A Baby Bookworm at Home

I just realized that I forgot to put the word out on my blog that our Baby Bookworm came home from the hospital last week, after five weeks in the NICU. She still has about a month until her original due date, but she's gaining weight like a champ, and doing really well.

I'm still reading her The Secret Garden. She also likes those black and white board books by Tana Hoban (White on Black, etc.). Alas, I forget who recommended those. Her library continues to grow by leaps and bounds, and I'm looking forward to reading more and more books to her over time.

Still not sure when I'll be back to blogging. Right now a higher priority is finding a way to get more than 2 hours of sleep a day. But I do miss you all, and hope to be dipping a toe back into the Kidlitosphere soon.

Thanks again to everyone who has sent our Baby Bookworm good thoughts. I really do believe that they've helped. And all of the positive thoughts (and books) from my Kidlitosphere friends has been a reminder, not that I needed one, that a virtual community can absolutely be a real community. And a very special one to boot.

More soon...

Comments

[Cheryl Rainfield]

Many, many congratulations, Jen! I'm so glad she's home and doing well. So glad you're reading her books (of course). :) Sleep is definitely a priority. I hope you have some family or friends to give you a break sometimes. Any way--yay! Welcome baby bookworm to the world, to her new home.

[Abby]

Jen, I'm so glad everything is going well! And I love that you're sharing books with her already! :D

[Tricia]

What happy news! I'm so glad she's home with you. Continued good wishes for you all.

[Judy Weymouth]

So good to hear your latest news. I've missed your blog posts and look forward to having you back again when you are ready and rested! Please make a note for sometime in the future . . . I've just finished reading Keep Sweet by Michele Dominguez Greene and wanted to make sure you know about this book. We wrote to one another about our reactions to The Chosen One some time ago. This book is also a story about FLDS. Should you ever read it, I would love to read your review or have you share your thoughts.

How wonderful it must be to finally have baby bookworm home from the hospital. I look forward to hearing about her progress!

[Robin Gaphni]

Congratulations Jen! I'm so glad she is home with you (and listening to The Secret Garden, to boot). Best wishes to you both.

[Valerie]

Congratulations! I'm so happy for you. Thanks for sharing your wonderful news :)

[Readingjunky]

Welcome home! Glad to hear all is going well. Find a way to get some rest. =)

RJ

[Susan T.]

Jen, I am so glad that the baby is home. Yay.

[adrienne]

I'm so glad to hear that all is well! Although I do hope you get some more sleep soon.

[Tif]

I am so glad to hear that things are going well and bookworm is growing!! The sleep will come with time, and from a fellow mom, I completely understand that you got to sneak in the sleep whenever you can!! Best of luck!! :)

[Amy @ Literacy Launchpad]

Congrats on being home. It must be nice... even if it's not easy. :) And I'm glad I'm not the only one who will be taking a blogging break. With two kiddos joining our family soon, blogging will unfortunately not be high priority for a while. Luckily for the blogging world, there are others around that probably do a better job than me anyhow (like you)!

Take care of that sweet, sweet baby!

[Jenny Schwartzberg]

Wonderful news! I'm so glad she's home and doing well. Sending virtual smooches to your baby! Take care of yourself and I hope you get more sleep soon.

[jules]

So glad she's home! Love to you all.

[Terry Doherty]

Oh, enjoy those days with little sleep ... they go by so quickly!! You'll actually miss them one day. Sounds like Baby Bookworm is doing great ... how can she not?

[Jen Robinson]

Thanks so much, everyone! She's actually been awake more than usual during the day today, so perhaps she'll sleep more tonight... Or perhaps that's just wishful thinking.

Judy, thanks for the book recommendation. It sounds interesting! I look forward to the days when I actually have time to read again - I just had to renew the library book that I was halfway through six weeks ago, before the baby was born, for the second time.

And Amy, hope that things with the adoptions are going smoothly. You certainly deserve a blog hiatus. And, as people have been telling me, we'll be here when you get back!

[Jan@eatingyabooks]

Hurray what wonderful news. I am so glad Baby Bookworm is home and gaining weight. Good thoughts to the whole family.

[Nan]

HOORAY!!! So very happy she's home. And by the way, with my two kids, we didn't sleep through the night for eight or so years!! I'm catching up now they are grown-ups!

[Jennifer@5 Minutes for Books]

So great to hear that Jen.

[Janssen]

Glad she is home and doing well! Good luck!

[PJ Hoover]

I'm so glad she's home!

[Stephanie]

I am so glad she is home! Savor this time with her.

[Michelle Breum]

I haven't checked in with your blog lately. I didn't know about your baby being born early. Glad to hear things are going well. I subscribed with email today.

[Alison]

Glad you are both doing well. Just in case you haven't heard of this book: The Happiest Baby on the Block, it changed my "raising kids" life. With my third child I actually slept through the night, as this helped me get my baby to also. I also felt she was a much more content baby. I realize your bundle of joy is a preemie, so it may not work yet, but good luck, and if you choose to read it, I hope it helps.

[Jen Robinson]

Thanks for the good wishes, all. And, Alison, thanks for the book recommendation. Sleeping through the night would be a blissful thing. Actually, sleeping for 2 hours at a time would be pretty blissful. But we'll make progress...