Two Trip Day

Today, we decided to stretch it a bit. We didn't exactly get up early this morning. Steph was pretty tired from late night feedings. So after breakfast, we loaded up the Corolla and drove over to Lincoln Park. Bill took his seat in the Snugli for the walk and we did the loop around the park. Bill didn't feel like posing for pictures there. Steph and Butch posed.
Shortly after the picture, we saw a pair of Bald Eagles chasing each other overhead. They are such big birds. We came home and had some lunch and Bill had a nice long nap. Coming up the hill at the park, Mommy got pretty winded. We decided to increase her iron content, i.e. menu equals steak tonight.

This afternoon after Bill had a snack, we loaded up the Corolla again and snuck off to the grocery store. I kept Bill deep in the Snugli and he was wonderful the whole time while Mom shopped. Bill made a nice impression of my sweater's zipper in his forehead as he konked out. He loves sleeping while you walk.

It's been pretty cold here, and expected to even possibly get a dusting of snow. We'll see.

Christmas Lights

We hung the christmas lights this afternoon. We went all out this year, with two strands and a separate one on the small driveway tree. We are very ostentatious.

We need to get some sort of star or something to go in the fence portal window that Steph made.

Just a Walk in the Park

Bill can really get wakeful in the middle of the night. Steph is taking the brunt of it, although I did have some fun last night changing a couple of diapers and wrestling legs back into his sleeping outfits. This morning, we woke to an incredible view of the Olympics. After some breakfast for all, we went for a walk.

We decided to check out a park we had never been to before. I had found it on the map while getting directions to the doctor's office on Wednesday. Ed Munro Seahurst Park in Burien. It's very similar to Carkeek Park or Saltwater State Park. Drive down a ravine to a waterfront park and walk along the beach. It was very pretty out on the water and we saw some Goldeneye ducks.

As far as the yard at home today, we saw the Anna's Hummingbirds, Chickadees, Juncos, Stellar's Jay, Red Crossbills, sparrows, and a Flicker in the backyard with some Robins. When we got home from the park, I saw some sort of falcon high up being chased by what looked like a flock of Starlings. Go get'em falcon.

Bill's eye is still gooping a little but it seems to have gotten better. He continues to prefer to occupy himself with eating and sleeping. I tried to give him some tummy time this afternoon, he went with it and faked sleeping then tried to move a little before getting annoyed with his Daddy.

First Pediatrician Visit

Today was Bill's first Doctor's visit. It was fun. Bill kept Steph up last night pretty good. I heard him a couple of times, she let me sleep. I counseled her on waking Daddy to take more of the load.

At Dr Dong's office, we signed in and tried to avoid touching anything the sick kids might have touched. Filled out the paperwork, and quickly asked if there was a changing room. In spite of our preparations, Bill got hungry and needed a change. I'm still learning the etiquette of changing babies, apparently you don't just use whatever space you want.

Dr Dong checked Bill out, and everything was great. Bill has gained about 3 oz since leaving the hospital. He got another PKU prick in the heal. We both feel incredibly lucky to have found such a great doctor. He's a cyclist too, I like him for sure.

The afternoon was rainy. Bill got carried around on a walk to the park, buried in the snugli on my chest under the umbrella. He didn't care much for the beautiful evergreens in the park, but was in a nice zen state that stayed with him after we got home. Great afternoon to start a fire in the fireplace and stay inside. Not easy to leave them to go to class tonight.

William August

Our son was born on November 20, 2007. It was a wonderful Thanksgiving!

We went to the hospital last Monday to start inducement. It was a hard night for my wife. She didn't want a caesarean or any drugs. They started the inducement very slowly, she held up through a very tough night. By 10 am, she was ready for an epidural. Then a couple of hours later, the labor started. It took about 4 hours. 1 hour into the pushing, my mother-in-law arrived. It was great to have another family member there and special that she made it.
Steph worked really hard, and Bill was born at 5:12 pm. She was really tired. Amazingly though, she stayed awake to be with Bill and didn't just crash.

Of course, he's completely adorable.