It's hard to believe but Julien is 1 year old. 12 months. 365 days. How did time fly so fast? All I can say is that we've been loving the journey of Julienhood, and we are thankful daily for the precious gift of parenthood. Life is better than ever thanks to being DOJ (daddy of Julien).
Here are some pictures from his first 24 hours of life.
It's amazing to think of how small he was - it's hard to believe how much he's grown!
One of his many naps during his first day of life... newborn baby heads exude warmth and need utmost protection so that they'll retain their body warmth!
MOJ and I are posing with our baby. We've gotten a lot of mileage from this picture! An article about travel in the Washington Times had a quote from me, and this picture was included in their online edition. This picture was also reprinted in my elementary school alumni journal; I can't remember if it was also used in my high school alumni journal.
One of Julien's many swaddles; despite paying attention *and* filming the swaddling instructions, we definitely needed a *lot* of practice to swaddle him well. It's always amazing about how well babies (newborns but even older babies) will sleep when swaddled.
After being swaddled, Julien yawned and fell asleep - despite being the subject of many more photographs that day.
We left the hospital around 5pm or so, when Julien was just 22 and a half hours old. He wasn't even a full day old.
Happy Birthday Julien!
Love,
Daddy
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