Ahhhh, the itch to blog on my birthday...it's becoming a theme! It's now an entire 42 complete years of life. How many more are ahead? Someone please tell me so I know how much life insurance to buy.
To paint the picture here, I am laying in the spare bed and typing on a mini ipad with my two thumbs...not the most efficient. I am hoping that our baby Viviana, yes...baby...will fall asleep in the adjacent nursery room because we all need to get a little sleep around here. So alot has happened in the past several months, the biggest of which was Christine being able to get pregnant and the birth of our little girl on 1-11-16. She came out 3.5 weeks ahead of schedule and caught us a little offguard. She's healthy and growing, and now is 5+ weeks old and nearly 9lbs. It was a stressful pregnancy, all the way from Christine taking the pregnancy test (3 days early because she couldnt wait to know), through the multitude of doctor visits and sonograms (at least 15 sonograms were done during the 35 weeks), to the post-birth aftermath (we were told today she is colicky). The miracle of life is a great thing, but it doesn't come with an owners manual!
Trying to keep up with "everything else"has been challenging. Work, staying in shape, charity and all the other committments....sometimes I feel like I am just "squeaking by". Some of the accomplishments I am currently thankful for: knee and leg strength is getting better and I am playing basketball more often with less pain; charity continues to do well as I try to manage my time more efficiently; I have read more books lately and love my Nook reader (amd recently discovered using borrowed ebooks from the county library). I continue to enjoy time with my family, and friends when possible. And we have our little rescue dog Maxwell (chi-weenie, adopted May 2015 at age 8momths?) who is becoming more stable and comfortable as part of the family. He still has accidents in the house but we are working on that! He keeps Lilly on her toes and has helped fill the void of Barkley, although he is about 90lbs smaller than Barks!
Before my arms and thumbs grow numb from typing upside down, I am gonna call it a day. Goals going forward in 2016 include becoming more mindful, reading a book a month, and being the best dad and husband that I can.
To paint the picture here, I am laying in the spare bed and typing on a mini ipad with my two thumbs...not the most efficient. I am hoping that our baby Viviana, yes...baby...will fall asleep in the adjacent nursery room because we all need to get a little sleep around here. So alot has happened in the past several months, the biggest of which was Christine being able to get pregnant and the birth of our little girl on 1-11-16. She came out 3.5 weeks ahead of schedule and caught us a little offguard. She's healthy and growing, and now is 5+ weeks old and nearly 9lbs. It was a stressful pregnancy, all the way from Christine taking the pregnancy test (3 days early because she couldnt wait to know), through the multitude of doctor visits and sonograms (at least 15 sonograms were done during the 35 weeks), to the post-birth aftermath (we were told today she is colicky). The miracle of life is a great thing, but it doesn't come with an owners manual!
Trying to keep up with "everything else"has been challenging. Work, staying in shape, charity and all the other committments....sometimes I feel like I am just "squeaking by". Some of the accomplishments I am currently thankful for: knee and leg strength is getting better and I am playing basketball more often with less pain; charity continues to do well as I try to manage my time more efficiently; I have read more books lately and love my Nook reader (amd recently discovered using borrowed ebooks from the county library). I continue to enjoy time with my family, and friends when possible. And we have our little rescue dog Maxwell (chi-weenie, adopted May 2015 at age 8momths?) who is becoming more stable and comfortable as part of the family. He still has accidents in the house but we are working on that! He keeps Lilly on her toes and has helped fill the void of Barkley, although he is about 90lbs smaller than Barks!
Before my arms and thumbs grow numb from typing upside down, I am gonna call it a day. Goals going forward in 2016 include becoming more mindful, reading a book a month, and being the best dad and husband that I can.
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