Arthur's first three weeks.

Thankfully, Pa has been sharing some pictures of Arthur over at his blog, so you all haven't been completely in the dark. But here are a few more pictures of the newest Vallentine's first weeks in the world.

Spoiler alert - the photos are mostly of him sleeping and being held.

(I have to say, we have already fallen foul of the second child effect, and there are far far fewer pictures of Arthur than of Ada over this time period: a difference of 812 pictures of Ada to 338 of Arthur. This is a trend that no doubt will continue. Fortunately, this fact will probably not surface for Arthur himself until he's a sensitive teenager and already disliking us for a multitude of other reasons, so it will give him great satisfaction, no doubt, to add this charge to our long rap sheet of parental neglect and ineptitude. Though, to be fair, the full count of Ada pictures does include both ours and Dad's, while the Arthur count does not, so we'll see what the final tally is going to be.)

The ride home

The first meeting

 

Mimi is delighted that he's found his thumb

This is the view we get a lot when Ada is around the baby. Food in hand, ready to share with her brother.

The thinking person's baby

Ada has been practicing her 'camera smile'; here she seems to be experimenting with a wink

Mimi and Pa getting a foot outline

The first of the size comparison photos

A comparison of Ada and Arthur - this is when they were each about two weeks' old