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She is such a doll. Is she a good baby?
Comment by Toni Finco — August 31, 2010 @ 6:50 pm
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ahhhh…she’s all grown up… 🙂
Comment by Dr Rudi — September 1, 2010 @ 1:12 am
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Auntie Toni, She is such a great baby. She just goes with the flow. Every now and then she has some gassy issues and she gets fussy, but overall I think we have been really lucky. We are having a blast. Hopefully I recover soon and we can head out on our first hike. I am dying to get out on the trails. But my body is still not ready, soon though!
Comment by alex — September 1, 2010 @ 8:51 am
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[…] Here is my little pixie this arvo soaking in the sun – and a comparison photo of Page at the same age here. […]
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I am a real Dad now
August 30th, 2010 by brendan
I heard you.
I heard you all sniggering behind my back and saying –
“He thinks he’s a real Dad, just ‘cos he’s fathered a daughter. But he’s not.”
Inside I knew.
I knew it wasn’t right to call myself a Dad.
Well now I can.
I built this shed yesterday. With my own tools.
I am a REAL DAD NOW.
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Good dad work. Have you retreated to it yet though? Real dads sit in their sheds…. 😉
Comment by Frances — August 30, 2010 @ 10:34 am
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You should have made yourself a window with them there tools Dad.
Comment by Joel Brazle — August 30, 2010 @ 12:23 pm
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Sniggerers,
If I can get the internets in there, I’ll be golden.
Comment by brendan — August 30, 2010 @ 11:28 pm
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Hooowzit…did you rrremember to put dab of Singer on the bearings for the sliders…?
Comment by Dr Rudi — September 1, 2010 @ 1:02 am
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… and what a great ‘da’ you will be. Lucky Page.
Comment by Ayla — September 2, 2010 @ 11:26 pm
Page’s first party
August 28th, 2010 by alex
Netflix put on a family picnic at Saratoga Springs. Page made her debut, and we took Carson along too.
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“Product Development”?
Do you have the blueprint for Page? Or did she turn out to be so beautiful despite your lack of prior design?
Comment by Zed McChen — September 1, 2010 @ 11:21 am
Coming home, baby’s coming home
August 26th, 2010 by brendan
Mid yesterday morning I picked up Alex and Page from the hospital. It was the first time that I had used a car seat. It took a little adjustment, and we had our little one all safe and secure. It was very fulfilling to have my family at home.
After we three had a nap in our bed, we all went for a very slow walk around the block to slowly introduce Page to the world.
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Keep that wife of yours in check. Mischy thought she could just run around like a crazy person when we got home. She ended up on bedrest for two weeks and I had to change a lot of diapers.
Comment by Joel Brazle — August 30, 2010 @ 12:25 pm
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Adorable!! Sadie loves her little outfit. ;0)
Seriously, she’s amazing and you guys look so happy!Comment by Anne-Britt Ostlund — August 31, 2010 @ 7:04 pm
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The outfit was perfect! I will send you a huge update soon with all the details. The days goes by so quick! We are definitely having a blast though.
Comment by alex — September 1, 2010 @ 8:53 am
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Recovery is no joke. I learned my lesson last week! I hope you and the family are doing well!!
Comment by alex — September 1, 2010 @ 8:54 am
Oh, hi!
August 23rd, 2010 by alex
Page Gibson is here! For us American folk, she weighs 7 lbs. 8 oz. and is 20 inches long. No, she is not named after Jimmy’s guitar, but after Brendan’s Grandma Winifred Page. (Although thanks to Anne-Britt she does share the same birthday as Keith Moon.)Â Despite coming from a family of 11, Grandma was the last of the Page’s. When Brendan and I first found out I was pregnant, Â that was the name we immediately agreed upon.
Yesterday was a whirlwind. It went by so fast. I labored from noon – 2 AM and pushed for an hour when she was born at 3:07. It was 10 times easier than I thought it would be. I did have the help of an epidural, but I was still amazed by how smooth everything went. The last hour was extremely painful and looking back its like an out of body experience. Page came out as perfect as I could have imagined, healthy, soft, alert, beautiful.
Ok, so sleepy. More later…
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Congratulations Brendan, that’s awesome, I didn’t even know you were expecting. Good luck
Comment by Josh Braegger — August 24, 2010 @ 9:08 am
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Congrats!!! She’s beautiful! California just got a whole lot better. 🙂
Comment by Nate Brunson — August 24, 2010 @ 9:14 am
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We’re so happy for you guys. Page is a sweetheart. Does she have an Australian accent?
Joel
Comment by Joel Brazle — August 24, 2010 @ 9:59 am
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She gurgles in Strine
Comment by brendan — August 24, 2010 @ 12:35 pm
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Congratulations Bren & Alex. Wonderful news.
She looks soooo beautiful.
