1 week old

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script type="text/javascript" src="http://hb.lycos.com/hb.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ratings.lycos.com/ratings/lycosRating.js.php"></script> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://scripts.lycos.com/catman/init.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-start.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-middle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-end.js"></script> <noscript> <img src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/img/common/ot_noscript.gif?rand=469951" alt="" width="1" height="1" />  <iframe frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="728" height="90" src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/st?ad_type=iframe&ad_size=728x90&section=209094"></iframe>  </noscript> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=22 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="097000d2egerdp.gif"> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=145 BGCOLOR="#333399" TEXT="#080000" background="096a2c00erkjzj.gif"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=458 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336600" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>Tegan's Family</I></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#663399" FACE="Times New Roman" >    </FONT> |    <B> </b><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tegans Family"><U><B>home</b></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Family Pics"><U>Family Pics</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pregnancy Journal"><U>Pregnancy Journal</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Birth Pictures"><U>Birth Pictures</U></A>   |   <B>1 week old</b>   |   <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="3 weeks"><U>3 weeks</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="One Month"><U>One Month</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Two Months"><U>Two Months</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Three Months"><U>Three Months</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Four Months"><U>Four Months</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Five months"><U>Five months</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Six Months"><U>Six Months</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Seven Months"><U>Seven Months</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Eight Months"><U>Eight Months</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nine Months"><U>Nine Months</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ten Months"><U>Ten Months</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Eleven Months"><U>Eleven Months</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="One Year!"><U>One Year!</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="09807040.gif" border=0 width="263" height="4" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>1 week old</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Me and my sweet baby James</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Wow, can you believe that in a few hours my baby will be two weeks old??? </div> <bR> <div> Time is flying by. Just last week I was all weepy because he was one week old! </div> <bR> <div> This motherhood stuff is amazing. Nobody can prepare you. Those first few days after he was born were so emotional... every single feeling was magnified so much that I thought my heart would spill over. My relationship with Mike is already so different; we are so much more in love that it almost makes me ache. He told me that he was glad that we had put off the wedding because now it meant so much more to him and he couldn't wait for me to be his wife. We were both bawling. And this sweet little angel that has entered my life just makes me so thankful for everything. I just stare at him all day long, he is so beautiful. </div> <bR> <div> We are doing pretty well so far. The first week was very tough though. James was having some serious problems with feeding... he latched on and fed an hour after birth and then suddenly couldn't remember how anymore. We were up all night for all the time we were in the hospital- which was three days because they were worried about us going home. He had jaundice quite bad and was nearly put under the lights, but we managed to cup-feed him well enough for the first five days. That was very hard on mom. I felt like a total failure and how I hated that pump! We stuck it out though, and on the fifth day, my little man decided to nurse. That was the same day his cord fell off... a happy day for all of us! Now we are breastfeeding wonderfully-of course now that he knows how, James does not want to stop! </div> <bR> <div> The midwives were worried about me for a while, I was so emotional it was unbelievable! I had no idea that you could get like that after giving birth! They came to my house EVERY day until I felt better and we were nursing properly... now they still come once a week until he is six weeks old. I am so lucky, they are such amazing women and I am so glad I decided to go with them instead of an OB. They told me how proud they were that I hadn't given up and gone to formula, but it honestly never ever entered my head. I was going to breastfeed and that was that. I am happy I stuck it out though, there's nothing like those little eyes looking at you and those little hands tapping on you while you are nursing. </div> <bR> <div> Sigh. Basically we are all very happy and all very much in love. Mike is wonderful as always, and can't wait to see his son when he comes home from work every day. My mom has made about one hundred serving sized meals and put them in our freezer. James is the nicest, most contented baby I have ever seen. He hardly makes a squawk, and that is only when he's hungry or when he's being changed. I don't think I've ever really heard him cry except when they were doing the heel prick on him at the hospital- mommy cried too. I can't take my eyes off him... he sleeps in our bed because I tried to put him in the bassinet once and Mike made me take him out because I was popping up every two seconds to make sure he was okay! </div> <bR> <div> Well I guess that's my update for now... I will try to get on more often, I just can't seem to put my baby down right now. I am the mom that holds him while he naps.</div> <bR> <div> <B>March 16, 2003~ My baby is one week old!</b></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1118d0a0.jpg" border=0 width="397" height="266" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div> Warm and cozy.</div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1138d0a0.jpg" border=0 width="397" height="266" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div> Me and Daddy again.</div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1158d0a0.jpg" border=0 width="397" height="266" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div> I am so small! </div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11ad2650.jpg" border=0 width="210" height="357" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div> Here's me and my Grandma- Tegan's mom.</div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11c560a0.jpg" border=0 width="342" height="266" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div> And me and Grandpa (Tegan's dad).</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>