My Side of the Story

Hello. I was born on June 8, 2010 and I weighed 8 pounds 4 ounces. My name is Alivia Delyn. It took my parents two days in the hospital to finally decide that this is what my name should be and already my mom is wondering if they made the right choice. I went to the doctor's office for the first time last week; here is how the conversation with the receptionist went down:
Receptionist: "What is her name?"
My Mom: "Alivia, A-L-I-V-I-A"
Receptionist: "Wait, what? The first letter is an A? Start over please."
My Mom: "A-L-I-V-I-A"
Receptionist: "Oh, okay. What is her middle name?"
My Mom: "Delyn."
Receptionist: "Um...I'll just put a D."
We finally got to see the doctor after waiting over an hour. He took a look at my name and said, "that's interesting, why did you spell it starting with an A?" I also had to get my heel pricked so they could check my jaundice level and the phlebotomist asked the same question. Apparently I cry funny too because at my next visit when they pricked my heel and I started to cry, the phlebotomist said, "well that is an interesting sound. Most newborns sound like cats when they cry, but hers is definitely unique. I can't really tell what she sounds like." For the first visit I was dressed in a pink onesie and three people asked my mother "how old is he?" I can't figure out why any parent would put their baby boy in pink clothes and if you don't know the gender of the child, you could simply say, "how old is your baby?" Problem solved.
I am growing. Apparently it just isn't fast enough as I have to go back to the doctor next week to get my weight checked. Hopefully by then I will weigh 8 pounds 5 ounces.
I have a fair amount of hair, most of it is on the back of my head.


Right now I do a lot of sleeping and eating. That pretty much takes up the entire day.

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All about Audrey.
I can't sleep. I have heartburn still after taking five tums and my feet are hurting because they are so swollen, but this post isn't about me. It is all about Audrey. Audrey has had quite a bit going on lately and I keep meaning to post about it all, so here it is. She went to the doctor for her five year check up and to get three more shots so she can start kindergarten in the fall. She did not cry when she got her shots, she screamed. She is tall and skinny; she was in the 76th percentile for height and the 16th percentile for her weight. This picture has nothing to do with her doctor visit, I just really like it.
Next she had her first birthday party with her friends. We had it two weeks before her birthday just in case her little sister made an early arrival. Apparently we didn't need to worry so much since her birthday is now past and still no sister. She had a lot of fun playing games, getting candy from the pinata, opening presents, and eating cake.


Next she had her preschool graduation. She didn't quite understand that graduation means you never go back. The following week she was upset she didn't get to go to preschool. Then she figured it out and really wanted to start kindergarten instead. She is now very upset that she has to wait so long to start kindergarten. It could be a long summer.

Finally Audrey had her second birthday party with the fam. It was really a party for Evan too, but hopefully I'll blog about him later. Again Audrey enjoyed opening presents and eating her big ding dong cake. It is hard to believe she is now five and will start going to the "big school" in the fall.