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Welcome to corawilken.com, where you can learn all about the life so far of our second cool little kid... ~Cora Ann Wilken~ | |
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News 1/16/05: Cora is wearing us plum out. She is a) fast; b) sneaky; c) determined; and d) cunning. We cannot keep up with her. Even this weekend, when she's got two ear infections, she's not slowing down for a minute, just running from one forbidden item to the next. Yes, we're babyproofed out the wazoo, and yet she still finds a way to get into trouble. About 32 times a day she sneaks off to the garage door to check if maybe we forgot to lock it this time. Her favorite toy (the recycle bin) lies just outside, so by the time we catch her she's speeding away from us, between the two cars, milk jug in one arm and Diet Coke bottle in the other. I wish I were faster so I could get a picture. Maybe I'll unlock it on purpose and lie in wait. She has about a dozen teeth (the back ones are coming in) and is a pretty healthy size (25 lbs.). She likes to feed Bug (either dog food or whatever she's rejecting from her dinner plate) and sometimes tries to do so with a fork. She loves when I take a sharp corner in the car. Nothing makes her laugh as much as her brother yelping and squawking and making otherwise unnerving noises, especially when I'm trying to drive. She recently stuck one of her babies in the toilet. She really likes to brush her teeth, even with the Sonicare. (Something Jack never took to.) She likes to mother the baby at her day care and give him kisses and play peekaboo. She knows most of her little parts, including the nosssshe and her toessssh. She prefers giving head-butts to kisses. She used to fall asleep with her arms above her head but now she folds them across her shoulders. She loves baths. She's been sick pretty often this year, but not as much as Jack was at this age. She loves going to school. She still goes by Hummy. Also: Coraline, Coralee, Corabeth, Corabelle, Ratbert, Cora Jean Jumping Bean, and Comebackherewiththat. We're going to try to reconfigure this site so it will be easier to update so, theoretically, I'll touch it more than once every six months. We're just busy, yanno? And this year, what with Taylor's Senate race and me doing all the public appearances required of the "Working Mother of the Year" and the kids both going to the Spelling Bee nationals and Bug trying to finally finish her dissertation, I just didn't have a whole lot of time to post. Here's to a quiet and productive 2005! 7/24/04: Cora's doing well -- happy and healthy and all that. She's finding all sorts of new foods to love and is pretty much in motion at all times. 6/27/04: Cora's evolved from a baby into an octopus. A very active octopus. She's crawling around at the speed of light and is into everything She refuses to be held, unless there's a bottle involved (or she's strapped into the frontpack). She's very strong. And it's a lot harder having a completely babyproofed house when you have a four-year-old living in it. When Jack was a baby, we didn't have to worry about him finding things like stray "Hungry Hungry Hippo" marbles. Cora idolizes her big brother, who calls her Hummy, and they play happily together. She spends her days at Debbie's with Jack and all the "big" kids who are so sweet to her. 2/1/04: Our little newborn has been replaced by a happy, chubby little baby. Cora's been a really easy baby (compared to, ahem, some, anyway). She doesn't sleep through the night yet, but she's not fussy, either. She's quite content to just hang out and be entertained by Jack. Much of her hair has rubbed off the back of her head, so we hope a fresh batch comes in soon. She's getting over an ear infection, but we caught it early so she never seemed to be in much discomfort, poor kid. She weighed 15.5 lbs. about a week ago, and Dr. Aston said she's big for her age. She now eats a little bit of rice cereal. She still needs assistance sitting up, but she puts weight on her legs and tries to "stand" with assistance. She's just been a joy!
12/9/03: Time is flying. Cora's almost three months old! She's
a very "good" baby. Doesn't cry hardly at all, but she does
really like to be held. For the most part, she's content to
just sit back and watch the world. She has a great little smile and
carries on long, squeaky conversations with us. She's filling out
well. At her two-month checkup she was 11 lbs. 4 oz. She's had her
first cold already. It was very sad, what with the teensy sneezes
and pitiful little coughs in the night. Speaking of night, she's not
sleeping through, but still gets up a couple of times for a quick
little bite to eat. Jack still adores her, which is good. 8/8/03: At the last checkup, Cora's heart rate seemed fine, she feels like she's (mercifully!) head-down, and she hasn't "dropped" (or made any sudden movements to make us suspect she's heading for the door). The doctor says as long as Tiffany stays on bedrest and continues her medication, she probably will be able to carry Cora a few more weeks. Even if she were born today, she would almost definitely turn out just fine, but she'd have to spend time in ICU while her lungs matured and she got the whole sucking-swallowing-breathing combination down. (And we don't want that!) A little background: Cora is due Sept. 20, 2003. However, in mid-July (around Week 31) Tiffany started feeling Braxton-Hicks contractions -- every two minutes. These aren't true labor contractions, however they can get labor "jumpstarted." So after three hospital visits, where she was given IV fluids and shots to stop the contractions, she is on bed rest until Cora gets here. She is taking a medication every four hours (Brethine) that generally makes the contractions stop, but they are really persistent and often start back in right as it's time to take another dose. She sometimes has to take more when the regular dose doesn't do the trick. Our aim is to make it to at least Week 36 (Aug. 23), but 37 or 38 would be even better!
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