David & Mayumi's Baby Blog

Fiona's Firsts

2009-06-21T21:13:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since I've written on here. Schoolwork heated up at the war college and I got to pull a few all nighters. Since the last time I wrote Fiona has gone through a few firsts. She learned how to Army Crawl, then crawl on all fours and then stand up by herself. Before we know it she will be running around the house chasing the cats. Her next first will be her First Birthday. In celebration of that we had some family portraits made at Sears. One is posted here.

Fiona's First Hockey Game

2009-04-01T19:19:00.000-07:00

Fiona went to her first ice hockey game on Sunday the 29th of March. It was her first sporting event as well. She seemed to enjoy it. She was very good and very calm during it all. It also provided Mayumi a precious few hours to herself.

After a long hiatus....

2009-03-28T09:44:00.000-07:00

Fiona just had her nine month birthday and I realized that I have not updated her baby blog. We are now updating more faithfully on Facebook. Since the last post we have moved from Washington state to Newport, RI. David is now attending the Naval War College. Fiona can turnover by herself. She is trying to crawl but can only move around using her arms. Enjoy the pictures.

The 5th month

2008-11-25T16:41:00.000-08:00

Hello all. Fiona has been doing very well the last few weeks. She is really vocalizing all of the time. Hopefully she will be saying "Da, Da" or "Ma, Ma" soon. She has been a very good sleeper and sleeping through the night.

David's Home - Finally!

2008-11-01T17:07:00.001-07:00

I am back from 98 days at sea. That was a long time. Fiona has changed so much in my time away. I am going to upload as many pictures as I can. Please enjoy.

She's getting bigger

2008-07-15T23:05:00.000-07:00

Fiona has been growing steadily. She lost some weight initially but she has topped 7 pounds as of her last check up. She is eating well but really, really likes to be held. It's been hard for Mayumi to get anything done around the house while David is at work. We've just received the baby sling from Cheryl and Mike Cohen which has really helped. In fact, I'm wearing Fiona now while I type this. Here are some more pictures of our little one.

Busy Week

2008-07-04T08:16:00.000-07:00

It has been a long and exciting first week. Fiona was in the hospital for five days after her birthday. She had high Bilirubin levels which gave her skin a yellow tinge and she had a fever on Saturday that the doctors thought might have been caused by an infection. To treat this jaundice she was placed on a light bed for 24 hours. It was like a baby sun tanning booth. She got to wear these cool goggles and everything. To treat the possible infection she was given an IV in her arm for antibiotics. Her Bilirubin levels went down and the cultures were negative. We were able bring her home on Monday.

She's Here!!!!!

2008-06-26T12:09:00.001-07:00

Fiona Mico Palilonis was born at 0646 PST on 26 June 2008. She was 6lbs 12oz (3062 grms)/ 19.9 inches (35.5 cm) long. It was a long night for both Mommy and Baby but they made it through alright. As you can see from the second to the bottom photo, Daddy did get some sleep but not much. I'll post more pictures later.

Heading to the Hospital

2008-06-25T17:08:00.000-07:00

Mayumi's contractions are about 6 minutes apart. We are heading to the hospital now. Wish us luck!

IT'S STARTING!

2008-06-25T04:56:00.000-07:00

Mayumi's labor has begun. The contractions have been about 30 minutes apart since 1 AM (4 hours ago). We have a long day ahead of us. I'll update when I can.

Okasan's Visit

2008-06-17T21:27:00.000-07:00

Mayumi's Mom has come to Port Orchard to be with us for the birth. Mayumi is still feeling pretty good so we went up to Port Townsend this past weekend to take in the scenery. Port Townsend is a great little town with a lot of interesting shops and restaurants. We had a good time walking on the beach and through the town.

Mayumi is in her 39th week now. Our little one's due date is in two days! Let's hope she is not too late.

2008-06-17T21:21:00.000-07:00

Here they are:

2008-06-03T22:07:00.000-07:00

The first picture was taken in April on our vacation in the San Juan Islands. The second one was taken in our living room this past weekend.
Mayumi has gotten to the uncomfortable stage of her pregnancy and we are really ready to meet our baby.

Belly Pictures

2008-06-02T23:22:00.000-07:00

For those of you who have been asking for it....you'll have to wait another day. I promise I'll put some more pics up tomorrow.

Our other furry kid

2008-05-31T18:44:00.000-07:00

It's come to our attention that we have only shown you one of our "kids", Tama. He's the one trying out the car seat and the crib for us. We do have another cat, Bingo. He is shown here helping his mommy update her Japanese Blog. Tama and Bingo are brothers. We got the from a shelter in the fall of 2006. They do not lead very complicated lives. They just need a window to look out of, fresh food and water and their kitty litter cleaned and they are happy. They are the sweetest cats and they really help Mayumi cope with David being away on deployments.

Dave's Mom and Dad come to visit

2008-05-31T17:55:00.001-07:00

Mom and Dad came to town to see us before our big day. Mom went to the Baby shower thrown for Mayumi and the other 3 wives from the USS MAINE that are having babies this summer. Dad and I hung out in beautiful Silverdale. They are planning on coming out again after our baby is born.

Setting up our house

2008-05-02T18:59:00.000-07:00

We finally got around to buying some baby accessories. We went on a big buying spree at Baby's R Us last week. We bought a Mico Car seat and stroller combo. I also found time to put together the crib this week. We bought it from Ikea about a month ago. We really, really love Ikea. It's got so much cool, cheap stuff of good quality. Above are two pictures of our cat Tama trying out the new gear. Everything is a place to sleep for our two cats.

First Entry

2008-04-27T01:18:00.000-07:00

Mayumi and I have just registered with Baby's R Us. We will be going tomorrow to pick out a car seat and stroller. We will browse and add items to our registry. Check back later for an update.