Last picture in the hospital

We went home on Thursday, February 9.

Getting dressed is exhausting! (I think the outfit was my brother's from 1981. It has a train on it, and I thought it might make Dylan a little more receptive to his new baby usurper, er, I mean sister, if she was dressed like a train, his favorite thing in the world.)

Brother and Sister comparison

Delia, born February 6, 2012

Dylan, born September 26, 2012

Mommy looks mysteriously the same...

Proud Mamma

Meet the family

Nana
Uncle Chris
Uncle Matt (who we had to convince to hold the baby. He was a natural!)
Grammy and Grampy
Papa

First Family Portrait

We took this photo at the birthing center right before Delia and I were transferred to the hospital.
And break!

Put up your dukes

Photo by Jorge Vides

Proud Grandparents

Proud Papa

About an hour old
In our hospital room
She loves her daddy
From the beginning Delia would not allow her arms to be included in the swaddle. No matter how tight she was swaddled she always managed to get an arm out.

Dylan meets Delia

Dylan was so interested in meeting his new baby sister. He watched as she nursed and counted her feet and touched her nose. Then he wanted to hold her. He's a natural!

New arrival: Cordelia June

Cordelia June Patterson Vides came into the world at 9:54 pm on February 6, 2012. She weighed (allegedly, for there was some confusion later) 7 lbs. 1.3 oz and was 19 inches long. Labor lasted 3 hours from beginning to end. She was pushed out in 9 minutes. This girl was in a hurry to get born!

Just born
An hour old
Check me out!

Being born is tiring business (for everyone)