I have not yet figured out how to embed video into the blog posts, so for now I’m going to try setting up direct links to my YouTube account. I’m taking videos of Parker with the digital camera and posting them on YouTube.com. Hopfully folks will be able to just click on links I place in these posts. If it works, I’ll do more.
So here goes…
The following is a very short clip taken during the previous tummy time post. Click on the following link and it should take you to my YouTube page and start the video automatically. When you get there it may take a minute or two to load the video depending on you connection. Please give me some feed back via comments on how this works out for everyone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0lrwxFMC0I
There is sound if you have it on your computer! Why is it that babies make you talk silly?
Update: I've added a quick link to my YouTube account under the "our favorite links" to the right. You should be able to go there and see all of our videos.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
First Tummy Time
This sequence of shots are actually a few days old. I think they were taken on Sat. 13th so he would have been 4 days old. He was determined to pull himself up over that pillow. He can hold his head up briefly and he sometimes pushes up on one side and just about rolls over. He's still got a little ways to go but it's fun to watch him try. Sorry we've been a little slow on the photos this week. I've started back to work and Parker has turned into a nocturnal eater. Brooke is taking the brunt of it but I'm not excactly getting enough sleep either. It's ok though. We're just grateful that he's eating and gaining weight. I'll try to get some more pictures and updates up in the next few days. stay tuned...
Tummy Time from the side
Ready for his first stroll
Tummy Time from the side
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Day Four!
Little Parker made his first trip to the baby doctor this morning for a routine checkup. We’re happy to report that the doctor said he was doing fine. He’s almost gained back all the weight lost since birth and his eating gets a little better every day. His heart and lungs sounded great and his skin tone is good. His little umbilical cord is healing nicely and may be done in the next couple of days. They did say he doesn’t start getting shots until 1 month.
Basically he’s eating every 2-3 hours during the day and every 3-4 hours at night. In between that, he mostly sleeps. This is going to sound weird but I’ve come to look forward to finding a dirty diaper when it’s time to feed him because that means we can take care of everything at once and not have to get back up for a couple of hours. Last night was the most challenging so far. He got a little off-cycle early in the evening but after midnight we were able to get back on track and sleep for more than one hour at a time.
We want to thank everyone who’s called and sent gifts and flowers. We haven’t had a chance to call everyone back yet but as we get our sleep/eat/poop routine straight we certainly will. I’m trying not to go overboard with the photos but here are a few more.
Sleepy Smurf
Astonished Smurf
Baby and Daddy
Basically he’s eating every 2-3 hours during the day and every 3-4 hours at night. In between that, he mostly sleeps. This is going to sound weird but I’ve come to look forward to finding a dirty diaper when it’s time to feed him because that means we can take care of everything at once and not have to get back up for a couple of hours. Last night was the most challenging so far. He got a little off-cycle early in the evening but after midnight we were able to get back on track and sleep for more than one hour at a time.
We want to thank everyone who’s called and sent gifts and flowers. We haven’t had a chance to call everyone back yet but as we get our sleep/eat/poop routine straight we certainly will. I’m trying not to go overboard with the photos but here are a few more.
95% of the time...
He hates those mitts!
Sleepy Smurf
Grumpy Smurf
Astonished Smurf
Baby and Daddy
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