Henry decided that last night was the time to get a cold. Kristen and I asked him very nicely if he wouldn’t reconsider, but his reply was to sneeze at us, cough, and then smile. The little girl who he shares our nanny with is also sick so he could’ve gotten it from her, and [...]
(Another post about poop, so if you’re not so inclined, you can skip it and just read the last one about how much I love Henry.) On Sunday Kristen was knocked on her butt with a nasty stomach bug, so bad that it didn’t really improve and she stayed home from work yesterday. (I’m sure [...]
A few clarifications and updates on previous posts. Yes, there’s a good chance we’re going to try and have a second child. Kristen and I love Henry, and even with all the “cons” out there, the “pros” definitely outweigh them and we’re leaning heavily toward making him a big brother. It’s just that I don’t [...]
I am loathe to admit it, but I’m a little superstitious. Every day I put my left sock on first, then my right, then my left shoe, and finally my right. Every day. I know that it doesn’t mean anything, that if I put the right sock on first, the world isn’t going to end, [...]
Remember that crazy entry I posted a few weeks ago about how I’m going to buy Henry a calf when he turns 13 so he can eventually become a super-hero? Of course you do. Well, I don’t know if I have to go to such lengths. All I really have to do is get him [...]
Yesterday was Henry’s four-month birthday. We had cake. (The two, however, were not connected. We just wanted to have some cake. So sue us.) Him turning that age meant that we had to head off to the doctor’s office for his scheduled check-up, which included the not-painful-at-all measuring (weight, length, head) and the oh-my-God-this-is-the-worst-feeling-ever shots [...]
While I can’t be sure if Henry has started teething or not (there are no white nubbins ready to break through his gums that we can see), I do know that he’s begun shoving anything and everything into his mouth and gnawing on it. He’s also been drooling a lot (something which I like even [...]
Sometimes I think that Henry messes with us on purpose. “But he’s only 3 1/2 months old,” you say! “What could he possibly do?” Well, let me explain. Yesterday, Henry was a wreck. Crying all the time. Sniffling. Runny eyes. Fighting naps. General crabbiness we haven’t seen since… well, since Saturday morning. But it was [...]
Photos to come tonight. I’m currently sitting in a cubicle in San Bruno, California, where I’m supposed to be writing some learning objectives for an oncology nurse program that I’ll be writing over the next two months, but am instead writing about gas. (Side note: Why is it in today’s world of amazing technology, I [...]
I’m now anti-vaccination. No, I’m not one of those crazy parents who think that they cause autism. It’s because I’m one of those parents who know that they cause extreme crankiness! Yesterday we took Henry to see the doctor for his two-month check-up. Everything went swimmingly: he’s gaining weight (a little more than a pound [...]
Henry is happiest when he's looking at or playing with or reading about cars and trucks and fire engines and bulldozers -- pretty much anything with wheels or that makes a loud, growly noise. This book has all that (and if you're a little nutty like me, you can add the sound effects).
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