Amateur Hour

Daniel Philip was born Saturday, March 29 at 8:29 p.m. He weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz., and was 21 inches long. Here’s a picture of him on his way home from the hospital.

On Friday the 28th, I went in for an ultrasound and non-stress test, which are standard tests to [...]

Well, it looks like we have a squatter. Baby brother’s lease is up. He was due 3/21 according to my calculations, and 3/19 according to the midwives. The little stinker missed his cue on both counts. So, this week, I have three appointments because when you go overdue they [...]

So, they say that the thing to do these days is write a birth “plan.” Its really just a list of preferences, because there is no planning these things. But, being a dutiful patient, I wrote mine. To be honest, it isn’t even a list of my preferences, let alone a plan. [...]

I only recently discovered Danielle Bean’s blog – I loved this article that she wrote.

Ack! I am so not ready! Here’s my list of things to do before the baby comes. Don’t laugh – I know it won’t all get done. Just humor me, please, or I might start to cry.

Clean out the car.
Retrieve from attic, wash, and install infant car seat.
Pack for the hospital.
Write [...]

When dealing with a less-than-helpful bureaucrat: If you announce that you are 8 months pregnant and start to cry, said bureaucrat will suddenly become much more helpful.
I swear that I did not plan to play the pregnancy card, and I wasn’t trying to get preferential treatment. I was just having a really bad [...]

We had a wonderful Christmas this year.  Although Charlie still doesn’t “get” what Christmas is about, it was fun to watch him play with his presents.  Here are some pictures:
Charlie in his Christmas pjs:

New toys:

Merry Christmas!

The Visible Embryo, and The Endowment for Human Development. 

These movies were put together by a group of seminarians in Omaha. So clever!

Joe had to go up to Alaska for training a couple of weeks ago, so Charlie and I took a little trip.  We met my mom and sister at a hotel down in the southern Virginia and stayed for a few days.  Charlie had a blast!  He got to go swimming in a real pool [...]