Isaac's first graduation

Visitors have often been suprised by how small Isaac's little hands and feet are. Here is a reference for future guests (although he is growing rapidly, and now weights over 10 lbs):This Sunday, Isaac got to go to his mom's Ph.D. graduation ceremony. His grandpa Shu-Man offered to watch him during the ceremony, which ended up meaning that Shu-Man missed the entire event, as Isaac apparently shares his dad's sentiments about graduation (he was not very happy about it, although it may just have been his dirty diaper). Here is Isaac and grandpa before the ceremony...

Afterwards, he was worn out from all the crying...

The three states of Isaac

Before having Isaac I thought of babies as screaming/crying machines. It turns out that newborns are usually asleep (so really ticking timebombs). Since he's not smiling, crawling, walking or talking- here are some pictures of Isaac sleeping.

Of course, he isn't always sleeping. On rare occasions we can find him in his quiet "alert" state.

Which usually, after 10 minutes or so, regresses to the state we love the most.

How to Keep a Baby Quiet

According to the baby books we've read, if you want to quiet down a crying baby you should:
1). Tie him up so he can't move (swaddle)
2.) Disorient him (bouncing/swinging)
3.) Drown out the crying with background noise ("shushing")
4.) Gag him (pacifier).
We find that the first three work pretty well. Actually, he does seem to sleep better with radio station set to "white noise".

And when all else fails, just cut off his air supply:

Actually, this is just Kai-Mei burping him. Despite his facial expression, he actually seems to like being held like that and having his back pounded.