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Alex is beginning to realize that there is more to life than sleeping and eating, and every now and then he has an awake period of about an hour. He has not really figured out yet what the best time is for his awake period, and sometimes he chooses not only to pleasure us with his alertness in the middle of the night, but also to demand attention in an unmistakable way. Fortunately, he is mostly awake when we are awake as well, so we can spend time playing with him, showing him brightly colored things around the house, or let him watch our faces. So far, Alex has been a good and also quite amusing baby. He is good because he only cries when he is hungry or wet. Sometimes he cries when he wants to be close to someone, probably because he likes the warmth and the motions. He is amusing because he makes lots of funny noises. Even when he is asleep, he still letting us know he is there by sighs, grunts and moans, especially when he is waking up. Alex is also very entertaining to listen to when he is eating..

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Being burped is no fun at all... (Nov 26, 2001)	Alex is investigating the surroundings while being changed. (Dec 2, 2001)
In the bouncy chair. (Dec 2, 2001)	Mom, Alex and Dad. (Dec 2, 2001)

The Grippy Guessing Game

We have determined the winners, and we are now brooding on a prize. As soon as we have done that, we will announce it here!

What happens to the name Grippy?

These webpages were devoted to Grippy, which is what we called our son while he was still in utero. Now that he's born, we call him by his real name, Alexander Tijmen Swaters. We have changed our website accordingly, and Alex's Homepage can be reached under http://www.robandcindy.net/alex.

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Nov. 25 - Back home in blue light Alex's bilirubin levels, the substance that made him turn yellow, had dropped by 25% Sunday afternoon. Also, a biliblanket, a blanket that emits blue light, finally was available, so we could take Alex home again! More on this story.

Nov. 24 - Alex is a little yellow at the moment, because he has jaundice. This is very common among infants, and it usually passes on its own in a few days. Alex needs a little help, however, and he had to get back to the hospital for light treatment. More on this story.

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