Our First House!
We are so happy to have a yard. Ben works in the yard every chance he gets!
Pearl as a puppy!
She was so little!!!
Ben and Pearl at Belleville Lake!
This is one of our favorite spots...
Pearl Today!
65 pounds later...
Belleville Lake - a 5 minute drive from home.
Michigan has beautiful sunsets.
University of Michigan Health System
Where Ben works (all the time) !!!
Moira at 31 weeks pregnant.
Yes, I ate almost the whole cake.
Moira at 32 weeks pregnant.
Look how much I've grown in 1 week! Was it the cake???
Moira at Hospital - 37.2 wks gestation (before delivery)
Looks pretty good for active labor eh?
Moira applying make-up before delivery!
Way too calm to be human (thanks epidural)
Jean-Paul still tethered to mom! Born 11/28/07 @ 8:49 pm.
Still blue, but otherwise doing great (crying)
The family!
Jean-Paul and I share a barber.
Baby checked out fine!
6 pounds, 9.8 ounces.
Jean-Paul looking around!
Sleepy!
Jean-Paul would rather stay where its warm a bit longer.
Note the first frown.
Jean-Paul thought it was too cold in the delivery suite!
He told me this.
Mom and Baby!
0 days old
Baby opening eyes! (definately Moira's eyes)
1 day old
Jean-Paul getting used to the world!
1 day old
Dad and Baby!
1 day old
Moira and Jean-Paul leaving the hospital!
Very happy to be leaving the post-partum ward (small beds and q15 minute vital signs - way too much).
Jean-Paul coming home from the hospital!
It was snowing and well below freezing with harsh winter winds when we left the hospital (Jean-Paul did not know this).
Pearl figuring out her place in the family!
Having some adjustment issues right now.
Pearl in the snow!
Believe it or not she likes the snow.
Jean-Paul in a milk-drunken stupor!
4 days old
Dad and Baby watching tv!
4 days old.
Jean-Paul showing some personality! (albeit minimal)
Note the one dimple to baby's right.
Jean-Paul at 6 days old!
Lots of looking around.
Jean Paul at 6 days old!
Lots of looking around - a bit orange (jaundice) but improving. Had checkup yesterrday - everything is okay!
Mom's hand with baby's head!
Just playing (dad's hand with baby's head)
Jean-Paul being swaddled at home!
Usually kicks off blanket in 2-3 minutes.
Jean-Paul is really into the outdoors!
Antelope Stuffed Animal
Good morning 1 week anniversary!
Becoming less orange today.
Backyard today.
Windchill is 9 degrees.
Today is cold!
Today is cold!
Geese on Huron Road!
Hundreds of geese feed in this field daily.
Geese on Huron Road!
There are geese all over these fields. Hunting seaon for geese is in the Spring.
Geese on Huron Road!
This is as close as I could get.
Geese on Huron Road!
Geese on Huron Road!
Jean-Paul keepin it real in the am.
Sleepy
The Many Faces of Jean-Paul
Constipated
The Many Faces of Jean-Paul
Skeptical
The Many Faces of Jean-Paul
Over-tired
The Many Faces of Jean-Paul
Worried
The Many Faces of Jean-Paul
Baffled
The Many Faces of Jean-Paul
Enraged
The Many Faces of Jean-Paul
Bashful
The Many Faces of Jean-Paul
Entranced! (get one guess as to what he is thinking about)
The Many Faces of Jean-Paul
Pleased
The Many Faces of Jean-Paul
Mischievious
The Many Faces of Jean-Paul
Deeply Troubled
The Many Faces of Jean-Paul
Repentant
The Many Faces of Jean-Paul
Finally, showing off the Guns
The Many Faces of Jean-Paul
Morning Exercise Routine
Sit-Ups
First major purchase
Jean-Paul picked this baby bib out himself. I had nothing to do with this.
Good morning Jean-Paul
Did you sleep okay?
You talkin to me?
