Sandy Donald Ross born 12:37 EST 16/11/04!
8lb 1oz and all well! Mother and baby doing fine, father utterly exhausted!
Click on any pic for the full high-resolution version! (big file alert)
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Three minutes old... just like his big brother Iain, he popped out, cried
lustily, and looked around to
size up what he'd got himself into!
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Just a few minutes older, and ready for a snack - latched on very nicely
:-)
Looks a lot like Iain too!
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Time to chill for a bit - but stayed wide-awake and wiggly for three hours
postpartum
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Next day his Auntie Rachel came to visit - one nice pic...
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...and another!
Sandy and mummy escaped the hospital on Thursday afternoon, after a tiny
alarum over his bilirubin level... settling in at home now!
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Settled in at home... six days old now and wearing his 'Quack Quack!' duckling
suit - very cute!
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Quack Quack!
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If I'm three weeks old... it must be time for my passport photo!
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I'm trying to sleep but my Noisy Brother has other ideas...
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Four weeks old! Iain is getting used to his little brother, and showing
a lot of affection (but
secretly contemplating fratricide? Who knows!)
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Four weeks old! Daddy (Master Burper) burps Sandy; Iain hugs Sandy and
helps :-) sandyburp2
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Four weeks old! Mummy (Mistress Burper) burps Sandy; Iain... is amused.
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Five weeks old! Wearing the green suit his Mad Auntie Margaret gave him.
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Five weeks and one day - and his very first smile for the camera!
(we've had smiles for a few days but never managed to photograph one)
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Christmas 2004! Sandy sits down to Christmas dinner with his mummy, who
is attempting to carve
her Tofurkey vegetarian roast (serves 4)...
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Christmas 2004! Sandy enjoys his Wonderful Musical Chair with Built-In
Vibrator! Iain tickles feet...
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Sandys first pic of 2005 - being held by Ewelina, the best au pair on the
planet!
Ewelina suggested title for this image: "green baby and green au pair
on green chair"
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Nearly seven weeks and he has the *cutest* smiles!
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