Raining babies Shower the people you love with love. Show them the way you feel. Things are gonna be much better you know they will. We’ve had three separate showers (the “couples” shower, the “Laureen’s workplace” shower, and the “church family” shower), and I’m frankly amazed at all the stuff we have received. I’m very …
Category Archives: Jacob
Birthing Classes, Insurance, and the Meaning Of It All
Birthing Classes, Insurance, and The Meaning Of It All We finished our series of birthing classes yesterday, which means that all of a sudden, I can do things on Wednesday nights again (such as play doubles racquetball, hint, hint). It also means that I have learned a lot about childbirth, the stages of labor, and …
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Second Class Citizens and other things
Second Class Citizens and other happy fun stuff Greetings. It’s been awhile, but hey, I’m back. The second class went just fine. No fainting, and they even showed a film on a woman receiving an epidural. I’m glad that we had breathing exercises to do before they showed the film, however. I wasn’t able to …
a first class experience
A First Class Experience Yesterday was the first in a series of prepared childbirth classes that Laureen and I are taking in preparation for Jacob’s arrival. It was in the same building as my doctor’s office is in, which is a Good Thing. The fact that it’s next door to Richardson Regional Memorial Hospital is …
What’s in a name
What’s in a name So, the process of trying to pick a name for our child is rapidly winding down. Laureen and I were trying to determine name histories in our family. She was named for her father (Lawrence). I wasn’t really named after anyone, except for my middle name. We’ve decided on the following: …
First ultrasound
First ultrasound This is our child. 10 weeks old. The head is to the left, and arm and leg buds are visible to the right. This makes me not worry about having a job. This makes me hopeful for the future. I’ve decided to nickname our kid “Yertl” for the time being. The turtlelike qualities …
Baby, baby
Baby, baby Well, Laureen’s pregnant. There, I think the world knows by now. The supposed due date is April 19, 2004. The first ultrasound is the 24th of September. We’re getting our garage door fixed. That means cleaning out the garage. Laureen’s been doing that. She found a fossil in the pre-cambrian layer of stuff… …
Do me a favor
Do me a favor Read the first letter of every sentence in the previous entry. 🙂