Daley Ponderings

Noah's Birth Story

Wednesday, June 28. 2:30am. My water broke! That was different. I woke Jon up with the news and he called the midwife while I went up to go to the bathroom and to wake up my parents. The midwife said it could be a long time before labor gets going after water breaking, but that we could come up when we wanted to. I'd rather labor there than have the baby on the road, so we made preparations to leave. No hurry, so Jon and Mom made the phone calls and I rested. By the time we left, I was having mild contractions about ten minutes apart. (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on July 1, 2006, 3:15 pm | Read 19177 times | Comments (10)
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Noah Hezekiah Daley is born!

June 28, 6:02pm. 10 lb. 3 oz. 22.5" long, 15" head, 15" chest. (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on June 30, 2006, 4:48 pm | Read 12545 times | Comments (8)
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Pregnancy Pictures/The Incredible Moving Belly

I now have another blue shirt picture to compare with the first two. Once again, check out the hair length difference! (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on June 16, 2006, 2:34 pm | Read 21623 times | Comments (3)
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Kisses

Jonathan can now give real kisses. He likes to kiss the baby/tummy, and he also discovered that he can give him raspberries, and he thinks that's hilarious.

Posted by Heather Daley on June 16, 2006, 2:32 pm | Read 2669 times | Comments (0)
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Somersaults

Jonathan just did a somersault all by himself! (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on June 13, 2006, 8:31 pm | Read 2310 times | Comments (0)
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Last Prenatal (37.5 Weeks)

Last Tuesday was our last prenatal apointment. Everything was great, blood pressure back down to normal for me (Jon drove this time!) Baby is big, head-down, and all is well. The next time we see our midwife, I'll be in labor! Keep praying, we're almost there!

Posted by Heather Daley on June 13, 2006, 2:50 pm | Read 2165 times | Comments (0)
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Sailing With Guests

Jon's friend Marc from work has a friend who had a friend (Lena) and her cousin (Sergio) visiting the States from Columbia. Wednesday afternoon, they left work early and we all headed up to North Park Lake for a sail. (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on June 3, 2006, 11:13 am | Read 3555 times | Comments (0)
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Catch! and Helping

On Tuesday, Jonathan caught a ball for real! Usually the only time he catches it is if the thrower lands it directly into his arms. This time, he actually reached out and to the side with his two hands to make a sucessful catch. (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on June 3, 2006, 11:01 am | Read 2051 times | Comments (2)
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First Sailing Adventure, 2006

Sunday, May 21st, on the way home from church, we saw what a gorgeous day it was and we wanted to go for a sail. We ate a quick lunch and then I took a nap while Jon and Jonathan prepared a picnic dinner and got the boat ready. (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on May 26, 2006, 8:45 pm | Read 2224 times | Comments (1)
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Grammar, Tricycle, Foreign Languages, Pens, Sun

5/16 - "That was a lot of running. Now I need some breath."

5/17 - "I leaved... I leaved... I left it a little bit open." (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on May 24, 2006, 6:15 pm | Read 2698 times | Comments (3)
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36 Weeks

Jon had a business-related meeting this evening, and so needed to be in to work on time today. Thus, Jonathan and I went to the midwife appointment by ourselves. (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on May 24, 2006, 5:32 pm | Read 2520 times | Comments (3)
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My Mother's Day

Saturday, Jon bought me a beautiful little azalea bush which we put in a big pot.

Sunday morning, he served me breakfast in bed - pear slices arranged in a heart shape around scrambled eggs. (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on May 15, 2006, 11:29 am | Read 2329 times | Comments (0)
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More Independence, Thinking, Talking

At church on May 7, Jonathan washed his hands in the bathroom completely independently for the first time - turning on the water, reaching the sink, reaching the soap, turning off the water, drying his hands. I offered to lift him up as usual, but he said, "I can do it!" And he did! (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on May 15, 2006, 11:25 am | Read 1930 times | Comments (0)
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Thank You Mom (Daley)

(Originally read on the phone, Mother's Day, 2006)

Dear Mom,
I want to say some things to you and I thought it would be easier to write them in a letter because I am not very good with words and after all those years of getting me to write thank you notes, you know how hard it is for me to say, "Thank you".

I want to thank you for being my mom. (More)

Posted by Jon Daley on May 14, 2006, 7:34 pm | Read 3737 times | Comments (0)
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Thank You, Mom (Wightman)

On the GirlTalk blog, they've been posting tributes from daughters to mothers, and I thought I'd write one for my own mom. (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on May 14, 2006, 7:33 pm | Read 2370 times | Comments (0)
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