Just chillin' with daddy.
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Anna soils herself
Well it was bound to happen eventually... Nearly seeped out of her 3 layers of clothing...
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Head Control and Eye Focus
Anna has had pretty good command of her head since the beginning. We are still optimistic that she may have avoided the melonhead gene. Even the nurses in the hospital were surprised by the strength of her back and neck (the back strength, she did not inherit from me or my father.)It seems like Anna's eyes are beginning to focus on people and things. She looks at us when we speak to her (which might simply mean that she hears our voices), and this morning she was fixated on the penguin that Oma Christa placed on the changing table. With a little help, she was able to grab the scarf and pull the penguin on top of her (which scared Anna a bit). It is clear that she will be grabbin' Grammy's earings soon, like her cousins in Colorado always did.
Big BLUE eyes...
Anna slept a lot this weekend and, as you can tell from her cheeks, has recently put on a few grams. Just like daddy, she gains weight in her face. We were worried last night when she slept from roughly 6pm until 11pm. We thought we had a LONG night ahead of us. Anna surprised us by sleeping from almost 1am until nearly 6am. Her eyes have been WIDE OPEN today (see right photo), although she had a few yawns while daddy held her (see left photo).
Anna's eyes are still blue and we are still not seeing any signs that they might change.
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Anna has found her thumb !
Anna slept throught the night relatively well during week 2, but this has changed duing week 3. After the roughest night yet, we are somewhat pleased that Anna found her thumb today. We are hopeful that she considers the thumb to be an alternative to waking us up every couple hours. Our fingers are crossed.
PS. The Kodras should notice that this post is PRIOR TO 10pm, unlike most of the other posts. Greetings from Munich from the three of us!
Monday, August 22, 2005
New Outfit
Anna's new (super warm) outfit with the cute bunny feet was gift from Steffi's godmother (Tanta Ingrid).
Sunday, August 21, 2005
2 Weeks Old Today
...so we pulled out a toy, that Grammy bought Anna long ago. I am not sure whether the colors registered in Anna's young brain, but it provided a break from crying, eating, pooping, and sleeping (her four favorite hobbies).
Saturday, August 20, 2005
A ride in the car...
We went for a ride in the car today to try to buy some things that we need. In typical German fashion, the store was closed. It was 1:30pm on a Saturday afternoon. It is hard to imagine that stores are able to sell anything, seeing as they are closed during the days and hours when normal people have off of work.
The cute duck outfit (jacket, hat, shoes, etc.) was provided by Karen and Trang from Milliman.
Monday, August 15, 2005
Anna's bed
Anna is not a big fan of her bed, although we were able to get a few nice photos and post them today.
Friday, August 12, 2005
Grandma's finger
Unlike the US Commander in Chief (http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno/finger/poll.shtml) Grandma Winckler (Christa) accidentally let her finger slip in front of the camera on Anna's first day outside of the house.
The White House response was that it was a "thumbs up" sign. Like so many times before, we are asked not to believe our own eyes.
First Bath
One of the benefits of the German 'public' health insurance is that we have our own midwife who comes everyday for an hour (if we so desire) to check on everything and to give advice. Yesterday Anna lost her umbilical cord, so today she gets her first bath. I might add some video footage to our normal website (www.courchene.net)
BTW, Happy Birthday Uncle Michael !
Oma Christa visits
Steffi's mom, Christa, is visiting us in Munich for several days. We are so lucky to have family somewhat nearby (5-6 hours by car), especially since Jeff is still trying to work at least halfdays.
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
The Scary Last Stop
After much personal attention from the doctor, for most of which Anna was awake yet amazingly calm, we were allowed to go home. A bit scary, we were told about a few irregularities that will likely develop into regularities, and we received a follow up appointment for late September (in 6 weeks). Time to go home.
BTW, I haven't seen this many electrodes hooked up to a human being since the Abu Gharib or Guantanamo Bay photos/videos were released. [Please do not read the next sentence if you are a deaf/dumb/blind Bush-apologist.]
So far so good...
...so we are leaving the hospital a day early. We had the option to stay another night, but we've opted for home-sweet-home. Just one stop , which is for an EKG so doctors at the 'Kinderklinik' will take a closer look/listen at/to Anna's heart. Supposed to be somewhat normal, for newborns under 3kg.
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Wide Awake in America... er Germany
Apologies to Bono for the blatant plagerism. Great concert last Wednesday by the way.
You might think Anna is sleeping, but if you look closely you will see that she is really watching me take her picture... she's got mad skills!
Sleepers and Screamers
Sometimes when we hold Anna, she shuts her eyes and sleeps calmly... other times, she uses her voice box and lungs, both of which are fully developed.
Monday, August 08, 2005
Thursday, August 04, 2005
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