Weeks 5 and 6: Niels starts exploring and even a smile

Up & down game with Papa

Watching toys intently

Babbling

Delight in diaper changes

Snooze in baby carriers

Weeks 3 and 4 of adventures with baby Niels

Soft skin

First restaurant: Chase's Daily, slept soundly

First big hike

Glimpse of the ocean and lake

Gazing at faces

Grandma and Grandpa Remsburg greet Niels

Snoozing while snuggling

Gazing out window

Fewer night feedings

Diaper changes less scary

Rocking and vibrating feel good

Tight fists

Strong neck

Gaining ounces

Blue paint for baby's room

Hanging out at home and Camp Winnecook

Niels' second week out in the big world

 

First bath, no tears

First time in Baby Bjorn, lots of tears

Very short family walks

Frequent nursing, no cooking

Fantastic food from friends

Nursing at all hours in bed

Mysterious tears

Pacifier works magic

Slate blue eyes

Laying on Papa's chest calms a crier

No more umbilical cord

Hands less wrinkly

Diaper changes with lots of tears

Meeting our son: April 15, 2012

 

Sleepless night followed by a big surprise

Labor progressed much more quickly than anticipated, with no extra challenges

A soothing warm water bath ready just in the nick of time

(or almost --  water heater not fast enough; water heated on stovetop pans)

Sight of a stethoscope was a clue that another body would soon be checked

Beautiful baby boy, born at 9:39 a.m. on a warm sunny Sunday

Soft, dark hair

Sweet 8 lb, 8 oz bundle

Love at first sight

Strong sucking right away

Wrinkly fists to his mouth

Pink cross on right leg

Ears folded over

Hair colic on the neck

Eyes gradually opening more and more

Perfectly rosy and healthy

Name chosen next day: Niels Kenneth Olson