Mores

The queen bee (mammasita) and her court (baba, zane, marley, nemi, and dosa) have been very busy lately. I'm actually falling asleep as I right this. To make things easier (for me) please mail me with questions about any of the content.....In short, life is awesome.

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mommie, poppy, marley!

do you see what i see?

Getting Real

Things are becoming more normal and we are out and about like we are always known for. The revolving door continues as people come and go from the house to see the newest addition to the Black family. We've been able to go to a bunch of different parks, to a farm, to the beach, and even to another Yale football game! Marley continues to champion the breast and enjoys all flavors of milk except for Indian....she didn't like the milk after we went to dinner a few weeks ago. That is very un-black as Zane, Ellyn, Jon, Nemi and DOSA all love Indian food. Hopefully she comes around.

In other news, Zane is a sponge and the dogs like digging holes.

Jungle Gymming

Walking with Mommie

Sitting on a Lighthouse Steps

TEETER

TOTTER

Baby on a Blanket

Eye Contact

Mother Daughter

Oh Heyyyyyy.

Playing

Who is that?!

Dripping milk into mouth = FUN!

Zane Marley

Nuzzlin' up to Uncle Neil

Corner Seat.

Adjusted

So, we, as a family, are quickly adjusting to having more than one child in the house. Turns out that it is awesome. Lots of love to share and lots of playing to do. That's basically what happens all day every day. Marley is getting used to continuously being licked by the dogs, having unlimited diaper changing, being trampled on (and getting lots of kisses) by Zane, and having full access to the all-you-can-drink breast milk buffet at all times. Zane on the other hand, is getting used to the fact that despite his best efforts, Marley can't play with his toys with him and can't respond to him. He's also getting used to the fact that "baby Maaaahly" is okay even though she is screaming her head off at times. All in all, both little people are tolerating it extremely well.

Following are some photos of our efforts to get out and about and also at achieving a maximum level of fun.

MILKING THE TEET






Learning how to hold a baby



mother and child



father and child



babooshkis and zane



pregaming/tailgating for a Cuse game



dude, i'm just trying to help her sleep.



dinner time.



i'm in the jungle. whoa.



dreaming of milk.



all smiles at the zoo.



hey, funny guys!



tired out.



walking.



booshkis and zane




mommie and zane



holding baby mahhhleee

Baby Got Black, The Sequel

OK, to start off with I have to make a confession. Zane hasn't been writing the blog during the past year. It's mostly been me (Jon/Baba) and occasionally Ellyn. I basically felt like I needed to come clean with the readership because it's going to be too complicated to keep the blog going from both the Marley and Zane perspective and I'll be doing the writing from the parentals perspective.

So, here we go.

Ellyn successfully VBACd (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) and the result was a beautiful baby girl named Marley Roslyn Black. She weighed in at 8lbs 5oz and was 20 inches long! For those of you not in the know, having a successful VBAC is hard to come by these days. For various reasons, we are very happy Ellyn was able to do it and both her and Marley stayed safe and healthy throughout the labor.

The transition to having a new baby around the house has gone surprisingly well. Zane and the dogs love having a new sister and are all very loving and gentle towards her. She has been a lot of fun and has quite the personality. I think she might have Ellyn's voice too. She loves breast milk and sleeping in all sorts of places; the swing, moms chest, her crib, the pack-and-play, the stroller, and the car!

Things are going great otherwise. We take walks daily, have gone to the Zoo and have many more excursions planned! Here are some photos to enjoi.

Marley

Striking a pose

resting after a nights work

zane, baba, marley!


uncle josh and marley

aunt leah and marley

aunt niki and marley

grandma and grandpa black and marley

zane, cousin sophie, cousin talia

mommie, zane, marley

bro and sis

getting fresh air

poppy, mommie, marley

grandma karen and marley

grandpa mark and marley

great grandma bolton, grandma black, mommie, marley

dina and marley

sol, baba, marley, mommie



evan and marley

zane, baba, justin, marley