Some Family Photos

Atticus napping in the cradle my dad
made many years ago and that I once
napped in too


A few family photos...

New Pictures on Flickr

If you are a Flickr account member I have new photos uploaded.  You can download the photos or have prints made from the site.

Grandpa Riggs and Grandma Cunningham meet Atticus (video)

Sorry this took so long to get posted.  I have been busy and the batteries died.

Grandparents visit Atticus

Thought at Five A.M, Diaper Change

Maybe pooping during diaper changes is a sign of intelligence. It's a good strategy really. The more he poops during a diaper change, the less he has to sit around in his own excrement.

And maybe this means he will be easy to potty train?

4 weeks!

It's hard to believe it's been four weeks since Atticus was born. He's already changing so fast. And accomplishing quite a bit. He's smiling more. He's holding his head up for lengthy periods of time--a little on the wobbly side, but pretty impressive nonetheless. And he's growing so fast. Today's weigh-in: 12 pounds 4 ounces.

We adore him.

First "Real" Smile

So I know the experts say that those sleepy milk-drunk smiles, the kind Atticus has been giving us since day two, aren't "real" smiles. Something about them not being social responses (as if pleasure isn't real unless it's shared?) Well, yesterday he gave his first social smile, as I was about to change his diaper after a nap. He smiled back at me smiling at him, and his face showed utter joy. Joyous for me too, of course.

April 2, 2010

Oh glorious day. I not only managed to get time for myself (translation: grading, laundry, dishes, etc.) once, but three times. This morning I took Atticus to Starbucks, since car rides seem to be fairly successful in putting him to sleep. I got a latte and a sleeping baby. He slept for 2 1/2 hours after we returned home! Then later, I laid with him in bed and read out loud for about 40 minutes until his limbs seemed securely limp, and I got myself about another hour and 10 minutes of baby-free time. Just now I watched bits of Pretty Woman and 16 and Pregnant until once again he went limp, and I managed to transfer him to his bassinet without his waking. Somehow, despite this abundant "free" time, I still haven't showered, but I have clean clothes, clean dishes, a clean kitchen counter, a clean baby (I did bathe him at least), graded lessons, and I've finally started writing the remaining thank-you cards to the many wonderful friends and family who have showered Atticus with loot. What more can the mother of a three-week-old ask for?

And there's more good news: last night Atticus slept for about 4 1/2 hours straight. Since he typically wakes me up every two hours (at least), this is something to celebrate. He did have his first chiropractic adjustment yesterday, so maybe that was it?

Atticus experienced a few other firsts yesterday too: his first dinner at a restaurant and his first time taking a bottle (Grandma Jean did the honors. We would have taken a photo if I had been able to locate Chris's camera. He took mine to Bloomington with him. Yes, Chris abandoned me with a three-week-old on a weekend no less. :)).