It is tough to believe that we were in the hospital two weeks ago and waiting for our little guy to arrive. Here are a couple of favorite pictures from the last couple of days...
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Dylan's BIG Debut
Day 12 (8/26) was a big day for Dylan. Lee Patterson, our wedding photographer, came to our house today to take pictures of our little man. Dylan was in top form! He was awake, aware, posed perfectly and every once in a while flahsed his bright pink/red gums. Here are a couple of pictures from the "shoot".
Friday, August 22, 2008
Gino the Giraffe says Happy Birthday
We started Dylan's one week birthday with one of his room mates, Gino the Giraffe. Gino can't wait to play with Dylan all the time!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Splish, splash I was taking a bath...
The first splash at home was wonderful! We wanted Dylan to be clean before his first doctor's visit tomorrow morning.
We're Home
We’re Home!!!
We left Sunday night and introduced Dylan to his home. He was so excited that he slept all the way home and into the Pack n’ Play (the interim napping spot). After Mike went to the Pharmacy to pick up the wonder drugs for Alison it was time to feed him…again. How much do these little people eat?!?!
Sunday night was quite an adjustment. We were sleeping with our son through the night for the first time. We couldn’t believe that we were setting an alarm to wake up in the middle of the night. Since Dylan is with us in a bassinet, we needed to create a make shift changing station and kitchen in our room so we could have all the supplies we needed to change and feed the little man in the middle of the night. Mike is in charge of waste management and Alison is the Executive Chef of Chez Chiock.
We can’t believe that we’re home with Dylan and that we’re watching our boy change every hour of every day. Some highlights…he is starting to feed very well from Alison and also from the supplemental bottles that are pumped and then when absolutely necessary with some formula. The good news is that Dylan has been able to tell us when he’s hungry with his small but mighty lungs.
Some concerns…he sleeps very well between feedings (can this last long?), his hair does not automatically pop in to a faux hawk, he hasn’t eaten enough to look like a little Michelin man, but we’ll be there soon.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Our Little Boy
Contrary to what most people might think (because of Mikey's smallness) Dylan was a little guy. But, in day 3 his he starting to fill in much to his parents happiness. And according to the Piedmont Hospital professionals he maintained his 6% loss of his original birth weight and that's good. Here's a newer picture of him looking all cool with his crooked beanie hat.
Day 2 - Our Family
With some rest and relaxation we start to see the changes in Dylan. It is amazing to think that he is with us now. We can hold him, feed him and love him outside of the womb! We are very excited that his cheeks are starting to fill in...all we want to do is pinch him! We hope you will get the chance to do the same soon.
Day 1 Picture Hightlight
Our little guy in the transition nursery and then meeting mom in the Post Op Recovery RoomOh Happy Day - August 14, 2008
Dear Family and Friends,
It is with great pleasure that we announce the arrival of our son, Dylan Michael Chiock. Born August 14, 2008 at 4:16 PM Eastern. Dylan weighed 6 lbs. 11.4 oz and measured 19.5 inches.
Our experience started early on Thursday morning (12:00 AM to be exact) as Alison started to feel early contractions, but contractions strong enough that she had to breathe through. So, we called our doctor who instructed us to go to the hospital. After a nice 1.5 mile walk (one of the many recommendations during early labor), more sporadic contractions and a cervix dilated only 1 cm (for those who don’t know, the basic object is to start at 1 cm and end at 10 cm for the baby to come out), we were kindly sent home…time 6:30 AM.
On our way home, half asleep but with keen awareness that today (8/14) might be THE day, we stopped for gas and noticed that traffic going towards the hospital “sucked”. While at the gas station, Alison decided that she needed to vomit (we were later told that this was Alison’s body telling her that something “changed”). Well at 7:30 AM (approximately 5 minutes after I was comfortable and Alison was still un-comfortable), I heard “Oh, my water broke”. That is that I call “change”, as so termed by our wonderful Labor and Delivery Nurses at Piedmont Hospital. Alison went from 1 cm dilated at 6:30 AM to 4.5 cm at 8:00 AM, then 7.5 at 10 AM and finally to 10 cm (aka Open for Business) by 12:30. Apparently this was “quick” and she started pushing Dylan out of his comfortable habitat.
Rightfully so, Dylan did not want to cooperate or leave his warm and cozy home. And as the labor and pushing wore on, the doctor decided that Alison had done enough and that Dylan was not going to come out. So, we opted for the Cesarean Section and Dylan arrived shortly there after. It’s been a long day and a couple of nights, but mom and son are doing very well!
A brief introduction to Dylan…he looks like Alison and Michael…the transition nursery already called him “very strong”…he loves being with his parents…and we certainly love him.
Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. We hope to connect with each of you soon as we start this wonderful phase in our lives.
With Love,
Michael, Alison and Dylan Chiock
It is with great pleasure that we announce the arrival of our son, Dylan Michael Chiock. Born August 14, 2008 at 4:16 PM Eastern. Dylan weighed 6 lbs. 11.4 oz and measured 19.5 inches.
Our experience started early on Thursday morning (12:00 AM to be exact) as Alison started to feel early contractions, but contractions strong enough that she had to breathe through. So, we called our doctor who instructed us to go to the hospital. After a nice 1.5 mile walk (one of the many recommendations during early labor), more sporadic contractions and a cervix dilated only 1 cm (for those who don’t know, the basic object is to start at 1 cm and end at 10 cm for the baby to come out), we were kindly sent home…time 6:30 AM.
On our way home, half asleep but with keen awareness that today (8/14) might be THE day, we stopped for gas and noticed that traffic going towards the hospital “sucked”. While at the gas station, Alison decided that she needed to vomit (we were later told that this was Alison’s body telling her that something “changed”). Well at 7:30 AM (approximately 5 minutes after I was comfortable and Alison was still un-comfortable), I heard “Oh, my water broke”. That is that I call “change”, as so termed by our wonderful Labor and Delivery Nurses at Piedmont Hospital. Alison went from 1 cm dilated at 6:30 AM to 4.5 cm at 8:00 AM, then 7.5 at 10 AM and finally to 10 cm (aka Open for Business) by 12:30. Apparently this was “quick” and she started pushing Dylan out of his comfortable habitat.
Rightfully so, Dylan did not want to cooperate or leave his warm and cozy home. And as the labor and pushing wore on, the doctor decided that Alison had done enough and that Dylan was not going to come out. So, we opted for the Cesarean Section and Dylan arrived shortly there after. It’s been a long day and a couple of nights, but mom and son are doing very well!
A brief introduction to Dylan…he looks like Alison and Michael…the transition nursery already called him “very strong”…he loves being with his parents…and we certainly love him.
Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. We hope to connect with each of you soon as we start this wonderful phase in our lives.
With Love,
Michael, Alison and Dylan Chiock
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