She talks!

As of yesterday, Mireya has found her voice! She babbles and coos all the time now. Jason and I have even heard her squeal with delight a couple of times. That's definitely our favorite thing. She's so cute!!! Every day she seems to have more and more to say. I think she might be talkative like me. :)

Mireya Discussing Her Day

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I love you, Mireya

I just need to post about how much I love my baby girl, Mireya! She is so beautiful and I am so lucky to be her father. I still can't believe that I am a dad!

Mireya is growing so fast. She is over 10 pounds now! Soon she will be twice the weight she was when she was born. She is such a wiggly one. She is also trying to talk so much now!

I love you, Mireya, and hope that you have a great life, of which your mother and I can provide for you.

 

 

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow...

Mireya is starting to lose her baby hair! Oh no! I kissed the top of Mireya's head yesterday and got a mouth full of fuzz. I wasn't too worried though until I bathed her. After washing her hair she looks like a balding middle-aged man! Why do babies lose the hair they were born with? Ahh, I just looked it up. It's called telogen effluvium. Whew, at least I know it's normal and it will all grow back. Her hair might even grow back in curly like mine. We'll see...

Diaper Change From Hell

Jason and I have gotten changing diapers down to a science. At least that's what we thought until yesterday. Who knew that a tiny little baby could make such a horrible mess? We certainly didn't and we weren't expecting it, so it came as quite a shock. You can tell Jason is still trying to figure out what just happened by the look on his face in the photographs. I couldn't stop laughing. I'm just so glad that it didn't happen when I was changing her.

Jason thought he was in for a routine diaper change when things went horribly wrong...

 

I'm a mommy!

I can't believe I'm a mommy. I have never experienced anything so amazing, beautiful, and rewarding. Mireya is incredible. I have loved her since the day I found out I was pregnant, but I didn't understand how all encompassing this feeling of love would be until I held her in my arms for the first time. I love her more than I have ever loved anyone and I would do anything for her.

Baby girl, when you read this one day, I hope you know how much I love you. However, I know that you won't truly understand until you have a child of your own. Then you'll get to experience the same miracle I am now living every day. I love you and thank you for being my baby.

 

March 8th, 9th & 10th

Mireya's bilirubin levels continued to rise after her birth. (That was the jaundice I mentioned in the previous post.) We had the levels checked daily and at that point she looked very yellow. We had been hoping and praying they would go down on their own, but since they didn't her pediatrician recommended that she lay under bili lights at home. A woman came out and brought us what I call a "Bili Light Suitcase." Mireya had to lay in it with nothing but a diaper on and eye protection constantly, except for nursing and diaper changes. It was absolutely horrible. She clearly felt insecure until she fell asleep and I just stood over her and cried silently. My poor baby.

 

 

 

March 5th, 2010

Mireya was born on March 5th, 2010 at 11:21 pm! She was 6 pounds 5 ounces and 19 3/4 inches in length. She has her daddy's face and her mommy's long fingers and funny feet.

They started the induction at about 11:30 that morning. After hours and hours of not really progressing much and continually turning up the dose of Pitocin I finally got to the right dose and things really got moving. At a little after 11:00 pm I started pushing and I pushed through about 8 contractions and she was born. I couldn't believe she was finally in my arms!

She has been quite healthy other than some jaundice. She was under Bili lights at the hospital and here at home for a few days. It's slowly beginning to go away now. The only other issue was her heart rate dropping with each contraction during labor. They gave me oxygen and I got her out as quickly as possible, so it didn't cause any problems. It did worry us both sick though.

She is incredibly beautiful and amazing. She is so tiny and I am so thrilled to be her mother. I can't wait to see more of her personality as she grows. She already does so many cute things and I have taken more pictures since she was born than I have in the last 10 years combined. She is a wonderful addition to our little family and such a joy. I love you baby Mireya!