4 weeks old!

Here is the Dumbo vs. Daniel comparison, hopefully from an angle that I won't hear complaints about! :)

We took Daniel & Keith's parents down to Indian Battle Park yesterday to take some pictures. It's usually a little less windy down there so a few trees still had their leaves.
We thought it would be nice to get some multi-generational pictures while they were here & the weather even cooperated a little.
Daniel may have passed Dumbo for size, but he's got a ways to go when it comes to Sam...


And tomorrow Daniel will be a month old!

We are still taking pics...

Here are Daniel & Dumbo; Daniel is 3 weeks old (plus a day) and is starting to get a bit chubbier & longer.
Daniel puts on his angry dictator face...
and later practices looking angelic.

What are the chances he'll strike a pose when we actually want him to?

I should be sleeping...

Keith & Daniel taking a well deserved nap.
Not sure about all these photos.
Ready to go out on the town for a couple hours on Saturday. Very cute sleeper, Christine!

I should probably be sleeping, but I thought I should at least throw a few pictures your way before I hear complaints!

One week old

Daniel turned a week old yesterday. He went for his first doctor's appointment and then his first "walk" to the park. He is now only two ounces shy of his birth weight, right on average, and above average for his length (not sure how that happened).

Daniel Update

Daniel pondering a mystery of the universe, "Is that gas going up or down?"
Sleeping peacefully. Yay!
Above: With his Great Grandma Snelgrove.

Below: Our first night at home was tough and we were already seriously sleep deprived. Take a look at how my Mom found Keith was trying to put on his sleeper the next morning.

Daniel and his parents are adjusting to life at home. It's a steep learning curve, but it helps that he is usually such a happy little fellow. Keith has been going above and beyond the call of husbandly duty to help me recover from the past week, and I feel better each day. Thanks again to everyone who has emailed, called and made us meals. I wish I had known how to be so helpful to my friends who have already had their babies! I promise to do better now that I know better!

Daniel's First Days Part B

Pictured: Keith gives Daniel his first feed.
Proud grandparents Barb and Rob Snelgrove.
Mom and baby on Tuesday when Jenn was feeling better.
A sleeping angel ... for now?
Bottom: the tiny birth announcement placed by the hospital in his bassinet.

Announcing the Arrival of Daniel Robert Griffioen

Its been a crazy last 48 hours. After beginning an induction on Sunday morning at 7.30 and a hard natural labor most of Monday, Daniel Robert Griffioen was finally born through a C-section at 2.21 pm. He was 7 pounds, 13 ounces, 21 inches long, and he is a beautiful baby boy! More to come later, but here are some early pictures that my mother-in-law Barb Snelgrove took at the hospital. Jenn is doing very well but will be there until at least Thurday recovering.