He may not be the Messiah (maybe?) but he's ours and he's beautiful and perfect in every way (naturally). Introducing Halen Michael Stratton, born April 7, 2010. He's a keeper, alright! Okay, we did try to take him back once, but a few days later we changed our minds :)
Here's his first icky picture.
Once we got a chance to clean up, everyone tried to get lots of rest.
We had lots of visitors at the hospital!
Grandma Kerry -
Grandpa Ken -
Uncle Chris -
Auntie Sherry -
Finally, we got to go home! We all enjoyed Halen's first sponge bath.
The next morning, we went back to the hospital for a blood test, because the doctors had been concerned about Halen's jaundice levels. Unfortunately, his bilirubin levels were too high, so we decided to admit him to the NICU for phototherapy. He also needed an IV for dehydration because he hadn't been eating enough.
After two nights of fun in the (artificial) sun, we got to go home again, this time for good.
Halen is so small, but his pictures don't quite portray his size, so I had some fun posing him with random household objects that put his stature into perspective. Here's a small sample...
Finally, a few extra pictures just for fun!
Welcome (back) to the blogosphere, MamaMandy! So glad you're giving it a go - I do so love my blogger buddies. And congrats again on your beautiful bundle of baby, he is amazing. And tiny. And I can't wait to meet him! TODAY!
ReplyDeleteMandy! THIS is a great start. More baby! MORE BABY.
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-Priya
Oh Im so excited to have another fellow crazy Mama blogger to follow!! Love this, Mandy! Mister Halen is quite the photogenic cutie. Congrats again! Im adding you to my blog list....you've come over to the dark side ;)
ReplyDeleteHalen is so adorable! Love your blog; it is a great way to keep memories in order for us older folks!
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Auntie Terry