Kyle Sara Abigail Andrew

Today is Abby’s three week birthday! She is getting old! She does actually seem to be changing a lot almost every day. She looks bigger (and fatter) and she really has been more active over the last week or so. She likes to gaze around at the world with no apparent target in sight. We’ve also found that one way to calm her down is by blasting music around the house and carrying her around like a football. I’ve had some long days at work this week, but that should settle down after next Tuesday. Sara has been doing a great job keeping Abby on her feeding schedule, even though it is almost non-stop. And look at the payback: Also, this is a great analysis that I hope a lot of people in Oregon will read: http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/david_sarasohn/index.ssf?/base/editorial/1191372906164290.xml&coll=7 OK, more Abby love: Bye for now!

Abigail now weighs in at 8 pounds, 10 ounces! She is hungry almost around the clock, but it’s a great turnaround. No stopping her going to 9 pounds and beyond!

Well Abby and Sara have been working real hard on feeding the last two days, and it seems to be paying off. Today in fact Abby won’t stop eating! She seems to be going through a growth spurt, and has already eaten about six times by the early afternoon. Yesterday we took her in to get her weighed and she had gained one ounce from two days before (up to 8 pounds 1.5 ounces). Today we rented a scale so that we could do the weighing ourselves, and took two measurements: Before a feeding at around 11:00 am: 8 pounds, 3 ounces After a feeding at around 1:00 pm: 8 pounds, 5 ounces So she is doing great. The big difference is that she is now holding food down and not spitting up. Unfortunately, this required an almost around-the-clock regiment of feeding, burping, and holding her upright. But it’s worth it to see her back up to birth weight. We’ll keep you posted! For now there’s no stopping her going back to 8 pounds, 8 ounces.

Well we’ve got the tear duct problem pretty well licked, but now poor Abby is having trouble keeping her food (milk) down. It’s been a pretty frustrating couple of days as we’re working to try and get her weight up. We’re going in for a weight check tomorrow afternoon, so hopefully there is some progress. It’s been hard on Sara especially with the constant feeding required. Wish the little girl luck! CLICK HERE FOR ABBY’S FIRST ON SCREEN APPEARANCE (MOVIE) More pictures:

This weekend we took Abigail on her first two outings (not counting doctor visits). On Saturday night we went to Baskin & Robins for some ice cream (though none for her). She seemed to like the car ride more than anything else. And then today we took her with us to do some grocery shopping. Having watched other people bring babies into stores, we figured her car seat would fit nicely into the shopping cart. Unfortunately it was a little more complicated, but we did get her in securely enough to ride around the store. Today she also developed a bit of an eye problem, which Sara’s mom says is a blocked tear duct (supposedly very common). This evening she had trouble even opening her eye because there was so much goo in it. We are going to call the doctor tomorrow and get some eye drops that should take care of it. It’s scary seeing her out of whack like that! Here are a couple pictures of Sara playing dress up: And here’s one ridiculous pose:

Today is Abby’s one week birthday. We’ve had a bit of a rollercoaster first week, with one easy day usually followed by one day of no sleep. Luckily last night she slept most of the night between feedings, and so hopefully that habit will begin to stick more. In any event, it’s been a joy to have her around the house. We are learning how to change her, clean her, bathe her, etc. and each day is a new adventure. We’re finding that she likes a lot of different music and also gets mesmerized by looking at black and white posters. She also likes to sleep in our bed with her arms straight up in the air, or on my chest during the day. She is so small! Here are some more pictures:

Abigail Hélène Roadman Born September 13, 2007. 10:27pm. Weight: 8 pounds 8 ounces. Height: 20.25 inches. More to come! When we get more sleep! She’s perfect.

This was in March: My belly in May: 22nd week of pregnancy on May 9th: July 8th with my friend Katie at the Blues Fest: July 9th- profile shot: Here’s a good picture of my belly- me and the Heidis during their visit to Portland in July. (July 30th-33rd week of pregnancy) August 27th:

Well I’m 35 weeks pregnant. I’m keeping busy this summer by getting ready for the baby and taking classes. I’ve been doing a water pregnancy fitness class and I started prenatal yoga this week. Kyle and I are also taking a million classes to prep for the baby- birth class, infant care class and a breastfeeding class. We’re learning a lot. The birth class freaks me out if I think about it too much! The baby room is all ready to go! Kyle’s parents helped us get it all ready for Abigail. Check out how cute it is: Here is what it looks like after I added all her toys! We have also been gardening as usual. The yard is really filling up with flowers and pumpkins. I’ve been having fun making flower arrangements. Here are some pics:

Well, since we last wrote on this site we’ve been through some pretty big life milestones. First, just over a year ago we bought our first house up in Beaverton. Although we seemed to have perfectly timed the top of the housing bubble, it has nonetheless been a good move for us. We’ll post some pictures in our Photo Albums soon. The bigger news is that we are expecting our first baby in one month! We’re having a girl and will be naming her Abigail Helen Roadman. Abby for short. Needless to say, we are extremely excited and nervous all at the same time. I’m sure this site will soon turn into all Abigail all the time, so stay tuned for pictures and stories. I’ve had a pretty horrible week after having some dental work done. I’m afraid some of it may have gone wrong over the weekend, and so I’ll be going back to the dentist first thing tomorrow. Wish me luck. I haven’t been able to eat any solid food in the last week and that’s getting very old. I just hope I’m all back to normal when the baby comes. That’s my goal at this point. I’ll have Sara post more soon. She’s getting very big– we’ll have to post a picture!! Bye for now. We are excited to have our website back and will update it frequently with both posts and pictures.