Christening Dress Beauty Shoot

One stuffed animal as a model stand-in during lighting setup. Forty-two pictures taken. One breast-feeding break. One picture where she's looking at the camera without looking too distressed, priceless.

Baptisms all around!

Well, this past Sunday everyone but Liz got baptised for the first time. Word had it that Ethan stole the show up at the altar with his cute antics. Anneliese is now four weeks old, pushing past eleven pounds, and got evicted to the office after Liz' mother left. She sleeps great during the day but has the hardest time falling asleep at night. I'm trying to find what works and so far the dimmed recessed lights in the kitchen and the dishwasher seem to work pretty well. We may pull out the pacifier soon to see if that does the trick. I did successfully feed her 2 oz. from a bottle the other day which was fun. Our doc said to not let her decide when to eat during the night until she weighed 12 oz. so I'm putting her on the scale frequently in hopes of giving Liz an easier time at night.


A few more pictures have been added to the album, here
including those from the baptism.

All is well

Ethan is still smitten with his baby sister. Liz feels really good except for the sleep deprivation. Having Memmere (Sue) and Oma (Gloria) around to take on Ethan's boundless energy has also been great. Anneliese has has a couple of baths and is almost done molting a layer of skin. At her two week checkup she measured a pound over her birthweight and grew an inch to 21.25" so Liz has been cleared to allow her to sleep up to four hours before waking her up to feed (if she lets us sleep that long). She's been really finicky from 9-11 every night which makes going to bed rough.

Some traits that are different from Ethan are that she was articulating her fingers from day one whereas he had his hands clenched in fists for a long time. When she's sleeping or falling asleep, she makes lots of noises like squeaks and throat clearing sounds that sound like a velociraptor from Jurassic Park.

Click here or the image to get to her photo album with new pictures added of Ethan holding her.

Everyone's home

Well, this may be the last post for a while as tonight will likely be the first of many poor nights of sleep. Thus far, Ethan has been a real doll giving kisses on the forehead, saying "I'm giving my baby sister a kiss because I love her."


Anneliese (below left) definitely looks similar to her brother (below right) but with softer features.

It's a girl!

Anneliese Kathryn Poirier

Born 8:15am April 25, 2008

7 lbs 13 oz, 20" long

Click here or the photo to see more pictures.

Getting close...

Well, we're all ready for the new addition. Ethan has been very enthusiastic about becoming the big brother including buying a present for the new baby sister. Accompanying his enthusiasm has been an increase in snuggle time...likely because he knew what was coming. This family portrait was shot tonight as the new addition arrives tomorrow!

Ethan's First Trip to Disneyland

Liz was a trooper and wanted to take Ethan to Disneyland though she's 8.5-months pregnant. I don't think she foresaw us staying there for 11 hours! We accomplished the whole thing without a stroller. Ethan was pretty good with his leashed doggy-backpack so we didn't have to keep an eye on him the whole day. We could of used a stroller around 4pm in line for the submarine ride because he was whooped but he really liked Nemo and friends so he was reenergized. He was a bit scared on many of the dark rides but never cried. Here's a video!

"That one's just like..."

Driving around town these days is full of car identification. Ethan says, "That one's just like [Oma's, Art's (our neighbor), Daddy's]." He knows the new VW Bug and Toyota Prius but with Audis, he recognizes the badge because he identifies every model, not just the A4 like mine.

Why?

Well, we're pretty much past the "What kind of car is that? An Audi. What kind of Audi? A silver Audi. What kind of silver Audi? A fast silver Audi. What kind of fast silver Audi?" and now fully into the why phase.

"Can I ride my bike through Daddy's tape? No. Why? Because it's protecting Daddy's grass. Why? Because the seeds won't grow if people step on them. Why? That's just they way it works."

Recent Ethan Quote

"I'm going to read when I go to work." --Ethan

"What are you going to read?" --Mommy

"Charts." --Ethan

(A commentary on what Daddy does at his job. Many a day I will come home and Ethan will ask, "Did you show charts today?")

Recent Ethan Quote

"We're best friends Mommy!"