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.
Friday, July 27, 2007
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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