Happy Birthday Baby Graham!

Graham Austin was born today at 9:19pm - he weighed 9lbs 3oz and was 21 inches long. He came into the world less than three hours after we arrived at the hospital - wow! We had an amazing natural & unmedicated birth (that Mom is in no hurry to repeat!)

Here is Mom checking out the readings from the wireless fetal monitor and contraction monitor... I'm all wet because I wore the monitors in the shower, which was pretty neat - the bands are soaked! Best part was I wasn't required to get an IV so I was free to move about... that's the way to go, let me tell you.


This is where the magic happens... I paced around the room for most of the labor, and was on the bed only for the last 1/2 hour - the "fun" part!


There he is! Mommy is happy it is over!


Daddy cut the cord


Screaming baby and happy Mom and Dad


Yes... he really weighed 9lbs 3oz! Ouch!


Margie the midwife giving Graham his first bath


Clean, pink baby


Daddy and his little bundle of joy

Go fly a kite!

It was an amazingly windy day the day before Graham was born, and Daddy took Liam outside to fly a kite... Mommy and GM came out to watch too!

Liam was fascinated by the kite...


Excited boy!


Thar she blows!


Hmm, so that is what they mean by "go fly a kite"!


WOW!


GM and Liam hypnotized by the kite...


Look at that big boy!


Tickle monster!


Liam with Daddy


More belly bonding - last day for it!


Hi belly, hi baby Graham

Bonding with the belly

Liam is in LOVE with my belly. Here are some pictures that GM took while we were playing on the playset...











Bonus picture of a cheeky boy having dinner!

Visit from Grandpa

These pictures are from September 8, when Grandpa came to visit! It was so nice of him to come all the way out to see us. We spent some time outside on Liam's new playset.

Liam before his haircut, going down the big slide


Peekaboo!


There you are!


Walking up the slide with Mommy (don't mind me, I'm nearly 9 months pregnant!)


Climbing the ladder with Mommy's help


Liam and Grandpa


Two firstborns!

Tea!

This morning Liam followed me into the kitchen saying "tea! tea! tea!" The boy loves tea. So, I made him his own cup of decaf Earl Grey with milk and he drank it all by himself.

Drinking my tea and watching CNN just like Mommy...


Sluuuuuuuurp


I like to blow on my tea when its too hot

Liam's first haircut!

Adam, Liam and I all went for a haircut today. This was Liam's first haircut (and depending on who you ask, long overdue). Just yesterday the roofer said to my father, "It was nice to meet you and your grand-daughter." Oi!

Trying to put on the smock - he didn't go for it


Getting settled in with Daddy - look at those little curls!


Long-haired boy


Final touch-ups on Daddy's hair


Combing out his hair...


This is it! The first cut!!! The stylist gave me the first lock of Liam's hair that was cut and I have it in an envelope. Sniff!


Liam had a lot to say about his cut...


Hello, handsome


Clearly he approves... making silly faces in the mirror


Why yes, I think it'll do!


Brushing a little hair off of his nose


Father and son

Portrait of a Boy - Sept 2008

A few pictures of Liam playing in our bedroom. I used the 50mm lens I always forget about, and no flash.

Here he is saying "meow" and trying to spin the lenscap


Too busy trying to spin the lenscap to look at Mommy


Hi, cutie!


Ohhh... playing with lenscaps!


Now spinning the lenscap on the floor


Where did it go?

Life at home

Just a few pictures for no particular reason...

Watching The Simpsons with Daddy


Ah yes, there is the TV in the background


Cute and naked!


Testing out Mommy and Daddy's new Tempurpedic mattress... fun!