has yet to add to her running resume (never say never), bringing a new baby home to house in which a toddler reins supreme King is both a complete rush and an experience I would recommend to anyone. There is no other job that leaves you wondering how it is noon and you haven't found time to eat, drink, or perform your own self-care (bathroom, brush teeth etc). Here is a quick update on the state of this beautiful household before I have to jump from my computer and feed the baby, hug big brother, or shout out a favor to Dadda and Grandma:


- Momma & Dadda have made two trips (one evening, and one midnight runs)to CPMC to find out that Momma's tempermental uterus is now so relaxed it needs some help contracting back. Gotta love drugs.

- Dadda has made four runs to CPMC in 1 week: 1 for baby Noah's arrival, 2 for Momma's now-resolved issues, and 1 for treatment of Eric's pink eye

- Momma's routine is feed Noah, rock Noah, change Noah (maybe 2-3 times per hour -he is a good eater), nurses her nipples in hopes of maintaining their integrity for the next feeding which could be as soon as one hour, going to the bathroom and changing her own "diaper" (sorry for TMI but who cares), maybe getting something to drink before starting all over

- Eric wakes up excited to go to Stella's birthday party and ends up being shuttled from birthday to CPMC to treat Pink Eye


- Grandma is maintaing. Thank God for Grandma's