Quick Thought

Over the past couple of weeks we’ve seen two sets of our closest friends have their first children. And in that time frame Laus and I have been lucky enough to visit them not long after their big moment.

So we’ve been able to see some pretty Fresh Baby. Not your run of the mill, week-old newborn: I’m talkin’ hours old Fresh.  And when there’s Fresh Baby, there’s also Exhausted Parent. And these Exhausted Parents were still stressed, frazzled, and getting ready for many sleepless nights to come. (No offense guys, but you all looked like you got hit by a bus. Or two.) 🙂

Yet I don’t think I’ve ever seen them so utterly happy, proud and smiling so wide. Despite all the waiting, all the stress, and the complete lack of sleep, they’re beaming brighter than the sun.

So I guess we’ve got that to look forward to.

UPDATE:

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It looks just like me…

That’s what my boss, Vin, told me, anyway.

This little nugget is about 2.5 inches.
This little nugget is about 2.5 inches.

At one point during the ultrasound, the technician was working the Doppler to see if she could get a better angle. I think we woke it (yeah, we’re still working on a fetus name) up.

It started moving around and it looked like it gave us a wave…

One finger is working....
One finger is working....

or it was flipping us off for waking it up. Given how I respond to being woken from a sound sleep, I’m thinking it was a single finger salute. Either way, it was amazing to see movement.

One Last Picture....
One Last Picture....