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Alex’s First Few Days at Home
You know how it is when there’s a new baby: you just can’t take enough pictures, and every single thing he does is insanely cute. Come to think of it, I’m still that way with my five-year-old, so maybe this never ends 
Anyway, here are a few more Alex photos (the one I posted before was taken minutes after he was born)
Alex on his first day at home.
Alex dozes as "big sister" Elizabeth checks him out.
More snoozing. He does a lot of this during the day. At night, not so much
We’ll be getting back to gardening now. I’m still ordering seeds and other goodies for the garden, but I should be just about done. That is, until the next catalog arrives, full of fun stuff that I just can’t pass by.
Thanks for all of the congratulations and well wishes. It was a very long, very trying pregnancy, and it got pretty scary for a while at the end. I feel immensely grateful that he is here and healthy, and that I am as well. There comes a point in everyone’s life when they finally realize that there’s only so much of them to go around, and that they can’t take care of anyone else if they aren’t taking care of themselves. I’m at that point now. I’m going to allow some of my writing projects fall by the wayside, and look at how I can make the most of my writing time. I’m going to focus on the five people who matter most in my life. And I’m going to focus on my health, which is something I’ve neglected for a long time now. Thankfully, gardening is a very, very healthy hobby. I look forward to sharing both my garden and my progress with you, and thanks again for the support. It means a lot.
8 comments
8 comments to “Alex’s First Few Days at Home”
Cherry, February 24th, 2009 at 4:45 pm:
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Alex and his big sister Elizabeth are beautiful! Congrats ..hugs, Cherry
Carol, May Dreams Gardens, February 24th, 2009 at 5:12 pm:
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There should be a feature that allows us to pinch thus chubby little cheeks right through the computer screen!
Yes, the best thing you can do for your family is take care of yourself. They need you!
Nancy Bond, February 24th, 2009 at 8:05 pm:
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What a lovely big boy! Congratulations, Colleen.
Annie in Austin, February 25th, 2009 at 10:42 am:
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Oh, Colleen – what a little dumpling!
Love the photos with ‘big sister’, and now realize the age range in your family is very close to what my mom experienced. By age 5 1/2 I was oldest of four children, with the youngest a new baby boy.
It will be quite interesting to see how that works for a mom half-a-century later!
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
Colleen Vanderlinden, February 26th, 2009 at 5:25 am:
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Cherry–Thank you!
Carol–Wouldn’t that be a nice Wordpress plugin?
Thanks!Nancy–He sure is! Thank you!
Annie–”Dumpling” is the perfect word to describe him. Wow–the age range is almost exact–Emily is almost five and a half. I’m sure it will be an adventure
Mr. McGregor's Daughter, February 28th, 2009 at 11:09 am:
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Aww- how sweet he looks. Take lots and lots of photos! When they get older, they don’t want their photo taken, and the quantity of family pictures takes a nosedive. And your kids will enjoy looking at all these photos for a very long time (as will you and the rest of your family).
ESP, March 1st, 2009 at 9:17 pm:
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Hi Colleen.
And so starts another sleepless chapter with your new addition! Well done!Interested to know what the age-gap is between Alex and his big sister. Over here in the patch we have a (just turned) four year-old big sis and a 18 month little brother.
I wanted to introduce myself and my blog to you, and just say Hi.
Pop-in when you come up for air.
Regards,
ESP.
commonweeder, March 4th, 2009 at 6:57 am:
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What a beautiful boy! And lovely sister. I am glad you are both – all – well. I had five children under six (no twins!)and it was glorious to be able to concentrate on them for a while. Now that I am a Granny I realize how fast those years pass. Sometimes, at the time, I got a little impatient.