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MY first months

Here you see pics off me when I am around 2 to 3 weeks old (mommy doesn't quite remember). It was pretty hard to get a shot from me while awake, since I spent most off the day eating and sleeping.

As you might know, I did arrive 5 weeks earlier as expected. And it became clear pretty quickly that I needed a lot of food to get big and strong. I certainly liked to eat about every three hours, around the clock, whole day. In between meals I felt it was best with a little nap. And believe me, there isnt a better place to take a nap than on moms or dads lap.

Sure feeding me every three hours s pretty exhausting, ask mom, she'll agree. But hey, isnt that what moms are for. Dad sure slept enough for the both of them. And surely, they don’t expect me to feel responsible (wich actually is one of the big advantages of being that small, you know).

Above you see two pictures taken when mom, dad, big brother Erik and yours truly (pluss grandma, aunts, uncles, nephews..) visited a huge ..meeting. Here I am two months old, and as you see, gained a few pounds too.

This was a big happening with 2000 memebers of my kin present. Guess who was the youngest. Me. Well, that’s what everybody thought. Until some irritating little fellow showed up, pretending to be two weeks younger than me. Man, I should have stayed put a few weeks more! Well, congratulations to you. But guess who was the next youngest of the lot. ME! Still, I got away with being the youngest in at least one newspaper !

Pretty exciting when all the youngest had to come up on stage, trying to charm everbody in the crowd. Newpaperjournalists, photographers, taking pictures and writing down our names - (they had a hard one with my name, I tell ye !). Gave some interviews, posed for some photographers, you know, the usual stuff.
In the picture above you see mommy's back (see my head ?). The guy in the back is one of the photoraphers. On the second picture you see me getting some air, cause it sure was exhausting all that attention.

Me and mom were hoping for a nice warm summer together, but the weather was pretty dissapointing. My first summer became wet and cold. Well, maybe it wasn’t that bad, cause that sunligth can be pretty annoying. I just couldn’t hold my eyes open, out in the sunlight. Didn’t liked the heat either, to be honest. So maybe for me, it wasn’t so bad after all. Got to air my tows once in a while. Arent they pretty ?

Another picture off me and mom. I just love to be hold like that. I get to check out everything happening around me in this big bissy world. And touching mommy's skin that much, boy than live is a dream.

Ruben (oke mom helped me writing a bit)