Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Baby's First Boo

This is Halloween and it's Nathan's first Halloween ever! Although he was too little to even come close to having a clue what was going on, his parents sure enjoyed playing a little bit of dress-up with him. We already had him in his little lion costume for the pictures done Monday, but now, it's time to wear it.

While I was at Trunk or Treat for my church, Melissa was hosting people over who wanted to see our little cub. We had a steady stream of people come and awe all over Nathan. We hoped his outfit would be cute, and it did not disappoint.

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Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Picture Day.

So Monday we loaded Nathan up into the car and headed to the photographer for his baby pictures. The lady did such a great job getting him to open his eyes and look toward the camera. We can't wait to show off the pics. Until then, here are some pictures we took that day.

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Friday, October 26, 2007

Isn't Technology great?


Thursday, October 25, 2007

Just a few pics

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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Love from the niece

Just have to repost this story from my sister's family blog.

Riley's taking this big cousin thing a little too far.



She actually insisted on calling Uncle KK and Aunt Melissa last night to check on Nathan and make sure he was okay, because:


"Uncle KK and Aunt Melissa may not know what to do. They've never had a baby before."


and after seeing this picture of Nathan going home


asked:

"Mommy, do KK and Melissa not have any money"

"Well, I'm sure they do, Riley, why?"

"Because Nathan doesn't have any clothes that fit him"

Monday, October 22, 2007

Fun with doll clothes

It's fun when you can undress a stuffed animal, put it on your kid, and it fits. Sort of. Melissa decided to have a little fun with a do-it-yourself stuffed giraffe we made a while ago, and put its uniform on Nathan. Beyond cute. It just barely didn't fit. Today, she got her staples taken out at the OB's office and he got a chance to see the young boy he brought into our lives. You'll see the pic last in the set.

Her mom is now here staying with Nathan to give us some support during this long week. We have lots of things going on, so it's good to have her.

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Saturday, October 20, 2007

Lessons learned.

Well, the lack of sleep has started to kick in. This morning, I spent 45 minutes with a fussy baby thinking it's not time for a bottle. I tried everything I could think of for why this kid is not calming down. Not screaming, just fussy. I tried the swing. I tried the bouncy seat. I tried dancing. I tried singing. We were the best baby burrito we could be (swaddling). Nothing. Then it hit. Check the diaper again. Sure enough...wet. Guess these are the things you learn by just doing figuring out for yourself. Tonight, we have a new rule. When you get up, check the diaper first. And cover the front with the new diaper when the old one comes off. That thing is a loaded weapon of pee.

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First Day at home

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Friday, October 19, 2007

Nathan's Home!!!

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Nathan's last day at the hospital

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We're Home!!!

Thanks to a wonderfully understanding pair of doctors we are home! Nathan is off the IV and his blood count is perfect. We have to go back to the doc today (Friday) which we'll take over four hour blood pressure counts and hospital rollaway beds. No pictures right now because we're all real tired, but I've some great ones to come, especially of the going home outfit.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Nathan Day 2

It’s hard to believe that it’s been a whole day since Nathan came to us. In one way, it feels like it’s been a really long time of visitors, diapers, bottle, you name it. In another way, it’s only been a day since we felt pushing, kicking, and punching from inside of Melissa.

Last night, the docs did the 12-hour heel stick test and didn’t like what they saw in his white cell count. Nothing really major, but they did put him on an IV antibiotic just in case. The little guy took it like a champion. Hardly even a cry during the needle. Nothing like his parents at all. I think I was the more nervous of the two of us.

Melissa is already up and walking around. Her IV is out and they’re talking about sending her home as early as tomorrow. She’s hurting a bit, but handling it very well.

As I write this, he’s in the nursery sleeping like a rock. We’ve actually had to wake him up for all of his feedings so far. I so hope this keeps up! Maybe we can get him through the night quick? Yeah right.

He’s a curious little guy when he’s awake. He’s always looking around and trying to lock in on things or faces. Some visitors came yesterday, and he was wide-eyed for all of them. One of the big things that surprise us is that startle reflex. He’ll be sleeping soundly and then all of the sudden all his little limbs go flying into the air. Then zonk. Out again.

The docs (both Mel’s and Nathan’s) have checked in on them and both think that we will be going home on Friday morning.

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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Welcome to the World!!!!

Wow. What a day. So we get awakened at 5:00 am on the nose with a monster contraction. Melissa thinks that her water has broken but wasn't sure. So we called in and the hospital said to come in.

So we get there at 5:30. The nurse checked her out for a while and then said that they were moving her into a room. However, she wasn't sure she was feeling a head.

7:00 am. - Doc comes in, does the ultrasound, and sure enough, Nathan is trying to come out bottom first. He decides to go in for the c-section.

8:00 - Mel is on the table

8:31 Nathan Westley Bilyeu is born.

He's doing wonderfully. 8 lbs. 4 oz. 19 1/2 inches. He's a pretty calm baby so far, barely even crying while going through the whole cleaning thing and the vitamin shot.

Melissa is also doing better than expected for a c-section. She is already up and moving and walking down the hall.

Anyway, I had to come home to post this for the family since there is no internet access for the public at the hospital. More details to come.

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Sunday, October 14, 2007

No news is...

Well, usually that would be "no news is good news," but in this case, it's just no news. Due date is now 7 days away and there has been no sign of baby. We went to the doc on Thursday, but he said that the show is "only just beginning." We'll let everyone know as soon as something happens.

Monday, October 8, 2007

Back in the Theatre


These past few weeks, I've been back in the acting scene with our production of Twelve Angry Men. It's a play about a jury deliberating a murder case involving a young man allegedly killing his father. The whole time we were in production, I had to have an understudy and a plan to get me off the stage if "the" phone call came in. But, no baby yet, so I was able to finish the run. Check out the pictures at http://www.frontporchnewstexas.com/twelveangrymen07.htm

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