Grandma and Grandpa Kipp Pay a Visit

Colin met Grandma and Grandpa Kipp for the first time the weekend of September 22nd. Colin enjoyed the extra attention and behaved very well during some lunches out and a few short trips. The new proud Grandparents are mising their new Grandson already.

Here we go Steelers!

Touchdown Steelers! Colin may have missed Week 1 of the NFL season, but he did not want to miss any more games so he decided to come 2 weeks early. On his first full day of life he was able to watch the Steelers beat the Bills in the hospital room. They say newborns can only see 18" but I am pretty sure he knew what was going on.

In this picture, Colin seems to express with intensity that "the Steelers had better win today".

First Week

Much to our delight, Colin had a wonderful first week at home. Mom and Colin started to improve with the feedings and Colin was able to sleep for long stretches through the night without crying. In fact, we had to set the alarm and wake Colin up rather than the other way around. Are we feeling cocky? No, but we are feeling some hope that the sleepless nights won't be as bad as feared.

Going Home

Finally, Tuesday arrived and mom and Colin were allowed to come home from the hospital. Colin was very excited to see his new home and mom and dad wondered if they were ready for the challenges to come. It was convenient having a button to call a nurse anytime we needed help. No such luxury at home.

Hospital

Colin was a very healthy baby boy, but he did not make things easy on mommy. She went through a long painful labor and still ended up having a c-section because Colin got a bit turned on the way out. Mom is not going to let you forget that Colin.

Here is the new family in the hospital.

Welcome

Welcome to the Kipp Family Blog. You will have to be patient as we get this blog up and running as I am a first time blogger. I must give credit to Bryan Cheek for this idea as a way to keep friends and family posted on new family developments without sending many large emails full of pictures. This way those that are interested can check in on updates whenever they like. This assumes, of course, that I have the discipline and find the time to keep up with this blog.

The reason for starting a blog in the first place is shown below. This is Colin Randoph Kipp who was born on September 15, 2007 to Brian and Kristin Kipp. He weighed in a just under 7 lbs and arrived 2 weeks earlier than we were expecting. I suspect you will seeing a lot of this little guy in the coming weeks and months. The following picture is from the very first day of Colin's life.

Here is a picture from Day 2 that shows all of his hair and with his eyes open (at least for the moment).