First Trip to the Doctor

During the first trip the doctor (when he was 10 days old), he got checked out and weighted. He was 9 pounds (comparing to his birth weight of 8 pounds 4 oz), so he's gaining weight well (as you can probably see from his cheeks).

First Bath!

His cord fell off when he was 11 days old, and we gave him his first tub bath. He seemed to like the warm water.

He is finally here!

Sam (full name Samuel Michael Izmaylov) was born on Sunday, May 18th, at 12:38pm. He waited until about 12 days past his due date to appear (I guess he was very comfy in there :) ). Sam waited until I was done with all my exams and until my (Elena's) parents arrived to Philadelphia from Russia on the evening of May 17th. I went into labor around 6 pm on the 17th (just as my parents were landing at JFK), and Sam arrived about 18 hours later.

Sam is 8 lbs 4 oz (3.750 kg), and is 21 inches tall (53.5 cm).

We stayed at the Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia for 2 days and then moved to Jersey City, NJ (across the river from New York City) right away. Pretty crazy, but it worked for us! Now we are largely unpacked, and my parents and Vic are a huge help with the baby, changing him and soothing him to sleep and helping with the night feeds.