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Since it's the holidays and Fiona's been acting so cute lately, I'm throwing in another couple of videos for good measure. Enjoy:

Yes, we've been pretty lax recently about posting, but instead of trying to catch up, I wanted to throw up a couple of recent cute videos of Fiona. (If you want to follow more recent developments, follow our twitter feeds, here and here).

Anyway, Fiona has been acting rather cute lately, and she's decided to do some fake coughing and sneezing. It seems she just loves to entertain... enjoy.

Well, we've made it through a month, and I think things are starting to smoothen out. Fiona will now sleep for 5 hours straight at night, and she's chunking up rather nicely. Take a look:

One of my favorite shots so far.

Fiona is pretty even-tempered, as long as she is fed enough and isn't gassy. She has lots of good alert time and is getting very strong at holding her head up. She has started to smile in response to our smiles, but it's not quite consistent yet.

Lincoln continues to be a challenge as he tries to get the attention he used to have, but he has been very sweet to Fiona and we have had lots of help from family and friends to keep him entertained. Naomi is now having more good days than bad days, and continues to have little victories like going with us on a walk or to the store. We do want to publicly thank all those who have helped us through this transitional period; I'm not sure what state we would be in without you.

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Well, it's been about a week and a half now. Things are going well, as long as we can get Naomi the rest and food she needs. Fiona is starting to figure out the difference between day and night, which is good news for me. She is starting to fill out and be much more alert (and more insistent in her demands). Anyway, here are some videos of her after the first week:

The reason Lincoln doesn't have a shirt on is because he's been taking it off to pretend like he's boxing. I'm thinking about getting him boxing gloves, but I would probably regret it...

I can't find the video right now, but I'm sure we have a video of Lincoln doing these exact same climbing techniques. I love how she attacks me with her head.

Well, things didn't go quite as we planned. Fiona decided she didn't want to be induced, so Naomi started having contractions last night, and Fiona Marie Hathaway was born at 6:08am this morning, April 28th, 2009. We'll put a more detailed account soon, but basically, she came so fast that it only took one good push, and the epidural hadn't even kicked in yet. She was 6 lbs. 8 oz., 20 inches, with curly light brown hair. Naomi is doing wonderfully, no complications at all. So, here are some pictures, and our favorite video of the morning:

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So, we ended up needing another ultrasound, this time with better equipment, and so we got these pretty cool shots:

She was a bit shy and kept putting her hand in front of her face. Oh, and everything seems to be fine, they were just wanting to check on a few measurements.

Yea, that's what her name is going to be, if you haven't heard. Fiona Marie Hathaway (not sure if that's how Naomi wants to spell it, though). Anyway, Naomi's doctor thought she wasn't quite growing at the rate she ought to be, so we got a very late in the game ultrasound today. As you can see, our little girl is starting to get pretty cute...

Her measurements all seemed good, and her head is about 2-3 weeks larger than the rest of her. I'm afraid all of our kids are destined to have big heads. Can you see those chubby cheeks starting to come through? And is that a curly lock I see? :) There are a few more shots in this gallery.