Baby Pictures!
January 28, 2007
Filed under:Lotso Pics
Testament to the manner in which both me and Jo handle tense, anticipatory, somewhat-stressful situations, I can be found imitating an actual physician early in the Jade’s Born Today story, but never got my chance to issue forth doctory sounding medical jargon at random passerby just because we happened to be in the “Shhh Quiet Coz We’re About To Give Birth” Ward.
Case in Point, Posey McHamington makes a sweet face literally minutes before having a nearly 8 lb child yanked out of a slice in her belly.
I’m kind of wondering what it will take to get the two of us to act mature and our age and all that boring kind of thing.
Jo was into it, being entertained and all and distracted from being about to be cut open, so I kept up the shenanigans and didn’t even get told to knock it off by the attendants.
Okay, don’t look too close here, because you might be able to tell that there’s the slight chance, I mean one in a million, that I might possibly be, maybe could be considered, in an alternate reality…
…a teeny tiny bit nervous.
Neither me nor Jo had ever seen anything so beautiful, but being realists, we had to admit that she looked like a little cartoon bug… which quickly became her first nickname.
“Move the blankie honey, I can’t even SEE her!” Wife says, while I try not to burst into tears if for no other reason than raw emotion.
I can’t be certain, as I’ve never seen that guy with his own newborn before, but he kind of looks like he’s incredibly in love with his beautiful child.
Happy Australia Day!!!
Before the fireworks and After the Barbecue, little Jade journeys home, on a day that could be considered as hot as a place called HELL, her extremely fine and beautiful newborn hair blew in the furnace-like breeze while she napped, peacefully and quietly.
Roni took one look at this one and immediately likened it to the expression on the face of the 115-year old at his birthday party in the Nursing Home. “Who are these people and why are they giving me presents? Who shat in my pants?”
Jo just looked at this pic while I am typing this and asked, quite sincerely, “She’s so beautiful, how did I get so lucky to make such a beautiful child? What was it I did to deserve this beautiful child?”
She’s 3 days old and somehow manages to track people’s eyes and lips when they are speaking. She’s terribly interested in what mum’s saying at this point.
And here she is actually trying to respond. She sometimes looks apologetic and/or frustrated when she’s “speaking” because she can’t actually make words, but she gives it a go anyway.
Georgia was very gently explaining to Jade that she loved her, and something that I couldn’t quite make out about how it’s the role of a big sister to show a little sister about certain things and something about “watch out for what you chew on, cos Dad’ll lose it.”
It’s true. I wanted to try and be all pragmatic and realistic about my current kids and my new kid, but it’s undeniable. Jadey loves her big sister and her big sister loves her.
Again, I’m not positive, I mean I’m not exactly the most objective party here, but I may have the most gorgeous children EVER.
Am I wrong? Go on. Tell me. I can take it.
Freakier still is how much that beautiful blonde thing looked like her little sister when she was that size.
Holy CATS! AND Yammers! Speaking of looking like your sibling, holy sheezonits! And OH MY DOG could my kids be any more photogenic?!?! I can’t explain to most of you folks, that live in other continents and all and haven’t met my kids yet, but they really ARE that gorgeous.
I don’t have enough time to write about this boy and his relationship with his little sister. I was going to say “enough words”, but that isn’t true. I DO have enough words. Hell, I could fill a novel, because I Know this kid like I Know no other. He’s ME, all over again, and I could write for years (and probably will) about who this kid is.
I digress. He’s nothing short of amazing, and he goes out of his way to cuddle this little baby whenever he can. She’ll be fussing, and will actually stop her whinging when he comes in the room and is simply telling me about his Leapster. True story, she hears his voice, much like when she hears mine, and gets distracted with someone she is absolutely fascinated with.