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Robbie is now two weeks old.  He still doesn't sleep much at night (I got three hours of sleep two nights ago).

He is so cute, and likes to look around all the time.

The more I watch him, and read about how he grows, the less I see evolution as a viable explanation for biological processes.  Here is just one example (of thousands that I could probably list): the use of colon bacteria to produce Vitamin K, which is essential to blood clotting.  He isn't born with colon bacteria, it comes from his diet.

Well, Robbie is 11 days old right now.  He cries a lot, too much I think.  Perhaps he has acid reflux, which I hear is common in newborns.  Other than that, he is cool.  He likes to look around, and he perks up when he hears Amanda talk, or me laugh.

We broke down and gave him his pacifier when he cried at the hospital.  We tried to break ourselves of that habit a few days later, and were doing pretty well, but it is just "easier" to stay awake and hold that thing in his mouth than hear him crying (when we know there is nothing wrong with him).  If he is overly tired, he won't sleep, he just looks around for a while and then cries.

Amanda and I are both suffering from sleep deprivation.  It is hard to think clearly when you are so tired.  It is really hard not to be annoyed when he won't go to sleep at 3:00 in the morning.  He gave us a big break on Wednesday early morning, he slept for nearly five hours straight.  He was back at it Thursday morning doing nothing but cry between feedings.  Last night he did well pretty again... he woke up every three hours, which is fine, but he also went back down to sleep after eating.  I think he is doing a somewhat better job at soothing himself to sleep.

At this point we just keep reminding ourselves that we have prayed for this kid for years, and this is a temporary situation.  In a few weeks he will be better able to cope with his new world.

Well, a lot happened in the last 5 hours.  He was born, cleaned up, and taken to the nursery.  I stayed with him at the nursery and watched him take a bath and sleep and warm up.

Robbie is as close to perfect as a baby can get.  Twenty digits equally spread out over all his apendages, etc.

The grandparents hung around for a while and held him at took pictures.

I have posted photos on Amanda's Facebook, and I have made it publically available http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=129487&id=661223748&l=306ba557f5

Thank you everyone for your prayers, support, and phone calls.

Water broken, 10 centimeters, the baby is ready to come.  The doctor wanted lunch first, he will deliver as soon as he gets back.

Finally got the epidural.  She is doing so much better now.  Actually smiling (and sleeping).  She is about 50% there physiologically.

Amanda is progressing slowly.  She decided to get an epidural as soon as possible.