I had previously written about this with regard to our former cat Frank the ass-cat. It’s not as funny now.
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The “V”
Oct 15
Freyja & the Hospital
Aug 1
As some of you already know, we recently had to take Freyja to the hospital.
I had tweeted about it (which syndicated to Facebook and this blog), but was intentionally vague. You’ll get why in a moment.
My mom was visiting, and it was the last day of her stay. We had made plans to have a final blowout dinner, including orange & goat cheese Bruschetta, gnocchi in alfredo sauce, and zucchini bread. I had just gotten home from work and Melissa had just gotten the groceries, and we were getting ready to start making dinner.
One of us was changing Freyja (I can’t remember which one of us) and we noticed that the stool in her diaper was a darker hue than normal — almost a rust color. (You parents know what I’m talking about — non-parents may find it strange that we noticed, but when you see, and clean, poop 3 to 5 times per day, you can’t help but become accustomed to its properties)
My first thought was that it was blood in her stool, but we both agreed that it was worth having her doctor take a look at it. We weren’t especially panicked at this point. It was about 4:30pm. Read the rest of this entry »
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At 1:47pm on July 8th, Freyja Haiku Hill was born at McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, weighing 9 lbs, 4.7 oz and measuring 22″ long. She has dark hair and dark eyes, although it’s too early to tell what color. (They look dark blue, but that will change)
Before you read any further here, I suggest you read my wife’s blag post about her pre-birth feelings and fears/reservations from last time. (The Jean Harper called it “sobering”) It’s not too long, I’ll wait.
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Happy Mellukkah!
Jun 25
On June 28th, Melissa turns 25!!!!
…oh wait…
Those numbers are backwards.
Happy bday to my lovely wife. 
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In case I haven’t talked to you in a while, we’re having our second (and LAST) child; it’s a girl. It’s also nearly here — we’re in the final waiting days.
I’ve been mostly involved in the whole process so far; I go to all the OB appts, Mel and I have talked about the birth-plan, and I’m somewhat educated on the process (enough that I know some buzzwords and am able to ask some questions to our OB).
In spite of all that, it really hadn’t hit me that we’re going to have a little girl until Melissa made this:
Wow.
I’m going to have a daughter soon. Read the rest of this entry »
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