One week old! (ok, 9 days old)

Edmund is doing well, mom is doing well (well, I'm still on pain killers and not allowed to really leave the house...) Bronson loves kissing and hugging "boy" and gets very concerned whenever he hears a baby cry, he looks at you inquisitively and says "boy?".

B is also concerned with the manner in which I burp Edmund, by patting him on the back, I suppose to him it looks like I'm hitting, he glares at me a little while I do it. And since about 10 hours of my day is spent nursing and burping Edmund, that's alot of glaring.

Edmund was jaundiced when we left the hospital, and we've had 2 doctor appointments already to check on the jaundice. It got a little worse when we got home, but now it is getting better. He just needs alot of time in the sun in nothing but a diaper to clear it up. Luckily we are having beautiful sunny weather these days, so E and I are spending some quality time by the window and on the deck.

Me and my boys. Awwww.

In these pics you may see that E has dirty blond hair, his eyes are still deep blue at this point, though I imagine that both of those traits will change soon enough. At his most recnt docotrs visit he weighed 8lbs 14oz, so he lost a bit, but he grew an inch in height, now up to 20"3/4. True to our family form, he is in the 90th percentile for weight and height and 95th for head circumference. :)

Edmund Victor Kay Stevenson

Edmund Victor Kay Stevenson was born on March 17, 2009, at 2:44pm. He weighed 9lbs3oz and was 19"3/4 long.


Baby and Mommy are both doing well at the San Gabriel Valley Medical Center. We expect them to come home on Saturday. Until then, I'm sleeping at the hospital with them, helping them get through the nights, and napping uselessly through the mornings.

Bronson met his brother on the 18th, but really started to enjoy big brotherhood on the 19th. Here are some photos of the two of them getting along.
And here's a video:



Enjoy!

Matthew

It's time!

When Bronson sees my big belly, he pats it, looks me earnestly in the eyes and says "Out?". He's right, it's time to get this baby out!

A couple of days ago my friend Melissa had her baby, and when I show B the pictures of her new baby girl and of her son holding the new baby, he smiles and says "baby out". He's also taken to swaddling his little baby doll in kitchen towels and shushing him. So, Bronson's ready, I'm ready, Grandma Val is ready, Grandma Diane has arrived and is ready, Matt's wrapped up his work until next Friday, so he's as ready as he can get. Tomorrow's the big day!

A visit from Aunty Teri & Uncle Jay


Teri & Jay arrived late Monday night and have been visiting with us ever since! Bronson LOVED having them over , he even says "Jay!", "Teri", "Day-see", and "Ruby". (Daisy is a cow and Ruby is the name of their car.)

We went to the aquarium and visited the lorikeets, the birds really liked uncle Jay. Bronson was the tour guide and showed us all the "fish" and "sharks". Before leaving we had lunch outside, where we were observed by many pigeons, this is where Bronson learnt a very important skill from his wise uncle Jay - how to shoo a pigeon. He thought it was hilarious.

We went to the Huntington...

B went on many campus walks with his aunt and uncle while mom napped and ran errands...

and we visited the mall! Well, the important parts of the mall - the food court and the carousel.

It was a great visit - we hope they'll come again soon! Now Jay and Teri are off to Grand Canyon adventures, then a long drive back home to Alberta.

In other news - my mom arrived yesterday afternoon, so now we're getting closer to having this baby. Also, this is post #200!

Belly shot - 36 weeks


Tonight we went out to the annual Astro Dept Greenstein lecture dinner. Just another night dining out with Nobel Prize winners. The lecturer was Dr. Charles Townes, inventor of the laser. So, we got a babysitter in and went out for a free classy meal. Anyhow, here's my baby belly.

Bronson is a jam face (and other breaking news)

Jam face, he's got a big jam face, his face covered with jam and he smells like jam too. He floats through the house with his big jam face - JAM FACE!

(to the tune of Cat face - which I realize Amy might be the only one who knows the tune)


Well, it's life as usual in the Stevenson household, with a twist - mom's belly is huge. We went to the zoo last Saturday - B insisted on posing with the gorilla head - he always insists on posing there. Look how tall he has gotten in the past few weeks! His pants fit waist size and length wise nowadays - what craziness. He has zoomed right into 3T!

Here we are looking at the Pronghorns, and Bronson is demonstrating what their horns look like. At home the next day he showed me what antlers look like, too. He figured that one out on his own.

In other news -yesterday was my last day of work! Hazaa maternity leave!

My coworkers had me a little baby shower at the ofice yesterday with presents and decorations and food and games and confetti - it was lovely. I am still having to force myself to stop thinking about work and not to check my work email. I have plenty of projects to do at home, but mostly I just want to sleep.

Next week Jay and Teri are driving down for a visit. Matt has to head up to Owens Valley for a couple days and we are all thinking of going with him - we've got the cabin booked!

Then on March 7th my mom arrives for the final leg of this adventure. And then on the 17th they take this baby out of me and I can resume lying on my back whilst breathing. That'll be nice.

We're ready for you Uncle Jay!

Finally, here is a video that Bronson enjoys VERY much of late. Beware, you will have the song stuck in your head for the rest of the week.

Dance!



This is what we did for about 30 minutes this evening.