Brielle Madeleine Cimbura made her appearance at 2:50 am on Wednesday, May 3, 2006. She weighed in at 5 pounds 11 oz and 20.5 inches. She is truly the most beautiful child in the world. (That's her daddy speaking.)
- First Photos (click on Brielle at the top)
She is such a blessing. Mom and baby are doing well.
Baby Care Tips
I've put together some baby care tips gleaned from our recent experience:
- If you desire a sick baby, have mommy eat some hot and spicy BBQ chicken wings before breastfeeding. You'll see milk flying for days.
- Tim's Simple Swaddling Technique I found an easier way before going crazy as she "escaped" like Houdini from the other swaddles.
- Teaching your child a foreign language: Take the opportunity to play DVDs with the alternate language enabled with English subtitles.
Indispensible items I thought I'd never need:
- The Happiest Baby on the Block DVD shows awesome techniques for calming a child using their built-in reflexes. It's as close to hypnotizing a kid as you can get. The five S's work perfectly to calm her as long as she's not needing to burp, eat (get milk), or poop (change diaper).
- Swaddle - Tightly so arms can't move
- Side - Roll over on side, football hold
- Shuush - Louder than crying in ear
- Jiggle - Gently rock like Jello
- Suck - Pacifier
- Baby swing will keep her rested or help put her to sleep. It's amazing that little ones find the turning mobile so fascinating.
- Boppy Pillow makes it a lot easier to prop her up for photos or hold her for bottle feedings.
- The Schwinn child trailer seat with conversion kit (look on Target.com for Schwinn Bike Trailer - SC775) allows you to go on bike rides or use as an excellent jogging stroller. We put her in there easily with her car seat and took our first bike ride on 6/23/04. Well designed and manufactured at a lower cost than a Burley. These are also available at Target stores on sale for around $135 which is a very good deal.
- The Graco Metrolite stroller system is lightweight and well designed. Comes with two car bases.
