Newborn Photos

Some of our favorites from our newborn photo shoot.  ADub was 1 week old.

Happy 1-Month Birthday!

Today is ADub's 1-month birthday.  Whoo hoo!  Mommy and Daddy haven't killed him yet!  ADub loves to sleep, poop, pee, and eat.  But, what makes him different from other babies?  

• He loves to stretch and sleep with his arms above his head.  
• He talks non-stop...even in his sleep.  Genetic?...Thank you PDub for your contribution.  Sometimes I think they have conversations in their sleep together.  
• ADub's favorite song is Sedona by Houndmouth; sometimes it's the only thing to calm him down.  
• He loves dancing, but with a groovy mom like this, that's predictable.  
• He is grateful for his puppy, Maya, who licks the spit-up off of his face, apparel, and burp cloth.  
• He attacks Mom's breasts like a banshee, battle cry and all.
• ADub loves using his beautiful eyes to stare outside and follow movement.
• He has made it up to 4 in learning his numbers and currently working on 5....even though his enunciation is a bit off. 
• With guidance from Maya, rolling over has occurred twice.

Our month in a nutshell....

1st day home.  There's plenty of room on my lap!

Relaxin'.

Maya-ADub snuggles.

All smiles.

Passy-kisses.

Are you really going to wear that?

Sexy pose!

Drop my toy, Maya.  I'm going to mess you up!  

This just in: Daddy has conquered the swaddle.

Enough said.

I think he likes it.  Life, that is.

The men in my life.

First visit to the doctor.  Okay, so it wasn't all smiles and giggles.

Daddy preparing to hike with our ADub.....many, many months from now.

Meeting one of the Great-Grandma's.

Sending love to daddy.

Bathtime!

One of these twinkies had a complete blowout (like in the hair and all) right after this picture.

Maya completing her job as spit-up clean-up crew.

Pops, the manny, dancing with ADub.

All snores, no rocks.  My manny sleeping on the job?  Tsk, tsk.

First bottle.

Second trip to the doctor.

Laters gators.

Our New Little Adventure

     On the evening of September 26th, I sat down to study for the first exam in Pathology.  When I reached question 16 in the neoplasms section, I felt a pop and immediately told the little gentleman residing in my abdomen that this movement was new.  I decided to head to the bathroom where I proceeded to lose a good amount of water.  What did I do next?  Probably what most individuals my age would do.  I Googled "what does it feel like to break your water."  After confirming that this was indeed what I had done, I called the on-call doctor, gathered up Maya, threw a towel on the driver's seat, and drove myself to the hospital.  PDub was called during this madness, and he began his 3-hour journey from Chicago to Indianapolis (only after he finished his dinner, of course).  
     At 7:10am on September 27th and exactly 2 weeks early, our new little adventure was born, weighing 7 pounds with a length of 19 inches.

Minutes after push-thirty (giving birth).  Other than oxytocin to speed up the process....I was drug-free.

Hours and minutes before giving birth.

My weight....7 pounds.

Who are these people???

I made this gal a Nana

Meet Grandma B.

Daddy kisses.

What do I do with my hands?

First bath.

First poop.

Poop (Game) Face

Family Picture...minus Maya.

Daddy's first swaddle job....room for improvement.

All I ever do is sleep....

....and sleep

Busting out of the hospital.  It's been real, folks.