Here are a few pictures of me, accompanied by an audio recording taken just after a feeding.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007
I Promised You Some Pictures
I'm here to deliver.
First, a thought-provoking photojournalism piece entitled Fun With Mirrors. As always, click on "slide show" and increase the rotation speed to 7 seconds for optimal viewing.
Next, more pictures of me, because I'm now Three Months Old!
Hope to see or hear from you soon.
First, a thought-provoking photojournalism piece entitled Fun With Mirrors. As always, click on "slide show" and increase the rotation speed to 7 seconds for optimal viewing.
Next, more pictures of me, because I'm now Three Months Old!
Hope to see or hear from you soon.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
95 Days
That's how long it's been since I left the womb!
I'll be back soon with more pictures. Sooner than 95 days, anyway.
I'll be back soon with more pictures. Sooner than 95 days, anyway.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Long Time No News
Here's what my parents and I have been up to lately.
The above picture was taken at the Shenandoah Baha'i School in Massanetta Springs, VA, where we visited during the first two days of September. Lots of friends, family, fun and sun throughout the whole weekend. See more photos here. (Click on "slide show".)
Family and friends have been visiting us at home in Blacksburg, too. View photos. (Click on "slide show".)
Daddy, who had been home with me on summer vacation during my first month, had to return to work in mid-August. He is unhappy about leaving me for 8-9 hours a day, 5 days a week. Luckily, Mommy is home with me all the time, except for a few hours on Friday afternoons when she takes a college course -- and Granny watches me then. I can spread the love around to all of them, and still have plenty left over for others.
In the past week or two I have started to smile deliberately. Mommy and Daddy make noises and faces at me, and I reward them with a grin. I utter all sorts of sounds while my parents talk and sing to me, and they think I'm trying to communicate with them. I am changing and evolving all the time. And all this growth is fueled by Mommy's milk. Powerful stuff.
I produce a not insignificant number of messy diapers on a daily basis. And I love to hang out on my changing table, so that works out well. That's the main place where Mommy and Daddy play their "communication" games with me. I am motivated to return to that spot. In fact, I'm going to sign off now so I can concentrate all my energies on getting back to the changing table.
Until next time,
xoxoxoxoxox
The above picture was taken at the Shenandoah Baha'i School in Massanetta Springs, VA, where we visited during the first two days of September. Lots of friends, family, fun and sun throughout the whole weekend. See more photos here. (Click on "slide show".)
Family and friends have been visiting us at home in Blacksburg, too. View photos. (Click on "slide show".)
Daddy, who had been home with me on summer vacation during my first month, had to return to work in mid-August. He is unhappy about leaving me for 8-9 hours a day, 5 days a week. Luckily, Mommy is home with me all the time, except for a few hours on Friday afternoons when she takes a college course -- and Granny watches me then. I can spread the love around to all of them, and still have plenty left over for others.
In the past week or two I have started to smile deliberately. Mommy and Daddy make noises and faces at me, and I reward them with a grin. I utter all sorts of sounds while my parents talk and sing to me, and they think I'm trying to communicate with them. I am changing and evolving all the time. And all this growth is fueled by Mommy's milk. Powerful stuff.
I produce a not insignificant number of messy diapers on a daily basis. And I love to hang out on my changing table, so that works out well. That's the main place where Mommy and Daddy play their "communication" games with me. I am motivated to return to that spot. In fact, I'm going to sign off now so I can concentrate all my energies on getting back to the changing table.
Until next time,
xoxoxoxoxox
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Grandma Rogers Turns 93
And baby Mona was there.
This was the fourth "Happy 93rd Birthday" party that was thrown for Great Grandma Mildred (she's popular). It was attended by cousin Wendy and aunt Marilyn, among others. Here's Marilyn holding me:
Here is one of two cakes featured at Mildred's party:
Below is a photo from a different "Happy 93rd Birthday" party (took place July 14th), featuring my second-cousin Garrett, mommy's first-cousin Laura, Great Grandma Mildred, Grandpa Bob, and mommy (I'm in the womb). Mommy's labor pains had started earlier that afternoon, and I was born two days later.
Other "Happy 93rd" parties are not covered in this post, due to self-imposed length-of-post constraints. With all that partying, Mildred stays remarkably slim.
By the way, if you want to see more photos of me (baby), go here. Click on "slide show", and increase the rotation speed to 7 seconds. I'm worth it.
