Something Sharklike, this way comes...

I know I am going a little crazy with the rapid postings - but at the moment, there are a lot of first time events that I want the grandmas to know about. The pediatricians advise that you should look to rag bathe your child very seldomly, something like 1-2 times a week...
Yeah, like that's gonna happen !

Home Baby, Home !

As you can imagine, we've had our hands full for the past few days. Time to catch up...

The Redemption of a LiliKiller

Today, one of my oldest friends in the world came by to see Lorenzo.

You'll Never Walk Alone

Spinning through the channels, while Lorenzo sleeps, I decide that I've given him enough time to relax before introducing him to the beautiful game. Clicking to the football channel, we find one of the few Liverpool matches that you can find on basic TV - it turns out there is a God, and he wears a red shirt.

Fists of Fury...

Today, the world's first certified micro terrorist was able to overcome his two captors by the simple use of mumbles, cries, wiggles and squeaks.

An evening with Lorenzo...

Not yet a day old and little Lorenzo plays host to his first group of visitors...

Got Milk?

The night went by so quickly. Eileen fed him a couple of times during the night and managed to get some rest in between. By the time the nurse came in with him this morning, we were waiting on the bed patiently like excited school kids...

VISITING INFORMATION

To everyone in the Boston area, here are some pointers for you in case you are going to visit.

Visiting hours are 1pm until 9pm tomorrow (Saturday), which suits us fine as Eileen is exhausted and we still have some moving around to do...
PLEASE DON'T COME if you have any illness, flu-like symptoms etc. - you know the deal.

We are at Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston.
They have valet parking right at the entrance OR parking garages nearby.
You can mention either Eileen Alvarez Morales OR Sanjay Marwaha at the front desk and they will guide you to the right area - The Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Labor and Birth.

See you tomorrow.

Enter the Dragon...

Lorenzo Vijay Marwaha Alvarez was born on 21st October at 11.00pm.
He weighs 6 lbs 15 and is perfectly healthy.
His mother is fine and he has already availed himself of her lactic stores...

Update...

Still in labor. Still very comfortable. Still hip deep in epidural and Jello

Healthcare in the US...

So, I come to the whole issue of healthcare in the USA from a historical European mindset - so I know I must be biased. Undoubtedly, healthcare here is overpriced, over-litigated, inaccessible, and the list goes on.
But I am learning that what we have here is NOT what we have in Britain...

What the ... ?

"Sanjay."
Sailing on an open sea beneath a turquoise sky, fluffy clouds skitter overhead.
"Sanjay."
The deep blue ocean surges, gathering the ship before it and thrusting it through the low waves.
"SANJAY!"
"Hmm." Sanjay peeped through gummy eyes. "What is it?"
"My water broke?"
"Are you sure?" Sanjay was still clinging to the remnants of the plan.
"Well. The pool of water your floating in might give it away!"
That certainly explains his dream...

Let's get moving...

Just a few minutes after my last blog post, Eileen's doctor called and let us know that one test result had come back borderline and that she wanted to take another look at induction. So we fell to work ensuring our bags were all done, got a good night's sleep and readied ourselves for a trip to the office in the morning...

The Throne Room...

Every little King of Mayhem needs a throne room where the peasants can come and hope for one fleeting glance at their lord and master...

A tiny little mirror...

As you know, we're in the home stretch now. The calendar due date is the 31st (Halloween) but it is starting to look less and less likely that we'll make it that far... Lorenzo is starting to exert his authority !

Stop pestering me !

I realize that my posts have been scarce - I daresay, non-existent... But getting organized has been impossible for the past few weeks. As harmony returns (on the eve of chaos being born) I have so many things to post for all of you.
But many of you have been asking me what you can do or something you can buy for us to celebrate the birth of LVMA. I regret to announce that almost everything we need is in hand (I know that sounds naive) and we seem to be all set. Some of you, however, have not accepted this answer and have threatened to buy us the new Girls Aloud CD or the next volume in the Twilight series... With panic setting in, we have decided to put some of our purchases on a gift registry to tempt you away from screaming, cavorting young girls OR screaming, cavorting young girl vampires...
This is the link -
http://www.babybedding.com/registry/335144SNMR

All that said - i'll get to work with blogging some more on what we've been up to...