Sundays with Dad

It would appear that Perrie is being brainwashed ... er, influenced ... about sports team at a very early age! This is Brandon's favorite outfit from Perrie's closet ...

PS. It should be noted that the Raiders won yesterday -- if only she had been born at the beginning of football season!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to everyone! We hope that you are all having a happy holiday season. Perrie's first Christmas is relatively quiet, but I'm sure that it's only the first of many busier Christmas mornings to come!

Our friends Ryan & Andrea came over for Christmas eve dinner. We had quite a feast - swedish meatballs, yams, green beans, ... - and topped off with a chocolate salted caramel cake. It's STILL snowing in Seattle, so we'll probably have a quiet Christmas inside!

Adventure

Pre-Perrie, one of our favorite past-times was going out to eat at restaurants ... Seattle is full of great places to eat.

To celebrate her 2-week birthday today, we went to my favorite breakfast place in Seattle. She looks like an old pro already!

Given all of the snow, we are happy to have an excuse to stay in our warm & cozy house!

P.S. We really are rookie parents -- we forgot her diaper bag during our outing this morning (but thankfully, remembered the baby)

Dad

Well, I had thought that everyone might be tired of baby pictures ... but here are some more by popular demand.

Perrie and I have been lucky to have Brandon home to help us get settled. There have been plenty of dad-daughter bonding moments (Brandon can tell his diaper story later). He says "you know, she's going to be a daddy's girl" -- oh well, there are worse things!

The snow is really coming down now - I'm happy that we have an excuse to stay inside!

Checking things out

This is our favorite time ... Perrie is checking out her new little world with wide blue eyes. Most of the time she is sleeping - resting up for all of her visitors. We have appreciated having my parents here this week. Brandon's parents arrive tomorrow. Then we'll have Kelly, Liza, and my parents back for Christmas. Thanks everyone!

Week of Firsts

Well, it's needless to say that our week has been full of "firsts". I managed to catch one with the priceless picture of Brandon and Chelsea checking out the first dirty diaper - Brandon looks skeptical. There have been plenty since then!

Who does Perrie look like? I can't decide - her hair is dark in back and light in front, her eyes are greyish blue.

Perrie Grace Ausk

I think that the message has disseminated by now ... but we are happy to announce the arrival of our beautiful little bundle of joy!

Perrie Grace Ausk was born on 12/9/08 at 4:04 am. She was 7 lbs. 5.5 oz and 21 inches long.

We all came home yesterday are doing OK thus far -- sleep deprived, but doing OK.

We'll try to keep adding pictures to keep you updated!