Rolly-Polly Baby

Today, Dougie rolled over for the first time (front to back). I think it was a fluke since he couldn't do it again but it was still exciting. He wasn't sure what to make of it all but he thought it was fun.

Getting Baby Buff

Dougie has decided to join a gym. We're hoping that we can meet some other parents and babies this way. They are opening a kids gym not too far from the house and are having all sorts of grand opening specials. The description of his class is:

Little Bundles (6 weeks - 6 months) - In their earliest months, babies will acquire new skills that stimulate social, physical and intellectual development. Learn exciting and developmentally appropriate activities through music, movement and class discussion.

The gym doesn't open until the end of February or so (they don't have an exact date yet) so he'll be a bit older when he starts but we're quite excited about it.

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6-week Check-up

Dougie and I went in for my 6 week check-up today. The doctor was pleased to see Dougie and impressed with how much he's grown already. We talked about his size at birth and she indicated that he must have had a growth restriction at the very end. Apparently, these things happen and it doesn't mean any future kids will have the same issue (though they'll watch much more carefully for it going foward).

After the doctor's, Dougie and I hit Wal*Mart for some grocery shopping. It was our first grocery trip by ourselves and it went quite well. We learned that people are very helpful to a mother and cute baby by themselves.

As promised, here are a few new pictures.

Daddy/Dougie Time


Napping


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Grandpa's Visit & Updates

Things have been rather crazy here over the last while. Grandpa McCall came out of the weekend to meet Dougie. We had a nice time shopping at the mall and hanging out around the house.



Unfortunately, we got some take-out food on Saturday night that gave both Scott and I food poisoning. We did manage to stager it so we weren't both sick at the same time but it has certainly taken a toll on everyone's energy.

Dougie is doing really well. He had been having some tummy troubles. We took him to the doctor and it appears that it is acid reflux. He's got some medication now and is doing so much better. We've been a bit lax in taking pictures but here are a few from the weekend. We'll get some more soon.

Right Before a Smile


Big Yawn


Making Gurgling Noises

Grandma Marg's Visit

Grandma Marg (we're still working on what to call grandparents) has come for a visit. She arrived on Saturday to help out and will be staying a few weeks. So far, she is quite enamoured with little Dougie. He is enjoying spending time with Grandma as well.



In other news, Scott has returned to work. Dougie and I are missing him around here but we're coping. We're certainly looking forward to seeing him on Thursday again.

And They Called it Puppy Love

We've been trying to take more pictures of Dougie and the puppies. Tonight, we worked on getting pictures of Oliver and Maggie. They were mostly cooperative but everyone was right about trying to work with babies and animals. :)

Oliver Showing Some Love


Dad, Maggie and Dougie


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First Doctor's Appointment

Dougie had his first doctor's appointment today. It went surprisingly well. He has gained 1 lb since he was born and weighed in at 6 lbs 5 oz today. That moved him into the 10th percentile for length, head size and weight. Obviously, he's still small but it's great to see that he's grown so well in the last 2 weeks.

First Christmas

Now that the Christmas dust has settled, we wanted to share some pictures from Dougie's first Christmas. It was relatively quiet but it was nice and relaxing. We had Dougie in a swing next to us for present opening. He wasn't able to unwrap his own presents so we had to help out a bit. He even had a special Christmas outfit to wear though it ended up being a bit big for him.

Dougie did get to experience his first "Sharabura family tradition" when he received a clementine in the toe of his stocking.



- Click here to see more Christmas pictures.

Gifts from the Dog Sitter

Our dog sitter dropped off a baby gift for us today. They were so cute I had to include pictures. It's a set of 5 onsies. The first one has a picture of all the dogs (including Sera and Lancie) and the rest have pictures of each one of the dogs we have now.

- Click to see the rest

Hospital Pictures Online

Doug's official hospital pictures are now available online. You can view them by going to:

http://www.baylormedical.com/locations/grapevine/baylorbabies.htm

We've uploaded the pictures as well.

- Hospital Pictures (4 photos)

Dougie Meets the Dogs

Little Dougie met the dogs this evening. We arranged it for right after everyone had eaten. They were able to smell him earlier when they came in to eat but they were so occupied with kibble that they didn't really notice. By the time we actually showed him to them, he was sort of old news. Just what we wanted.

Dougie Is Home

Little Dougie was released from the NICU this morning and is now home and sleeping peacefully. He hasn't met the puppies yet but that will happen shortly.

Our Growing Family

We are very excited to announce the arrival of the newest member of our family, Douglas Hay Sharabura.



He was born December 15, 2006 at 10:49am CST at Baylor Medical Center - Grapevine. He weight 5lbs 4oz and was 19".

We stayed 2 days in the hospital before I was released. Unfortunately, Dougie had to stay some extra time to correct a blood sugar issue. We're hopeful that he'll be home tomorrow.

In the meantime, we've been taking a lot of pictures. Click the links below to see our picture sets.

Doug - Day 1 (13 photos)
Doug - Day 2 (4 photos)
Doug - Day 3 (8 photos)
Doug - Day 5 (20 photos)

Welcome

Welcome to our family Blog!

Since everyone lives so far away, we wanted to find a way to help keep people updated. Here it is! We'll be posting pictures of the family as well as updates. Hopefully, this will help everyone be a part of things.