First Images

Here are the first images of our boy. After the whole birth thing, I hope to take some better pictures than these. Honestly, I didn't take these. It was somebody else. The lighting was poor at best and, from a photography standpoint, the pictures left a little to be desired. Have you ever heard of composition, lady?

We have not yet decided on a name. I don't think it's something we're going to reveal until the birth, so we can keep one thing secret. Just for kicks, though, I'm going to try out some names while describing the photos below. We'll see if anything sticks. Oh well, here they are (You can click on the photos for larger images):



This is a nice profile of our little Nathan Jessup Undaground. Notice the hand up near his eyes. While it looks like he may be playing an early form of peek-a-boo, he's really saluting us as if he were in the military. I was watching a Few Good Men a few weekends ago, so I'm thinking that's where he got it from.

This is another profile of our son, Genus Edition Undaground. This is the first photo where you can start to get a feel for the size of his enormous brain. I'm very pleased about this. For years, I have traveled the globe, trying to find somebody to beat me at Trivial Pursuit, to no avail. Now, I have created a son who will someday be the one to end my streak.

This is what I see when I close my eyes at night and try to picture an alien. No offense to our son, L. Ron Undaground.

Mitch Gaylord Undaground is very active and agile. Here, he has completely flipped in the womb to give us a shot of his other side.

This picture really brings up the whole nature vs. nurture debate. I thought I was going to have to teach my son how to eat a sandwich while lying on the couch. Judging by the photo, Chip Undaground has already figured it out. Atta boy, son.