More photos

Added a small album to the web http://picasaweb.google.com/kirenosnhoj . They were taken on the day of Doug and Jess's wedding. We went to the wedding, so that meant we used a babysitter for the first time. Since there were no tears shed by either of us, I think we handled it pretty well ;-)

Loose Hips Sink Ships

When Simon was born, the nurse noticed a click/clunk when she put his legs through the range of motion. Potential hip dysplasia. So, that was something the pediatrician wanted to have checked out. We went to a pediatric orthopod on Friday. They confirmed the click, but said it likely wasn't a big deal. Since Nancy is so extremely feminine, her estrogen is likely still in Simon, causing his ligaments to be loose. We are going to have an ultrasound done next week on the hip. Hopefully, it will confirm the hip's okay. Otherwise he will likely be in a Pavlik harness for three months or so.

You can see the harness here: http://www.hip-baby.org/pavlik.html

Since that would suck, we are hoping for the best. We aren't too worried about it, though, considering that there are a lot worse things in the world, and he would probably hardly notice it anyway ;-)

Simon's 1st Bottle

Daddy got to feed Simon his first bottle the last Sunday. I really enjoyed doing this, because I finally could satiate him when he was hungry. It was a bit frustrating when all I could do at feeding time was be the opening act for the main course, Nancy "the Mammiferous" Johnson. It was a bittersweet moment for Nancy. She knew in her head that it was good, because this liberates her somewhat... but her heart-strings were being tugged as I fed Simon. It was okay that someones else was feeding him, but I don't think he was supposed to enjoy it... or something like that ;-)

Annette and Harlow

Nancy's mom came down on Saturday with Nancy's brother and his wife (Brian and Nancy). She has been a real trooper; she is only a week post-op from a knee surgery! She has been a big help. We try to keep her off her feet, but you know how that goes... ;-) Her husband Harlow and his daughter Lana drove down today and they will all be leaving tomorrow. After that, it'll just be Nancy, me, and Simon for a while now. Scary!

Web Albums

I don't want to overload the blog with all the photos, so I created a web album for some of the other photos I've taken. If you are interested in looking at them, I have posted the URL below:

http://picasaweb.google.com/kirenosnhoj

Thanks!

First Visit to Taco Johns!

Daddy wanted to document Simon's first visit to Taco John's... I swear he was happier about going than he looks in this picture ;-) He and I will have to go there when Mommy's not looking. She'll surely try to get us to eat healthier than that, somebody's got to!

Evil Baby ;-)

It's a good thing I don't have any mad photoshopping skills, otherwise I think this Simon pic could be the next Angry Baby... http://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/view/42874/

Swingin' Simon

Here's a vid of Simon in his Graco SweetPeace Newborn Soothing Center. To anyone expecting, we recommend this swing. It has plenty of features to keep gadget-loving daddies happy. Six swing-speeds, vibration, and a sound system that will either play audio from the womb, or a playlist from your favorite mp3 player. Very handy to have around.

Obligatory Bath-time pic

Every baby must have at least one naked bath-time photo to embarrass him or her during their teenage years. But, since this is a family blog, I did a little censoring. At birth, the nurses told us he had really big feet, and you know what they say about babies with big feet... ;-)

Happy 4th of July!

Sorry, it's been a while since I last posted... this blog doesn't seem as high on the priority list as changing diapers, tummy-time, and Simon-gazing. We went to our neighborhood 4th of July Parade today, and Simon had a great time! Okay, well he slept through the whole thing, but we were certainly fine with that. Do you like his FireCracker outfit? It was cute, but it only lasted for about 2 hours. Simon enjoys peeing on himself. We set a new record today, with 4 diapers in one hour! I hope that mark stays in the record books for a very long time!