Today, I had the pleasure of bottle feeding Kaya, so suddenly I was the supplier. Hahaha, I will buy your love with a freezer full off frozen milk.

You see, I’ve developed a great mental framework for predicting how Kaya will act in response to different situations: I pretend she’s a heroin addict, milk is her white devil, and Tracy is her supplier.

Kaya in early stages of milk withdrawal

It’s great. For example, suppose kaya wakes up from a nap and I’m the closest person to her. You might think she would look at me and smile, but that would be a mistake. Instead, think like a heroin addict. She’s coming off of a great high, and now she’s deep in the valley of dispair. She’s waking up and suddenly the world seems cold and boobless. Where will her next fix come from? She has to have it now! Who the heck is that guy?! That’s not mom. Ahhhhhhh! That’s a much more accurate picture of reality.

Welcome to the family, Kaya!  We are proud to announce Kaya Tiffany Rose, born July 29, 2012 at 2:07pm.  Dad, mom and baby are all happy and healthy!

Kaya sleeping peacefully about 12 hours after delivery.

Tommy and Tracy in the triage room between contractions. You can see the EMG behind Tracy.

Tommy shows off his sweet threads. Thank you to Carlos and Stephanie for providing the hyper-appropriate t-shirt.

Tommy, Tracy, and nurse-Suzy, lounging in the delivery room about 60 minutes before Kaya was delivered.

6 lbs., 9 oz. A small baby by most standards. If it’s coming out of you, however, there is no such thing as small.

I snapped this photo about 5 minutes after the delivery. Kaya is in my right hand, and the camera is in my left. You can see Tracy and Suzy in the background beginning the recovery process.

Mother and daughter. Instant classic. These are some beautiful women.

Dad holds baby between feedings.

We visited Tracy’s OB today and she took some of Tracy’s measurements. Dr. Gomez then placed the over-under at the exact due date of 7/25/2012.

This is it. 9-months pregnant Tracy.

The key to getting good seats at a Red Sox game is going in the second inning during a rainy day and scoring seats under cover. Ideally, it starts drizzling durring the game so that the pansies take off and it’s easier to get hot dog service. Here’s our future fan at her first game.

Tracy and Baby at their first family Red Sox game

Nesting is hard work.  Nothing ever comes pre-assembled these days.  Luckily, the quality on DIY furniture has gone up tremendously over the last decade or so making jobs like these a snap.

Tommy struggling with the new baby furniture.

Tracy was really a big help putting all of these things together.  It’s practically impossible to do this without someone reading the instructions to you in a commanding fashion.  “No, no, no I said screw ‘H'”

Tracy hard at work gestating