Yesterday was a busy first day for Jake Paine’s visit to NC. After the baby had his breakfast and began his first nap, I put Jake to work, listening for him on the monitor while I mowed. I was almost done when Jake flagged me down outside and said that the little man was awake. […]
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home sweet home
we’re home. we rolled in around 1:30ish.it is good to be back. the trip was not entirely enjoyable, this time around.we picked derek up at the buffalo airport and headed straight home.we stopped for dinner somewhere in pennsylvania.jake wanted burger king. derek and i wanted taco bell.so, we hit taco bell first. after a very […]
Just the two of us…
Derek left me and Isaac this morning.We’re on our own in Batavia, NY. (Not really — my mom and stepdad and Jake are still here). The folks of the lake are putting on quite a fireworks display tonight. Surprisingly, Isaac has slept soundly through the entire event. I am getting ready to check on him, […]
4 videos
Here’s some videos of the boy:1. playing peek-a-boo with dad2. on all fours, now what? (long).3. showcasing the full range of motion… and an old video of jake paine:4. i need two houses (it starts over about 20 seconds in).
On Our Own Again
(sung to the tune of “On the road again”….) My mom, Frankie and Jake left this morning, so it’s just the three of us again.It was a very productive weekend. The boy has started taking naps in his bassinet (vs. the bed or his papasan chair or with a human grownup). He also has been […]
Family Visit Update
My family has been here for two days now. On Thursday, my mom stayed with Isaac while I went to school. He was very good for her, so she doesn’t believe that he’s ever fussy. He’s got her snowed. When I got home from school, we went to the park. We took the ATS (All […]
They’re heeeeere….
My Mom, Frankie and Jake, that is. They got in around 5 pm yesterday. They’ll be here until Sunday morning.My mom is on Isaac Detail today, while I toil away at school. I’m taking a personal day tomorrow, so I can hang with the the grandma, the great uncle, the uncle and the son. The […]
They’re Here….
My family arrived on Saturday night. I tried to post about it yesterday, but was interrupted by a crying monster baby… Here’s some pictures of our adventures: Great Uncle Frankie holding Isaac: My mom attempting to burp the boy: Jake’s wild hair, after a rockin’ night of sleeping on the floor:
Day 1 – On our own
My mom and Terry and Jake (and canine, Zeke) left this morning.It was sad. Now we are all alone in our parenting duties. Overall, it went well. It’s definitely tiring. It’s midnight (or a few minutes past) and we’re just sitting around waiting for Isaac to awaken for another feeding, changing, burping, possibly another changing, […]
the Christmas curse…
Every year, at Christmas, someone (or everyone) gets sick. One year, Jake had the flu pretty bad and gave it to me, just before we left to come home. Julie gets sick a lot.And this year, I’m fighting an unfun cold and cough.I wouldn’t normally complain, because I could douse it out at night with […]