This just in!!!

This Just In!!!!!!!!

Mishka's got herself a new playmate! Oliver Mackenzie Somers was born today, August 15th, at 12:55 am...his Mom (Tracey) is doing okay, but exhausted (27 hour labor!) and his Dad (Tony) is by all reports on cloud 9!!!

No pics at this point of Oliver.

No pics of Mishka just yet either...technical difficulties are still in play, but I hope to get some in a few days...

Mishka Update: She was Christened this past weekend at St. Mark's Orthodox Church in Kingston, MA (very small ceremony during Sunday mass)...it went pretty smoothly, although Mishka was NOT a fan of the full body dunking in the Holy Water! Mom & Dad are very happy that Mishka will have the opportunity to start her exploration in faith in the Russian Orthodox church...and Mishka's got some fantastic Godparents in her Uncle Nico and Aunt Tracey (and by proxy Aunt Masha...Tra was a wee bit busy on Sunday!!!!) to help her along her way, along with the variety of views and experiences of her family and friends. Good stuff!
She and her Mommy are currently hanging out on the Cape with Babi and Babu (which is probably a good thing as Daddy is off is Neuroanatomy land right now...scary place if you don't have a map ;))...Mishka's working on setting a new Guiness Book of World Record in overall volume of dispelled drool for an almost 4 month old. Seriously, the kid looks like she's been hosed down.

Pics will come soon!
later
Daddy DB

Then and Now

Time for a little then and now!


Mishka at a day old...probably looking for food :)





Mishka at about 3 months, with her big hat and staring away! Also probably looking for food... ;)






1st couple days...the content little sleeper

This was a week ago, interacting with Mommy and Daddy and gurgling away...just noticed that the more recent pics Mishka is more wide-eyed and stunned looking...I think the shock is setting in as she's realized how crazy her parents are!



Marina Update:
The kid is just plain cute! More than ever she is alert, aware, and laughing! She gurgles quite a bit in attempts to talk to you, also, if you sing to her, she will smile, giggle, and often times try to sing along. She's also become more generally vocal (read as: loud!), and starting to whine, which is lovely (note sarcasm)...I imagine this is merely an appetizer of the interactions to come, but I guess it's time to see what Tash & I are made of as parents! Regardless, she's the light of our lives, that will hopefully never change :)

Side note: Tash & I are having some technical difficulties with our digital camera, meaning that it might be a few days (weeks) until we fix the problem, so not sure when we'll get some updated pics on there (got some real cute ones with Mishka & her cousins recently!) Also, if anyone has a digital pic of Mishka with her Great-Grampa McManama and wouldn't mind emailing it to me (wasn't able to do it from the snapfish albums), I'd surely appreciate it! dtower3do@aol.com

later
daddy db

Down East Maine Road Trip, part 2

So we found a lake in the middle of Mount Desert Island that was swimmable, meaning that Tasha was totally going swimming! The sun was setting, Tasha was in the midst of making the decision to go for a swim, and Mishka was very giggly and expressive in her carriage...so I took a few pics!



Mommy up to her knees, still pondering to take the plunge...check out her shadow :)

Then Tasha ventured out a bit farther onto a rock...always said she was heaven sent, now I have a picutre to prove it!

Hey, what's going on out there...is Mommy swimming yet???

Teehee, I like sunsets!!!!

Mommy the ballerina, just like her Babi!

Down East Road Trip, part 1

The Tower family ventured northward to check out what this Down East Maine place looked like...it was AWESOME!!! Mountains along the ocean, seriously, is there any better land scape in this world!!!!! One pic to the left here...






Here's Mishka and Daddy checking out the forest during a hike.







Mommy and Mishka make this hiking thing look good!!! :)

Summer days

Mommy & Mishka just finish washing up after a long day at the beach where...









there was alot of hardcore swimming! And of course...






Alot of hardcore sleeping ;)

More pics...

Yeah Mommy!!!

Family pic!

Chillin' with Uncle Adam

So after playing a few tough games of b-ball with his brothers...








Uncle Adam likes to chill with Mishka and tell her how some day he'll show her how he does is falling out-of-bounds fade away jumper!

More pics from Minot!

Here's Bella with Topa and Mishka with Kama, the grandparents with the two cute granddaughters!!!!







Mishka had this really serious look on her face while Kama was holding her...apparently she was deep in thought, figuring out a cure for cancer...or maybe she was dreaming about eating like she usually does! :)






Family pic time!

A Gram post!!!

Mishka's napping away while Gram takes in the serenity!








Here Gram is telling Mishka "be sure not to stand to close to your daddy or your Topa, they both had beans for lunch and will be VERY smelly soon!". Mishka said it was duly noted.







I love my great-Gram!!!!




I think Gram likes Mishka too ;)

Daddy just isn't very quick on the uptake...

What's that you say, looks like Daddy spilled juice on his shirt...not so fast my friends!!! Whilst preparing for wash time, daddy misjudged the lack of diaper time, which by this time, he should know better...long story short, daddy needed a new shirt, Mishka giggled after scaring daddy with pee.



Mishka update! She's talking like crazy, and has gotten very smiley throughout the day, much more awake and aware, which is very cool!

To fellow bloggers...as time has gone on and Mishka has made the rounds, I realize Tash & I missed alot of photo ops with the kid...so if you have some Mishka pics you'd like to see posted, send me an email: dtower3do@aol.com.
Twas a busy weekend...more posts soon.
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