Jeepers Creepers

(eyes haven't changed colors, but vision certainly sharpened)

Some Favorite Places to Fall Asleep

("Sleep when the baby sleeps" is the advice I keep receiving for fighting sleep deprivation -- trying my best!)



(She often sleeps for part of the night in the carseat at the side of our bed -- whatever works, right? And can you see her little finger that escaped from the blanket?)



(I can tell that this vibrating chair is going to be a lifesaver.)

Phenomenology of Firsts

First pacifiers.




First silly pink dress.


First hike in the woods.


First bath.

Gooing and Gazing

Happiest Baby on the Block

(MSG demonstrates the ways of the thaumaturge)










OUT.

Some Introductions

Crick


Lynn


Olivia


Craig

"Simone loves to bond with her dad by sitting in his lap while he kicks Playstation butt." --MSG

Venturing out to meet the Sleepy Street denizens

Briefly wakeful

(week 1)




(week 2 -- she's grown!)

What Simone does best

With her Auntie Natalie

Day 3 - mother and daughter



Day 4 - coming home from the hospital



Day 5 - making herself at home, the new dictator schemes

a few more from her first hour

Edit: Hmm, these vanished. Not sure why. But you can go here to see 'em:

In her first minutes of life. Grandma's holding her, I'm snapping photos and weeping uncontrollably.