Quick update

Nicole enjoyed her first real bath this week. Mommy and Daddy were happy it wasn't a difficult experience, although they learned the hard way that you can't hesitate -- even for a second -- to put a diaper back on after the bath is over. Fortunately no evidence in the pictures below.

Nicole also liked watching the NFL Draft on Saturday. She was thrilled with the guard the Ravens took in the first round, but wasn't so happy with them burning a first-day pick on a kick returner. She was hoping that the Ravens would grab the Stanford QB that was somehow still available.

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Three weeks old tomorrow

This will be brief, because someone won't stop crying and hiccuping (I'll give you a hint, it's not Jessica). Week three has been busy -- we've attended a birthday party, gone out to dinner a couple times and met a few new people. Nicole tried her first bottles. It's gone ok, but she seems to prefer when her mommy feeds her (and who can blame her?).

Here are some more pictures.

Almost two weeks

It's been over a week since we last posted. Sorry about that. We were a little busy -- can you imagine? Things are going very well, though, especially now that Jessica's feeling much better after her untimely illness. Let's catch you up on Nicole's adventures. She has:

- Made her first trip to the doctor
- Made her second trip to Costco (at least as far as the parking lot)
- Made her first visit to Bubby and Grandpa's house
- Gone out to dinner for the first time
- Seen her first grand slam (fortunately, this one was hit by an Oriole, for a change)
- Caught up on a few episodes of Lost
- Enjoyed her first time in the bouncy chair
- Attended her first party (the social butterfly will attend her second next week)

and most of all
- Missed Grandma and Poppie sooooo much.

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More pictures

Dear friends and family,

Thank you all for all of your emails and phone calls. My mommy and daddy say they'll respond eventually and hope you understand. I'm enjoying my new home and getting the hang of being outside of mommy. Today was a special day. My grandpa arrived from Phoenix and I spent all afternoon napping on him. Mommy and daddy say that I'm a very good girl and am eating and sleeping as well as can be expected for a 4-day-old. Please check out more pictures of me, linked below.

Love, Nicole

Wednesday and Thursday pictures

Friday pictures

Saturday pictures

Quick batch of pictures

As you probably know by now, Nicole Elizabeth Langbaum arrived Tuesday April 3 at 8:02 p.m. weighing 6 pounds, 12.6 ounces and measuring 20 inches long. Mom is doing much better today after quite a difficult day yesterday. Dad's got the hang of this parenting thing already -- change diaper, upload photos, sleep. Or something like that.

Here are a few more from her first day: Nicole's arrival

Last minute thoughts

'Twas the night before pitocin
- Jessica & Kevin Langbaum

'Twas the night before pitocin, and all through the house,
Not a mother was nursing, not even an ounce;

The crib has been ready for months with care,
In hopes that baby Langbaum would soon be sleeping there;

The soon-to-be parents were snuggled in their bed,
With Jessica having visions of bad labor dancing through her head;

Early the next morning, the charge nurse said “come on down,”
Put on this nice Sinai hospital gown;

While Kevin and Jessica filled out paperwork galore,
The expecting grandparents paced the hospital floor;

They finally settled in the swanky delivery suite,
Knowing tonight matzah they would not have to eat;

When all of a sudden Jessica felt a sharp pain,
Baby was coming, our lives would soon be insane;

Kevin opened the door and yelled to the doc,
Come quick, Dr. Faber, tick tock tick tock;

More rapid than eagles her helpers they came,
And she whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;

“Now, doula! Now, meconium! Now, pitocin and cervidil!
On, colustrum! On stirrups! On, demerol and epidural!

From the top of her head! To the bottom of it all!
Make the pain go away! Go away! Go away all!”

As quickly as the pain began, it then subsided,
And the new parents couldn’t be anymore excited.