Tonight (late), Edwin first requested his 'hat', then he went over to the sliding glass door and asked to go out, using some word such as "aaatin" which has meant various things I guess...  Michael put on his 'clogs' and hat and carried Edwin outside into the cold backyard... and introduced him to the "moom".  This is the first instance of Edwin recognising a celestial body. :)  As I type this, Edwin is playing his violin with his bow. 

Zachary is 9 LBS 7.5 oz tonight! Back to his birthweight after just a week! I finally know why they call it "nursing on demand".  (Edwin nursed "upon request". )

Just an update on today.  We are all doing great and my stamina is returning.  I still take naps randomly, which feels just wonderful.  We walked to Zachary's appointment with Jamie. Zachary is gaining weight well already!  He had lost 10 ounces between birth and discharge, and he's regained at least half of that already.  (It's hard to tell on a variety of scales, but all scales show a gain, and our scale at home shows a gain of at least 7 ounces since we got home.)  Michael carried Edwin, and I carried Zachary and a backpack.  Heidi saw us and said I looked really great, and that she was happy to see me walking upright!  Then, we went to Mama Goose to get long-sleeved outfits for Zachary.  We came home, and I got to nap with my sweet Edwin, which I haven't gotten to do in quite awhile.  Michael was watching Zachary while we did that. After we woke up, I decided I felt like walking to ABC cafe for dinner, so we all packed ourselves up and did that.  Edwin walked about halfway there before Michael had to carry him.  It seems like suddenly there are alot of coats, shoes, socks, and carriers to be contended with when we're trying to get out the door, and it seems like there is alot of laundry suddenly.  But other than that, life seems just sweet and fun.  We really feel like we're on a "babymoon".  We really needed this time together, and it feels great to have it. 

So, the surgery was 7:15pm to around 8:00pm and by 5:00am Friday, I could feel my strength begin to return in force.  I was ready to walk, but didn't want to wake Michael.  Once he was awake, I think I was up and moving.  By Saturday morning I had already been walking around the hospital and was ready to actually pick up Edwin!  We were discharged Saturday at 3pm.  Sunday was the start of EDT which we didn't realize, so we missed hearing the choir sing the John Rutter piece :(  What a bummer!  But instead, we walked to church (13 min walk usually) and stayed for potluck, got to sit/chat w/the cellist (Sera Smolen) and then returned.  That was the better thing to do anyhow, as all the people and kids were excited to see the little baby.  One little girl asked, "Did you have him this morning???"  Another man said, "I'm so used to my wife- she had C-sections and it took so long for her to recover...." and he was shocked that I was up and about already.   Gail had laryngitis and couldn't come, but she 'yelled' at me through Jennifer and Mark- trying to get me to go home.  Yesterday was Monday. We went to Viva's for lunch yesterday.

This is a note to say I'm planning to blog about the birth, but not yet, so we'll be getting out of date-sequence...   Zachary Ignatius Robinson as born by Csection at 7:31pm Thursday, March 6th 2008 in Montour Falls at Schuyler Hospital by Dr. Saks.

This is a list of the words Edwin consistently uses:

hi
no
water (also refers to cups)
juice
mem (milk)
sausage
bread
rice
mitmo (oatmeal)
up
down
baby
mommy
daddy
book
tractor
bus
car
ball
hot
puppy
bear
chocolate
vaaaa (violin)
via (viola)
bow
rosin
guitar
eggs
tomato
onion
dee? (I want it/do you want it?)
shoe
socks
hat
diaper
phone
feef (fish)
clock
light
snow
open
close
zip (when operating zippers)
hair
all gone
all done
fire engine (somewhat difficult to hear)
uh-oh
ah-no!
on
off
brother
hippo
monkey
purple
yellow
apple
nonanno (banana)
choo-choo (train)
again
(all upper case letters)
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