Chubby little emperor

Yuri likes eating, and has recently decided he doesn't like sleeping. He will fight his drooping eyelids, and keep talking... he's also getting really into smiling and giggling. Happy Yuri!

Tub Time!

Yuri seems to enjoy the tub... in fact, he's quite into it. We can't quite get the right lighting to really show off his kicking and laughing, but here's some funny poses.
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7 Week checkup

We went in for the 7 week checkup on Monday. It was actually the 51 day checkup (you'll see why that's important in a moment.

The nurse took all his vitals and here's the run-down:
head circumference: 38.5 cm
height: 22 inches
weight: 10 lbs. 2 oz.

That's a lifetime average of one ounce per day. Wow!


After the weighing and measuring, Dr. Hamdani admired our Yuri's muscle tone and pronounced him 'delicious'. She also told us that we're perfect parents, leaving us to wonder about all of her other patients...
(Sadie's favourite: Yuri's howler monkey face)









After getting all of his booster shots, Yuri promptly turned bright red like a lobster, then fell asleep in his Papa's arms.

last set for this afternoon.

and even more....

and more...

Mike is a hipster dad, with this season's latest accessory - the baby in the baby carrier


















Sadie asks "do I look good in this Ergo?"

Mass Photo Posting

We haven't done a very good job of keeping this blog up to date, so here's a big blast of new(er) pictures. More to come, soon!

Grandad holding Yuri at about 3 weeks, and downloading some philosophical insights



















Sadie decided this outfit was so cute, Yuri could wear it 3 months early!

Thank you Carina and Henry!!























Yuri and Sadie make the scrunch face



Here he is at around 6 weeks in one of his first zippy jumpsuits!