Mika

Mika, originally uploaded by James Cham.

Mika at 4 months

We really should put more pictures of Mika up so here are a few new ones.

Mikaela waving?

Mikaela waving?, originally uploaded by James Cham.

Of course, the truth is that Mikaela's cognitive abilities are pretty limited right now. But a parent can project, right?

How Colin reacted to Mikaela

We were (reasonably, I think) concerned how Colin would react to Mikaela. So far so good.

Mikaela gets ready to go home

Mikaela gets ready to go home, originally uploaded by James Cham.

Today we brought Mikaela home from the hospital. Here's a picture of her in her new car seat. She's all ready to go but it isn't clear that we're ready for her. We'll see how the first night goes!

Mikaela sleeps

Mikaela sleeps, originally uploaded by James Cham.

It has only been 21 months since Colin was born but I feel like I've forgotten so much already. Here's one example: by the time that Colin was three weeks old, I was an expert at swaddling him in his blanket so that his arms were tightly tied together. We're told that this is supposed to calm the child because it is a similar experience to the womb (although some people disagree). I tried multiple times to swaddle Mikaela over the last few days and this is the fruit of my efforts. As you can see, she's clearly tightly tied up!

Mom kisses Mikaela

Mom kisses Mikaela, originally uploaded by James Cham.