Isabella's Mass Guess Contest Results

As the whole world already knows Isabella Naomi was born yesterday and she tipped the scales at 3070g. We had a bit of a contest going on the blog just like with little Sophia.

A champagne toast prize goes to the closest guess : Linda Z! She hit the mass estimate right on with the 6lbs 12oz guess, maybe 5g under. She was closest and under -- perfect Linda. We would love to have you over to meet Isabella and crack open some champagne. I bet Julia wouldnt mind having a little in celebration as well.

Isabella is doing great and feeding most of the time and sleeping the rest. She has brief moments of "alert state"; in those moments she has totally captured my heart. I am the happiest dad in the world.

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Isabella's Mass Guess Contest Results

As the whole world already knows Isabella Naomi was born yesterday and she tipped the scales at 3070g. We had a bit of a contest going on the blog just like with little Sophia.

A champagne toast prize goes to the closest guess : Linda Z! She hit the mass estimate right on with the 6lbs 12oz guess, maybe 5g under. She was closest and under -- perfect Linda. We would love to have you over to meet Isabella and crack open some champagne. I bet Julia wouldnt mind having a little in celebration as well.

Isabella is doing great and feeding most of the time and sleeping the rest. She has brief moments of "alert state"; in those moments she has totally captured my heart. I am the happiest dad in the world.

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Isabella's first video

I am happy to share a bit more about Isabella's first day. Here is a video of her first moments, maybe 2 minutes old here.

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Isabella's first video

I am happy to share a bit more about Isabella's first day. Here is a video of her first moments, maybe 2 minutes old here.

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New arrivals: Isabella joins our family

It is with a joyful heart that I announce from the rooftops : Isabella Naomi is born today! Mom and baby are healthy and happy. Sophia is happy to meet her little sister.

Mom is recovering well and Isabella is getting checked out and held by everyone. She was born at 12:01pm April 26, 2011 PST at Good Samaritan hospital. She was 3070g (6lbs 12 oz) and 489mm (19.25in) and totally beautiful!

I just changed her first diaper. She has had a couple of meals too, direct from the source of all goodness -- mommy!

We are already debating the feature comparison, but for now lets just leave it at this : Isabella is beautiful!

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New arrivals: Isabella joins our family

It is with a joyful heart that I announce from the rooftops : Isabella Naomi is born today! Mom and baby are healthy and happy. Sophia is happy to meet her little sister.

Mom is recovering well and Isabella is getting checked out and held by everyone. She was born at 12:01pm April 26, 2011 PST at Good Samaritan hospital. She was 3070g (6lbs 12 oz) and 489mm (19.25in) and totally beautiful!

I just changed her first diaper. She has had a couple of meals too, direct from the source of all goodness -- mommy!

We are already debating the feature comparison, but for now lets just leave it at this : Isabella is beautiful!

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Sharks, Snails and Shaving Cream

A little overdue, but still worth updating the blog about.

We took Sophia to her first San Jose Sharks game a few weeks ago.  We were lucky enough to be invited to a Penthouse suite and thought it was a good opportunity to see if she liked it.  She was overwhelmed by the noise and spent about 2/3's of the game in the lounge area playing with her little animals.  When she did finally warm up to watching them play she had a great time doing shark arms and saying, "Go Sharks, beat the snails".

We also joined the Children's Discovery Museum and took Sophia on an outing there a few weekends ago.  She  had a wonderful time exploring and enjoyed the sensory experiment with shaving cream and different textures underneath.  We will definitely be returning to this spot often.

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Sharks, Snails and Shaving Cream

A little overdue, but still worth updating the blog about.

We took Sophia to her first San Jose Sharks game a few weeks ago.  We were lucky enough to be invited to a Penthouse suite and thought it was a good opportunity to see if she liked it.  She was overwhelmed by the noise and spent about 2/3's of the game in the lounge area playing with her little animals.  When she did finally warm up to watching them play she had a great time doing shark arms and saying, "Go Sharks, beat the snails".

