And she is a beauty! I didn't take any pictures of her cuz my camera still isn't working properly and I don't have a replacement, but I got to visit with her for a whole hour tonight and hold her almost the entire time.
My brother and sister in law are so exhausted! Ava is only sleeping about an hour at a time so they've only been getting catnaps. Jen's been letting Bob get a little more sleep since she holds the food (they're breastfeeding) but not much more. Yesterday was the first time that Ava slept for 4 hours straight .. which was like an early xmas present for Jen lol.
They were telling me the horrible nurse stories from the hospital. Apparently one of the nurses took it upon herself to feed Ava with iron based formula after she took Ava for some tests ... w/o knowledge or consent from Bob or Jen. The nurse told them that Ava wasn't being fed and she looked pale and basically that Jen was a bad mom so that's why she did it. Well, after Ava had the formula she was constipated for almost 24 hours and didn't urinate for around 12. She was crying (because of the pain we're assuming) and her tummy was swollen until she did have a bowel movement.
See, Jen is a vegan. She doesn't eat any animal products and thusly Ava hasn't eaten any herself. So feeding her that formula was the equivelent of basically introducing poisons to her body. She's never had to digest animal proteins like taht before.
There was also a pediatrician that came in telling them they were bad parents essentially and she was starving her baby. That her colouring was off and she lost too much weight. Which was funny cuz the previous day a different pediatrician came in and just raved about how good Ava's colour was and that she was right on course for loss of weight (ava was born 7lbs12ozs ... she was 7lbs.5ozs at the time). Then, after basically telling Jen she was doing a lousy job, she offered to be their pediatrician. Jen said NO ... but she still gave them her card. The Audacity!
So anyway, I won't bore you with all the details. I just have to say my brother and sister in law handled it better than I would have. If I had been going off of 2 hours sleep in 48 hours with my hormones running high after having delivered a baby, who KNOWS what I would have spouted off and said! They would have been likely to call child protective services on my ass after spewing an endless fountain of obscenities.
But back to the visit. Ava was an angel. I heard thru my mom how she has a set of lungs on her and is gonna be a singer like her Aunt Jazmyn, but she slept the whole time we were there. I'm sure as soon as we left she opened her pretty eyes and wailed, but we didn't see it. Kevin held her for a little bit. He did a really good job too. Wasn't that nervous. When I held her it brought back memories of me holding my sister when she was just a baby. gave me the warm fuzzies.
It was so different seeing Ava. I mean, I thought she was adorable and loved her just from the pics I saw, but to see her in person just 3 days old and hold her tiny body. I fell instantly in love. And altho I have 3 nephews by marriage in Tyler (6), Zach (5) and Keifer (4), and I love each of them dearly (I've been with Kevin since just after Tyler was born), And my cousin Angie's son Jeremy (6) I love his to death too. He makes me very happy each time I see him. But it was so much different with Ava. She's a part of me. Some of the same blood runs thru both of our veins. There's such a stronger connection there. Just typing this is making me tear up. I love her so much and I want the world for her. Ava just wipes away any problems or issues I've ever had with my brother, my sister in law, or her family. Ava's the most important thing now.
I wish our sister lived closer so she could enjoy Ava as much as I did. She's coming back to visit on the 27th or 28th of this month, so she'll get to see her then. I called her last night to tell her that I got to meet Ava and then immediatly felt bad cuz I felt like I was bragging. I wasn't . I just wanted Velisia to share in the joy that I was feeling.
So anyway, as soon as I get some new pics you better believe proud Anut Jazmyn will be sharing them and boring the socks off everyone!
12/6/06
12/5/06
Another Day Another Blog
Today is a slow blog day. I'm getting ready to go to work. Karaoke. Pray that it's busy for me and not fully of drunk idiots.
I'm crocheting my ass off. I'm 5 strips done of the 7 strips needed to finish the afghan i'm making kevin's mom. I should be finished by the weekend.
I'm going to meet my niece tomorrow evening. I'm so excited I can't wait! I love her already.
I have to leave for work now. Here's hoping I don't crack a beer until sometime around 11PM
I'm crocheting my ass off. I'm 5 strips done of the 7 strips needed to finish the afghan i'm making kevin's mom. I should be finished by the weekend.
I'm going to meet my niece tomorrow evening. I'm so excited I can't wait! I love her already.
I have to leave for work now. Here's hoping I don't crack a beer until sometime around 11PM
12/4/06
Screw the BCS
That damned BCS crap.
I mean seriously. All I heard all weekend was the speculation on whether it would be the Florida Gators or the Michigan Wolverines going to the National Championship to play Ohio State. Should UofM get a 2nd chance to play OSU or should Florida be given a chance to prove themselves.
Now, I know I'm a Michigander. And that I grew up in the shadow of the University of Michigan. Hell, my high school colours were even blue and gold. So altho I'm not a big college football fan, I admit that I have an almost ingrained affinity for the Wolverines. That being said, this has very little to do with why I'm pissed that Florida is playing OSU for the national championship instead of Michigan.
