We're Home

I took a couple more pictures before I left the hospital. . . Does he look different today? He's done a lot better. He's doing better with nursing, so I think that's helping him sleep a little better. Yeah!! I'm still crossing my fingers for an easy baby. I hear they exist.

He has really dark hair - black - and a lot of it. Mom said I needed to give him a haircut. I didn't believe her, but then I saw it . . . a mullet. He's got a little red birthmark on his nose that will fade and his 2nd & 3rd toes are webbed. They too will become less noticeable as he gets older. I have them, too. Sorry, kid. It must be genetic.

You know how the hospital gives you a bunch of freebies? Well, I was going through the pile of parenting information and I saw this storybook they gave us. They give the same book to everyone. I know it's silly, but for me, it just confirmed that we chose the right name. I want to get a square frame and hang it in his room. The colors are perfect, too. A friend of mine had a helium balloon that she found on clearance. She offered to give it to me so I could play a joke on Z. He's been saying for 4 months that the baby's name is Nemo. When we came home from the hospital, I peeked in the door and asked Z, do you know who we have with us? He answered, the baby? I said, no, NEMO!! Of course, the baby was with us too. I think Z got my little joke. Our first family photo. Mom kept asking if I needed to go lie down. I told her no, but now that I've seen this picture, I can see why she kept asking. Drugs don't look too cute on me.Z loves holding him. I remember when my niece was 2 1/2, she too loved holding her new baby cousin, Z, and baby brother Iz. She was holding one of them (can't remember who) and when she decided she was done, she just stood up. Baby fell onto the floor. I made sure Z understood that when he was done, he needed to tell us.