I’ve posted some more photos of Claire on Flickr. It’s so hard to capture the essence of a days-old newborn – the wrinkly, dehydrated hands that seem so ancient, the tiny weight in your arms, the incredulous expressions, the first “milky face” with lips all smunched up from nursing when the milk finally comes in, [...]
So today we had our first family outing since Claire was born. Not trying to bite off more than we could chew, we decided to walk to the elementary school around the corner from our house – a distance of maybe one block. Bea wanted to ride her new bike with the training wheels, and [...]
Baby girl was born at 10:28 this morning after a whirlwind 3.5 hour labour. She is 9lbs and despite a slightly bruised face from having her arm up by her neck at birth baby and I are both happy, healthy and doing well. We’re going to take a day or two to decide on a [...]
With three days to go before my due date, I thought it was time I checked in here to let everyone know that No, I have not given birth yet. While it’s pretty likely that baby will arrive sometime this weekend or early next week, it’s totally possible that she won’t arrive until the week [...]
