Archive for March, 2007
March 30, 2007 at 9:43 pm · Filed under Faye
Our first week with Faye has come and gone, and it really hasn’t been all that bad. If I could sum the whole experience up with one word it would be “routine“. Not to say there hasn’t been any stress - Faye pooping in the bathtub comes to mind - but there really isn’t much variance from day to day.
8am - Wake up, feed Faye. Burp her and change her diaper. Ali goes back to bed, and I either play with the baby (if she’s up), or go back to bed.
11am - Wake up (or if I’m awake, wake Ali up), feed Faye. Burp her and change her diaper. Eat some lunch. Ali goes back to bed, and I either play with the baby (if she’s up), or play on the computer.
3pm - Wake up Ali, feed Faye. Burp her and change her diaper. Start thinking about dinner, and maybe do some visiting (this is prime time for visitors). Faye’s usually wide awake for quite a while here, and Ali is up for the day.
7pm - Dinner.
8pm - Feed Faye, burp her and strip her naked. Bath her, clothe her, and settle her for bed.
10pm - Get ready for bed and go to sleep.
2am - Wake up, feed Faye. Ali or her Mom usually settles her while I sleep.
5am - Wake up, feed Faye. Anyone with the energy settles Faye.
Repeat.
I know it seems pretty boring, but it honestly feels like there isn’t much spare time in the day. Cyndy (my mother-in-law) has been staying with us since Ali started to labor. She’s been cooking and cleaning up a storm, teaching us how to care for the baby, and taking on a lion’s share of the diaper changes and burpings. I’ve been trying to take care of Ali while she recovers from surgery and learns to cope with this new little baby. My parents have been around pretty much every day from 10am until 6pm. My Mom has been cooking, cleaning and playing with the baby. My Dad will hold the baby and promise her trips around the world so long as she isn’t crying.
Cyndy goes home tomorrow and my parents are coming to stay with us. I’m sure it will be fine, but I’m a little scared to do anything that may upset the cart. Faye’s been pretty easy going, but I honestly can’t claim to know why. Is she just a mild tempered baby who is happy to eat, burp, crap and sleep? Or have we accidentally stumbled upon some magic routine that keeps her happy and quiet. Reason would indicate the former, but I fear the latter. Time will tell.
March 27, 2007 at 6:02 pm · Filed under Faye
Well she’s not much for writing (yet), but she takes a mean photo. Check out Faye’s photo gallery here. I’ll be trying to keep it updated so that all of the photo seekers out there don’t bother me. As an added bonus this way I don’t have to send out mass emails to everyone I know with pictures that they may or may not care about. I think she’s awesome but it’s fairly presumptuous to assume that everyone else will too.
I opted not to password protect the site for the time being; I’ll be keeping track of the traffic though and if I notice any creepy creepies trolling about I’ll lock it up. If some day you go there and it’s locked just send me and email and if I can figure out who you are I’ll send you a username/password.
Enjoy!
March 26, 2007 at 8:43 pm · Filed under Faye
Faye Adèle Silgard. That’s weird. I mean really weird. A brand new little person just waiting to be dropped, dogged, or distorted. I’ve read a lot in the last few days and paid extra close attention to all of the Dr’s, Nurses and Moms; I’ve even tried a thing or two all my own. Here’s what I know so far: Faye’s taking it easy on me.
She seems to have settled on somewhat of a routine - eat, change, sleep, repeat. There’s the occasional eat, change, eat, sleep, eat, eat, eat, eat… but they’re the exception more than the rule. People tell me that getting a newborn on a routine is impossible but I can’t see any harm in trying.
It’s not as though it’s all been easy. Trying to juggle an eager family, excited friends, an exhausted wife, crazy pups and the weight of new fatherhood is certainly taking its toll. My eye twitches now. Not all of the time, but just often enough. It drives me crazy. My wife is exhausted. I’m doing all I can to ease the load, but the demands placed on a new Mom are crazy. She’s been sleeping in little one to two hour installments for the last four days, and all too often she misses those while visiting friends or singing to her baby.
We’ve revamped Billy Talent’s “Red Flag” and sing it to Faye like a lullaby.
I love my Faye she’s such a cute
I love my Faye Faye she’s such a cute
I love my Faye she’s such a cute
I really love my Faye she’s such a cute
This is entirely my doing and I’m not certain Billy Talent would approve.
Parents and in-laws have been great. Unlike many people I get along just fine with the in-laws and Me Mamma (that’s what I call my Mother-in-law) has been staying with us since Faye’s birth. She reared four children of her own so she’s full of tips, tricks and “I wish I hadn’t”s. My Mom has been awesome too; she’s been working her little butt off to hold down the fort - cooking, cleaning, loving and sneaking time with Faye. Grant and my Dad both have their tough guy faces on, but we can all tell that they’re both gah-gah for little Faye. Then again, who wouldn’t be?
March 26, 2007 at 1:46 pm · Filed under General
I am set to resume the old weblog. Previously I had complained of a lack of motivation, but the last few days have loaded me right up. A brief summary:
- I got my wife good and pregnant.
- She gave birth to a baby named Faye Adèle.
- I have to learn to cope with being a Dad.
I’ve decided that I’m going to try and use this weblog to keep track of my new life, hopefully some day I can look back at all of this and have a good cry. Or not. Whatever.
