Week One

I can't believe it has already been a week since I gave birth to little Cedric, it seems like time is flying by! 

Here we are leaving the hospital on Monday. Since I had him so late on Friday we were given an extra day at the hospital, which was nice. Here are two new parents, scared and elated - tired and excited. 

When we arrived home I went in first to say hello to Siena (and try to calm her down), then Bob brought up Cedric. We kept him in his car seat for the introduction, though Siena was mostly just happy to see Bob. Over the following days Siena has calmed down and is coping with the new noises and smells. The first 24 hours she was very concerned about every noise, every movement. 

I feel very fortunate to live in the age of the digital photograph. I am loving taking as many pictures and video as I want. I won't post the videos until there is something to watch. Right now they are mostly shots of him hiccuping or just moving around. We love the alert moments he has! Here are some photos from the week of Cedric being the most adorable baby ever :)

Tummy Time, Can you believe this baby is only 5 days old?

Milk Coma

Oh yes, sometimes he is cranky, especially when we change his clothes, diaper, or lay him down when he is wide awake.  

My dad arrived on Friday, joining my mom who arrived last Sunday. Lucky for him the Royals are in town to play a four game series against the Red Sox :)

Today we ran our first errand, a quick stop at the grocery store.

Here is the new family, we are so happy!

Meet Cedric!

Hello all!

We have had a fantastic weekend at the hospital, welcoming our little boy Cedric Elwin Podany to the world!

Cedric arrived on Friday, August 17th at 10:41 PM after 7 hours of labor, 5 of which were at the hospital. When he decided it was time to come, he sure wasn't messing around! Here are the stats:

Weight: 8 lbs 11 oz

Length: 21.5 cm

Head: 34 cm

Eyes: Baby dark blue

Hair: light brown

Lungs: Well developed. Once delivered he spent the first 10 minutes of life screaming. I wasn't bothered at all, it was the best sound in the world!

After they did his tests and wrapped him up he was much happier. Here we are enjoying our first calm moments together. He seemed so alert and was so big! This is my combo super in love/ super shocked face. I was definitely in some kind of shock for the first hour, everything happened so fast!

Here is the proud dad. We already think he looks more like Bob than me, he seems to have Bob's dimples and general features. His lips have the same shape as mine, so I know I'll be represented in more than just his stats (apparently I was an 8 lb 12 oz, 20.75 in baby). 

Here is little Cedric being calm and alert while wearing his monster hat. He is definitely going to be dressed in some awesome outfits in the future!

My mom flew in on Sunday to help us get settled in to life with a baby. She is very happy to finally be a Grammie!

We are so happy to have out little man, though I'm already worried about him growing up. Please stay my sweet little baby as long as possible Cedric!

Anniversary Events

The last week in July Bob and I had a great weekend celebrating our 6 year wedding anniversary by going out on the town. 

First was the Liverpool v. Roma football match at Fenway Park. We were alerted to this event by our good friend James who is an immense Liverpool fan. We purchased tickets ages ago and were very glad we did as prices went up quite high and the game was sold out. Apparently the owners of the Red Sox also own Liverpool. 

This was just an off season match up, so the game was fairly relaxed. Liverpool had the most fan support, though that didn't help them win the game. It definitely wasn't the traditional European football atmosphere we've heard so much about but it was fun to watch. I much preferred the live setting. Bob still isn't too keen on soccer but he did ask me to buy the tickets back in April, so there is some curiosity there. 

On Saturday we went to the Boston Opera House. We have purchased season tickets to Broadway in Boston this year (it was the only way to get a ticket to The Book of Mormon) and were offered free tickets to the matinee performance of Billy Elliot. 

Here I am 36 or so weeks pregnant. You know you are getting big when people start asking to help you up and down the stairs. I am fairly clumsy but I've still been doing a lot of walking with the dog so I feel pretty fit. The Opera House is beautiful, much different than the art deco Music Hall in KC. The musical was okay, nothing to write home about. 

As a special treat we stopped by my new favorite shop Saus. 

Saus is a Belgian street food shop selling pomme frites and waffles near Government Center/Faneuil Hall. They have a few other items but I'm really there for the waffles. The fries are good too, they have 10-15 different sauces you can pick for dipping as well as the oh so yummy poutine option. But the waffles . . . they seriously are as good as you'll find in Brussels - crispy outside and the fluffy inside. I know I'm pregnant and my tastes have changed a bit but I've loved a good Belgian waffle ever since I had my first with my good friend Lindsay in 2005 and I doubt my love of Saus will dwindle anytime soon!