Baby's Best Friend

The beginning of a beautiful new friendship!

1st Bath With Mommy!

Fingers: Fun Toys!

A Contented Little Baby?

At the advice of our friend Peter, we decided to start following the sleeping and eating schedule laid out in The Contented Little Baby by Gina Ford.  So far our biggest obstacle is that little man prefers to sleep skin-to-skin with daddy rather than in his co-sleeper (smart kid!).

Little Man in A Big Boy Bed

Gym Time

Even babies need time at the gym!

Welcome to My Crib

18 Days Filled with Firsts

There are a lot of Firsts when you are a newborn....1st car ride, 1st bath, 1st visit to the doctor....

1st cashmere sweater

1st time in my new house!

1st time in bed with my family

1st skin-to-skin with my dad

About to embark on my 1st car ride

1st bath

1st trip to the country

Ryder Meets Uncle Adam!

"You and me, Uncle Adam. I think we are going to get along well!"

Ryder Meets His Grandparents!

After 12 hours of waiting in the lobby, the grandparents were ready to come and meet their first grandchild!

Grandma Jayne

Grandpa Ed

Grandpa Dan

Grandma Fran

Happy New Year!!

We rang in 2013 in the most extraordinary way!  Ryder Bradley Karger made his way into the world weighing 7lbs 6 ozs and measuring 19.7 inches long.  We delivered him at Mt. Sinai Hospital and we were all treated with such tender care! Total labor time (from the time my water broke to delivery) was 12 hours with 30 minutes of pushing.

New Year's Eve

The waiting game continues! We brought in the New Year at Grandma Fran and Grandpa Ed's apartment with a delicious dinner and dessert. We returned home around 1am, watched an episode of Survivor, went to sleep around 2am, and my water broke at 3:14am!!! Ryder is on his way!!!

Our last photo as a family of 2!