Photos: Jamie's Photos of the Day: Quarter #1

Resting, waiting.

John, Jamie and Kristen (still on the operating table).

Proud midwives Chris Sternberg and Ren Barrett.

John sleeps in with Jamie and almost misses his 48-hour "birthday" celebration (colostrum, burps and a free diaper change for the celebrant).

Jamie does his Maggie Simpson impression.

Justin meets Jamie.

A common evening sight: Kristen nurses Jamie while chatting with Jennifer or surfing the web.

Jamie meeting his great aunt Nobuko.

Father and son sleeping in.

Mother and child.

Bubbling-over-with-excitement aunt and still-sleeping nephew.

Distracted by camera-chan while Mom continues singing.

I think this was a half-second exposure, and the blur is probably my own unsteady hand. Jamie just loves to stare at things.

Jamie listens to a South African accent for the first time.

The bath is like the womb, but with added spa services.

Gas? Smiling at Dad? I choose to believe "Smiling at Dad".

Jamie hangs with his Dad, while Mom in the background plays at the Toronto Scrabble Club.

John's 10-year-old godson Daniel is very fond of and very tender with babies.

Jamie models his new froggy hooded towel, part of a vast range of froggy baby gear sent to him by Randy Thompson.

The Chew Family: Alice and Ted with their kids Amy and Ian, Kristen and John with their son Jamie, grandparents Hisae and Jack, great aunts Nobuko and Tomoko.

Jamie has gas, but not for long.

Mom's better than any crib or bed.

Ross: "Can I hold the baby too?" Jamie: "Can you?"

How about some Mick Jagger now?

Michelle has stopped talking, so it's time to go.

Kate Doe *made* us this quilt in the form of a Scrabble board. Gosh.

Jamie is wide awake and happy moments after waking up. Unlike his dad.

Celebrating at Shopsy's deli after the first three days of the Canadian SCRABBLE Championship.

Torpid after a feed.

"Got milk?"

Jamie tries to make sense of Libero's strategy talk.

Jamie listens attentively to the soundtrack to Tous les matins du monde.

Mother and slightly floppy child.

Jamie is pondering what I'm pondering.

Smiling at Dad in the bath.

Jamie needs a haircut soon.

Jamie suddenly notices he is wearing a frog's head.

Very happy symphonies, with lots of notes.

Jamie grimaces sympathetically when told of his dad's oral surgery this morning.

After the diaper change, we enjoy the concert from the back of the church.

Jamie is the happy Frog Prince.

"My parents... are aliens."

Only six weeks old, and Jamie is already helping the family by finding parking spaces.

"Who is this dame?"

Jamie's first Christmas ornament, a gift from his grandmother Hisae.

Santa Jamie patiently waits for Kristen to remember that this is the rocking chair that generations of her family have been nursed in.

Jamie basks in attention while gaming geeks revel throughout the house.

"You take one more picture of me, and I'll pop you one."

Jamie is still the youngest child present at the UTS '81 reunion.

Sara Truuvert plays the Jamie bongos.

Jamie nuzzles his dad's stubble.

John and Jamie wait for Kristen to choose a nursing shirt at Thyme.

Jamie naps while his parents eat o-sechi (Japanese New Year's cuisine) at with his great aunts.

This is another Photoshop exercise, shot at 1/30 s and F2.9, then adjusted manually using the Levels tool at about (0,4,128) to roughly double the brightness and quadruple the contrast. The scene was lit from above by a halogen light, and from below by a television, hence the odd yellow shadows. Oh, and that's Daniel's Aunt Kelly, who loves babies, and whom babies love.

When Jamie grows up, he is so not going to be a model. 1/8 s, F3.1, PS Levels 0/3.0/160.

Having a happy frog prince day.

Kristen and Jamie update the web log

There must be something wrong with me tonight. I've been staring at this photo, trying to think of a funny caption, and all I can do is go "Aw..." at how cute he is.

Kristen looks after Jamie so that John (not pictured) can lose a game.

Jamie raises his fists in defence while working on a big poo.

Dad's eye view of Jamie in a sling.

"Ah, a fish. Now, my life is complete."

I feel like fish tonight, like fish tonight...

Future Ruler of the World

Jamie spends quality time with Auntie Jen.

Jennifer is pleased with her demonstration.

Jamie succumbs after fighting the good fight against sleep.

Daddy's home.

Jamie ponders the endless reflections that exist in this scenario.

Jamie and his dad sing songs and dance on the couch

Jamie thinks about what lies in store for him today.

"I believe I am the cat's meow and the bee's knees, thank you."

Kristen shows off our new Zooper Z-Street, a gift from a large number of our Scrabble friends.

Contemplating the mysteries of the universe after a bath.

Jamie and his dad pose for a self-portrait early in the morning, examining their "bed heads".

Jamie helps Team Sagara-West at Pictionary: "It's an a-woo!"

Gary and Jamie conduct a philosophical exchange.

Jamie lifts his head up high enough to shove his fist in his mouth.

Jamie sleeps in, like a sensible protogeek.

Jamie takes a nap on his favorite pillow.

"Hey, what happened to the old camera?"

Jamie practises the art of levitation while his parents pack for Kingston.

Looking around the tournament room with Alissa

"I wonder if I can get Dad to change my diaper in his lap again."

Kristen and Jamie at lunch

Jamie sleeping in the morning

Jamie chomps on Gary's knuckle.

Jamie gets out of the Caribbean for the first time.

Jamie emerges from his second brief swim.

Jamie likes wearing a shirt with a collar like his dad's, because it's easier to cram into his mouth.

Kristen y Jaimito en la hamaca

Jennifer looks after Jamie while dinner is prepared.