What a long strange trip it’s been. And what a longer stranger trip it will be from here on out. Thank you all for your continued love and support.
Brad (and Jenn (and Grace))
And yes, I will be continuing the blog if you continue the reading.
Archive for April, 2008
Grace, Wireless
30
Apr
Getting ready to go home, Grace is nonchalantly working on her pacifier and is not wired at all. She spent last night off the monitors but still had the hookups, just in case. We just had to go through the list of dos and don’ts with the doctor (don’t let her drive and don’t warm her in the oven!) and learn to administer a suppository and they cleared us for takeoff! Almost there!
Welcome Daphne Jasmine Dobson!
29
Apr
I think this is it for Grace’s new friends for awhile. Born Monday April 29th at 7:26pm at a healthy 7lbs 15oz, Daphne is a textbook Take Home Baby using up almost all of her allotted 40 weeks (Kirstin was helping us run errands right up to the end!) and going home tomorrow, two days after her birth (and the same day as Grace). Good job Kirstin, her doula Jonathan and of course, little Daphne, who obviously knows how to play by the rules!
All systems go!
29
Apr
She passed her car seat test, she passed her hearing test…next stop the SATs! The whole family will be spending our first night together, just down the hall from the NICU. If Grace isn’t too upset by my snoring, she should be home by the afternoon! Jenn, who is already familiar with the snoring, may move back into the hospital.
Happy Monthiversary Grace!
28
Apr
We got you this new slightly used puppy! We hope you like him. We call him “Lincoln”. You can call him whatever you like.
Love, Mommy and Daddy
Raring to go! 2 days to Grace
28
Apr
All strapped in, and ready to go! Minus the wires, this is will be about what it looks like on Wednesday when we pack up the family in the car and leave the NICU behind. Though her outfit will likely change 10-12 times between now and then, the confused and slightly disgruntled face will probably remain. She has to sit in the chair for an hour today without any breathing problems to be cleared for takeoff. Then we have to teach her to drive.
4 Days to Grace
26
Apr
Obviously Grace is going to miss the NICU nurses, but as you can see during her last hospital bath, she is ecstatic that she will be getting the rest of her baths at home.
A couple of i’s to dot and t’s to cross but otherwise all systems go. Yes, Jenn…touch wood…poo, poo, poo…etc, etc, etc.
Meet the Grandparents: Part 4
25
Apr
In my final installment of the series, we meet the Maternal Grandfather:
Stats:
Real Name: James Hay White
Grandparent Name: Poppy
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Occupation:WinoWinemaker, Critic, Purveyor of flatbreads, napaman
Most likely favorite activity with Grace: Identifying the subtle flavors of grass and coconut in mashed peas and strained carrots
Likely runner up favorite activity with Grace: Attaching large Fabulous Flats and Manifesto logos to stroller and parading around busy areas of San Francisco and Napa Valley loudly extolling the benefits of both, to teach Grace “marketing”
Least favorite baby accessory: Baby monitor that causes “Death Ray” to his wireless internet connection
Worst place to hide when playing hide-and-go-seek with Poppy: Behind the bottle of 1969 Chappellet, in the wine cellar (7 paces straight from the door then 2 paces to the right, two bottles from the top)
Least favorite future Grandparent moment: When Grace discovers what happens when you add an “o” to poppy
Related Posts: Grammie, Nana, Papa, Poppy
Meet the Grandparents: Part 3
24
Apr
Next up: Paternal Grandfather.
Stats:
Real Name: George Myron Topliff
Grandparent Name: Papa
Birthplace: Long Beach, CA (but grew up in San Francisco)
Occupation: CPA (Retired)
Best Talent to be Handed Down: Counting (with an adding machine)
Biggest Current Shared Interest with Grace: Napping
Worst Hand-me-down to Grace : His last name, as she spells T-O-P-L-I-F-F (that is “F” as in “Frank”, “F” as in “Frank”) on the phone about 32,850 times or avg 3x per day, 365 days per year for about 30 years (until she gets married)
Most Popular Grandparent Skill: Lulling babies to sleep with Deep-Voiced “Goodnight Moon”
Related Posts: Grammie, Nana, Papa, Poppy