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abby update

Hey, everyone, thanks for praying for our little girl. She is much, much better. Looks like we're out of the woods for this one!

from whence doth all the poo cometh!?

Abby came down with a stomach bug on Sunday afternoon. Since then we've been changing diapers at a ridiculous rate. I was so fortunate to be the one who "discovered" she was sick. Basically, she was eating breakfast in her high chair when all the sudden she burst out screaming. I picked her up and some of her stayed in the high chair. Folks, it was everywhere. And by everywhere I mean I had to sterilize the entire high chair and send her outfit to the Baltimore garbage incinerator. The diaper was superfluous, almost laughable. I had to bathe her immediately because there was even stuff on her face. Don't ask. I have no idea. Thankfully that first incident was by far the worst. Over the next 48 hours we've been subjected to something akin to Chinese water torture (though much messier) of blow-out, scream, change, repeat.

The worst part is the look in her eyes. She looks so sad, hurting and scared; she has no idea why her body isn't working right. So, I just hold her, sing to her, pray to Jesus for her, tell her I love her and kiss her head.

For those of you interested in her health: she hasn't run a fever and isn't vomiting, which I understand is a "best case scenario." Please pray she feels better soon and that mommy and daddy are spared from "something wicked this way cometh."

For my mom and dad: Thank you, thank you, thank you. I know I was not aware of your love and care for me when I subjected you to the same thing years ago, but I'm sure I did more than once and I know that you loved me through it. (Your prayers would be appreciated now!)

And, for all the rest of you, a question of physics: Where does all that poo come from!? I mean seriously. She's just 23 pounds. How could we have filled our garbage can outside already!? Really!? Come on!

abby leigh turns 1!!

Our little birthday girl turns one year old today! Poor thing was up most of the night with a cold, so we sang "Happy Birthday" to her shortly after midnight. Now, will she walk today? That be the question...

(Photo taken a few minutes ago w/ iSight on my MacBook Pro.)

sickness and significance

Abby caught her first cold over the weekend. It was sad seeing her all stuffed up and unable to breathe well. But, she was remarkably happy the entire time! Busted out the humidifier for the first time, too.

Last night we started Abby on solid foods. I'll post a pic eventually. I have been slammed this week and haven't had much time to do anything other than what is necessary.

In other news, Scott (who lives with us) has the flu, so we're praying Abby doesn't get it while her immune system is still recovering from the cold. I would appreciate your prayers in that direction, too. Pray that Scott is healed quickly as well. Thanks...

spoke too soon?

Thanks to all for your helpful insight. Especially to MO who added the caveat of limiting posts to ensure greater quality. If I do limit my posts to, say, one post/week I may switch to a free platform. Typepad has been wonderful to me, but I will not be able to justify the annual fee if I am not using the site much. There is hope on the horizon. (BTW, you Wordpress users... any thoughts?)

Oh, and I learned my lesson that I should complain about Abby's sleeping habits on my blog more often. You guys must have been praying for us! Last night she slept through the night for the first time in '08. Aaahhhh...

home musings...

Kim went back to work 2 weeks ago, and we were blessed to have grandparents in town to help with the transition. This week we began flying solo--and it has been rough thus far. We had been spoiled with uninterrupted nights of sleep because the grandmothers were "taking the bullet" for us. Now we're back to struggling through operating on 3-hour blocks of sleep at a time. *sigh* Of course, I can't really complain because everyone who has ever been in our situation has dealt with the same issues and come out on the other side with a college kid who leaves home... I guess that's when we'll sleep again.

My free time as of late has been channeled into helping out around the house a lot more so that we can both maximize sleeping time, spending time with my daughter who spends the day away from Kim and I, and some how manage to squeeze in time to help my wife nurture her soul.

Which brings me to the real point of this post: I'm debating whether or not to continue the adamfeldman.blog. It has been a 4+ year run (5 years this April) and a good one at that. I know that I have a pretty strong readership (although most of you don't leave comments, I'm uber happy that you frequent my blog), and I don't want to "let you down" by being so infrequent with my posts. If I blog, I want to offer quality, meaty posts for your enjoyment.

SO... if I opt to continue blogging I will need to rethink/restructure the nature of my blog like I did quite literally 2 years ago. I'll make a decision real soon.

Pending...

abby - 10 weeks

Abby passed the 10 week mark yesterday and lots of changes have ensued. For starters, Kim went back to work on Wednesday. We are grateful to Mamita (Kim's mom) and Bubbe (my mom) who are helping out this week and next to aid Kim and I in this transition. (Truth be told, I think they both just want more granddaughter time!)

So far, so good. Both mom and baby seem to be handling the transition well. Sure, its difficult--more so for Kim since she is cognizant of what is going on--but we are weathering it well as a family. Thank you for your prayers as we continue navigating family life...

Next week Abby visits the doctor for her first really big round of immunizations. I drew the small straw and have to be the one to see my daughter get pricked and prodded by needles. I may end up punching someone.

abby: 1 month observations

Abby turned one month old on Sunday. One month! The last four weeks have been difficult--sleepless nights, poo, giving up my schedule, etc.. I'm finding things that once took little difficulty to fit into my schedule are now infinitely more tough. Such things as grocery shopping, house cleaning and blogging.

Thank you for sticking around my blog despite the light number of posts as of late. I really want to be better at offering you 3-4 posts/week like I used to, and I am discovering the need to be more and more intentional about setting aside time to blog.

Each day Abby is getting more consistent in her sleeping schedule. Hopefully her daddy can use this time to get more consistent with his postings!

Peace and coffee...

[This post was written w/ one hand--my daughter is sleeping in my other arm!]

"don't leave us with the baby!!"

Today the last of the grandparents, Bubbe Feldman, flew back to Atlanta. It was such an unbelievable blessing having Papi and Mamita Price and Grandpa and Bubbe Feldman here to cook, clean, grocery shop, do laundry, coddle a two-a.m.-angst-ridden-crying baby and let Kim and I take naps. Now the real work begins!

As my mom left today I jokingly said, "Don't leave us with the baby!!" Maybe I wasn't completely kidding...

its game day!

Its game day @ the Feldman's and Abby Leigh is ready for some football... SEC style! (Abby is pictured in a "Roll Tide" onesie and a UGA cap.)

BAMA takes on LSU at home today and Georgia, well, *ahem*, Georgia plays Troy. Hopefully Abby will bring the same sort of "luck" to the Tide that she brought to the bulldogs last weekend... Roll Tide, Roll, little girl!