Trilobite

Peter and Gina decided on a name: Alexander Victor Raymond Lehotay. I think it’s a very good one. There are some more pictures on Peter’s web page too. Wow. I’m so emotional right now.

Peter made a web page with some pictures of Little Angus. It’s weird how looking at those photos makes me feel. I’ve seen lots of baby pictures and always thought they were pretty boring, but I really like these. When I look at Angus I wonder what he’s thinking and how he feels. He must feel happy when he sees Peter and Gina, and maybe he doesn’t like the nurses so much. I’m sure they’re nice to him, but they probably also do some things he doesn’t like. I wonder how his little mind works. How much does he understand about the world around him? What does he think about his stuffed animal? I can’t wait to meet him.

My nephew Angus (not his real name) was born at 11:30 this morning and weighs 7 lbs 2 oz. It’s very exciting, since he’s the first baby in our family in 36 years. Peter and Gina are sleeping now, but when they wake up they’ll try to choose a new name for him. I’ve grown to like the name Angus, but they probably won’t pick that one. Peter thought it would be cool to give his baby the same initials as a computer acronym, like XML or SQL. I’m hoping for Samuel Quincy.

My sister-in-law is due to have her baby in about 6 weeks. Both Gina and Little Angus (who’s name will likely be changed again before he is born) are doing well. When Peter came to visit for Christine’s and my birthday last week he showed us all the sonogram videos (including the 3D one), which I found very interesting. (I feel an inexplicable urge to add another parenthesized statement here. Of course Oscar, just stay here and watch the train.)

On my birthday I got to go to one of my favourite places in the world. My family already knows where this is, but there are a few geocachers and other random internet lurkers who read this blog. Can you guess where I mean? The X on my shirt is for Mac OS X (which baffles me, Kate Walker).