If you look at the numbers using the computer program that figures out all these bowl standings, Florida and Michigan are on equal ground. They both had relatively tough schedules (altho UofM was a bit harder). They both lost 1 game (altho Michigan lost to the #1 ranked team and Florida lost to #11). Granted Florida is the SEC winner while UofM is #2 in the Big 10. But still...the numbers spit out by that computer program showed both teams with equal footing.
Which meant it came down to the human element. The element they had been trying to remove with the program in the first place. You know, back when it was all AP and coach decisions and the rankings were basically based on popularity. And the human element in this situation was extremely flawed imho.
Before the announcement was made last night I already knew it would be Florida and not UofM. Just by the way the guys were talking on ESPN, FOX, CBS, etc. Remarking that UofM had their chance playing OSU and maybe it was time to let Florida prove themselves. There was only 1 or 2 sportscasters/football commentators that spoke out saying that it should go by numbers and using them UofM was clearly the more deserving candidate. I applaud them. (Jimmy Johnson was one of them...I've always liked him...and as a former Gators coach he shoujld have been on the Florida bandwagon)
So it came as no surprise to hear that UofM would be going to the Rose Bowl instead of the National Championship and that Florida would be heading to Arizona to play OSU. Nevertheless I'm still pretty pissed.
Ultimately the whole BCS is bullshit. I know the national championship game was instituted to give equal light to those teams and colleges that might not get it otherwise. And prolly more for the bragging rights it gives. But I'd rather have it the way it was. Give me a Rose Bowl with the #1 teams from Big 10 and Pac 10. Give me an Orange Bowl with Big 8 participants. Call me a purist but instead of making this obviously controversial BCS bullshit add a couple more bowl games for those colleges that don't get to go to the Rose Bowl or Fiesta Bowl or whatever bowl. I honestly don't see the need for a national championship bowl in the first place. Give me the old fashioned rewards for playing well in your division.
Of course I'm not a football player or coach, I'm just a fan. What do I know.
I mean seriously. All I heard all weekend was the speculation on whether it would be the Florida Gators or the Michigan Wolverines going to the National Championship to play Ohio State. Should UofM get a 2nd chance to play OSU or should Florida be given a chance to prove themselves.
Now, I know I'm a Michigander. And that I grew up in the shadow of the University of Michigan. Hell, my high school colours were even blue and gold. So altho I'm not a big college football fan, I admit that I have an almost ingrained affinity for the Wolverines. That being said, this has very little to do with why I'm pissed that Florida is playing OSU for the national championship instead of Michigan.
If you look at the numbers using the computer program that figures out all these bowl standings, Florida and Michigan are on equal ground. They both had relatively tough schedules (altho UofM was a bit harder). They both lost 1 game (altho Michigan lost to the #1 ranked team and Florida lost to #11). Granted Florida is the SEC winner while UofM is #2 in the Big 10. But still...the numbers spit out by that computer program showed both teams with equal footing.
Which meant it came down to the human element. The element they had been trying to remove with the program in the first place. You know, back when it was all AP and coach decisions and the rankings were basically based on popularity. And the human element in this situation was extremely flawed imho.
Before the announcement was made last night I already knew it would be Florida and not UofM. Just by the way the guys were talking on ESPN, FOX, CBS, etc. Remarking that UofM had their chance playing OSU and maybe it was time to let Florida prove themselves. There was only 1 or 2 sportscasters/football commentators that spoke out saying that it should go by numbers and using them UofM was clearly the more deserving candidate. I applaud them. (Jimmy Johnson was one of them...I've always liked him...and as a former Gators coach he shoujld have been on the Florida bandwagon)
So it came as no surprise to hear that UofM would be going to the Rose Bowl instead of the National Championship and that Florida would be heading to Arizona to play OSU. Nevertheless I'm still pretty pissed.
Ultimately the whole BCS is bullshit. I know the national championship game was instituted to give equal light to those teams and colleges that might not get it otherwise. And prolly more for the bragging rights it gives. But I'd rather have it the way it was. Give me a Rose Bowl with the #1 teams from Big 10 and Pac 10. Give me an Orange Bowl with Big 8 participants. Call me a purist but instead of making this obviously controversial BCS bullshit add a couple more bowl games for those colleges that don't get to go to the Rose Bowl or Fiesta Bowl or whatever bowl. I honestly don't see the need for a national championship bowl in the first place. Give me the old fashioned rewards for playing well in your division.
Of course I'm not a football player or coach, I'm just a fan. What do I know.
I <3 Tshirt Hell
Normally I find a couple of their shirts relatively amusing but this new batch had me rolling on the floor.
Your name in Russian
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12/3/06
call me AUNT Jazmyn
My brother's wife had their first baby this morning around 7am. Her name is Ava Bella Kemper. She was 7 lbs. 12 ozs. and 19" long. Isn't she gorgeous!?! She's the first grandchild in the Kemper-Gutierrez family.
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