OK. I got the phone call three days ago. Healthy woman in Texas, due in 3 weeks, wants to give me her baby. I'm a combination of thrilled, disbelieving, and quite panicked. I'll try to keep this post updated so you can follow along...
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The life and times of Kofi Benjamin Ralston, as recorded here by his somewhat sleep-deprived father...
Dad and son
Open House for Kofi
Karen O'Brien and Emily Lazar-Baker are hosting an open house to meet Kofi next Saturday, January 10th, between 11AM and 4PM at my house (158 W Concord St, Boston, 02118). Please stop by and meet the little guy. I'll be there too.
RSVP to Karen: 617-784-7827
More Pictures
You can see more pictures of little Kofi at picasaweb.google.com/sjralston
Father and Son 2
Birth Announcement
Amazing. Simply amazing.
12/19/08, 9:42AM
6lb 15oz, 19 inches
Boy
Working title: Kofi Benjamin
(and before you google it, Kofi means "born on Friday")
Mom and Baby are well. I'm great!
12/19/08, 9:42AM
6lb 15oz, 19 inches
Boy
Working title: Kofi Benjamin
(and before you google it, Kofi means "born on Friday")
Mom and Baby are well. I'm great!
The Newborn
Holding Kofi for the First Time
The First Feeding
After the First Feeding
Labor Update
942AM: Birth!
920AM: Pushing begins...
9AM: AROM (accidental)
715AM: Epidural Placed
12/19: 630AM:
4cm/100%/-1 Nubain x 2 given, will probably have epidural when the anesthesiologist rolls in (they are not in house...) Baby looks great; Emily is a trooper.
(12/18 10pm)
Current exam: 3cm/80%
(And, if you really care, the tracing is reactive!) (But really, I'm not getting overly involved in the medical care.)
4cm/100%/-1 Nubain x 2 given, will probably have epidural when the anesthesiologist rolls in (they are not in house...) Baby looks great; Emily is a trooper.
(12/18 10pm)
Current exam: 3cm/80%
(And, if you really care, the tracing is reactive!) (But really, I'm not getting overly involved in the medical care.)
Things Not to Tell an Expectant Parent
Don't let cat or dog hair get in your child's socks because it might wrap around the child's toe and cause strangulation.
Wow, your adoption sounds too good to be true! Are you sure it isn't just a scam?
What I've Learned About Baby Care Since I Started This Blog
You should wash baby clothes (preferably in "Dreft" which is a weird name for a laundry detergent, I think) before putting them on the baby. Supposedly.
Don't pick up binkies that you find on the sidewalk in front of your house; it's not worth it and your friends will look at you askance.
Formula doesn't last very long and can't be refrigerated. Sounds like a recipe for wasted formula and higher profits for Nestle and others.
You can buy breast milk online, but it's insanely expensive and slightly bizarre to contemplate.
Spurring the Economy
This is what I've gotten so far... thanks to Londa and Martha and Kim who have bought out Carter's and Babies 'R' Us as far as I can tell
Amy and Danny
I'm posting this just because they're cute...
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