Rattle!

Asleep in the swing

Alisha claims the rattle is in the air, can’t really tell from the picture though. And he definitely likes the swing better than he did at first.

Robin is 22″ long and weighs 9 lbs 1/4 oz as of this morning. And the newborn diapers are getting too small.

Robin was baptized today at Holy Cross. His godparents are Rick and Christine Ruppel. Robin was amazingly well behaved at his first church service, other than some poorly timed bodily function noise. After the ceremony, we returned to our house for a nice lunch of spaghetti, salads and cake with ice cream.

As promised, some awake pictures.

He’s practicing his Mr. Burns impression. Eventually the fingers will actually tent and drum together.

Not so pleased, but glad to be awake and on camera.

And, since some have asked:

• Next doctors appointment is the 1 month checkup, end of the month.
• He’s starting to fill in, haven’t been anywhere to do an official weighing but he’s eating well enough to be gaining weight.
• Mom is doing just fine, she has a checkup appointment next week.
• We’re all sleeping well, just not for long periods.

It’s Mom’s turn for a nap.

Babys seem like relative magnets. Alisha’s parents came to visit last Wednesday, cooked us a nice dinner, held Robin and headed home. I wish I would have gotten some pictures, but I really didn’t think about it at the time.

My parents came by for a short visit on Thursday. They held Robin for awhile and headed out for dinner.

Today, my parents, grandparents and an aunt came over. Robin was excellent.

I think just about everyone got a least one chance to hold him.

We even got a bit of a family photo.
More photos.

Dad needed a nap.

So, I’ve told these stories enough that I need to write them down and in honor of Robin’s 1 week “birthday” tonight, here they are.
(Medical details and terms after the break.)
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