Leo : Week One

I don't know that we'll get around to the play-by-play of the day he was born anytime soon. But here is Leo Bowers Jacobsen's still-life highlight reel for week one.

Leo gets burped a lot. I keep telling him to straighten up his posture, that someday he'll regret his lazy slouching, that he needs a haircut, but his listening comprehension leaves a bit to be desired. As you can see from the socks in this picture, Leo was born with a unique mutation: feet for hands. While it will probably do wonders for his crawling, there may be a bit of grief in grade school. [Sadly, the truth is quite the opposite: he very unfortunately inherited my finger toes. Sorry, kid.]




Little-known fact: before you can sell your child to the circus, they require photographic proof that he/she can pull off the costumery. Ringling Brothers, you know where you can reach us. We hope he meets a sweet, bearded lady when he grows up.




The little man sleeps plenty, relatively speaking. You probably deduced as much. When awake though [not pictured], he's actually quite alert.

This was in the waiting room for his 1-week checkup. We were very relieved to find that he's doing super well. Having Leo has amplified a lot of our strengths and weaknesses, not the least of which is our uncanny knack for worrying. [Carseat pictured above courtesy of a very caring ward shower.]




And the obligatory hospital picture of the swollen, red alien and his baby-lagged parents.