Ben's not-so birthday

Tuesday was Bens due date; however he is now three weeks old.  It's a good time to check in on his progress and see how much he has grown ex utero. Margaret says I should say post-partum but I think it's funnier this way. Here is his growth in reverse chronological order:

Why do all babies do this? Any hypothesis? Sometimes ben will be stuck in the whistling position for a few minutes as if this is normal.

Ben was banished to the basement for excessive fussing at 2am.  Garage and I joined him in his exile. Of coarse once we got down there they both fell asleep.

This is two week old Ben.

Week and a half...

One Week...

Couple of days.

Weigh in at a few days old.  I am happy to report he is a chubby boy now at > 7lbs.

Back in the day when all he would do is sleep.  I miss those days.

First day home

Remember when this baby was in there? Also that sunflower bloomed.

Initial reaction of the tribe

John is especially fond of him

This is a yawn not a cry.

Edie is usually much happier while holding Ben than she is demonstrating in this photo.  I made the mistake of telling her to smile.

We even got Oscar to come say hi on Bens first day home.

First time we saw him open his eyes for realzy.

It was short lived.

Hours old here! (also first outfit!)

Minutes old here!

Seconds old here!

First day of school

We took no celebratory pictures, the whole thing has been kind of a let-down. No one knows how to use Google Meet since everything was done on Zoom in the spring. And there was only a morning "say hello" meeting and then no more school for the rest of the day! What a bust!

Regardless, hurray to John for starting kindergarten and hurray to Oscar for moving up to second grade! They've been leveling up in various apps on their school-issued iPads today, and then next week they go to the Hannah Community Center for "Remote Learning Enrichment Camp". Even if they learn nothing from their teachers, at least they will have some other kids to play virus tag with.

But there is someone I want to show you some pictures of, one Ben Brigham Patterson! Almost two weeks old! He showed up a little early and fortunately his birth was uncomplicated, and now he's settling in nicely. Let's see what he's been up to:

Fresh baby!

He's very nice, so everybody likes him, and he's got the hard part already figured out: good eater, good sleeper. Hurray for Ben! We're so glad you're here!