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Well, I've had a busy two weeks here. Two weeks ago this morning, mom checked into the hospital with a water leak ... I was ready to make my exit! After 12 hours of relatively unproductive labor, a kind nurse checked her and broke the remainder of her bag of waters, which allowed things to really get moving. After another 12 hours of heavy breathing, I was rudely pushed out into the cold delivery room! Now, note that I was scheduled to bake for another month or so, but I felt ready at 6 lbs., 1.2 ozs., and 19" long. Mom was really happy to see me, and relieved I was OK (even though my strong heart never varied its rate from a slow, steady ~125 beats per minute until right near the end), and Dad was pretty happy that Mom (and I) had made it through OK. It was 5:36 am when I came into the world, but despite the early hour I didn't cry very much ... really, I just wanted to sleep.

Later that day, after I had had my first bath, my first meal (thanks Mom) and rested a little, Dad got to change me for my (and his) first time! Not having had much of a frame of reference, I'd say he did a decent job. Over the next day Mom and I negotiated a little over feeding positions, and I had to endure having my head slammed into a boob by an overeager lactation consultant. But I felt like I was getting the hang of it. So I didn't have to cry very much, and after one meal I was even happy enough to sing a little in my sleep (Dad'll post that later). OK ... gotta go have a nip and a nap, so I'll post more later. Next episode: How I Learned To Love Bilrubin ... or, Dr. Strangelights ...