One Month Old!

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One month already! We are doing well in the Curry household. We've had a busy month. We kept busy with doctors appointments and trips to the playground, the mall and seeing friends and family. We went to Idawild Amusement Park and had a blast. Ashlyn slept in the stroller the entire time - I'm not even sure that she noticed that we were there! Aiden on the other hand had a blast.... riding all the rides in Kiddyland and even several in the big park. He loves doing it "on his own". There's a link to the pictures with this post.

Ashlyn weighed 9 pounds and 1 ounce at her 1 month checkup... everything else checked out well. She's at the 30-50th percentile for most things,... weight, height and head circumference. She has a birthmark on her right cheek, eyelid and upper lip that we need to get checked out by dermatology. Most likely - it's a port wine stain and is a permanent mark. It has lightened up a bit since birth but she'll need to have laser treatments to lighten it once she's a little older.

Aiden loves his sister but he is definitely acting out a bit. Everything is a little more dramatic.... falls are a huge big deal and everything gives him a "boo boo". We're trying to devote extra time to him - we even took him to the movies to see "Cars 2". He is having difficulty with the fact that Ashlyn sleeps in our room in the bassinet. He cries every morning when he sees her in there and now wants to sleep with us at night. We gave in one time when he was crying so hard about it at bedtime that he vomited! He's such a sensitive child. :) He's also regressed a little with potty training - if he gets upset about something or is scolded or corrected and Ashlyn is around - he'll just flat out pee on the floor! We are not going back to diapers but we've been buying extra carpet cleaner!

Mom and dad are doing well - Dad is busy with work and biking.... mom is awaiting her 6 week checkup and clearance to do a little more. Mom is reading a lot during all the bottles and is anxiously awaiting the nights when Ashlyn sleeps six hours straight. We are just about feeding her every 3 hours.

So until next month - take care everyone!

Our Little Baby Girl!

More Ashlyn Pics

Welcome Ashlyn! 

Ashlyn Olivia Curry was born at 11am on Tuesday, July 5th, 2011.  She weighed 7 pounds and 11ounces and was 19 inches long.  My water broke at 3:30 am and we were at the hospital by 4:30.  Jeff did a great job driving under pressure with contractions coming every 3 minutes.  Thanks to Dona (Jeffs mom) - for coming over in the middle of the night to be with Aiden.

My labor and delivery were pretty uneventful and easy.  I had an epidural by 6am and and at 10:50 - it was time.  I pushed a total of 5 times and Ashlyn was born 10 minutes later.  Melissa and Jeff were with me and my mom and dad were in the waiting room.

Ashlyn is very healthy.  She is a content baby only really cries when she needs something.  She's a little mini-mom.  Her hair is straight and brown and right now she has grey/blue eyes - we'll see if they stay blue like Jeff's or turn hazel like mine.  Ashlyn has a birthmark on her right cheek that we will need to have evaluated after she is 6 months old.  It may be temporary or permanent and if it is permanent - she will need laser treatments - so we will see.

We stayed at West Penn for 2 days and were released on thursday July 7th.  I am recooperating well and Aiden is adjusting pretty well too.  He says "I love my baby sister.  Be nice to Ashlyn".  Denver is not adjusting as well - we've been steam cleaning carpet a lot :(

Hope you enjoy the pictures.  We'll update Ashlyn's progress every month for her first year and give you updates on how Aiden's doing too.

Take care!





Big Changes at my house!

Hi everyone - it's been a long time since I've updated you all.  But with the recent change of events here at our house - I thought I should let you all know what's going on.

Mommy had a big belly for a long time and then one day - I woke up and she was gone.  Granny was here and said I have a new baby sister!  Mommy and my new baby sister came home 2 days later. 

So now I'm a big brother.  Mommy and Daddy say I'm the best big brother in the world.  My little sister's name is Ashlyn.  She's pretty quiet and to be quite frank.... kind of boring.  All she does is sleep and drink a bottle.  She cries every now and then and poops a lot.  Not sure what all the fuss was about getting me ready to be a big brother.... there's not much to do.  Mommy says that will change though.

So I'm now 2 and a half.  I'm doing really well.  I only see a heart doctor every year in August for my check ups and other than that - I've been pretty healthy.  I'm going to go see a leg doctor because mommy and daddy say I'm "knock Kneed" and "pronate" ... whatever that means.... but It's just to make sure I don't need anything with my growing legs.  I'm sure they will tell me more when I see the leg doctor.

I'm fully potty trained - I learned about a month before Ashlyn came.  Every now and then I poop in my pants but that's not often.  I have a cars potty seat and love it!  Sometimes I get really busy playing and have an accident - but those are happening less and less these days.  I have lots of fun underware - thomas the train, Elmo, Cars and Wall-E. 

What else am I doing?  Well - I know all my alphabet and even what all the letter sounds make.  I can count to 20 but I get 15-16-17 screwed up.  I have a great vocabulary and mommy says sometimes she forgets I'm 2!  I say words like Comfortable, beautiful, hypothesis, and investigation.  Sesame Street has helped a lot - ever hear of the "word of the day"  Murray always teaches me something.

Some of my favorite toys are trains, cars, any contruction vehicles - especially diggers, Mr. Potato head and musical instuments.  I have race cars too.... but I probably play the most with my alphabet letters.  Mommy and Daddy do Letters on the computer with me too.  I'm pretty good at it.  I like to watch Sesame street and Mickey Mouse.... and my favorite movies are Bee Movie, Cars, Toy Story 1-2 and 3... Monsters Inc and Ratatouille.  I went to see Cars to at the Movie theater.

This summer I took swim class with Daddy and learned lots of fun songs and how to splash and jump off the side of the pool into daddy's arms. I've been going to the playgrounds a lot and also like to ride my tricycle around the neighborhood.  I'm playing with Cooper and Tyson a lot.  I love to go to Grammy and Pappy's in the country.  I see lots of animals and ride the tractors and golf carts.

I've had my own room and a big boy bed since I was 2.  I do really well with bedtime and have only fallen out of bed 3 times!

So life is good here at our house.  Mommy and Daddy are going to use my blog to update everyone with Ashlyn's life too.  One day - mommy will turn the blog into a book for me and my little sister to keep.

So until next time!

AC