adjusted age: zero
May 19, 2004 | Filed Under POTD | 2 Comments
Well, if everything would have went exactly as planned (and what _ever_ does?), today would have been Toby’s birthday. Per the hospital’s parlance, that makes his “adjusted age”:http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZQEMYUQ7C&sub_cat=26 zero today. The free ride’s over kiddo, time to act like a newborn! 
Some vital stats for our ‘newborn’:
* Weight: 8lbs and change (almost a pound gained this week!)
* Height: 18+ inches
* Hair color: black
* Eye color: blue (“for now”:http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howthingswork/f/eyecolor.htm)
So, how about a few recent pics to tide you all over?
h3. First Family Picture
(Yeah, I know, I need a haircut – it’s been taken care of!)
!/images/35t.jpg (Mom, Dad & Toby)!:/images/35.jpg
h3. His latest chewtoy – Dad!
For whatever reason, he seems to enjoy chewing on Dad. Which is fine with me, ’cause it’s so damn cute! 
!/images/32t.jpg (Toby uses Dad as a pacifier)!:/images/32.jpg
!/images/33t.jpg (Toby uses Dad as a pacifier)!:/images/33.jpg
h3. Oh, look at all the pretty colors!
He’s also paying more attention to the world around him, seriously checking out anything brightly colored or contrasted around him. Again, damn cute!
!/images/50t.jpg (Look at all those colors)!:/images/50.jpg
!/images/51t.jpg (Look at all those colors)!:/images/51.jpg
!/images/52t.jpg (I can fit that in my mouth, I know it)!:/images/52.jpg
!/images/40t.jpg (Mom and Toby read some Seuss)!:/images/40.jpg
h3. Just hangin’ out
Of course, he’s still a big fan of his baths…
!/images/53t.jpg (Relaxing in the bathtub)!:/images/53.jpg
and snuggling with Mom…
!/images/42t.jpg (Mom and Toby cuddling)!:/images/42.jpg
or just staring off into space!
!/images/41t.jpg (Mom and Toby spacing out)!:/images/41.jpg
h3. In Retrospect
While the last ten weeks have been at various times stressful as can be, I wouldn’t trade the time together for anything!