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In a move that proves that he's his father's son and knows when to suck up for best result, Damon put on a smiling exhibition yesterday evening for Grandma and Grandpa Henry. The smiles lasted long enough that we were actually able to get a photo of one.
Here's a photo we got a photo tonight of Emily and Alana.
It seems that every kid's gotta have his photo taken while he's in the bath. So, here's Damon's bath photo from a recent bath.
Damon's new cousin has a name now. Emily and Alana are both doing well. We talked to Emily tonight and she sounds good and it sounds like Alana is adapting to life on the outside.
As soon as we have photos, we'll post them here.
At 12:58 am this morning, Marnia's younger sister Emily had a baby girl a month early, surprising us all. Emily's little girl came out at 4 lbs. 9 oz and 16 inches long via cesarian. Since she came so early, a name hasn't been decided on yet.
Baby is doing well considering her early arrival and is in stable condition in the NICU. Emily is also doing well and will be in the hospital for a couple of days recovering.
Hats off to Emily's boyfriend David for having the presence of mind to take Emily to the hospital last night. His quick thinking averted a disaster, and we're all thankful for that.
Congrats to Emily and David. Marnia and I are excited that Damon has a cousin so close in age with him. We hope they have a great relationship as they grow up.
Here are some photos from the last couple of days...
China trying to convince me that she's cute too
Damon doing the Hokey Pokey
Yesterday, Damon and I spent the day at the STARBRIGHT offices. The camera was running out of batteries, so I only got the two photos. There were several offers to kidnap him and even a volunteer to change a really nasty diaper. Who can say no to that?
Here we have photographic proof that Dana knows how to hold and feed a baby. Photoshop was not used in the creation of this photo.
Damon and Ilana, with Laura and Heather looking on. He was VERY popular with the ladies at the office.
I discovered a way cool web site today. It's called the Way Back Machine and it's a web archive of every web site and what those sites looked like over the last ten years or so they seem to have been tracking.
They have my old chenry.com as well as every other site i've looked for.
Learning the finer points of the recliner
Marnia and Damon checking themselves out in the mirror after a bath
I've got two things for tonight.
First off, if you're thinking about having a kid, one must-have piece of gear is a Tivo or some other digital video recorder. You see, when you're trying to watch your favorite one hour drama, you're gonna get interrupted three or more times within that hour and being able to pause the show while you change a diaper, make a bottle, or just wait out the crying is VERY nice. Additionally, since you're almost never near a television when your favorite drama is actually on television, it's super nice to have it waiting for you when you DO have time, such as during the 4am feeding. So, when you're making your baby registry, you'll need a crib, diapers, clothes, rocking chair, changing table, and a Tivo.
Next, I got an instant message from Heather tonight:
"while innocently looking at photos of your new son, i accidently stumbled upon David Hasselhoff's music video. where did you find this and why would you do this to me?"
Well Heather, while I admit that I'm partially to blame for you being damaged by this horrific piece crap masquerading as music, you also must accept some responsibility as well. After all, you didn't actually have to watch it did you? However, our mutual culpability aside, the lion's share of the blame lies with the dumbasses who actually created this abomination.
As bad as Knight Rider's music video is, though, nothing compares to the damage you'll receive by listening and/or watching William Hung's She Bangs video. I made the mistake of watching it and had that stupid song (in his lame voice) stuck in my head for almost a week. I warned you.
Damon had his first Doctor's appointment earlier this week and the doctor said everything looks good. He's 50th percentile weight, length and head circumference for babies two weeks old. Right down the middle baby.
The people at my office threw me a "welcome back" type of party yesterday. They all brought in some really yummy baked goods as well as getting us a very nice gift of a comforter set that goes very well with the green and white in Damon's room.
In addition to the party and the gifts, they had some fun decorating my office:
Here's a photo of Damon in his crib. It's a little bit of an upgrade from the laundry basket he started out in.
Lastly, here are some misc photos of Damon since we've been home:
 Damon with Auntie Judy |  Ready to go |
 Damon and Auntie Mickey |  further proof that my kid is cuter than yours |
Since Damon was born, I've seen a lot of cute babies out there, but honestly, he's the cutest one out there. Now, I understand if you might think that my opinion is skewed in some way, but I assure you that it's not. He really is the cutest one.
Just thought you'd want to know.
Here are the rest of the photos that we took in Chicago. Now that I'm not stuck on a dialup internet connection, I can upload the rest of these.