Pika resting cozily on the new blanket that Grandma must have bought just for her. Her eyes are saying she'll kill me if I put this picture on Facebook and her friends see it.
Sleepy or bashful? Either way, a heartwarming rascal. He's like the Fabio of dogs, great looking, but fit mostly for cover art. Don't expect depths of insight from him. He does have mad chewing skills, and likes to follow his momma around and sleep by her.
Gail is partying like its 2009! I guess since she refrained from drinking for 9 months, she now feels that it's ok to pound 'em down any time, day or night. (Actually the wine is recommended to help Mom relax while breastfeeding.)
Enough with the filler - y'all know you want some baby pictures :-) Here's one of Ava swaddled in the crib.
I call this the baby burrito. Swaddling is a wonderful technique to soothe babies. If you haven't heard the word, search for "The happiest baby on the block". There's a doc in Californy that has been teaching a method of calming infants. This burrito isn't done all that well, her little hand should be down by her side, but they have a way of wiggling out such that you have to rewrap it every once in a while. I haven't convinced Gail to allow me to use duct tape, but the night is young...
Oh! So precious. Hope you are all adjusting ok.
ReplyDeleteSo happy for your little family.
Just a little swaddling note: they make a blanket that has built in velcro just for swaddling that works very well for young wiggly babies. They outgrow it in a few months but well worth the money...we bought a couple to always have a clean one (get them at Target, Babies R Us, etc.)
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