ok, maybe it’s just us. it’s not, though, but for the sake of not appearing too biased, let’s pretend. but this kid is darned adorable! we took advantage of one of his waking spells today to grab a few shots. of course, he is my … Read More →
Category Archives: life
my first week as a father
our son was born just over a week ago. it’s been an unbelievable week, filled with amazing joy, new sounds, new responsibilities, little sleep, and a lot of love. dodge and weave: ever since we found out we were having a boy, i’ve received a … Read More →
big willie style
day 3 of this amazing adventure. mitchell is doing really well. already latching, passed the hearing test, peed on dad, and is going all the things a little fella should do, including crying to let us know he’s hungry/angry/lonely/bored. the trick is figuring out which … Read More →
bachelor week – la fin
in two hours, i will be at the airport picking up my wife who was gone way too long. eight days would have been unbearable except for not really having a break since she left. days 7 and 8 were all about finishing up everything. … Read More →
bachelor week – day 6
the plan for tonight was to work on the corner of the baby’s room, and to start doing some of the trim. and thats when it all went horribly, horribly wrong… i did my due dilligence, and taped off the top of the baseboards and … Read More →
bachelor week – day 5
day 5 was relatively uneventful. dinner was a frozen pizza and 2 drumsticks (the iced cream, not the poultry). another coat of stain on the shelves, and the third and final coat of paint on the baby’s room. i started to paint the dark corner … Read More →
bachelor week – day 4 (a.k.a. oops, i did it again)
day 4 was a realtively easy one. i got home and mowed the lawn, which wasn’t too bad. i do need to de-weed at some point, but that point was not last night! then i did another coat of stain on the shelves, which are … Read More →
bachelor week – day 3
on my way home last night, i stopped and picked up a couple of ceiling fans because the electricians came on wednesday morning. while i was there, i also picked up some disposable gloves since my first task when i got home was putting another … Read More →
bachelor week – day 2
i didn’t get as much done last night as i had planned, but i was able to do a few things. the first part was to put together the shelves for the den. a table saw would have been really, really handy, but i made … Read More →
bachelor week – day 1
day one of my bachelor week was relatively productive. we’re turning our guest room in to the den/tv room, and the old office in to the baby’s room. sunday was spent emptying out the new den, and moving all of the electronic gear from the … Read More →
first day back to work
yesterday was my first day back to work after taking two weeks off for the birth of our son. i feel like i fell a little to easily back in to it. some things had piled up over those weeks, so i was busy from … Read More →