Who's Happier?

Eliot meets his new crib mate. He is not at all a fan of sharing.

Heading out for a night on the town. Always best to slip a few winks in before a long night of dancing.

The Thinking Man

Oh no, not another computer geek!















Andy has been teaching Eliot how to use a spreadsheet...














But all little Eliot wants to do is IM with his buddies...
Kids these days!

There's a first time for everything...

First Bottle

First Bath

All Clean!

Ladies Man

Grandparents 1st Visit - Take 2

Do you smell that foot?

Finally

Look Ma, No Cord.

Eliot was a little too excited about his new chair. Nothing a little Benadryl couldn't help.
j.k.

Grandparents 1st Visit

Finally

Where's Eliot?



We participate in a co-op with a local farmer such that every Tuesday we get a delivery of various vegetables. Now that Grace and Scott are moving back into their apartment, we had to divy up the vegetables between us. This is a snapshot of the bartering process.

Eli's Yoga Outfit

Eli and Mom

Andy has been a bit challenged with diaper duty. Eliot has sprayed the wall twice now... and you can see the result of this diaper change! Needless to say, we have been doing a lot of laundry!

Andy and Eliot spend some quality time together on the couch... I think football season is just around the corner - this may be a recurring theme!

The handoff


Passing babies is not as easy as it looks.

Good Morning.
We're awake. Are you?



Awake and ready to eat.















Feed Me. Please.







And now back to sleep. He is very consistent. Wake, eat, sleep, repeat. (oh and change my diaper too)

Going Home !

After 5 days in the NICU, it's finally time for Eliot to come home. We spent Thursday night with Eliot in a room across the hall from the NICU. It was a nice transition and made it very easy to check out on Friday.


Eliot's going home outfit. Picked out by ME.










Happy Mom !

















All strapped in.











Kaya meets Eliot. She's been wonderful with little Eli. They run and play together. He throws the frisbee, she brings it back. It really cool to watch. I thought it would take much longer for them to be friends.

Eyes Open

By request. Here are a couple of eyes open shots.






















































Is that a smile?

It's a bird, it's a plane.....

















No, it's just Eliot in his cool UV goggles. Helps to keep the Jaundice away.

Our new baby, Eliot Pazdan Beaver, came home from the Bethesda Naval hospital NICU yesterday. It's been a little hectic around here, but here's the rundown on how the whole thing went down.

Saturday 8/6

4:30 AM : Renee takes a precautionary trip to the hospital after developing a slow leak.
6:30 AM: She calls me to say that she's been admitted.
10:30 AM: I arrive with clothes and other stuff


6PM: They decide to induce because Renee feels a little abdominal pain. Pitocin goes in. Then the fun begins...















Scott on the birthing ball.












Is that Scott with latex gloves and a tube of lube?




11:00 PM - Lots of discomfort. Renee asks for the epidural, but is told to get in line. (but nicely) Evidently there are 3 people ahead of her waiting to get the epi.

Sunday

12:30 AM - Renee finally gets her epidural.

2:30 AM - Onika notices a couple of fetus heart rate fluctuations and alerts the nurse. One comes in, check Renee, and announces that it time. The room suddenly fills up with all kinds of people.


....omitted gory details......


3:07 AM - Baby Boy Pazdan is born (he wasn't named until Monday afternoon)



Here is Eliot's 1st photo op. Still looking a little pasty.










They let Renee hold Eliot for about 3 seconds before wisking him off to the NICU. Evidently that was not quite enough.













See. I was there too.


I was able to run down and see him about a 1/2 hour after birth. I was given very strict instructions to bring back video.






Renee, not yet able to visit the NICU, has to settle for 8 minutes of video. Yes, she watched it all. (Sony has purchased the copyrights to this photo.)









Finally holding him.










It was a long day for everyone.