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Two little ducks came swimming by today 

to congratulate our little guy on 

TWO MONTHS

in this big wide world!

  

 Finn is swimming along too: gaining weight, eating like a trouper, 

staying awake and very alert after several feedings. 

He has started making eye contact and loves the sound of papa's voice. 

I imagine the whole world stops for Finn when Papa enters the room and he hears his voice. 

He eyes get very big and he turns his head to find him wherever he is. 

Enough to make a momma's heart melt again and again.

  

Of course Fynn dropped by too, to beg for a playdate.

The little guy is missing his best friend already 

and I can hardly wait to see them playing together.

And if you'd like a giggle, here are a couple of pictures to compare
just how much our big little boy has grown in one month.



 Bummer that he was a sleepy boy,
we didn't have much luck with eyes wide open.

And of course, I had to include an outtake for you, there are more here.



( published 6 May 2013 )

8 weeks

It is hard to fathom that 8 weeks have passed
since this little guy came into our lives.

He has brought us so much joy!

out-takes of this photo shoot can be seen here

Many thanks to Liz and Marlin for the gorgeous gifts that arrived in the post yesterday, blankets, burp rags and little Sophie! Do any of you remember Sophie? I think I had one when I was little ... I'll have to dig through my old toys. If I didn't then my brother did, she looks sooo familiar!

If you've never met a Sophie before, she's 7" tall.

I'm working my way through the many gifts we've received and will share photos as soon as I can ...

next best thing to being here for a party, right? I hope so ...

By the way, we've had a few emails and questions asking if we've "registered." 

No we haven't ... but I tried to explain a little here about what we need, what we have and how you can avoid postage ... if you feel compelled to send or bring something. But honestly, the gift of your friendship is the best we can ask for and we'd much rather you came for a visit and met our little guy. 

So save up your pennies ...

Hallelujah!

This little boy saw the 2 kilo mark ahead and decided he wouldn't bother stopping there!

He weighed in at a whopping 2025 grams / 4 lbs, 7 oz.

It's been quite a few days since we've seen the scale tip in the positive direction

... influenced by many factors ...

But today was landmark.

For momma too!

Her instincts were not only appreciated but respected and

we experienced the first real "discussion" with Finn's doctors

since we left UZ Gent.

It was a true exchange.

The doctor's ideas and medical reasoning.

Momma's instincts and bargaining skills.

Today was proof positive that we definitely made

the right decision to be here.

So Up UP and Away we go!!!

This Apple

On Sunday I finally got away from the hospital for a few hours. We are so much more comfortable at Maria Middelares and we both knew Finn would be just fine. It's the first time he's had a bottle in quite a few days but when we got back Nurse Isabel assured us it all went well.

So .. what did I do in those precious few hours at home? I organized our attic! Haha, yep, not at all what I had planned to do but with part 2 of Finn's baptism quickly approaching I needed to find my wedding dress. I want to reuse the voile and lace for his gown.

In the process of looking I found pictures .. the earliest pictures of Axel and myself as babies!

Seriously, isn't he the cutest?  

And this apple?  Well he sure didn't fall far from the tree!

 Yes, that is my finger!! Pointing at his big mouth and squealing "see, he looks JUST like you!"

Are you still wondering about the wedding dress? Well, we looked and looked, hunted high and searched low. We never found it! We found all kinds of things we didn't mean to but are helpful, but no wedding dress ... where oh where could it be?

The backup plan is/was for Finn to wear my christening gown .. 

haha, it's packed with my wedding dress!