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SIXTY THREE February 14 - Lynn is still in the hospital. She is recovering nicely from the surgery and should be back to normal within a week. I visit every morning and evening to spend time with her and Alex. I spoke to the Pediatrician who enlightened me to some things I will still double check as it seems so strange. One is that Alex is not really cognizant to what is happening around her. She may roll her eyes, grimace, smile and stare into space all within 20 seconds and it means absolutely nothing. I also learned that it is not good to even mildly rock or move the baby while in your arms as their brain is so delicate that it can literally smash against their skulls and cause brain damage. Now that is spooky and MOM!!!, now I know why I am the way I am LOL. Nevertheless, I enjoy watching Alex's movements and will just believe in my fantasy world she is responding positively to me when she stops crying and smiles when I hold her. Apparently when Alex cries, it will be because of five possible things. She is either too hot, cold, hungry or just made urine or poops and any one or more of these things will usually trigger the crying. February 15 - We left the hospital today and all is well. Apparently Alex scored a perfect 10 on the Afgar test which reflects certain reactions of the baby immediately after birth. The first score was a 9 and then one minute later a 10 which is the best score you can get. That's' great news. Since she has come home I have been enjoying spending time with her: talking to her, making faces, tickling her feet and holding her hands. She has a strong grip. A future golfer...ha ha ha. I'm sure every parent goes through that prediction phase about their newborns being great at something. Lynn is also doing much better and is moving about just fine. However, her breasts are now killing her and Alex just loves to chomp down on her very sensitive nipple. Ouch!!!
February 16 - Tonight will be the first night Alex sleeps with Lynn and I. When we first got home on the 15th we hired Blynd a night nurse to take care of Alex so Lynn could get a good nights rest. Lynn still had to get up for feeding in the middle of the night but after was able to immediately go back to bed Tomorrow Sunday the 17th, I head off to Cebu for a few days to take care of some much needed things like my dentist and car servicing. I also want to get Lynn a "Babywearing" Sling which is becoming a very popular way to raise your baby during the daylight hours. The long and short of it is you "wear your baby" all the time by using a specially designed sling which holds the baby in various positions. They are designed not to stress the back or neck of the wearer. The idea is you never take the sling off except for changing purposes and going to sleep for the night. You even feed using it. The history of success shows that the baby bonds much better with the mother this way (as well as with the dad when he uses it) and invariably develops better growth tendencies as the baby gets to experience the world around them on a constant basis. Traditionally, babies are generally wheeled around in strollers and/or spend the day in cribs only to be picked up for feeding and changing and occasional bonding. 2005
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