Handsome.

little rockstar is here, all 6 lbs and 11 oz of him.

in between snuggles and squeezes and feedings over the past week, i am finally able to share the arrival of our handsome Axel Ivan Urbane into this world. Axel already has a feisty little spirit and I can just watch him for hours no matter how exhausted I am. Every little hiccup and coo and sneeze is a blessing.  I was a little sad to today to think that the first week is passed, but boy do i look forward to more of these magical moments in the weeks and months and years to come. 

 

Fashionably late.

Well October 11th has come and gone

and we are still waiting on bambino

given mama's track record i doubt anyone is very surprised

but i like the fact that he is already taking after me

anyway these extra days are giving me some time to dream a little

and i am now sitting here in the baby room looking at some of our own baby clothes

… wondering if its a little Yahtzee or little Dasha who will don these clothes

…and what she will smell like

…and if he will sleep hours like his papa or be a night owl like mama

…or what that first big smile will be about

no matter when baby arrives, 

I'm so looking forward to that moment where Yahtzee says "its a boy" or "its a girl"

either way, it will will melt my heart to meet this little one in person

 

Just another day in the park.

I wouldn't be very truthful if I said that every day has been like a day in the park since the pregnancy began….if i said amusement park…well, that might be closer to the truth

But Sunday WAS actually a day in the park, from at least 3PM onward. At 38 weeks pregnant, I decided to finally take a day off from work and my never-ending "things -to-do" list-- and forget about life for awhile.

It looked something like this:

benched at 38 weeks

….and a doting husband

a 9th Street Espresso treat!

and sweet little gifts for baby

And the day ended with a nice dinner at 

Northern Spy with these lovely ladies

Life is good