Thursday, November 1, 2007

Pretty in Pink



So early on Friday Morning, we checked into the hospital and knew that in a few short hours we would be meeting our daughter for the first time. It was scary but exciting. Everyone right down to the nurse who just wheels you from one place to another was so warm and caring. I was nervous about having another C-Section and staying at the hospital as I would have preferred to have a more natural and comfortable atmosphere but it turns out that my babies will all be born by C-Section and so I'm becoming more comfortable with the hospital routine. I must say I was pleasantly surprised at the wonderful care we received at St. Mary and felt very taken care of by all the doctors and nurses that assisted us.

Kyra (which is what we'll call her) is doing great! She eats and sleeps and rarely cries...at first I thought something was wrong with her but come to find out this is how most babies are their first weeks of life. Arseny on the other hand cried and rarely ate or slept, GOD IS GRACIOUS! I'm glad I had the hard one first ;) Recovering has been and will be a long process, I'm trying to lay low but it's hard when you're home...you tend to want to pick up the toys or the maccaroni and cheese that's on the kitchen floor but you have to just let it go. It's easy to forget that you had major surgery.

Arseny is doing really well despite all circumstances. He spent a lot of time with daddy while I was staying in the hospital. He was a little afraid the first time they came to visit, I got a little bit of the cold shoulder but he perked up after a little while...he was afraid of the IV's in my hand and would hide his face if the nurses tried to talk to him. Now that we're home he's just a peach. We thought he'd have trouble with me holding the baby but it turns out that he has a major problem if DAD holds the baby...that was funny. Over all he is not jealous at all and shows much love toward his little sister. He's very curious about her and we let him touch her "Gentle" and he gets really excited about this. Whenever he refers to her or sees her he changes the tone of his voice to a really sweet and light sound, points or reaches for her and says "dee da" sister?... baby? we're not sure but it's really cute. We let him play with her blanket and take her hats and socks. We also let him jump in and explore her bassinette. I think all our hard work preparing him with the baby doll and talking about it has really paid off. They're going to be best friends I think ;)

Matthew is off from work, glory to God! So we are lucky to have some great quality family time. Although it's been a little hard getting used to two little ones. We each have one to watch now and it can be a juggling act at times. Over all Matt has been Super Dad and I can't imagine trying to do this without him. We also have such great friends and church family who have helped us with Arseny and brought us meals, prayed for us, visited and just have been supportive through this whole process. I'm so amazed and can't imagine not having this support network of wonderful people. Thankyou to everyone! We're all doing well and we'll keep you posted on what's new. Thanks for stopping by and checking in on Malenky's World. Anna

2 comments:

Shannon Agni said...

I see some of little Malenky in little Kyranna. We sure enjoyed Arseny and Matthew coming over the other evening. When you feel up to it maybe you and Kyra could join them for a walk to our house.

layne (herman) said...

1. Malenky's world will never be the same.

2. I like the photo of Kyra with Anna in the background.

muchlove to the house of H!!!