Side by Side: a Collaboration

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Hey, this is pretty swell...

 

Hey, this one isn't so bad...

 

My First Video: Kieran's early days

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Uma tries to make dimples

 

Not So Little Guy

Kieran weighed in at a heft 9 lbs., 7 oz. today. That's a gain of 25 oz. in the last 14 days. The Boy is now about 2 lbs. more than his birth weight in 27 days.

Uh, Dad...

 

Nobody's actually going to believe I can fly...

Our little middle-aged man

 

He started off looking like a little old man; now he's getting "younger." The chubby cheeks, the florid complexion, the thin hair...

O Sole Mioooooooooooooooooooooo!

 

Imperfect camouflage

 

Should I be worried?

 

Temperature control

 

Feeling... a little... hot...

 

Perfect.

Airing out baby

 

Helps dissipate that "new baby" smell.

Ah! Chest hair!

 

That is so not what I was looking for...

There he is again...

 

I'll just ignore him. I'm sure he'll soon get bored of taking all these pictures.

If you look closely, you can see some of the blue in his eyes.

It's approximate

Today was Kieran's due date. We didn't expect him to come right on the day, but we did expect them to at least get the month right. Oh well. We're glad he's here now.

Stop motion

 

 

 

 

XS and S

 

Look, a belly button!

Please do it again

Kieran slept from before midnight until just after 5 am. Nice boy.

He's not so good at pictures yet

 

umbilicus severus

The cord stub came off yesterday. There's no going back now, boyo.

Going out for his first walk

 

It was on clearance

 

It keeps him warm.

My thumb! Yay!

 

Never mind he's practically poking his eye out...

Hungry boy

Kieran had his first visit with the pediatrician today. Everything was fine, though he didn't like the blood draw. His weight is now up to a very healthy 7 lbs., 14 oz. He's a good nurser. For those of you keeping track at home:

Day 0: 7 lbs., 6 oz.
Day 3: 6 lbs., 15 oz.
Day 6: 7 lbs., 2 oz.
Day 13: 7 lbs., 14 oz.

The loss of weight immediately after birth was normal and expected. Many newborns just barely get back to their birth weights at 2 weeks; Kieran blew past that by half a pound. The boy is a champion nurser.

Gotta get his alignment checked

 

Maybe balance his tires, too.

Not hungry?

 

First bath

 

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!

 

That was terrible! Where's my thumb!?!?

The boy sure likes to sleep

 

Oh my head

 

Whew, that was tiring

 

Weighing in

 

I'm a little confused how to read the scale, but the result was that he was 7 lbs 2 ounces, or almost back to his birth weight.

More fun with faces

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Squishy face

 

We used to do this to Uma, too, but I never got a picture of it.

First time leaving the house

 

So this is my room, huh?

 

What's all this stuff in here?

He's awake!

 

Picture blurred because his vision is blurred. Yeah...

Kid must be really tired...

 

He can sleep through my snoring.

Ah! My eyes!

 

He cracks his eyes open only to get blinded by the flash.

Ajoba finds Kieran pleasing

 

Struggling to open his eyes

 

Uh oh. That sounded messy.

 

Hands-free mode

 

Another victim of the comfy chair

 

Sleepyheads

A milestone

Only a day old, and he's already peed on me.