Anniversary

Last weekend, Oct. 12, was the one year anniversary of us finding out we were pregnant. It sounds cliche, but it's amazing what can happen in a year. Bro, you're in for an unforgettable ride.

Here are a couple new photos of Noli. We should be able to get more of her smiling now. She does it all the time.





*Aren't her little tears so sad?

Movie Premiere

Looks like we finally got all the technical kinks worked out. Here's our first video of Noli to share with everyone.

To put everyone at ease, she has an umbilical hernia, which is no big deal, but does make it look like she's got the world's biggest "outie" belly button. And that's not a cough, that's her laugh. :)

Update: Week 14

Noli is up to lots of new stuff. Here's a sampling.

Mon pointed out the other day that she almost always looks to her right. I'm pretty sure this isn't a sign of some developmental problem, but I would like her to grow up to be an ambi-turner.

She's giving lots of smiles, especially in the mornings. She also laughs a cough-like kind of laugh.

Not really reaching for things intentionally, but grabs anything nearby, including her feet. Today I saw each hand grab a foot, up from just the left hand/left foot a couple of days ago.

Drooling.

We're working to figure out how to get our digital video (.dv) edited and uploaded to the blog. We're experiencing technical difficulties right now. Please stay tuned.

The Dismal Science

After Monday's big tank in the markets I thought I'd go back and see what has happened since we first entered the market.

The Dow Jones index as of Sep. 15, 2008: 10,917.51
The Dow Jones index as of Sep. 15, 1999: 10,801.42

That's a return of 1.1%! After inflation, I'm probably behind.

Good grief.

Labor Days Visitors

Noli met some more important people this weekend. Uncle Trog, Mendi and Laura visited for the long weekend. She won them all over.

She also had another checkup this week, including her first shots (ouch!). She handled them well, no lingering effects. She's a wee one: 50th percentile for length, 25th for weight and head circumference. I've already contacted the Chinese gymnastics team--she'll be ready for 2012. :)

Back by popular demand

We are getting request for some more photos of Noli, so here they are. She was 8 weeks yesterday. One change we've noticed this week is that her eyelashes are getting a bit longer. Probably coinciding with her tear ducts starting to produce real tears. Crying takes on a whole new level with real tears.

Phantom Cries

It's as close to a hallucination as I've ever had. It happens on the nights that I'm "on" for the night feed (and soothing). I'll hear a distant cry, sometimes even a wail. But it's all in my head. As soon as focus my attention on my ears I realize it's not real. The biggest thing I use the monitor for is to confirm that she's NOT crying.

This Week in Noli

She's holding her head up really well.

She's finding her hands to suck on my consistently.

She has an umbilical hernia, which as Mon showed me, squeaks when you push on it (eewww).

She's sleeping well during the night but we made a lot of work for ourselves this week by trying to get a nap routine in her crib (instead of the swing). Let's just say she prefers the swing. ;)