Ren in Bed with the Mobile

I promised a video. Here it is. This is a 30-second short of Ren in bed watching the mobile. It's quite underlit, I'm afraid. I hope you enjoy it.

Ren and Mr. Lion

Ren has figured out how to hold onto things. As a demonstration, check out this picture of Ren holding her guardian and older brother, Mr. Lion. Adorable, no?

Ren/Mr. Lion pics

Okay, you decide. Is this a picture of:

• A baby moth-human hybrid, in pupae stage
• Baby Hannibal Lecter
• Baburrito
• My daughter, swaddled and ready to sleep

I went back and cleaned up all the photos I've posted earlier. Lots got deleted because they were blurry and/or duplicates. Also,
Here are a few more pictures.

You might have seen a few of these if you saw Mr. Lion's recent post on my personal blog. These pictures include a few more pictures of the hospital, some pictures of Ren playing with Mr. Lion, and Ren's arrival home. She went right to the nursery, and to the crib given to us by my mom and dad.

I don't have a lot to report. Ren has been a very easy baby. She is as well, as I have noted earlier, the cutest baby in the history of man. So she's got that going for her.

Yesterday we composed a letter to the president of the Soka Gakkai, our Buddhist organization, telling him all about the baby. It also thanked him for the middle name. This saturday we'll have a meeting at our house where a bunch of our Buddhist friends will get a chance to meet Ren and usher her into the community. My parents will also drive into town (for the 3 day weekend) and meet her for the first time as well!!

Preparing for Mom

All the work we've been doing to try to alleviate Hiroko's pain must be paying off, because she's reported very little bone pain today, and has been up and about like an active person. On the other hand, on Friday she fell while preparing a bath and bruised herself pretty badly. So we're watching for her. I'm glad to say that even with the bruise, things are getting back toward more normal and less scary.

On Wednesday, Hiroko's mother Yasuko arrives and I'll be glad that there will always be someone in the house. When Ren comes, she'll have two moms to take care of her, for a month. The picture here is the guest room we set up for Yasuko. This is Joe's old room. The bedding and paint are all new. It's a cozy little space in the basement.

From this picture you can see that poor Mr. Lion is under the impression that the changing table is a new bed for him. Won't he be disappointed when he finds out the truth!

Carriage is Here

Yesterday the baby carriage (oops, I mean "Travel System") arrived. We assembled it and had some fun taking a couple pictures in the living room, which you can see here. Mr. Lion gave us a little trouble because he seems to think it's a mobile throne for carrying him around. He'll be a little disappointed when he finds out it's for the baby.

The carriage is truly huge. It kind of reminds me of the T1 from Terminator 3. Hiroko has also helpfully pointed out that it has lots of hidden storage space, making it perfect for shoplifting (who's going to suspect the Asian girl struggling with a baby?). The box it came in is so big that Hiroko actually fits inside.