4-Week Retrospective

It's been 4 weeks since Alison delivered, and tanx-got, everything is wonderful. As we head into the new year, we've got a lot to be thankful for.

Alex's one-month age milestone gave us a moment to check out all of the digi-photos we received since he was born. While they didn't make it into our possession prior to press-time, we thought they were worth printing... as a little holiday tribute.

Alex was about 5-minutes old when this snap-shot was taken. Forgive the blush in his face. He's a little overwhelmed. By the way, check out those shoulder muscles!

Alison's sister Jessie was truly essential in the delivery room. This is a picture of her with Mom & Baby 10-minutes after delivery. Jessie's career requires her to be a shrewd negotiator with medical staff, and her life experience makes her an amazing birth coach. Both of these skills came in very handy!

Alison's delivering doctor, Ioannis Zervoudakis is a big and competant guy. His hands are as big as catchers mitts, and they're very experienced. He's looking pretty alert and happy in this picture (15 minutes after delivery), given that he was over 16-hours into his shift.

Alison's mom, Rona, clicked into Bubbe mode almost immediately. This picture captures the two in their first moment together, about 1/2 hour after delivery.