6/3/09 - About 2 weeks old

6/3/09 - About 2 weeks old
Originally uploaded by bellychan

親バカですみません。
超かわいいっす。

6/7/09 - Tummytime together

6/7/09 - Tummytime together
Originally uploaded by bellychan

Darwin is imitating Melanie's hand sucking.
How cute.

タミータイム中のお二人さん。メラニーが手をちゅっちゅっと吸っているのを真似てる誠。何て幸せな図なんでしょ。
ミスチルの詩の通り、心の淀みがすーって消えていく。

6/7/09

6/7/09
Originally uploaded by bellychan

心配していたけど、誠お兄ちゃんは嫉妬もせず赤ちゃんを受け入れてくれたようでとりあえず一安心。このくらい年齢差があってよかったのかもしれない（3歳半差）。でもまだまだ誠も子供。時間が許す限り甘えさせておあげようっと。

6/5/09 - 17 days old

6/5/09
Originally uploaded by bellychan

Tried on a swing for the first time. Seems a bit too early. She didn't seem to be comfortable in it.
She has beautiful eyes!

17日目。友人に借りたスウィングを初めて使ってみましたが、まだ少し早かったみたい。速すぎて寝るどころか目がパッチリ。
きれいな瞳だな〜。まだ濃いグレイのような色。これから茶色に変わっていくんだね。

5/23/09 - 4 day old

5/23/09 - 4 day old
Originally uploaded by bellychan

ガッツ石松にしかみえない。
ママのお腹はまだまだ妊娠６ヶ月みたいな大きさじゃ！

Darwin & Melanie

5/20/09
Originally uploaded by bellychan

5/20/09

Darwin looks so big compared to the baby.
He seems to love the baby. He calls her "Baby Melanie".
I hope he won't have jealousy issue too much.

メラニーに比べると大きなダーウィン。
どう反応するかな〜と心配していたけど、ベイビーメラニーかわいい〜と嬉しそう。私も２人の親になったんだなあ。

I now have a beautiful daughter

She is born!
Originally uploaded by bellychan

5/19/2009

Melanie 歌菜(Kana) was born on 5/19/2009 at 9:33pm.
Darwin arrived 10 days earlier but she was born on the exact due date. What are the chances?

This time my water didn't break so I didn't have to be induced which was great because contractions weren't as painful. The delivery was easy and short (I didn't say painless - it HURT!) - 2 1/2 hours as opposed to 15.

Now we have a beautiful addition to our happy family!

予定日ぴったりの5月19日の夜９：３３にメラニー歌菜（かな）が産まれました。
３２５０グラムの元気な赤ちゃんです。
無事生まれてきてくれてありがとう。よくがんばって出てきたね！