January into February

Currently:
Ian has fallen asleep on the way home from the hospital absolutely every night. I’ve started getting a little smarter about it now… for example tonight I brought his toothbrush and toothpaste to the cafeteria at the hospital… because you aren’t going to brush those teeth if he falls asleep on the way home, believe you me. I also enjoy this little game that I play by handing him a couple of matchbox cars just as we’re leaving the hospital. About halfway home I hear “kathunk…. kathunk” and I know he’s out like a light.

I’ve got a couple days to work really hard on the house before the first potential buyers take a tour. So easy to get your hopes up. But if it DID sell, what would we do then? We’d have 60 days or so to try and find a house while Melissa is staying mostly at the hospital? Eeeek. It is funny, in a way it was nice to have this around as a side project to get my mind off of Nina’s state now and again… but if it actually bears fruit, well… now what?

Melissa looks like she’s doing well, and I’m very proud of her. It sounds like Nina’s doing pretty well tonight — there again I could get my hopes up, but I’ve trained myself not to. If you feel like you’re talking to a zombie when I’m on the phone it is because I’m trying not to “feel” anything.

And now set the wayback machine for the end of January…
After Nina was born I spent a whole lot of time worrying about her, praying for her… and that hasn’t let up much at all… but the images in this entry represent a time when I started finally thinking, over a month after she was born, that she was strong. And don’t get me wrong, she’s being stronger than an olympic weight-lifter over at the hospital at this very minute, I don’t mean it like that. But during late January/early February there was more of a sense confidence that I felt for her, and a sort of defiance from her. Maybe I don’t even need to say this. Look at the first picture, (and look at it as big as it’ll go…) and tell me what you see. I see “Ready now, world.”

January 26, 2010 – Somebody is ready for her next fight, and that’s good, because it is a doozy, little girl. This is my favorite picture of Nina so far by a long shot. See this image larger.

And this is probably my second-favorite. I know she’s just cutting loose with a yawn, but I automatically pretend that she’s roaring for the lion. See this image larger.

February 2-4th, 2010 – Hey, did you happen to see the most long-torsoed girl in the world? And if you did, was she cryyyyin, cryyyyyin? See this image larger.

Perhaps she’ll be a runner. See this image larger.

Perhaps she’ll be a motorcycle mama. See this image larger.

Perhaps a flamingo dancer. See this image larger.

Perhaps a fashion model. (Look at that smile!) See this image larger.

A few more from around that same time:

*Oh you can bring the camera closer than that, Daddy.* See this image larger.

*I’m ready for my close-up, bring it closer.* See this image larger.

*Closer!* See this image larger.

*TOO CLOSE.* See this image larger.

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