Glad all are well. TCComment by Ayla — August 24, 2010 @ 3:02 pm
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She is absolutely gorgeous, wow!!!!!! Alex, you’ve GOT to have a #2 with a birth story like that, so wonderful I’m so glad for you guys!!! Looking forward to more pix!!!
xoxoComment by Anne-Britt Ostlund — August 24, 2010 @ 3:06 pm
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Congratulations A&B, welcome wee Page. I am so happy to hear all are happy well and healthy. Hope the first few days at home are going well for you.
Dawn Gary Marlowe & Harper
xx We plan to see you in October when we’ll be out in CA xx
Comment by Dawn — August 26, 2010 @ 2:39 pm
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Thank you D! I’ll send a big update soon with all the details. xoxo.
Comment by alex — September 1, 2010 @ 8:56 am
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Isn’t she beautiful! Congratulations. Love and best wishes to all.
Comment by Anne Gibson — August 23, 2010 @ 3:54 am
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Oh congratulations! It looks like Alex is holding little baby Craig! What a spitting image! How beautiful is she?!! Well done Alex and Brendan she is gorgeous x x Jodie
Comment by Jodie — August 23, 2010 @ 3:57 am
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Gorgeous, both of you!!!!!!! xoxoxooxooxoo to the new family!!!
Comment by Anne-Britt Ostlund — August 23, 2010 @ 6:11 am
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Thought this was perfect from ‘This Day in History’:
Aug. 23, 1963 : Beatles release “She Loves You” in UK
People in History born on Aug. 23:
1940 Galen Rowell, American Photographer
1947 Keith Moon, English rock drummer
1970 River Phoenix, Madras Ore, actor
1979 Ritchie Neville, musician
— a lot of artists born this day!!!
& to the packer fans in your family: 1975 Joe Andruzzi, NFL guard, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 3 ;o) (saw the cute tee shirt on your blog)Comment by Anne-Britt Ostlund — August 23, 2010 @ 6:35 am
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She’s so beautiful and she looks so alert. Congratulations!
Comment by Toni Finco — August 23, 2010 @ 6:43 am
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Yea!! Congratulations!! Such a beauty. Nice work there, Alex and Brendan. I cannot wait to meet her. It is a day of firsts and parental tears. This morning you just gave birth to your beautiful baby girl and I just sent mine off to the first day of kindergarten. Enjoy every moment — including all of the sleepless nights and hopelsss moments of trying to figure out what to do…. It goes WAY too fast.
Love you guys!!
XOXOXOXOComment by Cheryl — August 23, 2010 @ 11:21 am
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Thanks Jodie! Craig and Anne arrive today and we’ll have to do an in person comparison. She does have these facial expressions that look a lot like Brendan and Brendan says they look like Craig. My Mom also thinks she looks like her and my Dad thinks she looks like him 🙂 Its so hard to tell! I hope you and Martin are doing well. xoxo.
Comment by alex — September 1, 2010 @ 8:58 am
We are at the hospital
August 22nd, 2010 by brendan
I’ll try to keep this post updated. All well so far. Little girl is doing just fine so far. Nurse is checking her heartbeat.
Alex is looking fantastic in her hospital gown with colourful moon and stars splattered over it.
It’s a beautiful day here in Stanford. Not a cloud in the sky.
Her water has broken. The plan is to be induced at 11:30am if we need to. Contractions are at 7 minutes apart right now. Alex is not in any pain. The monitor shows when the contractions are rather than Alex screaming. She is so tough.
Contractions are at two minutes. This means that Alex gets a minute of relief.
Alex’s Mom, Carson, and Cole were in earlier and brought some flowers and smuggled in some chocolate. We’ll see them again later this afternoon.
Baby’s heart rate is steady at 140. All going well.
Just had an epidural. Alex is in love with her anesthesiologist, who is from Dutch and has a very big moustache.
Not much happening right now. There was a major crisis earlier with a lost dog, but she was found safe and sound in the middle of Middlefield Road and will have a night with some new friends in the local dog pound.
Contractions are coming regularly. At this pace we are looking for an early morning birth, probably in five hours from now.
Alex is now in the stirrups. She will start pushing soon.
No cervix.
Pushing is trickier than it sounds.
I am getting good at counting to ten.
Sam has now taken over the counting. She is really good too!
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Hi you guys, we’re thinking of you here in Silverton!!! Can’t wait to hear the great news!!
xoxoxox
AB & Fam.Comment by Anne-Britt Ostlund — August 22, 2010 @ 5:57 pm
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ps – I had a totally hot anesthesiologist too, he wasn’t Dutch, but definitely hot…course judgement might be off at that time ;o)
Comment by Anne-Britt Ostlund — August 22, 2010 @ 6:17 pm
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We are monitoring the updates. Not sure if the lost dog is ‘your’ dog. Hope all goes well.
Comment by Anne Giibson — August 23, 2010 @ 12:35 am
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Oh wow!
Comment by Ayla — September 2, 2010 @ 11:24 pm