Elliott: Year 3, Week 36 (April 24 - 30, 2005)
Welcome Lorelei Louise Austin!
8lbs, 14.5oz.
22 inches long
37 cm head.

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bunny rides in Elliott's "sling"

our noodle eater

Jamie becomes a spiny space dude

doing some banging

hard at work

Shadow stalks the string

last picture of Jess pregnant (waiting for an OR to open up, to try one last external version, and if it fails, a c-section)

Mike getting suited up

Lorelei's first picture - she wasn't happy to leave the womb

calming down a little, already looking like herself

Ahh, the happy family reunited (the longest 11 minutes of my life were waiting for them to give me my baby back)

She falls asleep as soon as she's snuggled skin to skin.. as I am being put back together

and it was totally worth it!

recovering from my not-so-natural childbirth





After caring for him all day, Grandma and Grandpa bring Elliott to meet his little sister

She doesn't hold a candle to his new cat and kittens from Grandma and Grandpa

He shows his toy to Lorelei

"I love my baby sister!"

I love Nana too!


her "old man" pose

Got thumb?

Yup, this kid can suck!

our tubby munchkin!

taking a peek

Elliott gives his sister a toy from Nana

Ryan visits with Wendy and Jasmine




how cute is this fuzzy earlobe?







Grandpa George holds the baby

and finally, Rachel does too!

Elliott rubs his sister's head and sings her songs

Our little sleepyhead!

changing so fast..

every day she looks a little different


here's Elliott in a similar bottom-lip-less pose, at 8 weeks


Going home! (for the record, I spent a long time picking her going home outfit. Good thing, huh? I don't even remember what she finally ended up wearing - the biggest thing I brought, no doubt.)

My milk was coming in by this time, so she snoozed all the way home

Happy dad snuggles his new babe

umm.. we were going to put the baby there! (Shadow just loves this quilt tht Meg made for the baby)




Aunt Nancy comes to visit


Memere and Pepere send us a beautiful vase of flowers and a balloon!



what's this one called? What's that one called?




OK everyone, I put my parents through all kinds of grief to get this nice round head, so enjoy it!

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