@ The Children's Museum

There's always lots to do at The CM.

Towering Fun @ Grandma & Grandpa's

Good Friends, P & V

First Day of Swim Lessons!

So Wake, here's how the iPad works.

Oaks Park Today!

Baby time!!

Wake and next door neighbor Baby Aspen with their loving nannies, Lizeth and her Aunt, Belem.

Wake at 8 weeks!

Oregon Zoo

On the Zoo Train

First night in her new Bunk Bed!

Bunk Beds!

Beautiful day at the Portland Rose Garden!

Wake at 7 weeks!

Wake at 5 weeks

Doing just great!!

Penelope's learning to drive!!

Here she is in her super cute pink Beetle-Limited Barbie Edition. She loves it!!

I see a smile! Wake at 4 weeks

This was literally the first smile I had seen on him and I happened to have the camera ready!! Lucky shot!!

Snug as a Bug at 3 weeks old

First Joint Bathtime!!

It was fun!!

Wake is doing great!! One week old: 5/21

Great day for Ice Cream

After Music class we went to Kenny & Zukes Sandwich Works for lunch (and Ice Cream)

Welcome Wake!

How we got a Wake:    After waiting for what seemed like an eternity (five days after the due date) and several sessions of labor inducing acupuncture and massage our new little dude made his screaming appearance.  The active labor drives to the hospital are much more hilarious in movies than in real life.  Weighing the midwife skills of the local law enforcement officials, and the cost of detailing the interior of our Volvo-  I kept it under 65.  The nurses gave us several disappointing looks as we were stopping for contractions every few feet in the hospital corridors. "Oh come on people!  Can't you plan out your lives a little better?"  Right before the HazMat Team was called out we were met with a wheelchair and sped off to delivery.  Poor Emmie was committed to not reliving the joy of another natural childbirth, but Wake was already through customs before we could get the drugs onboard. Working with the ferver of a Nascar Pit Crew (and sometimes the colorful dialect)  Emmie, Midwife, Doula, Nurse and I worked our assigned   stations.  We arrived at 3:30 and Wake popped out at 4:50.

Still Tired From The Move.

Proud Sister, Happy Grandam, Hungry Wake.

Getting Nails done with Grandma & Mom

"He's stil cookin'!"