blessing day: bride of Hulk

The hair may be getting longer but it gives no sign of lying down on the head.

Bride of Hulk makeover: Before

After

my baby = monchichi

Do you remember these dolls from the early 80's? The resemblance to Gigi is a little freaky.

the 9 lb 11 oz time-sucker

Taking care of an infant is a real time-sucker. Case in point: I just took a shower and got dressed today and it is a little past 1 pm! Now that we are almost through with week three, the body is feeling good, sleep is still few and far between, but overall I think we are adjusting pretty well to a family of three. I know infants aren't supposed to smile yet, but I swear Gigi has looked right at me twice and given me a big cheesy, gummy smile. She definitely lets you know what she wants, and usually what she wants is food all the time. We went to the pediatrician on Monday, and "little" Gigi weighs 9 lbs 11 oz! How's that for a good eater. Here are some more pictures:

"Look deep into my eyes, deeper, deeper. You will love me and take care of me OR . . . "

"I will gum you with my incredibly lethal gummy-bite!"

Puffy hair after a bath

Baby Nanook is whistling for her dog-sled team to take her back to the Artic.

Meeting Great-Grandma Rasmussen.

i heart homebirth

Aunt Rebecca's Odd Narcotic Effect

Gigi 2.0

greet the parasite

Today at 6:17, Celeste was pretty fed up.

As a result, we now have this:



Vitals:

Gender: Girl

Length: 20 big ones (inches)

Weight: 8 lbs 14 oz (Whaaaa? We blame the Nielsen's Frozen Custard. Flirting with gestational diabetes was never so delicious...)

Hair: Matt's

Lady Parts: Celeste's

Name: French, w/slightly disturbing cultural touchstones with which we have obviously made our peace. (The name is Gigi.)

We're all okay. We're going to sleep now.

Salut!

Matt+Celeste