some updated pics

we are now13 days into parenthood. we are tired, but loving it. :) our Alexei was 8lb. 6oz. on monday when we took him to the dr. she said he is growing well - no wonder with how much he eats. :) we enjoyed celebrating Nick's first father's day at my (Morgan's) parent's house. it was a really relaxing afternoon. we are so blessed to have family so close by.



Alexei has this "little philosopher" pensive look that makes me think he is going to have his daddy's curious, figure everything out for himself kind of mentality. i need to start preparing myself for my house to be unscrewed piece by piece in a couple of years. :)

we enjoyed getting out of the house with the family and introduced Natalya and Alexei to central market - a favorite austin spot. there is a really neat deck that overlooks a playground that swarms with some really cute kids. :) the weather was beautiful, so we've been getting out as much as we can to the more unpopulated locations in austin since our dr. is pretty picky about us keeping him out of crowds. limit the germs. good plan.







it won't be long before i will wish for a moment of quiet chilling in mommy's lap. :) i can see him all over that playscape in no time.













it has been such a blessing having Natalya with us. she has been a huge help and with Alexei being the first grandbaby on both sides we are thrilled to be experiencing the first days with all of the grandparents nearby. Babushka's borsch is fantastic! Mommy needs to learn to make it just like her.
















Daddy has a special touch with him. i love seeing my two guys cuddling. ya'll might see more pictures than you want of that, but i can't get enough. aren't they handsome? ;)









another adventure we went on was to take Alexei to zilker park. i spent many happy childhood hours there myself, so i was especially excited to show him around and promise him a trainride and icecream cone as soon as he is big enough.


another attempt to get out of the house was going sailing with grandma Natalya and grandpa Matt - grandma Katy had to work, which was sad. the trip was nice, but i think we are going to have to wait for a while before we try it again. sailing is a little tricky with a newborn who has occasional fussy spells and enjoys both eating and pooping alot. :) it got a bit warm out there so mommy spent her time trying to keep a blanket shading him and blowing on him to cool off his little skin. i think sailing will have to be a daddy and grandpa thing for a couple more months before we join them again. :)


more daddy cuddle time. :) we discovered this morning that the football type hold works really well when alexei decides to loose it for a little while. this limp baby was seconds before a flailing, screaming whirlwind of frusterated energy. go daddy! i am so bummed that he is heading back to work tomorrow. we'll miss him so much during the daytime. as you can tell by the sleepy look on our faces, please keep praying for good rest at night especially as Nick heads back to work. we love you guys! thanks for your interest and love!