Monday, March 28, 2005
What we have here is a failure to communicate
I work at a tourist attraction, and we often have people in from out of town asking what to do, where to stay, where to eat, etc...Me: So my favorite place downtown is The Bees Knees, and -Man: The what?Me: The Bees Knees. Anyway, it -Man: The Bees...
Friday, March 25, 2005
Post-partum
We found out Friday that Scott's best friend, Duane, and his girlfriend, Lori Beth, are 6 weeks pregnant. We went over to congratulate and bring them a copy of "What to Expect When You're Expecting," and we were sitting around chatting about pregnancy,...
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Stuffed Brains
We're talking about how the baby responds to the world around her now that she's almost 6 weeks old.Scott: "She's absolutely fascinated with Scrabble."Me: "Well, she can see him. He's so high contrast."The dog is a black and white rat terrier with crazy-big...
Saturday, March 19, 2005
Diaper Duty
Scott and I are both suffering from severe sleep deprivation. Emerson doesn’t want to sleep at night, but the daytime is just dandy. We’ve both been struggling to function - I poured Scott a glass of lemonade, put it in the fridge, and brought him the...
Thursday, March 17, 2005
Why is this so hard?
Scott’s parents stopped by the house while Erick and Becky were over with their son, Sammy. We were very happy to have some adult conversation. I didn’t realize how much until his parents offered to take Emerson for the night and Scott agreed.I gave...
Thursday, March 10, 2005
That's great
Me: “Okay, I’m going to Sam’s Club.”Scott: “Okay.”Me: “Are you sure you don’t want to go?”Scott: “No. My back really hurts, and my head hurts.”Me: “Poor baby. If it makes you feel any better, I got baby poo under my fingernail this morning when I was...
Thursday, March 03, 2005
Looking forward to such things
My friends Gage and Jamie had their baby in early December, so Kerrigan is a little further along than Emerson. Jamie emailed me this description of their little sweetie’s development:She’s getting interested in her hands, but hasn’t totally figured...
