Week 3 -- Nicknames for Nicknames

Christian Alexander = Follower of Christ and Defender of Man
We chose his name to reflect the character we hope to see emerge in him as he grows. While we really like the name Christian (and yes, it is the name from my dream), we don't want him to be called any shortened form of his name. However.... at this point in the game, he's just so adorably scrumptious-- we've already come up with multiple nicknames, and even abbreviated some of them (can you do that???)
Here are a few of the more common ones:

Buddy
Preshie (short for Precious) or Preshie Boy
Munchkie (Munchkin)
Nakey Boy (When Naked)
Mr. McGoogle
Little Man
Tiny Boy
Little Tiny
Froggy
Scrumptious or Scrumpy
Puppy
Schnuhkie
Buhby
Cuteness or Cutie
Sweetheart or Sweetikins or Sweetness
Sleepykins or McSleepy
Hungry Hippo
Piglet or Piggy
Loviekins or Lovey or Little Lovey

(I'm sure the more masculine nicknames will come later...)

Yesterday we had our first major outing and visit to Gramsy and Poppy's house for Memorial Day. We wore red, white and blue, but forgot to take a family picture. oops. It's hard to remember the camera at every turn! Christian got to meet some new friends, and hang out with the great grandparents... he was slightly adored!!
We all sat around Dave's laptop and skyped (i-chatted) with Seth, Kelly, and Willa. It was a treasure of a time with all the great grandparents...
Here is our slideshow of some of the better moments of week 3 of Christian Alexander's little tiny life :).

Note: a few of the pictures feature Poppy's OTHER new baby-- Harley.

Christian's First Movie

Here is a little "Christian Debut", put together by his daddy.

Willa Rose Allison

and her proud parents....

She's Here!

2 weeks and 1 day apart:

Willa Rose Allison
May 21, 2008
6:55 pm
7 lbs. 7 oz.
20 in.

22 hrs. of labor!
a full head of dark hair...
pictures to come...

A cousin is born today!

As I type this, my sister-in-law has been in labor for 16 hours! I am so proud of her-- and can't wait to see this little bundle of joy that will grow up side by side with ours! It's funny that in a couple of hours we will know her name, weight, height, etc... but for now she is still "Baby Girl Allison". . . a stubborn little mystery... Come out, come out!!!

2 weeks young

It has been a beautiful 2nd week of life for our little man. And that's just what he looks like much of the time-- a little old man. In the midst of his little baby cuteness, he has a lot of little old man faces and it's hard to capture his true baby cuteness on film. Still, we are overwhlemed with his sweet personality and his adorable little features. It has been nice to rest and have some rainy days for napping. Blogging isn't high on my list of priorities, but i thought i'd at least refresh the slideshow for those who want to see more highlights of our new world. . .

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Introducing:

Christian Alexander Brown

May 6, 2008

9:56pm

7lbs 5oz

22 inches

The spitting image of his Daddy--

Happy One Week Birthday!

We are all doing great-- just a little tired!

Enjoy the slideshow ~