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Babies, babies, babies
by Tricia
The first of many babies of the year has arrived - Kelli and Jason welcomed Connor Mitchell Thompson (also known as C-Thomp, or at least, that's what Scott and I call him) at 10:59pm on March 16. He was 9lbs, 1oz and 21 inches long. When their first, Kayla, was born, she came out with a typical Jason scowl on her face and there was no question that it was his kid. The Nash kids (Kelli, Ken, Kim and Kristy) all have the same nose, and it's a pretty unique nose. Connor most definitely is a Nash, because that nose is planted squarely on his face. He's so cute and content. Kayla seems to be fairly indifferent toward him at this point. There are more photos of him and of Kayla here and I am sure there will be more in our albums soon, as I have a tendency to go all paparazzi on these kids.
It's very strange to go from being used to walking, talking children, and all the sudden be holding a teeny newborn who barely makes a peep and pretty much sleeps all the time. I've gotten so accustomed to entertaining children, asking them questions, having them recite colors and letters, etc, that it's weird to just have Connor asleep on my chest and not requesting multiple Dora episodes by name, like his sister is want to do. =) That will come with time, I'm sure.
Additionally, the countdown is on for our new nephew - Amanda is doing great (she's due April 2nd), though I know she and Mike are both feeling the stress of preparing for their new family member. It's got to be overwhelming to know that any day your family will become something completely new and different - and that there's a TON of stuff to get done before that happens! They are working hard to spend these last few days with just Ella, making memories before their family of three becomes four.
Then there's Julie who is due the 3rd week of April, but is carrying a baby which is already weighing in at 9 pounds! She's an incredible lady, and I hope they give her a LOT of drugs when she is in labor.
My college roommate, Tammy, is also due with her second child in April, so it's a big month.
While all this birthin' is happening, our friends Heather & Shane are planning an important trip to Kingdom of Bhutan to adopt a little girl. They will be the first people ever to complete an international adoption from Bhutan, which is par for the course, as Shane and Heather are the type to be the first at everything.
Most exciting to me is the impending arrival of my cousin's baby at the end of May. She and I were like sisters growing up, so I pretty much see this kid as my nephew. Laura is one of my favorite people in the whole world, and I'm so excited for her. She will be such a fun mom, and between her and Andy, their kid(s) will be very logical and very creative - the best of both worlds!
Hooray for other people having babies for me to spoil!
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RE: Babies, babies, babies
by phyl
Sat, Mar 22 2008, 5:52 PM
First there was the year of weddings. Now we seem to be in the year of babies. I just did a quick count & came up with 5 close friends, 13 friends/acquaintances expecting between now and September. I love spoiling munchkins as much as the next person, but I think I'm going to switch back to bottled water for a while, just to be safe.
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