Nio's Summer Fashion Collection, March 2007

We really can't help ourselves. Between my wife and I, we are really enjoying dressing up our son and having him model all his different outfits. It helps to have a digital camera to keep things updated really quick.



This is the pale yellow outfit with the light brown gloves by Good Bear. Nio is doing his froggy feet in this image.



This is Nio with the "Soleil" bird print on a white outfit by Absorba, with the blue mismatched gloves from De Bon.



This pale blue outfit with matching gloves has little bear prints on it, but I'm not sure who made this one.



This single suit with short sleeves in blue with matching gloves is also by Good Bear, but the bright red socks come from MotherCare. Kanittha says that Nio really looks like a monk here.



This white outfit with yellow trim and little duckling patterns was given to us as a gift. The gloves are from Good Bear and the socks from MotherCare.



Not afraid to be a fashion deviant, Nio strikes a curious pose wearing a two-toned green stripped outfit given as a gift by one of my officemates. The mismatched tan gloves and dark blue socks are from Good Bear and MotherCare respectively.



Fresh after a morning bath with his hair all slicked back, Nio sports his light grey Good Bear outfit with his favorite light brown gloves and wearing spotless white socks from MotherCare.



Fast asleep in an all MotherCare ensemble in neutral browns, with a stylized dragon insignia on the chest.



One of the most fun sets of outfits we've gotten for Nio is from MotherCare, which is a set of seven white outfits... each labeled from Monday to Sunday... one for every day of the week.

You're all probably going to get very sick and tired of all the baby pictures that are going on this site, and eventually we might get sick and tired of them as well. Although I doubt that very much though.

In the meantime, we are all just going to have to deal with it and enjoy it while we can.

Baby Pictures, February 2007

Lots of people have been asking how my wife, Kanittha, is doing.



Here she is still in the hospital, hamming it up for the camera. This was taken on Sunday morning, the day after the delivery. You can see that she is in extremely high spirits. Still a bit weak, but very much on the mend. Lots of fluids, soft foods and plenty of rest are on the agenda for recovery.



This is Nio with his second visitor, Khun Taw, or "Uncle Kenneth", who is the Design Director at the firm where I work. Taw brought us a beautiful arrangement of flowers that really brightened up the whole room. Nio's first visitor, however, was our very good friend, Tata Montilla, or "Tito Tata" to my son. Tata was extremely helpful and we probably wouldn't have managed the easy homecoming without his invaluable help. Unfortunately, we still don't have a photo of Nio with Tata.



Of course Nio's day wouldn't be complete without the visit of our good friend, Gerald Gonzalez, or "Tita Gerald". We have all jokingly agreed that he's going to be Nio's fairy godmother. No enchanting fairytale would be complete without one. And whom better to choose than a person with a beautiful spirit.



All swaddled up and tucked in tight with his mommy.



The next day, Monday, 26-Feb-2007, we brought our son home. The silly looking person with the insanely happy expression is me.



Here he is all tucked into his own bed ready to spend his first night at home. My wife really likes this grey outfit and says that our son looks like a monk in this photograph.

On the evening of Tuesday, 27-Feb-2007, after a late night change of diapers we were concerned about some slight bleeding around the area of the circumcision operation. Not wanting to take even the slightest chance, we all piled into the car and headed off to Vichaiyut Hospital early Wednesday morning, 28-Feb-2007 at 01:00 H.

We were relieved when his pediatrician, Dr. Wanasiri, who just happened to be on duty that night, told us that it had just gotten scratched by his diapers. She prescribed some antibiotic topical ointment to prevent any possibility of infections, and to help soothe the wound.

Unfortunately the trip to the hospital and the four fights of stairs in our apartment building took it's toll on my wife, Kanittha. I had to miss another day of work to make sure that my mother-in-law and I could take care of both mother and child.

The next morning, our son, was definitely feeling much better...









In the image right above he's busy watching the teddy bears on his musical mobile go round and round. He can't quite see them yet, but the shapes are blotting out the light and he can see that happening. It appears that he takes after his father, in that he is easily entertained.



Fresh after a bath, here is Nio all dressed up in an oriental inspired outfit with super baggy pants. He's getting ready to do what he does best...



... sleep!

Another day in the life of our son, Antonio.

Happy Birthday, Nio! - February 24, 2007

I just wanted to share the wonderful news with everyone! Our son, Nio, is born!



Here we are at the hospital on Friday morning, 23-Feb-2007, around 10:00 AM, with our doctor, Dr. Phiboon. A really nice man and an excellent doctor. This is when we found out the little pains that my wife was having the night before were actually the beginnings of her labor pains.



Here is Kanittha all wired up in the labor ward, ready for the tremendous task of making a miracle happen. At this stage, we are told that the opening is about 2 cm, which is still a long way from the 10 cm that is optimum for delivery.



At 3:00 PM, even though her strength and spirits are still very high she's beginning to get tired and dehydrated. Our doctor tells us that she's still only at 3 cm, and that he would like to give her some rest first. So, he decides to take her off the medications that will induce labor and lets nature take its course.

At 10:00 PM her condition is still the same, but the contractions are coming naturally and are getting quite painful so she requests for some pain killers so that she can save her energy for the next morning. She sends me home to get some rest first.

I get a call waking me up at around 4:00 AM, Kanittha calmly tells me that the contractions are very close together and that she is now at 8 cm. I get dressed and drive over to the hospital, which is only about 10 minutes away. When I arrive she is more than 9 cm. As soon as Dr. Phiboon arrives, we go into the delivery room.

I'd like to share the following images with my family, that might be a bit disturbing to some people, but rest assured these are all framed and cropped to keep things dignified and decent. I was in the delivery room the whole time with both a video camera and digital camera recording this miracle. If you still feel a little squeamish, just scroll down past the next three images.



This was taken just a few minutes before our son came into the world with a strong loud cry declaring his presence to the universe.



Less than a minute after the umbilicus is cut and tied up, Nio is very expertly swaddled up and placed right with his mother.



Unlike most babies, my son is born with eyes wide open. And while he might not be able to focus and see things yet, he is already exploring his world and taking it all in. He was complaining and crying when his pediatrician, Dr. Wanasiri, and the nurses were clearing out his sinuses and airways. But when I started humming the "Lullaby" of Brahms to him, he immediately quieted down. All the nurses and doctors in the room were simply amazed by this. We explained that Nio had been hearing this music ever since we knew his mother was first pregnant.



So here he is — "Antonio Vachirawit Navarro" born at 5:26 AM on February 24, 2007, 2.964 kg (± 6 lbs 8.5 ozs.). He's not a very big baby, but considering his mother is a tiny woman, he is the perfect size and he is in excellent health.



Here he is in the nursery with all the other babies. There were quite a lot of babies born this day as this is an excellent day to be born here. It is a Buddhist holy day.



Here is our son with his maternal grandmother, my mother-in-law. She's having a real hard time putting him down and leaving him alone, but that's understandable as Nio is extremely adorable. Having her around has been extremely helpful for all of us.



And finally, here is Antonio with his very proud father. This was taken later that evening at around 9:00 PM. Happy Birthday, Nio!