More from Bubbe and Zayde's visit

Tonight, some videos. First, a shopping trip to buy some cute outfits and a new blankie or two...:



and then just chillin' at home with the family:



More from her first professional photoshoot tomorrow!

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Now playing: Barenaked Ladies - Shopping
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When we was fab

So, more videos and pictures of Bubbe and Zayde will be coming soon, but in the meanwhile, we had a visit from Uncle Dmitry (see here for photos of our visit to our nephew Ellis). Here's my brother from another father and mother with Leila:



and in his honor, a rare, never before seen concert by a previously unknown member of the Beatles:



and here's another rarity -- an a capella performance from the same artist...



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Now playing: The Beatles - I've Just Seen a Face
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More Bubbe and Zayde

I'll get to the videos tomorrow, but in the meanwhile the cute pictures of Leila with Bubbe, Zayde, mom, and dad continue apace. Here's a sample of the full album:

Mama and Bubbe:


Mama and Zayde:


Leila listing her favorite things (hugs, kisses, and daddy):

Bubbe and Zayde in town

Sorry for the absence of blogging, but we'll be back this weekend with a vengeance. Early this week, one could find the entire family hanging out. To badly paraphrase a great Townes Van Zandt song, "I've got three girls; two are human, one's a cat. All I love with all my heart and here is where they're at..."



The big news, however, is that my wife's folks are in town for several days. There have been many new outfits and much cuteness. Here's Leila with Bubbe:



and Zayde:



BTW, if you don't know what Bubbe and Zayde actually mean, and haven't figured it out, try here.

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Now playing: Townes Van Zandt - Two Girls
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Baby's Day Out

Well, our litle darling has become, knock on wood, a rather good sleeper at night, waking up only to nurse and then dropping back out for hours. One byproduct of this seems to be that mornings are a bit fussier, so this afternoon, we decided to take her on a small outing. As could be expected, put her in the car seat and she was out like a light. We went to lunch, the video store (Children of Men for mom and dad), and to the library, since 10 days is more than long enough to go without a Raffi CD. We'd provide photographic evidence, but we forgot to bring the camera, so we'll have to do with a post-outing picture of Leila passed out in her basket like an angel:



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Now playing: Moxy Früvous - My Baby Loves A Bunch Of Authors
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More baths, more walks, more fun!

For those who are interested, I have some thoughts about my first week of fatherhood posted at my other blog, Rooted Cosmopolitans.

As we enter Leila's second week, we get to repeat all the fun activities from week 1, but this time with better planning of the camera angles. Here's yesterday's bath:



and today's walk:



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Now playing: Barenaked Ladies - One Week
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Goodbye to the grandparents (for now)

This morning, Grandma Gail and Grandpa Bill hit the road back to Rochester, leaving us on our own for the first time since Leila arrived. Thankfully, she now seems to be happy to sleep through the night except for a couple of nursing times, meaning that her mom and I are able to get a heck of a lot more sleep. The next set of grandparents will be showing up on Wednesday, but to cap off the current visit, here are a few more pictures:





and a video discussion of the relative cuteness of relatives...



By the way, if anyone wants to make prints out of any of these photos, the large versions online are fine for up to sizes of 3x5 or 4x6. If you want to make a larger print, I can send you the fll-size originals.

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Now playing: Paul Simon - Mother And Child Reunion
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