Meet Liam:
And Samantha:
There is an official baby blog and photo explosion at
http://web.me.com/nathan_shipley/Babies/Welcome.html
Check it out for the full baby details.
My mom and I headed over Saturday morning after my very tired brother called to say that he was ready to pass out already. We made small talk with Kelly for a bit, but just as I had settled into a "I'm going to be a helpful relative" plan and started putting dishes away, the twins woke up and I was invited in for an official meeting. On a side note, if you guys are missing any dishes, I'm really sorry.
I got into the bedroom and headed to the crib prepared to ooh and ahh in the way I imagine aunts do. It was about that time that I was handed a baby and a bottle. As Kelly very correctly notes on her baby blog, I was kinda new to this experience. Many years separate me from my last babysitting gig, and I had never held a newborn before. After a brief tutorial, though, I was on the couch feeding Samantha.
That was pretty much the tone for the weekend. We were either feeding babies, watching babies eat, or talking about when we'd be back for the next feeding. It kind of reminded me of making special plans to arrive at the zoo in time to watch the sea lions fed. I've been on a bit of an odd visual kick with this whole thing actually. Every time I think about Kelly having a c-section, I'm reminded of that scene from ALIEN. Except not that scene. Really I'm thinking about the scene from Spaceballs where the alien not only pops out of the guy's belly, it then proceeds to dance and sing show tunes.
Perhaps I have an overactive imagination. That's a good thing, right?
Anyway, here are some more pictures from the weekend, including incriminating images of Rob and I holding babies. Don't get started. Anyone making comments about us looking great, or worse "natural", holding a baby is liable to get a punch in the face. You've been warned.
Finally, here come some ridiculously cute pictures of Nathan holding Liam:
Are you ready?
These are seriously cute...
Ok, here you go:
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Tell Nathan and Kelly their little ones are adorable. Looking at those pictures just keep reminding me that...yeah...I am SOOOOO not ready for this little monster to pop out. I totally get the whole c-section = scene from Spaceballs. At the hospital I work at they play Braham's Lullaby when a baby is born. I want the theme from the Exorcist. My mom quickly tells me I have a sick mind. Plus when I try to give her the analogy on how a baby is like a parasite (which it is) she tells me to hush. Oh well. Awesome pics!
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