You're Going To Cut My What?!?!

On Wednesday, Mom & Dad brought me to CHOP for my circumcision. I had no idea what I was getting myself into, but boy was I "ooh'd" & "ahh'd" over by the nurses & office staff. We were at Grandpa Snyder's office & everyone was in love with "Baby Snyder." Then my nurse practitioner, Steven, came in & things got scary. Steven used a special cream to numb my penis. Boy was it cold & made me tingly. Thank goodness Mom & Dad were there to cuddle me until Dr. Canning took me back for my procedure. Half an hour after the numbing cream went on, Dr. Canning & Steven started the procedure. Mom & Dad waited in the exam room while I went under the knife. Steven strapped me down so that I couldn't move, while Dr. Canning changed my manhood. I screamed & cried as loud as I could. I was hoping my Mommy would hear me & run in to save me from the man with the knife. Mom & Dad never came to my rescue. Half an hour later I was wrapped in a warm blanket & back in my Mommy's arms. Thankfully that Tylenol had kicked in - I fell fast asleep. Mom & Dad brought me to visit Grandpa Snyder in his office and the staff "ooh'd" & "ahh'd" some more. Dad had to go back to work, so Grandma Smeriglio met us at the house. Mom was nervous that I was going to freak out during my diaper changes or that I would bleed a lot from the surgery, so Grandma came to help. I was a perfect angel for Mom. I slept most of the afternoon thanks to the Tylenol & didn't cry very much when I had my diaper changed. Mom, Grandma & I went for a walk in the Morris Arboretum. It was a nice fall day - the leaves were changing color, the scarecrow walk had some really cool scarecrows (my favorite was Peter Pan and Captain Cook). Mom took us to visit the swans and we even saw a groundhog. Here's me snoozing after the circumcision:

Our photo shoot pictures came back - they came out awesome!! I am really the most adorable baby - Mommy said so - obviously it's true. Here are some of my favorite shots:

On Thursday, Mommy gave me a bath & took off my bandage. I was such a big boy & only cried once. I was nice and clean by the time Daddy got home from work & we all went out for dinner. It was my first time going out to dinner. It was very nice of Mom & Dad to take me out to eat, but I just wanted to sleep, so I let them enjoy a peaceful sushi dinner (Mommy even enjoyed her 1st cocktail - something called a Mojito). Friday morning Mommy & I decided to venture out to Milk Boy coffehouse for the new mom's meetup. I got to meet 3 other little babies - Dexter (Dex) who was 12 weeks old, Hazel (she's really pretty) was 3 & 1/2 months old & Hannah who was 7 weeks old (Mom met her mom at prenatal yoga class). I was so interested in all the babies that I was wide awake the whole time. Dad thinks I'm into older ladies & I must say the girls I met today were beautiful. At the end of the meetup, I decided it was time to eat. Mom fed me there after everyone left & by accident I pee'd all over her & myself. It's really not my fault - Mom has been putting my diapers on pretty loosely so my penis doesn't get squished. Mom told me not to worry - it's all part of being a Mommy she figures - lots of messes. When we got home from out coffee date, we found my Halloween costume had arrived. I won't reveal what I'm going to be - guess you'll have to wait and see. Next up on our weekend agenda: Saturday we're checking out the Philly Food & Wine Festival with Uncle Jon and Ann Marie. I'm most excited for Sunday - we're going pumpkin picking at Linvilla Farms and then going to Mom's Junior League event - Taste of Fall. We're going to check out all the food stands in the park - it should be really fun!!