Living with a party girl

For someone slightly less than two weeks old, Unity has a very active night life. She's often up until all the clubs close, and then wants to go to the after party until the sun comes up. Needless to say we are all trying to keep up with all this party energy.






















































Hey Guys! They're playing my song!











Don't worry, at least some of these photos were staged.

Good morning!

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lots of catching up to do. Unity lost her cord stump, we all went out to a coffee shop for a whole hour, and there have been
many fashionable outfit changes. Thanks again for all of the love and support.

Photos! Photos! Photos!

Chris & Unity hanging about

Greg sent Unity some beautiful tulips

Grandma Cindy and Unity have a nice chat

Conspiracy Nut or Devo Fan?

Some more photos

Hi everyone! Thanks for all the kind words and thoughs you've been sending us over the last few days. It's so nice to hear all the support from everyone.

We've been hanging in there, having the ups and downs of being parents for the last two days. We're sleep deprived and a little sore. Polly is learning the difficulties of breast feeding, which is more than a little painful and harder than you would think. Chris is learning how to change a diaper. And Cindy has been amazingly wonderful: helping us with laundry, watching Unity so we can get some sleep, providing advice, experience and love.

Here are a few pictures from the last few days that I thought you all might enjoy. More to come:

Chris, Polly and Unity

Megan, Polly & Chris read and sing

Momma love

Bruin & Lyndsey tempt Unity with some cupcake

Little Squeeker

Presenting Miss Unity Jane

Please join us in welcoming Unity Jane to the world. She was born on Tuesday March 6th, 2007 at 5:52 PM at the Community Birth & Family Center in Seattle, WA. Weighing in a 7lbs, 1oz she measures 19 inches long and is amazing and beautiful. Unity was delivered by our midwife Sally Averson and her assistant Amanda.

Polly is doing well and we are now at home with Grandma Cindy. Our good friend, the amazing Megan Bott is on call to help us here. We are pretty tired but will hopefully be getting some rest now.

Here are a few pictures from the birth:

Portrait of the Baby as a Big Belly

Once again it's time for more belly photos. So here you go:






































What? That's not the belly you wanted? Well fine then! Here's Polly's:

Dreams

Polly & I both had dreams about Unit last night. Polly dreamt that Unit was actually twins & after she gave birth to them she taped them to her arm to keep from losing them. I dreamt that I was trying to get the computer source code for Unit compiled in order to get Unit working.

Ze Belly

Baby Gear

Now that we are home for the holidays we have been braving the peril of Babies-'R-Us to gather baby gear. Both Polly & I are mall-phobic, and going on these shopping expiditions leaves us a little shell shocked afterwards. The shock and awe of all the useless crap being peddled to nervous parents is a big overwhelming. My 'favorite' was Nursery Water (tm), essentially bottled water for infants whose parents couldn't possibly have their child drinking Seattle tap water.

We were troopers and managed to pick up a crib, mattress and stroller, and got out without too much damage to our phyche. Thanks to everyone who helped out out with wonderful gifts this holiday, we couldn't have done it without you!