Little Timmy

For obvious reasons I have had a hard time getting anything down about Timmy's birth and the last week of our lives.  I don't want to forget certain things and yet I do want to forget other things if I'm ever going to have another child.  However, I still feel it important to record as much as possible.

At the hospital we gave in to one of those people who offer to take pictures of your child for free and then tries to get you to buy the photos after they are done.  For any of you (mostly for Mom and Dad in San Diego) who wants to see some professional pictures of Timmy you can view them online for one more week. After clicking here click on "view photos" and then type in the password  0526timothyhsiao.


Here are just a few brief updates and pictures from the past week.  I'll leave Timothy's birth story until the end of the post so those of you who don't wish to read the details can easily skip over it.


Brian is still figuring out what in the world has happened to his previous life.  I have a feeling it will take a very long time for him to adjust.  We're taking it day by day.  When he came to visit at the hospital the first thing he said was "Baby came out." He pointed to my stomach and said "all gone."  He was definitely more interested in all the buttons at the hospital than the baby.  He's been acting out a bit more at home, but likes helping me do things and loves having daddy around more.  The real challenge will be having Mark back at work full time.  I pretty much freak out just thinking about it.

I am so grateful for Mark's Mom who stayed with Brian for two days and for my sister-in-law Vivian who put Brian to bed while Timmy was being born and listened to him sleep for two different nights.  Thank you thank you thank you.

Mark has taken Timmy in every morning since Friday to get his bili levels checked.  He has jaundice, but we finally learned today that he is just low enough to not need the bilibed.  A little time in the sun helps too.

Timothy's days and nights are definitely turned around.  He wants to sleep sleep sleep all day long and whatever we do he will not sleep between the hours of 10:00 pm and 3:00 am.  Fun for us.  His cuteness almost makes up for the total exhaustion both Mark and I feel.

I was going to document Timmy's birth at this point, but I am just too tired and I can't justify not sleeping for it.  It will just have to wait until later.