original little hellraisers

dylan is one week old and doing really well. he’s sleeping well (well enough), eating well (although a little lazy) and sure is cute.

at first i thought he looked just like owen. now i think they definitely look like brothers but there are some clear differences. he definitely has a [...]

john and i apparently produce kids with long skinny feet and toes. dylan’s foot is actually the same length as his shin. now look down at your leg, proportionally it’s crazy.

dylan got his first bath last night. we used to bathe owen in the sink but since we’ve remodeled there is something about bathing your child in a deep stainless steel sink that lacks the charm of bathing your child in a crappy, old and nearly broken ceramic sink.
so kara went with our next [...]

i can’t express how happy and lucky i am to have such a sweet and loving son. i am so proud of owen. he continues to amaze me with his thoughtfullness. dylan is very lucky little brother.
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kara sitting on the couch nursing dylan. owen sitting between john and kara. [...]

so i’m happy to report dylan is gaining weight at record speeds after loosing a drastic 13% of his body weight (average expected weight loss is 7%) earning us a home visit from a pediatric nurse yesterday. the last night at the hospital was a little tough, the little guy, who was a [...]

 
owen fed dylan today (with his mother’s help) — it was super cute.  we think owen is becoming more and more aware that dylan, in some part, belongs to him.  he is making efforts to point out when the baby needs milk, a diaper change, toys, etc.  kara asked him if he wanted to feed [...]

we, evidently, don’t raise kids who know how to sleep.  not sure what it is about us… kara loves to sleep, and i certainly like to sleep more than 2 hours at a time.  little dylan was pissed last night in the hospital.  he wouldn’t eat at all and went from crying to falling asleep [...]

…squeaks when he cries.
(after last night)
…it turns into this machine gun sound.  doesn’t bother us nearly as much as it did with owen… i guess that’s a good thing?

thank you lexie and casper… garibaldis is awesome. at the hospital they provide you this ‘champagne dinner’ which consists of basically overcooked steak or chicken, some boiled vegetables and apple cider. they don’t even give you champagne. we learned all this the first time out with owen… it’s all well intentioned, so [...]

even though i had pitocin and an epidural, i felt completely aware of the process. the experience this time around was so much more relaxing and enjoyable. i was so much more in tune with what was happening. i knew when to ask for the epidural, i knew when i was close [...]