BACK FROM THE HOSPITAL



Sally, Zoë and I are back from the hospital. Athena visited quite often...





and seems to be bonding with Zoë. True, she'll occassionaly poke Zoë to see if she'll do something interesting (hey, it works with Dancing Elmo). Athena's main gripe, though, is that she can't hold her sister by herself. At first, Nana was nearby to supervise...





Then we let Athena sit in Daddy's lap while she held Zoë...





But you can tell in this last photo she's getting annoyed will all the parental hovering...

URBANE BABY

One of the more worrisome things about raising a baby in LA is the possiblity that she'll become prematurely jaded, and, although almost two, Athena already displays coolness at a third grade level.



Plus there are her occassion bouts of being rather blasé about swinging.



Still, how jaded can someone with a real appreaciation for silly hats be?







And then there's her endless exhubarance for life.

BACK FROM THE HOSPITAL



Sally, Zoë and I are back from the hospital. Athena visited quite often...





and seems to be bonding with Zoë. True, she'll occassionaly poke Zoë to see if she'll do something interesting (hey, it works with Dancing Elmo). Athena's main gripe, though, is that she can't hold her sister by herself. At first, Nana was nearby to supervise...





Then we let Athena sit in Daddy's lap while she held Zoë...





But you can tell in this last photo she's getting annoyed will all the parental hovering...

ATHENA GETS A SISTER




Good news everyone, Zoë Judith Ngov-Nordvall was born today (Septemeber 15th) at 1:17PM. Weight 7lbs. 10 oz.

Mom and baby are resting in the hospital. We couldn't be happier.







And here's Athena meeting her new sister. At first, she just stared and stared with this look of incomprehension, then she said "Uh-oh." Later, however, she warmed up and was laughing and waving "Hi" to her new sister.

GETTING READY FOR ZOË

In the days before Zoë's arrival, we prepared. Athena helped clean off some old shelves for Zoë's clothes



And did a little reading on the subject.



Here are Sally and I getting ready to go in the hospital.



And Athena giving a last good luck earlobe squeeze in the hospital waiting room.

ATHENA'S FIRST BIKE


A recent sale at CostCo got Athena her first bike. Apparently, Athena has utter disdain for tricycles, big wheels, etc. and only wants to play with big kids bike. So we bought her a Barbie Bike withe training wheels. So far, all she can do is climb onto the seat and move the handlebars around, as her legs are too short to reach the pedals. I've strong advocated getting something a little more size appropriate so she can actually get out there and pedal, but the bike is worth keeping since Athena never tires of posing on it.

ATHENA AT THE BEACH




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Recently, we took Athena to a potluck at the beach. She hadn't been to the beach for more than a year, when she found the lack of footing in the sand and the relentless waves rather upsetting. Well, she's gotten older, and this time she had a great time playing with her new beach toys.

Indeed, the only problem is she didn't like leaving early, which we had to do to catch a reggae concert at the Hollywood Bowl, which she loved.

Just a reminder.

Older posts, with plenty of Athena pics and stories, can be found at:

HowBigIsAthena.blogspot.com