Technology is truly, truly amazing. At one point Dad said, "Hey, it looks like Alison did when she was born!" Now, maybe that's just because all babies share that chubby-cheeked midget look, but still, it's incredible that you can see the features SO clearly.
Unfortunately, s/he wasn't cooperating fully--there was a lot more sleeping going on than anything else. But it was so cute to see it laying there, using the placenta for a pillow--which it was clutching with its little fist--and occasionally trying to shield its face with its arm, as if to say, "Hey, a little privacy, please!" But it was at least facing the right way for us to get good photos and video, and it only flipped over away from the "camera" once (and eventually flipped back).
So now, the part you've all been waiting for (yes, I'm already turning into those mothes who thinks everyone is as enthusiastic about seeing pictures of her child as she is)...the photos!
Here's a good general shot of his/her face:
S/he kept putting his/her arm like this--we got a couple great shots of the armpit. :)
Look at the cute little pinky!
Huge feet, just like mother had when she was a baby. Mom always said I was like a puppy; I had to grow into my feet, which were just way too big for a baby my size. Looks like it runs in the family:
Easily the best shot we got all day, and of course it was the very last picture the tech was planning on taking. What's even better is that, on the video, s/he actually swivels its fist around the way bodybuilders do. It was hilarous; we were all totally cracking up:
So that's my baby. THAT is my BABY. Un-freaking-believable.
3 comments:
Al, that is SO STINKING COOL! The detail is so amazing!!! Do you guys have a goofy prenatal name for the little punk yet? Nothing stuck for Lucy (because then, we always knew who The Baby was) but we're calling this one Gus, just to differentiate. Whatever. :)
Actually, no, no goofy names--just "The Baby." :) Although my dad does refer to it often as "The Love Button," which was a nickname he uses for all babies. I have no idea where he came up with that. :)
Awwww that's so freaking cool!
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