Tristan's First "Bath"
His first bath at home, at least. Apparently, no baby likes sponge baths, and Tristan is no exception. But his generally calm temperment stopped this from becoming a tantrum. Click for more Day 6 pictures....
Here comes the son…
Tristan came home today and met Boru. The entire happy family posed for their first group shot…...
Lot's of Visitors
Tristan’s last full day in the hospital was supposed to be a quiet one, so Jen and Tom told people it would be a good day to visit…so a lot of people did. Richard and Meredith, Lisa, Uncle (soon to be Godfather) Skull and Jacques were all on hand....
Dad's Birthday Present
What a great way to spend your birthday! A (mostly) quiet day alone with your beautiful wife and adorable newborn son. (click to see more pictures)...
Happy St. Patrick's Day, Tristan
With dad’s birthday the day after St. Patrick’s Day and Tristan’s the day before, it looks like the Payne’s have left March 17th to St. Patrick. And mom even let dad participate in a long time tradition of meeting his friends at McSorley’s Old Ale House. Why not? The...
A Son is Born!
Welcome Tristan Alexander Payne to the world. Mother and son are doing wonderfully. Born: 16 March 2006 8:51am 9lbs., 7oz. 21 inches Click here for a short video...
Boru's boo-boo
Boru had to go to the vet today. Tom noticed that his paw was inflamed and it didn’t seem like the type of thing you wanted to put off with the baby is due any moment. The vet prescribed some ointment for Boru’s toe…and one of those absurd cone...
Another Shower
Jennifer’s friends at the office threw her a surprise baby shower. Tom was invited, but forgot his camera…so all we have are these bad photos from his phone. There were sandwiches, couscous and a cake. Tom was particularly excited about the brussel sprouts (How come no one else likes...
Blizzard of '06
Even pregnant, Jennifer insisted on venturing out into the spledor of the fresh snow after our recent Blizzard. Click on the image above to see pictures of kid enjoying the snow in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza. A favorite is the kid using a cardboard box for a sled. When complimenting...
Escape!
Jennifer recently discovered this annoyingly simple game that seems to be quite engrossing. http://paynecentral.com/misc/escapa.htm The claim that this is used to train US Air Force pilots is dubious, but the game is addictive none the less....