Luke is 3 1/2 weeks old now and we’re entering the first phase in which he would show signs of colic (if he has it). From my layman’s point of view, colic is this mysterious condition that affects some babies from about age three weeks to four months in which they cry uncontrollably (can’t soothe) [...]
Let me rewind a bit to post some photos taken of Elizabeth during her latter pregnancy months, in late June. I’d posted back in May about my opinion of pro pregnancy/maternity photographers and their desire to charge you out the yang to get access to the original digital files.
Anyway, I’d recently reconnected with a friend [...]
We’ve had a ton of rain lately and I’ve returned to work so we weren’t able to take walks just yet. Also, we live on the third floor with no elevator and Elizabeth can’t carry more than 10 lbs. so it’s much easier to go for a walk if I’m around. We had a beautiful [...]
Luke has a pretty significant case of baby acne. It’s a natural and common condition that is caused by his body shedding his mom’s hormones… although as I write that, I wonder if it’s more common in boy babies.* There is another common condition called “milia” that is less pronounced. I believe he’s got a [...]
There was some initial argument about his height accuracy at the hospital. The nurse claimed that the hospital measurement is always rushed and often not accurate, so her measurement at 9 days came out much lower. However, we measured him at home and found him to be taller than the hospital measurement, assumably [...]