We also joined the Children's Discovery Museum and took Sophia on an outing there a few weekends ago.  She  had a wonderful time exploring and enjoyed the sensory experiment with shaving cream and different textures underneath.  We will definitely be returning to this spot often.

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Happy Easter!

This is Sophia's 3rd Easter; I can't believe it!  Every year is exciting, but this year was special. She adored the trail of jelly beans and the presents, especially the bucket with her name and a puffer fish on it.

A walk down memory lane of Sophia's first 3 Easter celebrations:

2011

2010

2009

Can't believe that next year we will have 2 little girls to celebrate Easter with!  Hope you all have a wonderful Easter.

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Happy Easter!

This is Sophia's 3rd Easter; I can't believe it!  Every year is exciting, but this year was special. She adored the trail of jelly beans and the presents, especially the bucket with her name and a puffer fish on it.

A walk down memory lane of Sophia's first 3 Easter celebrations:

2011

2010

2009

Can't believe that next year we will have 2 little girls to celebrate Easter with!  Hope you all have a wonderful Easter.

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Weigh in with your guess: Round Two

Some of you may recall when we asked all our friends to guess the weight of Sophia. In that excellent tradition – everyone guess the mass of the next addition to our household!! Get your guesses in soon. Birthday could be any day now. Remember the rules – give your guess as a comment to this thread, price is right rules, and the winner gets a special champagne toast with the new family.

Sophia came it at 6lbs 1oz, Julia was 7lbs 3oz, and Cyrus was 7lbs 10oz. Last time the 1lb guess actually got the win!

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Weigh in with your guess: Round Two

Some of you may recall when we asked all our friends to guess the weight of Sophia. In that excellent tradition – everyone guess the mass of the next addition to our household!! Get your guesses in soon. Birthday could be any day now. Remember the rules – give your guess as a comment to this thread, price is right rules, and the winner gets a special champagne toast with the new family.

Sophia came it at 6lbs 1oz, Julia was 7lbs 3oz, and Cyrus was 7lbs 10oz. Last time the 1lb guess actually got the win!

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Sophia reads us a morning story

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Sophia reads us a morning story

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Sophia's 1st Dentist Appointment

Sophia went to the dentist for the first time last week.  We found out that she has all 20 baby teeth and no cavities.  Even though she was a little apprehensive about the dentist and hygienist, she sat pretty still in the chair and let them clean and put vitamins on her teeth.

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Sophia's 1st Dentist Appointment

Sophia went to the dentist for the first time last week.  We found out that she has all 20 baby teeth and no cavities.  Even though she was a little apprehensive about the dentist and hygienist, she sat pretty still in the chair and let them clean and put vitamins on her teeth.

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Isabella's Nursery

Isabella is scheduled to arrive in less than 2 weeks, so it is appropriate that I have been working to put the final touches on her nursery. I am so excited to have the honor of being a mom to not one, but two girls.  While I think much of the parenting we will do with Isabella will mirror what we have done with Sophia, I also think that some things deserve to be different from the start. The nursery is one of the ways I am differentiating.

Sophia’s nursery is pink & French country inspired. Isabella's nursery is Tiffany blue & classic but modern.  The furniture is the same and the guest bed is still there for overnight visitors, but the feel of this room is different.

More photos of Isabella's nursery

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Isabella's Nursery

Isabella is scheduled to arrive in less than 2 weeks, so it is appropriate that I have been working to put the final touches on her nursery. I am so excited to have the honor of being a mom to not one, but two girls.  While I think much of the parenting we will do with Isabella will mirror what we have done with Sophia, I also think that some things deserve to be different from the start. The nursery is one of the ways I am differentiating.

Sophia’s nursery is pink & French country inspired. Isabella's nursery is Tiffany blue & classic but modern.  The furniture is the same and the guest bed is still there for overnight visitors, but the feel of this room is different.

More photos of Isabella's nursery

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