For Grandma

Grandma reminded me this afternoon that I need to post more pictures of Calais Virginia. I'll keep working on it.

Rollin' Over

If my previous post left you with the impression that I intend to post updates from the last three months in chronological order, you may be quite surprised by the video below. Although I'm not unlike most parents in thinking their child is exceptional, I don't wish to be deceptive - Calais did not spring from the womb with the talent to roll over. Can you imagine? She would be one precocious child.



Anyone else reminded of Gregor Samsa? Maybe he wasn't a bug at all; maybe he simply regressed to a state of early infancy!

If you get this reference, you either like literature or you have an older sister who loves Kafka.
If you find my reference humorous...well, I'm grateful you exist.

You know you haven't blogged in a while when...

...your wife is still pregnant in the last post even though your daughter is 11 weeks old.

Maybe now that I'm a stay at home dad, I'll start blogging more. Maybe I'll pretend like the last three months haven't happened yet, and I'll start blogging like everything is new.

41 weeks and counting

No baby yet. So far, we've been thankful that our little girl is arriving late. After finishing her last day of work on Monday, Ashley's had the week to rest, relax, and spend time with friends, and hopefully, the rest will be a huge benefit during labor.
On the other hand, we're hoping that labor begins soon so that we don't need to induce! The other issue is that the birth center won't allow us to use their facility after 42 weeks. Of course, it's not the end of the world to give birth in the hospital, but it's not our ideal plan.

I'll try to provide another update soon for the three of you still reading this blog!

Our little girl is growing!

Ash and I tried out my new backdrop today. Unfortunately, it was freezing outside and the light was rapidly retreating (despite the fact that it was 4:15 in the afternoon) so we didn't take too many shots. Here's a little preview:

Upgrade

Sorry about leaving Jason up there for so long. In case I have another relapse, I wanted to at least leave something fun on here.

My first motorcycle: '96 Suzuki Savage 650


My new bike as of Sunday: '04 Honda Shadow Aero 750

Really, Jason...Really?

Jason was married; he got divorced. He went on the Bachelorette, and was the final one dumped. He became the Bachelor, and narrowed his search down to two women. But then the Bachelorette that dumped him came back on the eve of his proposal to ask for another chance; he promptly said no. He dumped Molly. He proposed to Melissa; Melissa said yes. Six weeks later, he broke off the engagement with Melissa, and asked Molly for another chance.

Now why would Jimmy Kimmel doubt that he and Molly will get married?

I don't know if they'll get married, but I do know that Jason has no regrets. He lives in the moment; he follows his heart. He thinks Stephanie is the best. There's no one else like Jillian. Melissa is the sweetest person ever, and there's no one else like her. Deanna-she's the best too. And Molly, he will never stop loving her. Why? because she's the most fun, sweetest, best person ever, and there's no one like her...er wait, that was Jillian. I mean Melissa. Huh?