Foggettaboutit
Two Weeks Old On Wednesday
He was under the impression we were getting him a bike. Not yet.
Mom and Dad, don't interrupt me when I'm watching the sunrise.
Please.
9 inches of snow on December 16th
Pearl had a blast! We did not.
Bill Flynn and Jean-Paul
9 inches of snow on December 16th.
Jean-Paul in his duck blanket after a bath.
No flash please!
3 weeks old December 19th.
Lots of focusing now.
Tummy Time!
admiring the elephant (early Crimson Tide fan)
Tummy Time
Sitting in his recliner enjoying the morning daylight (and stuffed animals)
"I don't know either."
Hi there.
Pediatrician visit at 3 weeks
Baby chacked out fine (8 pounds 7.5 oz)
Breastmilk jaundice (checks out completely normal with pediatrician / labwork)
early coma after feeding
Diabolical Plans............................
(what could they be?)
.............................And Here They Are!!!
(Nice distance!)
This is where Jean-Paul threatened me with the same fate should my laughing continue.
And then I said to Jean-Paul, you wouldn't.........
(big hands)
"Try me," he said, as he raised his slapping hand towards me.
Looking for you-know-what in all the wrong places.
Starting to fill out a bit!
Tummy Time
Moira trying to convince Jean-Paul that this was a leprachaun - its a frog (Notre Dame fan)
He soon figured this out and began the search for the elephant again.
Alas, viva l'elephant! Roll tide.
Good try mommy!
These are his legs.
He kicks constantly. (ask his mother)
Pearl loves to kiss Jean-Paul (under supervision of course)
Observe dad's hand.....
Moira loves to kiss Jean-Paul too.
Que?
Dad and Jean-Paul!
This is what we in the medical profession refer to as nipple confusion! Hah hah.
Labrador retirever stuffed animal.
Thats not milk!. Why is my tongue fuzzy now?
Moira and baby before Christmas Eve Mass!
Merry Christmas everyone!
Merry Christmas everyone!
Bath time!
Striking a pose.
Jean-Paul enjoys baths
Left Hook to Left Jaw.
Papa Flynn and Jean-Paul
Grandpa Plaisance and Jean-Paul
Asleep with dad!
Dad giving birth to a duplicate Jean-Paul out of his belly-button because he liked him so much.
Now we have two!
Pearl was disappointed that she did not get the IPOD she wanted.
Pearl and her Candy-cane toy!
5 minutes before it was destroyed by her teeth.
Grandpa Plaisance, Jean-Paul and Tummy-time.
Note Jean-Paul is sleeping, and not observing the plethora of stuffed animals soaring above.
Dad after work with Jean-Paul.
Discussing world events.
Jean-Paul is starting to get chunky finally.
Note the double chin. HAPPY NEW YEARS.
Mom and Jean-Paul.
Look at his eyes - totally fixed on mom.
Of course I'm happy - Whatever do you mean?
vibrating bouncy seat.
Cross-eyed and serious.
Blue Bear Jacket with floppy ears.
Close relative to The Christmas Story Pink Bunny Rabbit outfit.
Jean-Paul rolled over today (1/6) from tummy to back.
We rewarded him with his own bed.
When going for a walk outside in Michigan in January, you must remain bundled.
Jean-Paul is in a coat, in a Baby Bjorn, in my jacket. Don't worry - he likes walks.
Hanging out on his Baby Einstein mat
Hanging out on his Baby Einstein mat
The Sleeper Hold
Lots of baby fat rolls
6 1/2 weeks old.
Big eyes!
Jean-Paul likes an after-meal nap occasionally.
Dad is post-call and baby is taking a snooze with him.
Winnie and Jean-Paul have a formed a special friendship over the last few weeks.
8 weeks and 12 pounds later
Tummy Time
Happy today
Got milk?
Not mommy's legs by the way!
Nana and Jean-Paul
Jean-Paul working on his climbing skills
Asleep on dad's belly
The Cross-Eyed Traveler
Taking in the world around him
He likes what he sees.
