http://adventuresinfatherland.com Tales of a journey through infertility into (hopefully) fatherhood Wed, 19 May 2010 12:27:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today, this blog (such as it is) turned a year old. More importantly, this was egg retrieval / conception day one year ago too -- the day our beloved Emerson came into existance. Amazing. How different life is now. On reflection, I still think our going through IVF (the good, bad, ... http://adventuresinfatherland.com/index.php/2010/05/happy-conception-day/ It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything here. Honestly, I’m too busy living life these days to have much time to write about it. Overall, all is well. E continues to grow, learn, and thrive. She’s a very good baby. Last month, we all went on an overnight trip ... http://adventuresinfatherland.com/index.php/2010/05/long-time-no-post/ Ok… so I’ve done a really, really bad job of blogging lately. What can I say? I’ve been busy. All is well on the home front, as both L & E are doing fine. We had a minor issue with Emerson about a week ago. She started to ... http://adventuresinfatherland.com/index.php/2010/03/first-month-update/ Emerson is now nearly two weeks old. And, life has been running very smoothly in Fatherland. At the heart of it all, E is simply a great baby! She eats well. After much research and discussion with our (awesome, I might add) pediatrician, Dr. Lipschutz, and experienced moms, we're opted ... http://adventuresinfatherland.com/index.php/2010/02/life-with-an-easy-baby/ All is well with Emerson. I'll post more about the first week later. But, as promised, here are the ‘notes’ I kept on my iPhone (slightly polished and edited) about Libby’s labor and Emerson’s birth story. I wanted to get them online before time slipped away and I forgot. Saturday, ... http://adventuresinfatherland.com/index.php/2010/02/emersons-birth-story/ In lieu of writing (which I don't really have time for at the moment), here are a couple of pictures of E getting used to life in her new home. Playing... And sleeping.... http://adventuresinfatherland.com/index.php/2010/02/life-at-home/ We were released from the hospital today around 3:30 in the afternoon. We're trying to get ourselves sorted out and settled into a routine. L & E are both doing well. I have to get back to at least some work duties tomorrow. It's a very busy time for me professionally. ... http://adventuresinfatherland.com/index.php/2010/02/we-are-home/ Well, it's been a busy 46 hours or so since E was born. And, I have much to relate. It's been a happy, exciting, stressful, emotional, overwhelming, joyful, and thankful time -- which I think covers about the first 15 minutes of her life! :-) Anyway, I'm too tired to write ... http://adventuresinfatherland.com/index.php/2010/02/all-is-well-in-fatherland/ Here is her first 'official' portrait: :-) And, for those of you not easily grossed out... some awesome (if I say so myself) photos of her C-section birth. More to follow later... along with the "rest of the story." http://adventuresinfatherland.com/index.php/2010/02/emersons-first-photos/ I'll fill you all in on the details later, but I'm pleased to announce that Emerson was born at 12:52 this morning via c-section. I'll also post some pictures later this morning. It's now 4ish and we're all a bit tired. But, I won't to post this quick update via ... http://adventuresinfatherland.com/index.php/2010/02/emerson-is-here/