Taisei 2 months

The amount of pictures being taken has decreased a bit. Here are some from Taisei being about 9-11 weeks old.
http://picasaweb.google.com/jones.jefferson/Taisei2Months#
(also on facebook)

We also have a few videos.

We believe you'll agree he is becoming cuter.

Taisei is telling me his problems. However, whenever he sees the camera he instantly gets mesmerized and becomes silent.


Caught him in a ticklish mood


Keiko LOVES these pajamas, mainly because of the little rhino feet.


Keiko likes this video... Taisei being entertained by staring at me surfing the net.

New Orleans and other recent pics/videos

I have put up our pics of our New Orleans trip. We had a lot of fun. I think New Orleans is one of the most unique cities in the US. There are plenty of family-friendly options, the food is wonderful, and there is tons of antebellum architecture all over the place.

For narrated pics, Keiko's blog is the best:
http://jklfamily.blog28.fc2.com/
Ask me and I'll send you the password if you don't have it.
I'll also add some captions to Facebook pics.

The more complete pics are at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/jones.jefferson/NewOrleansWithTaiseiAndKeiko#

I will post all of our recent videos though.

A good smile:


Almost smiling:



While in New Orleans:

Enjoying the car ride:


Getting tired in the car:


Possibly my favorite. Keiko tickles Taisei and he really likes it until he sees the camera. After that it seems like he is laughing out loud out of duty while staring at the camera.


A rather noisy tummy time (2 months-old):


Just learning to put suck on his fist (getting in on camera was a little hard at first):


He got much better at it:


2-month old Taisei (with Goonies in the background)


Starting to learn to like lights


He is a professional vitamin taker.

CDC Fellow Picnic

It was the birthday of one of the my fellow CDC med students and her husband planned a picnic at Piedmont Park, a big park in downtown Atlanta.

It was Taisei's first picnic.

It's a beautiful park.

Taisei made lots of friends.

This is one of my favorites. Taisei hanging out with Tony.

Keiko saw this swinging bench and said we had to get a picture.

We had hamburgers, cake, played frisbee. Taisei seemed to be interested in dogs. Taisei did great. He managed to be quite friendly for the entire 3 hours.

Thanks Tony. That was a great picnic.

Taisei videos/pics weeks 5-7

I have updates to try and help far away family and friends feel like they know who Taisei is.

A lot of these are just catching him when he is in a good mood. Most of them have descriptions if you click on the screen to go to Youtube.

And I uploaded all my pics to picasa:
http://picasaweb.google.com/jones.jefferson
Facebook has the brief version of the photos.











I hope you enjoyed these!

Videos 2-3 weeks

Here are the videos that have been uploaded to youtube:

Starting with my favorite:









And last of all, thanks for the swing, Lindsey. Works like a charm:

Taisei 2-3 Weeks

Here are a few selected picture from the Taisei 2nd and 3rd weeks of life.

I have uploaded a few videos to youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/jonesjefferson

A family photo outside our apartment.

A Furushima 3 generation shot.

Taisei the bear with his Grandma.

Taisei in his swing from Lindsey.

Taisei with his dad.

And with his mom.

We got a nice smile from him. Too bad the focus was off...

But he was happy to hang out with Grandpa.

Here he is in his team Grandpa outfit.

He also loves to study and play with Dad.

Dad liked to give Taisei baths.

And then we play games but Taisei is a little too competitive for me.

I lose every time.

Grandma came to visit as well.

Taisei is all set for the future. He has his stethescope, surgical booties and cap, and is ready to save some lives!

Stresses of Fatherhood part 2

We FINALLY get released from the hospital with the instructions to follow up with our pediatrician the following day since the bilirubin (cause of jaundice) was a little high for Taisei. At the pediatricians, we are told we have to go to the ER because the bilirubin has continued to rise and is nearing a dangerous level.

What I thought would be an ER visit turned into getting admitted overnight. Then I hit the lowest point of my experience with the health care system. After being admitted so that Taisei could receive UV lamp treatment, the nurse said we should use formula during the stay and that if we really wanted to nurse she would allow 15 min every 2hours maximum. Really?! We are already having trouble starting and they want to limit breastfeeding to 15 min/2 hours. They did not even mention the clear alternative of breast feeding while using the lamp. And then we couldn't comfort Taisei as he cried himself horse while on the lamp. Talk about a miserable experience.

We were released the next day and brought a lamp home with us. The bilirubin continued to drop. Breastfeeding eventually started to work out as normal. I can finally say we have reached some level of normalcy.

I just hope I can hear a cough without thinking of pneumonia, asthma, sepsis, congenital defect, inhaled object, etc. etc.