Monday, April 30, 2007

April 30, Visit from Jonathan and Marlies


Monday 30, April, Breast Feeding WORKING!!!!


Amazingly, after a few days only, the hardest part is over.
Joa is now getting mama's milk directly.
He seems to be praying every time for more.

Poor Mama...

Saturday, April 28, 2007

Saturday 28, April 2007 Joa back to house








Grandma Tummers taking us home from the hospital.










Finally, after a crazy week in the hospital for all three of us, we are all very happy to be back in our apartment, feasting on sushi to celebrate the occasion.

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Wednesday 25, April 2007


Joa's glucose level dropped. They wiggled a tube through his nose to his stomach, as a preventive measure for him to continue to get his food, if the conventional ways don't work.

Lucky we have to only use this once.

Poor Joa, looks painful. Daddy was up all night comforting. Now sneaking a few minutes of rest in.

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Tuesday 24, April, 2007


Anna and Joa.

Anna looking in good shape after such rough past days.

Tuesday 24, April, 2007 Flowers from friends



We received gorgeous flowers from Grandma and Grandpa Tummers, and also from tante Marlies and oom Jonathan.

Tuesday 24, April, 2007 The Nuclear Family Together




Life Clock: 23 Hours after birth.

Grandma and Grandpa visiting us in Hospital.

Tuesday 24, April, 2007


cool green hat, from tante Wieteke and oom Zeppi.

Monday, April 23, 2007

Monday 23, April, Joa getting an I V



Life Clock: 3 hours after birth

Poor Joa has to get an IV on his right hand to inject antibiotics and glucose. Unfortunately the IV did not adhere very well and Joa's hand swelled up; they then switched to his other hand :-(

Monday 23, April, Joa in Mother's embrace

Monday 23, April, A closer look at a clean Joa.




Life Clock:

2 hours after birth

Monday 23, April, Mother-Child Bonding


Life Clock: 1 hour after birth.

Monday 23, April, Joa's first physical



Life Clock: 25 minutes after birth.

A. OK

Monday 23, April, 10 minutes after birth



Born April 23, 2007 16:06 Monday


Monday 23, April 2007

Life Clock: 60 seconds after birth.

Both Mother and Child, Exhausted after a grueling 36 hour labor marathon.

Sunday, April 22, 2007

Contractions begins...


April 22, 2007. Sunday morning, contractions started. Anna puffying away. We had to go back and forth from the hospital twice. They sent us back the firts time, saying it was too early. When we came home, we immediately took another taxi back. It was a 36 hour roller coaster ride.