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May 2009
Chasing the Elusive Baby SmileSubmitted by Brian on Sun, 05/31/2009 - 18:07Thank God for the digital age, because you can burn a lot of "film" trying to catch that one iconic baby smile. As evidence I offer up the "Chasing the Elusive Baby Smile album". I've taken to shooting in sports mode, where I can hold down the shutter release and shoot at 3 frames per second. The sound of rapidly clicking shutter often makes Cooper startle wide eyed at noise. Here are a few of the choice successes among the many lesser shots, and at least one decidedly non-smiley picture:
Happy Birthday Nina!Submitted by Brian on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 23:11This post is not about the boy; rare though they are they do happen. Saturday was Nina's birthday and she did it up right. We had bacon egg an cheese sandwich's for breakfast. She had a spa appointment for mid day and some shopping at some favorite haunts in the afternoon. We had a bbq for Birthday dinner and a homemade ice cream cake for dessert. Note to self, biscuits don't freeze well. All in all, a really nice day, and mom got a little break from being mom. Long Time, No PostSubmitted by Brian on Sun, 05/17/2009 - 12:03Site neglect, I am officially guilty. A couple weeks have went by and life here is -- well -- all about settling into our new life. The grandparents and aunts have all flown home, work occupies my mind most weekdays, and Nina is settling into being a Mom. Adjusting to the work thing and fatherhood has been tough at times. I'd just like more time with the family. But the time we have has been great. Cooper for his part is working on his baby skills. Weeks 6-8 have included some epic fussy periods, usually around dinner time. But these weeks have also included new levels of interactivity and alertness. He smiles a lot now, and no longer at random, but rather as a way of interacting with you. The new baby hair he was born with is going away and slowly being replaced with his forever hair. The result is a somewhat molted appearance. Combine that with some baby acne and you could say he is going through his first awkward phase. No matter we still think he is adorable, and as proof I offer up some pictures from the last couple of weeks: |