hi

Grandma Barb works her magic

Aysha Dora naps with Grandpa Wes

watching you watching me

Give me an "Oh!"

Someone from ParentDish found this photo on my Flickr page and posted it on their site. Thanks ParentDish.

There'll be a lull in photos for the next few days, or possibly weeks. The recent rains have required me to put down the camera and pick up a shovel to clear pooling water away from the house, or play in the mud, whatever you want to call it. I'm also getting back on the work train next week, so...the real world has come a knockin' once again. But if you can't tell already, photography is my drug and it won't be long before I need another fix.

Sweetness

A study in contrast

It's cold and wet in LA

and i've been sleeping all day

Let's just say that the top towel was no longer white by the end of this session

Diaper Dance

Uncle John drops in to meet Aysha

Chillin' out in my cute clothes

...thinking about what I'll do later on.

more

I sleep a lot

The Ladies

Aysha & Pals

Aysha is a week old! She had her first checkup today and is doing great in all regards. She gained a couple ounces, which made her pediatrician, and therefore us, very happy.

Triptych

the first of many to come (click to view larger)

The "Moby Wrap"

I call it 5 meters of stretchy fabric that you can fashion into a sling -- branded for your consumerist ways. Still, it's a pretty utilitarian way to go hands free while minding the little bugger.

She actually likes this, despite what the photo indicates.















Early morning cuteness

must . prop. head . up

Uncle Jon

with his less-than-a-week-old Hawaiian tan, stopped by to meet Aysha.

One family member down, 99 to go.

Sister Tiva

The "big" meeting with Tiva turned out to be uneventful. Boring, in fact. Just the way we like it.

A sniff here, a sniff there, an attempted lick and then back to bed. We suspect Tiva didn't get much sleep during her stay at the Club Fido. A tired Tiva is a good Tiva.

Sleepy McSleepster

New environs

A quick note to tell you we left the hospital a day early and made tracks back to the ranch this afternoon. Everything checked out fine with Tevi & Aysha, so there was no reason to spend another night in the claustrophobic environs of Cedars Sinai's non-deluxe but still probably absurdly expensive room. We were just glad to know that Britney had checked out prior to our arrival.

The staff at Cedars is phenomenal, from the RNs who helped delivery Aysha to the RNs who helped us care for her after the birth. We thank them all for taking care of us so well. We also owe a tractor trailer truck load of gratitude to Dr. Christina Adberg who brought Aysha into the world with truly remarkable care every step of the way, from the first ultrasound to the moment she coaxed her into the world yesterday. She made us feel safe and well-informed at all times and kept us entertained with stories and political talk in between contractions.

Tomorrow is a big day for Aysha. She will meet the former baby of the house, Ms. Tiva. Should be interesting.

Thank you all for the super kind notes. We are blessed to call you all friends & family.

I guess this wasn't such a short note after all. Time for some sleep (yeah, unlikely, we know...)

90 minutes old

Introducing Aysha Dora Tekisalp

(eye-shä')

We welcomed our daughter into the world this morning at 11:12am.

7 pounds, 15 ounces

20.5 inches

Everyone is happy and doing well.

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Tevi & Han