This was the fourth "Happy 93rd Birthday" party that was thrown for Great Grandma Mildred (she's popular). It was attended by cousin Wendy and aunt Marilyn, among others. Here's Marilyn holding me:
Here is one of two cakes featured at Mildred's party:
Below is a photo from a different "Happy 93rd Birthday" party (took place July 14th), featuring my second-cousin Garrett, mommy's first-cousin Laura, Great Grandma Mildred, Grandpa Bob, and mommy (I'm in the womb). Mommy's labor pains had started earlier that afternoon, and I was born two days later.
Other "Happy 93rd" parties are not covered in this post, due to self-imposed length-of-post constraints. With all that partying, Mildred stays remarkably slim.
By the way, if you want to see more photos of me (baby), go here. Click on "slide show", and increase the rotation speed to 7 seconds. I'm worth it.
Friday, July 27, 2007
Discovered: Crumple Horned Snorkack
Our baby sure makes lots of funny noises. She snorts. She squeals. She makes sounds that we can't find words to describe. We've begun referring to her as a crumple horned snorkack (of Harry Potter fame--if you haven't read the series you don't know what you're missing), because the funny-sounding name of that animal seems to sum up for us how we feel about all these unnameable noises.
Baby is 11 days old today. A few pictures we've taken in the past week are located here.
Click on slide show.
Baby is 11 days old today. A few pictures we've taken in the past week are located here.
Click on slide show.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
And Now, Introducing...
...Monavar Marie.
She was born on July 16 at 5:02 PM, weighing 7 pounds and 10 ounces, measuring 20 inches long. She mostly sleeps, but we feed her frequently (waking her up half the time to achieve this) because that's what the doctors and nurses told us is developmentally appropriate. Otherwise, she seems to possess the ability to sleep 24 hours a day. She makes funny squealing sounds when she's sleeping.
Monavar Marie is named after two grandmothers. Monavar (emphasis on the last syllable) means "illumined".
We enjoy being with her so much -- spending our time in any other way pales in comparison. We have been up all hours of the night for several days now due to the diaper changes and every-other-hour feedings, and we need to catch up on sleep. Our doctor joked that this would happen only after the baby goes to kindergarten, due to the all-consuming nature of caring for small children.
If you want to see a few more pictures, go here.
Click on "slideshow" (increasing the rotation speed to 7 seconds works best, I think).
She was born on July 16 at 5:02 PM, weighing 7 pounds and 10 ounces, measuring 20 inches long. She mostly sleeps, but we feed her frequently (waking her up half the time to achieve this) because that's what the doctors and nurses told us is developmentally appropriate. Otherwise, she seems to possess the ability to sleep 24 hours a day. She makes funny squealing sounds when she's sleeping.
Monavar Marie is named after two grandmothers. Monavar (emphasis on the last syllable) means "illumined".
We enjoy being with her so much -- spending our time in any other way pales in comparison. We have been up all hours of the night for several days now due to the diaper changes and every-other-hour feedings, and we need to catch up on sleep. Our doctor joked that this would happen only after the baby goes to kindergarten, due to the all-consuming nature of caring for small children.
If you want to see a few more pictures, go here.
Click on "slideshow" (increasing the rotation speed to 7 seconds works best, I think).
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Guess Who's Here!
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Welcome!
Hello, and welcome to our blog! Mehrtash and I have finally succumbed to pressure and are venturing into the blogosphere. Wish us luck! We plan to use this blog to keep family, friends, and anyone else who cares to read it updated on what's happening in our lives.
The biggest news that we have right now is that we are expecting a baby in the very near future. Any day now, actually. The baby's official due date is July 7, and we're hoping that she'll decide to arrive right on time. How great would it be to have a birthday of 07/07/07? We're not keeping our fingers crossed, though. Actually, my fingers are so swollen at this point that I couldn't cross them if I wanted to! We'll keep you posted on her arrival. Above is a picture of my giant belly, taken on June 20.
Other than preparing for baby, we're enjoying summer in Blacksburg, and are trying to get our house back in order while wrapping up the finishing touches of home renovations.
Hope that all of you are doing well. We hope that you enjoy this blog, and that we'll hear from you soon!
The biggest news that we have right now is that we are expecting a baby in the very near future. Any day now, actually. The baby's official due date is July 7, and we're hoping that she'll decide to arrive right on time. How great would it be to have a birthday of 07/07/07? We're not keeping our fingers crossed, though. Actually, my fingers are so swollen at this point that I couldn't cross them if I wanted to! We'll keep you posted on her arrival. Above is a picture of my giant belly, taken on June 20.
Other than preparing for baby, we're enjoying summer in Blacksburg, and are trying to get our house back in order while wrapping up the finishing touches of home renovations.
Hope that all of you are doing well. We hope that you enjoy this blog, and that we'll hear from you soon!
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