I cant believe its been 3 weeks since our little Audrey  joined us.  Time has flown by and Alex and I are little by little getting a hang of things.  Yes there are tons of sleepless nights, yes there are challenges and guessing games in trying to figure out what Audrey needs but at the end of the day we cant help but thank God for this incredible gift he has given us.  One look at her and it makes it all worth while. We go next week for her one month doctors appointment (wow 1 month!) and hopefully soon we will be able to take her out for a stroll, I cant wait for that! Until then thanks so much everyone for all your love and support.

Spanish (con muchos errores)

No puedo creer qye ya an sido 3 semanas desde que nacio nuestra pequena Audrey. El tiempo ha pasado volando!. Si tenemos noches sin dormir, si tenemos dificultades en tratando de entender las necesidades de Audrey, pero al final del día nosotros no podemos dejar de agradecer a Dios por este regalo tan increíble que nos ha dado. Una mirada a su carita y hace que todo valga la pena. Vamos la próxima semana para cita medica de un mes (wow 1 mes) y espero que pronto la podemos llevar de paseo. Gracias por todo su amor y apoyo!

Everyone meet Audrey’s cousin, Tuesday Ray Aucoin. She was born Feb 20 7lb 9 oz 21 inches.

She is absolutely beautiful and we cant wait to meet her in June. Congratulations to mommy Jocelyn and daddy Erik! and Congratulations to the proud and happy grandparents! We love you guys!

Spanish

Ayer nacio la prima de Audrey, Tuesday Ray Aucoin.  Peso 7 libras 9 oz y tiene 21 pulgadas. Esta super preciosa y tenemos muchas ganas de conocerla.  Felicidades a los padres Jocelyn y Erik y tambien a los abuelos.

Translation:
Happy Chinese New Years! 2010 is the year of the tiger and here are some pictures with the family

Spanish:
Feliz Anio nuevo Chino! 2010 es el ano del tigre y aqui tenemos unas fotos con la familia

Dear family and friends,

Its been a while since my last post but I wanted to let you all know that all your love and support has not gone unnoticed.  I cant begin to tell you all how much this has meant to Alex, Audrey and me.  We are truly blessed to have you all in our lives.  As of yesterday afternoon Audrey got discharged from the hospital and we are so thrilled to have her back home with us.  It was very difficult leaving her behind, one of the hardest things I have ever done.  ( I guess this is just a taste of parenthood ) She is doing better, her bili numbers went down a lot and tomorrow morning we are taking her to her pediatrician for a follow up to check that she keeps doing better.  Here are some pics of her at home yesterday with a smile that just melts our hearts and we hope it will melt yours too.  I love you all very much and I promise to return calls soon! Happy Valentines everyone!

Spanish

A sido mucho tiempo desde mi último post, pero les quería decir a todos lo tanto que aprecio todo su amor y su apoyo. No puedo comenzar a decirle a todos lo mucho que esto ha significado para Alex, Audrey y yo. Estamos verdaderamente bendecidos de tener a todos ustedes en nuestras vidas. A partir de ayer por la tarde Audrey regreso del hospital y estamos muy contentos de tenerla de vuelta en casa con nosotros. Era muy difícil dejarla en el hospital, una de las cosas más difíciles que he hecho. (Supongo que esto es sólo una muestra de ser padres J Ella está mejor, sus números bili bajó mucho y mañana por la mañana la llevaremos a su pediatra para un seguimiento para comprobar que ella sigue haciendo mejor. Aquí están algunas fotos de  ayer en casa con una sonrisa que derrite nuestros corazones. Los quiero mucho a todos y les mandamos un abrazote! Feliz dia de San Valentín a todos!

just another day at the spa

The last couple of days have been quite busy. After 2 days of being home, we took Audrey to her first doctor visit. Everything looked good, she had a little bit of jaundice, which is common for most babies. To be on the safe side the Dr recommended drawing some blood to check her bili level. Later that afternoon we got that dreadful call, that first time parents (probably any parent) hates. “This is Audrey’s Dr, you need to take her to the ER right now. Her bili is up high and we need to bring down ASAP”. Jenny was devastated and I kicked into coach (daddy) mode. We rushed over to the ER and got her admitted. Her bili was at 20 when we took her in. Within 6 hours of photo therapy it dropped to 18, then to 12 and this morning it was at 10. It wasn’t easy going home without our daughter, but we knew it was the best thing for her. The doctors have been great. So far, Audrey is doing excellent- she just passed her hearing test.

As many of you know jaundice is common. Several factors contributed to her getting jaundice -a different blood type than mommy ( not proven, but highly likely), a hematoba she got during delivery (not significant), and dehydration (mostly from this). A level of 20 is risky, a level of 25 is dangerous, over 25 and it can have long term damage. As long as they are treated, normally it can be controlled rapidly. Fortunately for us. God helping, this was the case.

We want to thank everyone again for their kind regards and prayers. We will keep you all posted here on Audrey’s blog.

Espanol (lleno de erores gramaticos):
Tuvimos que regresar al hospital con audrey para que le controlen el nivel de biliruben. Ya se esta mejorando. Nos asusto un poco, pero ya estamos alegros que pronto nos podremos regresar a la casa. Muchas gracias por pensar y recesar por nosotros.

some privacy please

rocking out

As many of you told us, the first night with your new baby is always tough.  She fed many times, so we were up all night.  Jenny was doing most of the work, I was trying to help with what I could (aka. . . diaper maintenance).

She has been up with us today so we hope she sleeps better tonight.  We got some better pics today and will post more soon.

We want to thank everyone for all your kind regards.  We haven’t been able to write back to everybody individually, but when things settle down a bit we will.  Till then check back for updates!