Today we had one of those "We better check this out" moments after we had put Colleen down for a nap (her's, not our's). She was making her usual stirring noise, and suddenly it was quiet. This was followed by "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" from the bear that hung about 3 feet away from where she was placed in the bed.

So we both slipped back into the room and found her curled up in the corner dismantling her crib. So cute. Of course, we filmed it before fixing it. Within 5 minutes after we placed her back in the middle she was asleep.

You must wonder what we feed her.
More pictures.

Colleen is still learning to sit up and, as you saw in the earlier video, we are not afraid to post video of her falling down. Howeve, we have learned it's better that we let her learn while sitting on the bed. So everyone is learning something new each day.

Last year I golfed with my Dad, but this year I had to pass since we were just returning from the long Maine trip on Monday and we would have had to drive up Friday night for the early time. Instead we chose the optional food plan and hit the after party only. I admit some performance anxiety may have kept me off the course. Also, last year’s event was the first time in 2 years that I had picked up my clubs. This year would have been the second time, so I had a feeling the game was rusty. The party also gave the baby a chance to be squeezed by a lot of people she had not met yet. As you can see in the picture, she was kind of tired by the end.

We spent Sunday at my parents, again so the baby could get squeezed, and the grandparents could make goo-goo noises. Food intake: Spiedies (2); bag of fries, pizza slices (10+). – a short trip.

Here's a link to all the pictures: flickr and Kodak.

Here's a link to all the pictures: flickr and Kodak.

Here's a link to all the pictures: flickr and Kodak.

One our way back from Maine, Colleen had her first night in a motel -- a classy Super 8. We also stopped at in Westbrook to meet Aunt Shirley and Uncle Bill for lunch, and then stopped again in Groten, MA, so we could have a first next-generation meeting of Delandy and McGuinness girls. There we met the twins, Molly and Haley, and had a chance to play and stretch out for a while before heading home.

Here's a link to all the pictures: flickr and Kodak.

Here's a link to all the pictures: flickr and Kodak.

Here's a link to all the pictures: flickr and Kodak.

She grew up quite a bit while there coming back much stronger and chatty.

To see more, they are at flickr and Kodak.

The biggest thing to see in these pictures is that she is noticeably bigger in her face than she was just two weeks ago. Like a true McGuinness, she does not miss too many meals, even though we have to bring them all to her.

This next line is hard to type with my finders crossed when it’s this last at night and she’s sound asleep, but here it is: She has been sleeping longer at night. Let’s hope that continues.

To see more, they are at flickr and Kodak.

Take care.

This weekend the goal has been to get out of the house a little more. So Becky took the baby for walks each day and today was a big trip to Target and the grocery store. At Target, I took my eyes off here for a second and she had a Tony Stewart die cast replica in the cart. Amazing. She must have head me talking about wanting one, Becky doesn't trust the story since the car weighs more than the baby. Like a Boppy doesn't.

The biggest thing this week is that she is more aware of us being around, and, as the video below shows, she knows where the camera is even as it moves around the room. And note that I found something other than kiss cam.

Many, many more pictures here: Flickr and Kodak. (Same pictures at each site.)

As you can see from some of the pictures here, we are getting a little more comfortable around our 8 pounds of joy.

-- Tim

I won't get too buried in text because it's not necessary because you just have to lok at the pictures and watch the video below to see the smile on Becky's face to understand how happy we are. For those of you in a Fantasy Baby League, here are the official stats.
 - date: March 6 at 1:42;
 - size: 8 lbs 7 oz and 20 inches;
 - description: beautiful.

The First Hour
The left us alone after they brought the baby back from make-up, I mean the nursery, and I took this video. So she is less than an hour old at this point. Also, I don't think the kiss cam feature in these videos will ever get old. This website has a user now forever.

The Baby Comes Home
After driving back at 20 mph in the slow lane, rying not to curse, we finally get home.

More Pictures
If you would like to see about 80 more, and who wouldn't, here are two places that you can look: Flickr photos or Kodak galleries, which is better for prints.

Earlier we kicked off the "Better Get it Done" weekend by getting the car seat installed. They have a monthly program at the local fire department and the people we very nice and helpful in explaining some extra safety tips we didn't realize. The biggest was that they told us not to install the backward mirror since the chair is designed to snap into the spot where you mount the mirror and the baby could smash -- SMASH she said -- her little face. That was enough to put that back in the Target until we can find a better use.

So much to learn.