Monthly Archives: July 2008
Happy Birth Day
From Brian: As our baby’s first day of life moves into his second, we want to thank the callers, e-mailers, and blog-posters for their happy thoughts. After my lunch, Jen’s mother had hers. Then I went home to get more … Continue reading
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Getting Late on Birth Day
From Brian: This post was typed on August 2, 2008, at 9:27 p.m., but I retroactively filed it here to maintain chronological order. Here are a couple of photos from the night of Robert’s first day!
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Thanks for Your Good Wishes & How to Get in Touch
From Brian: We are thankful for the outpouring of good wishes for the Beanie! Beanie can’t wait to read or hear them for himself!!! We’ll probably be at Kaiser for another day or two. A good way to contact us is … Continue reading
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I Get to Eat Lunch
From Brian: As my mother dropped off lunch, I wanted to keep an eye on both Jen and the Beanie. I was hungry enough to start eating lunch anyway, but I couldn’t eat quickly because I wanted to be watchful. However, … Continue reading
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Beanie’s Red Envelope
From Brian: More vital checks. Jen had a light breakfast brought to her to see if she would stomach it (and she did fine!). Around 11 a.m., Brian’s parents and grandmother visited. Grandma brought Beanie a laycee or lai see … Continue reading
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Our First Family Room
After a bit of time, we were all moved out of labor and delivery into another room for the “night” (though it was 2:45 a.m.). We settled into Room 3108 a few minutes later. Finally, we settled around 3:30 a.m. There … Continue reading
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Just After Birth
From Brian: Robert was born on July 31 at 1:27 a.m. He weighed 6 pounds and 14 ounces. I followed him to the ICN (intensive care for newborns) where they kept him warm, checked his vitals and made sure that … Continue reading
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Immediately After Birth
From Brian: This post was written on August 3 at 5:35 p.m., but I retroactively filed this post on July 31 at 4 a.m. to maintain the sequence of events. As soon as Robert and I settled into the ICN, … Continue reading
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There Is Magic in the World
From Brian: There is magic in the world, and his name is Robert Pon. He’ll always be our Beanie, but just before 2 a.m. on July 31, when he was just 20 minutes old, I told him he was a … Continue reading
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More Videos at Birth
Retroactively posted by Brian on September 23, 2008: Here are some early videos! The first one above is just a second (or click the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2_9uwF3AK8. The second one below is longer (or click the line http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaRDWYFCm6k
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