The shock from our rather crazy birth experience has worn off and I've realized two things: 1) I have tiny ankles, and 2) holy smokes, we have a baby! And it's a boy! My family is pretty much all women with Chad the designated lifter of heavy objects at holiday gatherings. Having a boy is like catching a shooting star in a butterfly net. Luckily I felt like he was a boy the whole pregnancy so by the time he arrived (nearly two weeks late) it seemed pretty natural. Chad wasn't so sure so he is getting used to the idea that there are some man things he'll be teaching his son in the future, things mamas aren't privvy to.
Like many new parents we have spent countless hours examining him or simply staring at him. (I've actually come up with a theory that alien abductions are really latent memories from being poked and prodded as a helpless baby. Think about it.) Inevitably we end up trying to determine who he looks like which hasn't been easy since Chad and I don't really look all that different. So we've dug up some photos of us in our younger days to see if it might help us pick out some distinguishing features. Finley is in the top two pictures at 4 weeks. Chad is the baby in the photo of the two boys. I'm in the poofy red dress. What do you think?
Wow, he really looks a lot like both of you. His eyes are amazing....can't wait to see them in person.
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