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Snuggle Buddies Originally uploaded by mikepirnat.
…is pretty great. It’s safe to say that I’m hopelessly head-over-heels nuts about my daughter.
There are lots of great photos from the past couple of days as we’ve adjusted to life with Claire (and Claire has adjusted to life with us), but […]

I Are Curiosity! Originally uploaded by mikepirnat.
We’re home!
The cats are astoundingly curious, not even interested in their favorite toys. Valentine in particular is hypnotically fascinated by the wriggling little pink thing that keeps making soft kitten noises. Julia is suddenly developing a whole new vocabulary of […]

Where the River Meets the Sea Originally uploaded by mikepirnat.
Since I can’t hit LiveJournal from inside the hospital’s China-style firewall, cross-posting from Flickr will have to suffice. Here’s a shot of Claire on Tuesday morning, just twelve hours old and starting to figure out who this Mom […]

Hello, Claire Originally uploaded by mikepirnat.

After a 32-hour adventure, we welcomed Claire Margaret Pirnat into the world at 9:57 PM on Monday, September 10. She’s nine pounds, six ounces, and nineteen inches long. Labor itself was a brisk 14 hours once it got rolling for real.
Mom […]

A few minutes ago, I was bored. How quickly things can change!
It’s hard to believe this will be my last post as a non-parent. Woo-hoo!

Mood:excited
Music:Blue Man Group - “Time to Start”

Zomg!! Originally uploaded by mikepirnat.
Two and a half weeks to go. Roughly. Ticking time bomb, really. Could go any time. Yessir… Any time at all.
I had a nice little panic attack this afternoon, hyperventilated until I couldn’t feel my hands. Then went upstairs […]

I Can Has Stroller Ride? Originally uploaded by mikepirnat.
Continuing our habit of being far too organized, we did a final stroller test-drive today at Stroller Mama’s showroom, where we decided that we liked the UPPAbaby Vista so much that we should just give up and get one. […]

Major congratulations go out tonight to Eric and Kat Meyer on the announcement of the birth of their daughter, Carolyn Maxwell Meyer.
I’m pretty overcome with delight for them; in fact, I’m much more emotional about it than I expected I would be. (mokatz would say that I’m just a big wuss, and that wouldn’t […]