Birth Day
February 18, 2007
February 18, 2007 Well guys, I’ve been remiss in not posting this up weeks ago. Technically, months ago actually. Wow. So – here it is, the story of Nicky’s birth and all the drama that preceded it. As you can imagine, things didn’t quite go smoothly but they certainly did work out wonderfully. So here
Nicky Speaks!
February 4, 2007
February 4, 2007 So, it seems we have a little parrot on our hands. This video is a couple of weeks old, so he’s approximately 6 weeks old in it. He obviously takes after his Daddy : ) It’s amazing how he looks at you and responds when you talk to him. And even when
Nicky’s Photo Shoot
December 25, 2006
December 25, 2006 It had occurred to me, after seeing the amazing photos that Dan and Erin’s took with Grace, that a photo session with Nicky would be a nice way to document his early life beyond the abilities of our camera (and photo taking skills). Unfortunately, none of the photographers I spoke with was
So Hard To Leave
December 18, 2006
December 18, 2006 So after a hectic, wonderful, tiring and amazing week with Nicky, Mabel’s mother and since Friday her father Oscar, it was time to go back to work today. It was (as it has been all week) a night of brief stretches of sleep interspersed with diapers, feedings and general baby maintenance. The
All Up In My Crib
December 16, 2006
November 14, 2006 Like, literally. After a lot of “planning” (read: stalling, procrastinating, mind-changing, shopping, deciding, debating, rationalizing and essentially avoiding) the ‘rents have finally gotten off their respective butts and gotten my room (kinda) together. While they appear quite simple, cribs are hard to put together. Hard. As in finger-mashing, part-losing and what little
Busy First Few Days
December 15, 2006
December 15, 2006 We’re coming up on a week since baby Nick joined our little family. It’s been a wonderful ride, with a little less sleep a lot of new experiences and a wonderful little child changing our world. The oddest thing has been how it feels so natural. It’s like we had a space
Nerves…
December 10, 2006
Sunday, December 10, 2006 So, as noted in the BirthBlog things are heating up. One of the symptoms? Probably Mabel’s Mom getting worked up about things and rushing around to prepare things. It’s great and she’s a sweetheart. Unfortunately, we neglected to pick up dishwasher detergent in our earlier visit to the supermarket. So what?
ZyBeat
November 19, 2006
November 19, 2006 Ok guys, trying something new that we hope will be repeated (with far more polished results). The room is pretty much done and holy moley we’re really getting down to crunch time. Thankfully Dad has the week off and will be around the house making final preparations before Mabel (a.k.a. Abuela) gets
Stylin’…
November 3, 2006
November 3, 2006 Ok kid, let’s get some more stuff straight as we get closer and close to your arrival. There are many things you’ll need to get the hang of and your Mom and I will probably split them up more or less along these lines: (1) Humor – Dad tends to be
First Disney Visit
October 21, 2006
October 21, 2006 Ok kid, I’ll make this brief. Your Mom loves Disney. Loves it. Loves the parks, loves the songs, loves the music and loves the characters. What does that mean, exactly, to you? It means you will too. Yep. Despite Dad’s cynical view of corporate marketing to children, suspicions on the motives of