Sweet Abby

It’s amazing how quickly you can fall in love with a child.  Abby is just so sweet especially now that she smiles a lot more often.  She’s making cooing noises and almost what seems like a laugh.  

Last night she slept for 6 1/2 hours….it was like heaven especially since the night before she was [...]

Sleep? Who needs it?

I am beginning to learn that sleep is really overrated . . . or at least that’s what my daughter would have us believe. It is amazing the amount of changes our lives have undergone in the past 2 weeks. We went from just the two of us to the three of us [...]

 
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Baby Time

Well, Abigail has been born for a week and on Monday she will have been home for a week. Below is a video of a bath we gave her. She seems to really enjoy the baths. She particularly enjoys getting her head brushed.  Right now life is pretty simple.  Sarah and I [...]

 
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Abby is Home!

Great news! Abigail Sophia Mourreale was able to go home today. Sarah and I are very excited. Thank you all for your prayers and support. As you know, Abby coming this early was a surprise to us, but we thank God that she is health and strong.

Abby Update

Abby is doing very well this morning. Her breathing is not labored anymore and she is eating and pooping well! Sarah and I are living here at the hospital (Sarah is being released today and I have been sleeping on a pullout couch–a big thank you goes out to my sister-in-law LiAnne for “calling [...]

Baby Mourreale has arrived!

At 4:48 am in Tucson AZ, Sarah gave birth to Abigail Sophia Mourreale. Abby weighed 4 lbs 11oz. Sarah did amazing! Yesterday at 5:00 pm, Sarah’s water broke. (Yeah so that makes the entire labor less then 12 hours. . . not bad for a first time mommy!) Because she was 35 weeks [...]

Contemplations on Parenthood

Becoming a parent is an exciting and joyous thing. . . it is also a scary thing. The realization that we are bringing another human being into the world bears an enormous responsibility. Sarah and I have been discussing our philosophy of parenting. What I think both of us realize is that [...]

Glucose Tolerance Test

The glucose tolerance test sucks! I didn’t think I had to have it in the first place but then there I am being called in for it. They really have a way to convince young mothers “It is for your baby….you do want to be healthy for your baby, don’t you? Do [...]