Week 15- June 4th

Dear Friends and Family,

Yes- we’re still in the hospital. But all is well. AC hasn’t had a Brady (heart event 💙) in over a week now (🙌) and the only thing left for him to do is finish his bottles.
But as you can see- he has a problem staying awake for his feedings..

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Kirk’s been dubbed the Baby Whisperer as he’s the only who consistently gets Alden to finish whole bottles. He swears by John Denver and handholding 🎵

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The doctor said that because Alden‘s so great otherwise, we forget he’s a 26 weeker and that if not eating is the only thing he’s doing like a normal preemie, she’s just fine with that.
In the meantime Alden‘s been enjoying visitors.. like Megha Tolia 🙂

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And Nirav Tolia too!

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And Cousin Shelley!

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On Memorial Day Kirk and I took a quick trip to our favorite spot, the Bodega Bay Lodge🤗

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And while Kirk was in LA for his school’s graduation, we celebrated my niece Ashley’s 5th birthday by doing her favorite thing- biking from their home to the Menlo Grill for dinner 😋 🚲🎂

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When we’re not passed out with AldenABBBDB88-C19F-42CC-ABE4-DBD78E51EF22.jpg

We have fun family Gazing parties

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Again- We wish the camera could capture how our sweet pea really looks. For example, it’s impossible to see from the pics that he actually has blue eyes (for now at least 👀) and his hair continues to come in very blonde..

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Alden continues to have a very sweet and mellow disposition, and we are so so ready to bring this snuggle bug home with us. We are too in 💗😍💖
Love from,
The Spaldens
Ps: I know you’re dying to see our ColorMeMine master-pieces, but we haven’t picked them up yet- so until next time 😉
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Week 9- April 23rd

Dear Friends and Family,
I was going to give you a break on the updates, but many are still checking in (very sweet 😌) , so here’s a quick one to show you his progress 🙂

Here’s our little guy right after Kirk fed him his very first bottle – I think he liked it! 🍼

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 He’s also rocking the binky. Awesome for a kiddo who’s still over a month away from his due date!
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And he’s sporting some pretty cool hats these days..
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and opening his eyes wider when he’s awake..
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Gearing up for Dartmouth, he follows the pages when we flip them as we read him books. (His favorite is Giraffe’s Cant’ Dance 💃 )
As of today, Alden weighs over 5lbs!! He’s almost 5 times bigger than his first week of life. With his due date being May 24th, we should be bringing home a real sized newborn! 🤗
XOXO
Spaldens