Thursday, January 12, 2012

More leisurely update

Guys, remember how I did a quick update sixteen days ago?

Well, a lot can happen in sixteen days. Why, you can...


  • get an emergency C-section
  • have a baby girl
  • find out that she inhaled a fair amount of meconium (newborn poop) and needs to stay in the hospital, even after you can leave
  • go to the hospital every single day and stay there for the whole damn day in order to feed your daughter
  • watch her thrive as she gets less and less extra oxygen every day
  • cross your fingers like crazy when the doctor finally takes her off oxygen for a 48-hour observation period
  • realize that you can take her home
  • take her home
  • take her to her first pediatrician appointment, where you find out that she's gained an enormous amount of milk because you apparently produce milk like a cow
  • have amazing emotional highs and lows, plus, hormones! And recovery from your first surgery ever. The result of which was a HUMAN
  • be super happy
So, folks, I haven't been online much. I haven't checked my e-mail. I haven't checked your blogs. But I've been waiting and waiting for the day where I could tell you about Chalkdust and Booties. She's alive and well, over two weeks old, and adorable. She already owns more clothes than I do, so I'm sure she'll be a fashion blogger in her own right.

What do you think?



22 comments:

  1. She is gorgeous! I'm glad she's finally home with you and that boots and booties are abounding! Besitos

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  2. Aww, welcome baby Booties! Glad she's home and doing ok (and gaining weight, pudgy babies are always so cute, lol) Can't wait to see her first OOTD ;P Lots of love to you both (and hubby, can't help but remember he has something to do with this hehe)

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  3. Wow she is just perfect!! Congrats and welcome home, enjoy it :)

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  4. That is and adventurous way to spend two weeks. Sorry to hear about the surgery (ouch) and the inhaling poop (um...ick?). Glad it all worked out.

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  5. Congratulations Mama Boots! You are amazing.

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  6. Look what you made! She's a gorgeous little Botties, no doubt about it.

    P.S. Butterflies also produce meconium. I don't know where to go with that fact, but there it is.

    P.P.S. She's so cute!!!

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  7. she's so beautiful. congrats!
    mary

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  8. OH MY GOD! CONGRATS CONGRATS CONGRATS!

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  9. Many congratulations on your new daughter.

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  10. Chalkdust & Booties! Oh she's so cute! Congratulations! And wow, that is a pretty busy 16 days.

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  11. Congrats! What a beautiful baby. Good to hear from you and I am looking forward to updates (I am also sitting in Anne's living room).

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  12. SO ADORABLE. I think she'll look like you. :) I just had to say CONGRATS. I thought that you were taking your time and kind of working through your maternity leave. I did not expect this! I am so glad that all is well and I wish all three of you the best.

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  13. Awwwwwwww :) congrats! she is SUPER cute! :D

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  14. This is joyous news! I am both of you are doing well...and I look forward to reading that baby style blog.

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  15. Congratulations. Glad she's recovered from her harrowing entry into the world. I hope you're doing well too.

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  16. Wow, that is an amazing amount of highs & lows to go through. So glad that she's thriving now! And that you seem to be doing well too. :)

    Congratulations! She's beautiful!

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  17. Congratulations! She's absolutely beautiful.

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  18. I am so happy for you! She's gorgeous! (She looks like you!) Treat yourself well over the next few weeks and months. You deserve it.

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  19. Congratulations C&Bties! She IS gorgeous. 'Hope you're all making things work over there in her new home!

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  20. Thanks for the good wishes, everybody! Little Boots is doing fine and thriving and gaining more and more weight each second (she eats like a maniac). I'm thoroughly internet-deprived and aching to get back to blogging again: soon, I hope!

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  21. She's beautiful! I'm definitely late to this but I still wanted to congratulate you on the birth of your gorgeous daughter! Here's to motherhood and academia (and multilingual parenting). She's lovely and I"m glad that she recovered quickly from her stay in the NICU and that yo and her are doing well!

    S.

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