A few days ago we met some friends, all of whom have babies, at Bubba Gump Shrimp Company Restaurant in Cancun.  Above is a picture of the dads, from left to right: Eric with Emma, Adam with Isaac, Emilio with Eduardo.  Below is me taking advantage of one of Cancun's many cheesy photo opps.

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About a week ago we gave Isaac his first bottle.  Dad fed him for the first time!  Now we are more mobile and on-the-go.  You can see in the pictures below that Ike's toes go all crazy when he eats. I'm also including some pictures of Isaac and Dad.  Adam is very good with him, and can calm him faster than anyone. ...

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This morning was our appointment at the US Consulate here in Cancun to get Ike's US passport and his "consular report of birth abroad," which is the equivalent of a US birth certificate for American kids born abroad.  Here is a list of the requirements: Minor applicants must appear in person with both parents.  If only ...

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The other day Adam and I gave Isaac a bath, and after previous baths where we carefully washed each body part then dried it off before moving to the next one, this time we decided to just take off his diaper and dunk him.  He didn't seem to mind! I'm also including a couple other cute pictures of Ike, holding his Cookie Monster that U...

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Yesterday was my Mom's last full day in Cancun, and of course we waited until that day to rearrange the furniture and put up wall hangings, which Mom had promised to help us with.  Hanging up pictures and decorations is not an easy job in our house (or any house in Cancun), which all have cement walls which require drilling in order to han...

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On Monday, July 16 Isaac had his newborn photo shoot at home.  Luckily both of his grandmas were here and we were able to get everyone in the pictures.  Below are some of the best shots.

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On Friday, July 13 we made an outing to the beach (Isaac's first time at the beach), then 5th Avenue in Playa del Carmen.  Adam carrying Isaac down the street got a lot of attention!  Afterwards we had dinner at Piola, where the music was so loud that Adam and I had to hunch over to hear Isaac burping after feeding him. Isaac also go...

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Family members are here, and the traditional comparing of family baby pictures has begun.  Maybe all newborns look alike to me, but I see a resemblance between my niece Lily, my nephew Brady, and Isaac as newborns. I'm including some pictures of Adam and me as babies as well.  See any resemblances?

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On Friday July 6 the judge came out to our house, along with our witnesses Lucy and Eric, and we got Isaac's birth certificate and Emma's birth certificate at the same time.  Adam and I were Emma's witnesses.  ID's were checked, everybody signed, and the babies contributed a thumbprint and a footprint to the documents.&nbs...

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The time has really been flying!  Adam's mom Margie and his brother Brian came down to Cancun on June 29 to meet Isaac and spend some time with us.  Brian stayed a week, and Margie is here until mid-July.  Margie is getting lots of quality time with Ike (including some as I'm writing this), and brought down a ton of baby clot...

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