Father's / Mother's Day

Life changed in the month between. For the better.

Paradox

Somehow two top bananas found their way into our house.*

*I promise, no more matching outfits but aren't these just the best?

Now We Get To The Fun Part

By which I mean two healthy, fully interactive kids at home. This was probably the first day Colin and Nicholas actually played together. Pretty good stuff here.

Travel Tips

Boy, these car seats are something. Two minutes and it's lights out. This was the first joint visit to the pediatrician, so we're settling into normalcy around mid-June. Colin is beginning to be able to do his Brando.

Oh, So This Is Our Life Now. Got It.

We were numb and zonked for the first couple of weeks with both boys in the house. And we didn't even have them from newborn! I wouldn't wish our full experience on anyone, but we did ease in rather than getting slammed immediately. Which makes for an odd, somewhat jaundiced (get it? jaundiced? ha ha...) take on the first couple months; we'll tell you about it sometime.

The Wristbands Come Off

Here the boy (other boy) comes home, finally. The days before we had done some full family visits in the hospital. This is on or about 6/11/09.

Save Me!

Joel is adamantly opposed to the posing of children, but he may have to rethink.

That Guy. Yeah, Over There.

Down To One Tube

Early June. Nicholas developed a bit of liver dysfunction as a result of being on IV nutrition for so long, which is why he appears jaundiced here. Appearances aside, he was starting to suck down food properly and getting very close to getting out of the hospital. And his feeding tube was the only one left!

The Pleasure Principle

These are from Joel's birthday. While he's never been one to make a big deal, the day seemed markedly less important than in the past. Fortunately, he spent it hanging out with the boy at the hospital and the boy at home, both of whom were in good spirits.