George Alexander was born on May 23rd after a quick labor. He was 9 lbs, 4 oz, and 21 inches long.
Since my "little" baby is now 15 weeks old (and 18 lbs!), what better time to put up some photos of him for the first time?
Here are some of the photos from his newborn photo shoot. We never did one with Anne Marie and I had a little bit of guilt over it, so we bit the bullet and bought a package from a great local photographer to document George over the first year.
The transition "to two" has really not been too bad. Don't get me wrong - there are moments of hell - but over all, it's been pretty good. Anne Marie had a rough go of it for the first week or so (lots of meltdowns and tantrums), but has otherwise adjusted quite well. In fact, I'm much more likely to have to try to protect George from being over-loved by her.
George, while still a normal baby with some serious fussy spells, is a pretty good baby. Other than his terrible habit of waking me up 5-7 times nightly, he's generally very pleasant. He has really started cooing, talking, and grabbing at things within the last month.
He especially likes it when you make direct eye contact and pay attention to him. He does not like feeling ignored.
Here is G on the quilt that my sister is making for him! I can't wait to see it when she's done.
It's going by fast. We're really trying to find the things we enjoy about the baby stage (like snuggles!) instead of wishing it away and looking forward to more independence.
George does seem to be sensitive to the dairy protein like Anne Marie was, so I'm off of dairy for the foreseeable future. But I think he's worth it!
