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Super Talking

by K_REY_C

19 Nov 2009 09:39 PM

My son is now a "super talker." This is the term I use to describe the wonderful, varied, and meandering stream of pitches and vowel sounds he is able to create with his beautiful mouth that can also control a smile.

The Joys Falling Leaves

by K_REY_C

17 Nov 2009 10:26 PM

When I was a kid (it sounds so weird to say that because I still feel like one) I lived in Iowa. Iowa, luckily, experiences the full force of each of the four seasons. Summer is hot and winter is cold.

Headache Medicine

by K_REY_C

12 Nov 2009 10:27 PM

I've been getting headaches recently. I've been working a lot. I've been working late.

Tuesday/Thursday Cleanup

by K_REY_C

10 Nov 2009 12:45 PM

Last week I wrote about time problems. These problems have weighed heavily on my families ability to be even somewhat content with our lives. The problems were many. One of the primary ones was a house that consistently got dirtier and dirtier.

The Problem of Time

by K_REY_C

05 Nov 2009 08:56 PM

This will come as no surprise to most of you but time is finite. There aren't eight days in any week (even if The Beatles "imagine" there are) and there are only so many hours in each day. "Okay," you say, "I get it.

Instant Energy/Happiness/Joy

by K_REY_C

03 Nov 2009 10:30 PM

I've written about this before (link) but I felt compelled to write about it again. This blog is about the daily education of a new father: joys, bumps, tips, and trials. The last time I wrote about my son smiling I was experiencing his first smile directed at me.

Halloween for Baby

by K_REY_C

31 Oct 2009 11:49 AM

Our son is not yet 3 months old. He doesn't eat candy. We're not especially fond of taking him into public places to meet strangers with H1N1 going around. We're also not at "home.

Death in the Family

by K_REY_C

27 Oct 2009 09:01 PM

As I write this I am sitting not in Texas, but in Iowa. My wife's grandfather passed away and we are back in town for the funeral. Our son's great-grandfather has moved on. The difficulties were/are many: A near one-thousand mile car drive? CHECK.

Do You Have a Picture?

by K_REY_C

22 Oct 2009 09:24 PM

Recently, when I was up and away from a computer, someone asked to see a picture of my son. Strangely, I didn't have one. My wife and I have not yet physically printed out any pictures of our son.

Breastfeeding in Public

by K_REY_C

20 Oct 2009 04:09 PM

Ladies and gentlemen, allow my to introduce you to a concept that has been providing for the human race since the beginning of time: Breastfeeding. Without it... none of us would be here. "But I was formula fed" I hear you saying from the back. Sure...



Recent Blog Comments
 
K_REY_C says...

"Yes..."

In Death in the Family

Dale Harcombe says...

"Hey, we'd all like that."

In The Problem of Time

Michele Cheplic says...

"When you figure out how to add more hours to a day let the rest of us in on the secret ;-)"

In The Problem of Time


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