one week of baby george

i am pretty sure he looks a lot like i did as a baby.

bonding with MG

a snuggle in the papa pit

body shot. i call these "muppet legs."

who is to say it's just gas?

how i got some house work done.

i can't go very long with a hold-and-gaze. oh, mr. kissable!

i found this self-portrait of isadore to be stunning!

oh, yes, he also cries.

i've officially fallen very hard for mr. george-ephraim. tragically hard. oh, dear, my heart simultaneously aches and sings for him. is it strange to sometimes want to stuff him back into me where not harm can come to him? i went to make salad dressing while he slept and i missed him. oh, how i love my little boy!!

for the birth lovers

i started a whole new blog for the birth story since it is complete with pictures and all the lovely details. those who want to read it can go here:



milk and ink: the birth


have fun!

keeping up with baby g

tell me this not the cutest george you've ever seen?

look! milk flows so freely here, even mayan is producing! hehehhee

oh my god, who does baby g's hair?
(danielle, this blanket rules!)

post-first-great-nursing after the milk came in

duh, we just realized that we haven't taken a family photo yet. this is the best we can do for now:

and these last two are specially for the chef and his wife!

Announcing....

Baby G

(George-Ephraim Blake Perlingieri)
born April 27th, 2008
2:23 AM
7 pounds, 9 ounces!!!!
active labor: about 7 hours

After I posted, Blake got home around 7 and sure enough things picked up to 4 minutes apart and they got much more intense.

8:30pm: the girls head to bed but we assure them that they will be woken up when the baby comes...
and by 11pm my smile has turned to this:

and then, after 2 hour in the bath, to this:

But by half past 2, the smile is back....because Baby G is here!!!

As promised, the girls were woken just in time thanks to our quick across the street support, Breana. Mayan was enthralled by the while process but Isadore upon hearing the news of her brother, smiled and headed right back to bed.

Blake holds his son:

...and stays by his side while the 'wives check him out:

After some sleep, we reconvene as family and a clear-headed Isadore comes to see whats up:

I think she approves!

Here is our boy!! Yes, I believe his utter cuteness fits right in...

Little boy blue:

He has the Lou lips...and look at that hair!

Oh, smootchy smootchable!

just another reason why having your baby at home rules--breakfast with the fam in bed while watching some videos. no interuptions, no hospital food, and the comfiest bed ever...

uh-oh..i am IN LOVE

George-Ephraim translates to "fruitful earthworker"...George is the name of Blake's dad and Grandpa. (we are still working out the spelling of Ephraim which is pronounced EF-rem)

Look at what we made!!!! And we had him at home!!!!

(Birth junkies/MDC mama's: I will post the real details of the birth on the thread when me and the thread are back in action)