Cousin Suckaaars

Schnellohenfish

You have to watch it a couple of times to follow one squirmy kid at a time.

Airplane Accident

2007 Videos

Missing Mom

Carolyn Sue Fisher
May 3, 1940-December 13, 2007
We love you and miss you.
You are beautiful.

Click photo for a life-full of photos

View some words about my mom here.

Neeli Month 4

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Happy Anniversary Nana & Papa

Neelai and Grammy Reading the Times

Some YouTube Gems

Great YouTube Video About Parenting

"Pachelbel Bedtime"

Someday you are going to meet this kid and you'll say "I know I have you have seen you before". Then he'll say "32,000,000 people viewed my YouTube video of me when I was a baby"

Dance Little Man, Dance!

We don't know what got in to him on this particular evening but he sure showed us some moves and was cracking us up.

Halloween 2007

Click on this album for past halloweens.

Halloweens

3rd Month of Neeli

October 2007 - Third month of hanging around.
Double click to go to album, single click for slide show.

"It's hard to keep something alive all day with your boob"

...so says Nadine. These little ones are so in need of their bigger human friends. It makes me think about biology class. The R and the K types of reproduction strategies, although I don't really remember it all it goes like this. If we were spiders we would lay eggs to have hundreds of babies and leave them to fend for themselves hoping that a few would survive. Animals more like ourselves have less young and invest more in their upbringing. This was taken to the extreme with humans. We have such big brains and heads that we have to pop our young out earlier than they are "ready".

Okay, back to this keeping something alive with your boob. Its a lot of work. Hats off to moms.

Neeli is 2 and 1/2 months old and this is what he likes. He wakes up in the morning to stretch his arms over his head and his forehead wrinkles up. Then he usually smiles. He spends the morning in his bouncy lounge chair and kicks and smiles, full body smiles. He switches back and forth from his "boo lip" to smiles but mostly he is content.

His favorite place is his changing table, he can't help but to smile when on the changing table. He looks at us through the mirror on the wall rather than straight at us. He also really enjoys his baths, never squawking, but instead just being content enjoying water poured over his body.

He likes to be kissed by mom and makes his lips in to an "o" and curls his tongue.

Mom likes to dance with him on her shoulder. He lifts his head up looking around as she steps around in circles.

He usually goes right to sleep when we put him down around 9:00 or at least doesn't mind to hang out alone until he dozes off. He usually sleeps until 3:00 or 4:00am. Putting him in a carrier is a sure way to get him to nap.

All in all he is a lot like me. I like kissing mommy, having warm water poured on me, bouncy lounge chairs are quite alright, and dancing and naps are two of my favorite things to do when I can find the time to do them.

Now if only Nadine's boobs could keep me alive I'd really have it made.

Shadow Boxing Surprise

Neeli is working on his control. He needs a bit more practice.

Have your volume on for full effect.

Second Month o' Life

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Neeli's Eyes Work

The Grand Ones

Gallup Poll Report: 4 out of 4 Grandparents think Neeli is great and cute.



View slideshow here or double click to go to album with larger shots.

Neeli and Nana Playing

Neeli, Nana and Papi

For the boy who has everything.

The Pee pee Teepee. He'll never squirt himself in the eye.

Cute Baby

Heeeerre's Neelie

So we are still trying to find out the best way to spell his name. View the poll to the right and vote for the name the sounds the most like "Knee-lie", like Eli with an "N" infront of it.

Baby Shots

Here're some shots of Neelie and his buddys. Double click album to see all shots.

Hiccups - 11 Days Old

Hiccups. Too much sushi.

Week one favorite pastime

Neeli Four Days Old

Neelie is his name

Neelie, Hebrew for plant or more specifically pea plant.
Pronounce like Eli but with a "knee" in front of it. "knee-lie"
You can call him sweet pea if you wish.

Name voting results

Here are the results from those of you who helped name our baby. We "tried" using Kolbie in the hospital but it didn't work and he almost was called Cale (like the leafy green). Now he will have to live with Neeli and get used to saying "no, it's Neeeeli" or just take on Eli which wouldn't be bad.

1. What name should we give our baby? Check the names you like.
	Boy	Girl	Either	Please no!	Response Count
Corey	19.0% (4)	9.5% (2)	42.9% (9)	28.6% (6)	21
Kolbie	33.3% (5)	0.0% (0)	33.3% (5)	33.3% (5)	15
Cale	35.3% (6)	5.9% (1)	35.3% (6)	23.5% (4)	17
Neeli "knee-lie"	7.7% (1)	23.1% (3)	23.1% (3)	46.2% (6)	13
Coral	6.3% (1)	50.0% (8)	6.3% (1)	37.5% (6)	16
Deleh "del-ah"	0.0% (0)	64.7% (11)	5.9% (1)	29.4% (5)	17
Tavi "tav-ee"	22.2% (4)	11.1% (2)	55.6% (10)	11.1% (2)	18
Lilo	20.0% (3)	0.0% (0)	20.0% (3)	60.0% (9)	15
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Baby Goldfish Day One

25 hour old green burrito

Delivery

Ten days after the due date we check in to have an induction of labor. Cervidil in the evening and if needed the stronger potocin the following morning. Sutter Maternity Center is a great place to have a baby. We check in, set up our stereo, hang some lights, put our food in the fridge, have dad's bed made up and settle in for a movie to keep our minds placated.

3:30 am August 4. Nadine wakes up in active labor, the cervidil did everything and more. Doula Teri shows up and were off. Baby on its way.

6:30 am August 4. Nadine is laboring in the warm bath and goes from 4 to 9 centimeters dialated in 2 hours!

8:30 am August 4. 9 1/2 centimeters dialated and pushing begins. Teri and nurse Gail are great suggesting all different positions to push in. Two hours later baby hasn't progressed much cause the baby's head is transverse, not in the ideal position to make it through the birth canal.

10:30 am August 4. OB on call comes in to turn the baby's head and Nadine continues to push.

1:30 pm August 4. OB comes back in to find that the baby's head has moved back in to the transverse position and states "this baby is not going to fit". He mentions the vacuum but the baby's head still hadn't made it in the birth canal even after 5 hours of pushing.

2:00 pm August 4. 9 lb 1 ounce, 21 inch baby boy is born via C-section. We were all surprised by his large size especially the 15.1 inch circumference head which is larger than the normal range.

Saturday to Wednesday we stay at Sutter. We loved it! Great organic food menu and room service, friendly nurses who answered all our newbie questions, lactation specialists, and great care for mom and babe.

Baby goldfish born

8/4/07, Our baby boy is born, 9lbs 1oz, 21in, mom and babe r doing great!

Neeli's First Bath

Neelie's first bath.

Past Due

Six days late, but we know it is in there.

Beached Baby - 4 days to due date

 

Ten days and waiting

This fruit is ready to peel!

3 1/2 weeks to go, baby got turned

Just got back from having the baby flipped. It was quick and easy - about 2 or 3 minutes of the doctor pushing it around! It just flipped around.

3 1/2 weeks to go, baby is breech

 

34 Weeks, a bit to go

 

Golden Smile

Nadine and Fishers

Mom and Dad visiting.

Cycle Logic Bike Parade

cycle-logical photos

Nadine and I were the head of the Cycle Logical Bike Parade, a bike to work week event. My wingspan was about 7 feet wide! Click on the sign to see parade photos.

Guppy Golden

2 months left till the guppy is out!

5 Months In, 4 to go

Four Months

Five more to go.

4 Months Preggers

 

Getting Started

Two months