The Little Miss was born this morning at 8:11am. There was a pool going on in the OR as to how much she was going to weigh. I had thought she would barely make 6 pounds. Kelly guesses 6 pounds, 5 ounces. Turns out of anesthesiologist had the closest guess without going over. He guessed…
The day before the Little Man was born, I was in denial. People would tell me that “your life is going to change forever” and I didn’t really believe them. Â I knew it would change, but I figured folks were being melodramatic because that’s how people are. They were especially careful to tell me just…
Yesterday evening, I took the Little Man to the park and, as we always do, we walked there along the bike paths that go through Bluemont Park in Arlington. Most of the time, walking on the bike paths is no problem, the cyclists are exceptionally good at keeping an eye out for pedestrians and vice…
I finished reading A Storm of Swords at 12:05am this morning and thought that the intervening sleep would help me write a cogent and sensible review of the book, but as of this morning, I’m still left feeling rather breathless by everything that happened, especially towards the end. The book is so long, with so many…
I just wanted to wish all my friends and colleagues heading to WorldCon in Reno a wonderful half-week there. I still haven’t been to a WorldCon and I’m immensely envious of those of you who are going. Do me a favor and post early and post often so that I can at least live vicariously…
I was testing out the video in my new iPhone and did a quick 30-second video of my office. I sat in my chair in the middle of the office and went all the way around. I probably should have held the phone horizontally instead of vertically, but you live, you learn. In any event,…
I got a new iPhone 4 today. This wasn’t really something I’d planned. My old iPhone was a 3G and it’s battery, at least, was on its last legs. At the hospital yesterday, the battery died after about 2 hours of intermittent use: full charge to no charge in 2 hours. That’s been par for…
The false alarm began at around 11am with a call from Kelly. There were some symptoms of impending labor. She’d called the doctor and the doctor told her to head into the hospital. I left work, headed home, collected our things (which were already packed and stacked by the door), and off we went to…
Times they are a-changing. In a few days we’ll have an additional family member. We’ve been in the final stages of preparing for weeks now. This weekend, we finished up most of what we need to do around the house to be ready for the Little Miss’s arrival. Her room is all set up, for…
The Little Miss is scheduled to arrive on Friday and so my usual posting may be off kilter somewhat what we prepare for her arrival. Most of the preparation is done at this point. Her room is mostly setup now. The Little Man’s room looks much more like a little boy’s room as opposed to…
My sister and brother-in-law came through town this weekend on their way home from a beach vacation. And they came bearing gifts. Among those gifts was this item, picked out especially for me: Yes, that’s right people. Bacon & Cheese flavored crickets. And here is the back of this box which describes the various parts:…
I realize that I didn’t post anything new yesterday, which is unusual. Part of the reason is that I’m somewhat preoccupied getting ready for the arrival of the Little Miss. But also I was somewhat obsessed with my blog stats yesterday. It was almost–but not quick–a record-breaking day here. My daily page view record stands…