We had a baby! No really, we did. 8lbs. 4oz, etc.
, etc..... This would have been big news a couple of weeks ago, but exciting news just isn't exciting once everyone knows it. A couple of months ago, a group of economists announced we were in a recession. Noone really paid attention to this since a majority of us figured it out about 6 months earlier. So how about some fresh news! News so hot that the ink hasn't dried on the bits yet. News that will make you want to climb to the tallest building in your respective city and yell it from the top of your lungs. News that would push the stimulus plan to the second page.... Drumroll please.......
Claire's Umbilical Cord Stump Has Fallen Off!!!!!
That last vestage of her 9 months in the womb, shriveled and gone. It was scary at first, seeing the scab lying motionless on her diaper. My initial reaction was that a spider had crawled into her outfit or a hard crusty piece of fecal matter had escaped her diaper.. Alas it was the stump. This is her first official step in growing up. The first noticeable change in her life, and for this reason, the biggest news since her birth. I guarnatee she doesn't care about the state of the economy or the stability of the middle-east, to her this is BIG.
Anyway, I received a comment that I should stop talking about poop, vomit, and umbilical cord stumps and focus on the fact that she is a sweet, cute little baby. This is true. She does poop, she does vomit, and parts of her body are falling off, but she is the cutest little girl I've ever known. No offense to anyone else out there, but she is my little princess and that earns her the distinction of the cutest girl ever. (Sarah doesn't count in this equation because I didn't know her when she was a girl)... So yes, I'll focus on the cute moments for a second. My favorite is perhaps right after she eats. It is amazing how a few milliliters of milk can change a baby from a crying, fus
sy little brat into a perfect angel. After Claire eats she does this thing with her head where she wiggles it around a little and coos at the same time. It is her perfect, cathartic moment. Another cute thing she does is stretching. This seemingly simple feat is not something I expected a baby to do. Whenever she wakes up, she clenches her fists high above her head, kicks out her feat and arches her back. It is quite amazing actually and I'm sure I'll experience many more of these moments in the future.. That is if I don't drop her first... Sarah has this fear that I'm going to hurt her baby. This I believe is a natural motherly intinct. Hamster fathers left alone with their newborn children will actually eat their young and because of things like this mothers have evolved to be very protective of their offspring. According to Sarah, I have almost dropped the baby on several occasions, I have nearly thrown her at Sarah during a father to mother handoff, and I
have nearly sat on her little one. I can't really deny these accusations, and I'll admit I need to be more careful. Afterall, I don't want mom going all praying mantis on me.
, etc..... This would have been big news a couple of weeks ago, but exciting news just isn't exciting once everyone knows it. A couple of months ago, a group of economists announced we were in a recession. Noone really paid attention to this since a majority of us figured it out about 6 months earlier. So how about some fresh news! News so hot that the ink hasn't dried on the bits yet. News that will make you want to climb to the tallest building in your respective city and yell it from the top of your lungs. News that would push the stimulus plan to the second page.... Drumroll please.......Claire's Umbilical Cord Stump Has Fallen Off!!!!!
That last vestage of her 9 months in the womb, shriveled and gone. It was scary at first, seeing the scab lying motionless on her diaper. My initial reaction was that a spider had crawled into her outfit or a hard crusty piece of fecal matter had escaped her diaper.. Alas it was the stump. This is her first official step in growing up. The first noticeable change in her life, and for this reason, the biggest news since her birth. I guarnatee she doesn't care about the state of the economy or the stability of the middle-east, to her this is BIG.Anyway, I received a comment that I should stop talking about poop, vomit, and umbilical cord stumps and focus on the fact that she is a sweet, cute little baby. This is true. She does poop, she does vomit, and parts of her body are falling off, but she is the cutest little girl I've ever known. No offense to anyone else out there, but she is my little princess and that earns her the distinction of the cutest girl ever. (Sarah doesn't count in this equation because I didn't know her when she was a girl)... So yes, I'll focus on the cute moments for a second. My favorite is perhaps right after she eats. It is amazing how a few milliliters of milk can change a baby from a crying, fus
sy little brat into a perfect angel. After Claire eats she does this thing with her head where she wiggles it around a little and coos at the same time. It is her perfect, cathartic moment. Another cute thing she does is stretching. This seemingly simple feat is not something I expected a baby to do. Whenever she wakes up, she clenches her fists high above her head, kicks out her feat and arches her back. It is quite amazing actually and I'm sure I'll experience many more of these moments in the future.. That is if I don't drop her first... Sarah has this fear that I'm going to hurt her baby. This I believe is a natural motherly intinct. Hamster fathers left alone with their newborn children will actually eat their young and because of things like this mothers have evolved to be very protective of their offspring. According to Sarah, I have almost dropped the baby on several occasions, I have nearly thrown her at Sarah during a father to mother handoff, and I
have nearly sat on her little one. I can't really deny these accusations, and I'll admit I need to be more careful. Afterall, I don't want mom going all praying mantis on me.
4 comments:
Claire is so cute smiling. I do love all her adorable outfits even if I didn't buy any of them.
I guessed that was Brian not Sarah introducing her to the toilet. When I zoomed in, the dark hair on the wrists confirmed it.
I hope she grows up to be as articulate as her parents. Keep on blogging.
Aww, newborn stretches are the best.
So was this a compromise? One cute photo. One of falling off body parts. One photo of her with a cute toy. One photo of her with a toilet. I guess that is better than only poop, vomit, and rotting body parts.
I am laughing so hard at Sarah being worried that you will drop Claire.
But what is with the hand booties?
The BIG stretch is one of my favorite things ever! I laugh every time!
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