Iris Swimming

Shirley, Bob's brother Abe and I took Iris & her cousin Emily swimming yesterday afternoon so mommy & Tommy could take a nap. Abe has a waterproof camera & got some nice pics.

Iris loves hanging out with her big girl cousin Emily.

I love this action shot of Iris jumping into the pool--
she has her daddy's vertical leap.

And for those of you who didn't know--yes, I have a Patriots tattoo.

Photos courtesy of Abraham Baltazar

Thomas Benjamin Martel

Tommy was born at 1:56 PM on Thursday March 25, 2010 by c-section. He was 6 days late for his March 19 due date but hadn't dropped very far. Irene's water broke at 6AM and a few hours later the doctor told us that a c-section was the best way to go, since labor hadn't really started. Irene walked herself into the OR around 1:25. The entire operation only took about an hour. Here are some pics documenting Tommy's first 2 days

Mommy's ready to goRecreating my self-portrait from when Iris was born
(no mask required that time)
8 pounds, 0.8 ounces. 19 inches long.

Mmmmm-fingers taste good!Our cranky little man ready to head home
Our happy little family

Leaving the hospital on Saturday 3/27/10
Tommy's home!

Asleep 4 hours

I'm so proud of Tommy for letting me sleep from 12:30 to 4:30 uninterrupted when I had baby duty by myself. I awoke to the sounds of lips smacking, a sound only a new mom could love. No crying or tears. What a guy!

big sister Iris & little brother Tommy

Tommy Martel!

Baby JJ2 Arriving on Friday March 26

We went to Irene's Dr this afternoon & he was not happy with how her BP had spiked since last week so ran some tests to see if she needed to be admitted & have baby right away. Tests all came back good, so we're going to stick with our scheduled c-section this Friday at 2:30. Stay tuned on Friday for the big announcement!

Of course, baby could surprise all of us & arrive before then but the doc said it hasn't dropped very much so that's not very likely.

Iris singing

No Baby Yet

Baby JJ2 is due today but so far is playing hard to get. Irene has not yet gone into labor, so pretty unlikely it'll happen today.

Here's a recent photo of Iris wearing Ben Budka's down vest. For those of you who don't know Ben, he's about 6'8" tall, so his vest is a little large for our girl.