Cassian is officially a big brother!
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| Sun, 08-21-2005 - 2:06pm |
Hi everyone. Well, it seemed like an incredibly long energy-draining pregnancy for me, but the birth experience and afterwards have been fantastic. Tristan Thomas Parker-Price was born Tuesday, 8/16/2005 at 10:50 a.m. by repeat c-section. He weighed in at 6lbs 14oz and was 21 ins long. He is a beautiful baby and already seems much easier than Cassian was at that age. Anyone who wants to see pictures can email me at mom2cassian@yahoo.com. I will send you a few.
Cassian is overjoyed at being a big brother. He is very affectionate with Tristan, and we have all been amazed at his sensitivity toward the baby. We do have to prompt him to be aware when he is doing things like opening his books near the baby or talking very loudly near him. But Cassian observes these new rules with acceptance. He is spontaneously affectionate towards his little brother, kissing him, singing him songs he has made up, and calling him "my baby." He wants to hold him quite a lot, but we are very careful to lay down the law about that. He can hold him when sitting down and under supervision of Tim or me. It is really very cute to see.
Tim is loving being a Daddy the 2nd time and declares it is soooooo much easier than it was with Cassian. My parents are helping out here for another week, and we have had a lot of phone calls from relatives and friends.
My hospital experience was funny in that no one there could believe I was 40 yrs old. They said, I was the most energetic mom in the ward that week. I guess I was pumped up because the pregnancy had been so draining for me. A few hours after having Tristan delivered, my back no longer hurt; I could breath deeply; my bladder wasn't perpetually full; my PUPP rash no longer itched; there was no more gestational diabetes; the almost constant nausea and exhaustion had vanished, etc., etc. Ironically, my insomnia during pregnancy was so bad that I am now getting more sleep with nighttime feedings than I was before I delivered. A few days after delivery, I attended a discharge "class" in the maternity ward that they require all moms to go to, and everyone but me was hobbling around looking like they were in pain. None of the other moms could believe I had had a baby the same day they had.
Anyway, I just wanted to tell you all that things are going well for us. This is the first moment I have had to check the board since having Tristan, and I have missed everyone here.
Suzi

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Suzi,
Mazel-Tov to your family . I wish your family joy and happiness on the addition of Tristian into your lives.
Jackie~Boys
Jackie~ Jacob , Dylan-James, &
Dear Suzi,
Congratulations to you and your family! I am so happy for you and glad that you are feeling well. I am also glad to hear how well Cassian is doing as a big brother! It sounds like you did a great job preparing him and now that hard work and love is paying off!
Sending hugs,
Katherine
Suzi - CONGRATS to you & welcome baby Tristan!
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Edited 2/19/2008 9:19 pm ET by littleroses
HapPy
Dear Suzi and bigger family,
And yet another great big CONGRATULATIONS to you and yours on the new arrival! That is very exciting news, and I am happy beyond belief for you all.
yours,
Sara
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