Monthly Archives: September 2013
Daddy and Me at Mo’town Fall Festival
Napping on Kasey
We Cannot Hold Our Leche
Joyce spits up on her blanket on top of the already decimated sheet.
Rebecca Visits
Bring Back the Milk Truck
Joyce experiences withdrawal from her drug of choice.
I Certainly K’tan
Tried out the baby wrap. Joyce calmed down and passed out. If only we could wear this to bed.
Lisa Visits
Hey, Good Lookin’!
Charming the world one person at a time.
Aunt Lori Visits
Baby Jo meets Aunt Lori for the first time.
Attack of the Blue Crab
Joyce stays true to her father’s roots and charms a ferocious blue crab.
Baby Shark
The infamous Jena Crisler performs.
Great Grandma
Great Grandma loves baby Joyce. After her first visit at the hospital, she forgot that she got to hold the baby and then was very upset she could not remember. Mom and Dad strategically gifted a baby frame with a baby photo of Jo in it. Great Grandma treated it like winning the lotto.
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iPhone and Other Technical Difficulties
My iPhone (and a large number of the cuter Blueberry Jo picts) has kicked the bucket. Apparently, iPhones don’t operate very long once you shatter the back. I’m creating this site to share picts and am bummed that I can’t post the picts that I’ve been texting all of you — those were my faves.
I set this site up pretty fast and it still needs some love. The images need to be optimized (and rotated) prior to uploading. Also, expect to see a customized theme in the future. It will likely feature blueberries. Surprising, I know.
In the meantime, ENJOY!
First Birthday
Celebrating Joyce’s first week, Mom, Dad, and Grandma had birthday blueberry tarts. Quite yummy! Sorry, Jo, none for you.
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Milk Junkie, The Voracious Beast
Joyce is an eater… at night. She likes her meals every hour and half, every hour or every half hour. That’s why I call her the voracious beast. Anyway, sometimes she gets a little sloppy and looks a bit like someone who’s enjoying their drug of choice a little too much. Don’t stand between her and her next milk fix!
Announcing “Blueberry Jo”, Joyce Alice Crisler
Born September 5, 2013 and weighing in at 7lb 10oz, little Jo is one watermelon sized blueberry. Mom was unexpectedly induced Wednesday, September 4th after Joyce failed two Non Stress tests: one at the doctor’s, one at the hospital. Water broke at the hospital at 2:45am in the morning and Mom was finally able to get an epidural.
We expected the birth to take place Thursday afternoon as Mom was barely dilating. Jo had other plans and by 6am Thursday morning, she was already 9cm. Jo joined us at 8:47am. Her cord was wrapped around her twice: around her body and around her neck. She is just fine, but now we know why she failed her tests.
Although originally hesitant about joining Mom during delivery, Dad participated in helping Mom push AND cut the umbilical cord. He took lots of “tasteful” pictures.
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