Friday, April 29, 2005
Dang... Another month goes by. I keep forgetting about keeping this up to date!
Well, we go to a friends house to watch UFC. It's our first time without Dane and we are an hour away. It was a little panicky, but we finally relaxed. Our friend's boy who is 10 months old is running around... yes... RUNNING. Renee and I laughed. Dane has pushed himself up on all fours a couple of times, but he certainly isn't crawling.
The fight was good, but we got a call from the babysitter who was a little panicked. Then on the way home there was a car wreck at our exit so we sat in the car for an hour about 100 yards from our exit. by the time we got there Dane was out and so was the babysitter.
Last weekend, we went bowling. The same babysitter watched Dane without a hitch. Life is good when you can spend time with your wife again.
Well, we go to a friends house to watch UFC. It's our first time without Dane and we are an hour away. It was a little panicky, but we finally relaxed. Our friend's boy who is 10 months old is running around... yes... RUNNING. Renee and I laughed. Dane has pushed himself up on all fours a couple of times, but he certainly isn't crawling.
The fight was good, but we got a call from the babysitter who was a little panicked. Then on the way home there was a car wreck at our exit so we sat in the car for an hour about 100 yards from our exit. by the time we got there Dane was out and so was the babysitter.
Last weekend, we went bowling. The same babysitter watched Dane without a hitch. Life is good when you can spend time with your wife again.
Friday, April 01, 2005
Has it been that long?
Well... sorry... I dropped the ball. Fumble at the 1 yard line. I will do my best to get you up to date.
Dane has continued to be a wonderful blessing! Sick or not, he is always smiling and happy. On Monday, he had a 102 degree temperature, but he was smiling and interacting like nothing was wrong. The tough times for him have been at night when it's hard for him to get comfortable.
Here he is at 7 months, eating more solid food, and can actually pick up his sippy cup and drink out of it. At this rate, he'll be easily weened at his first birthday. It may be more difficult for Renee to be weened. I think she is going to miss the closeness and dependence on her.
It really amazes me that Dane is so excited to see me when I get home in the evenings. I guess I understand how easy it would be for an infant to be so close to it's mother. Renee is the most constant thing in his world. But for him to actually know my voice, look for me when he hears my voice on speakerphone, that is truly amazing. It wonderful when I walk into the room where Renee is feeding him and he stops when he hears me, turns to look for me and then when he spots me, starts grinning and cooing. It make a Daddy turn into baby himself, with all the funny noises and baby talk.
I have also been thinking lately (probably because of the increase in gas prices and the general shape the world is in) about the world Dane is going to inherit. What is his life going to be like? Is it going to be so much harder for him to succeed because of the ever increasing competitiveness of our society. It scares me to think of what he's going to face out there. I'm sure it's no different than what any father ponders. Father's before me were probably wondering how the world was going to look with the spread of communism, much like my concern over the spread of terrorism. Yet, I've succeeded in this world, which is far more competitive than it was in my father's day.
That's about it for now. Hopefully there won't be as long of a delay to the next blog.
Dane has continued to be a wonderful blessing! Sick or not, he is always smiling and happy. On Monday, he had a 102 degree temperature, but he was smiling and interacting like nothing was wrong. The tough times for him have been at night when it's hard for him to get comfortable.
Here he is at 7 months, eating more solid food, and can actually pick up his sippy cup and drink out of it. At this rate, he'll be easily weened at his first birthday. It may be more difficult for Renee to be weened. I think she is going to miss the closeness and dependence on her.
It really amazes me that Dane is so excited to see me when I get home in the evenings. I guess I understand how easy it would be for an infant to be so close to it's mother. Renee is the most constant thing in his world. But for him to actually know my voice, look for me when he hears my voice on speakerphone, that is truly amazing. It wonderful when I walk into the room where Renee is feeding him and he stops when he hears me, turns to look for me and then when he spots me, starts grinning and cooing. It make a Daddy turn into baby himself, with all the funny noises and baby talk.
I have also been thinking lately (probably because of the increase in gas prices and the general shape the world is in) about the world Dane is going to inherit. What is his life going to be like? Is it going to be so much harder for him to succeed because of the ever increasing competitiveness of our society. It scares me to think of what he's going to face out there. I'm sure it's no different than what any father ponders. Father's before me were probably wondering how the world was going to look with the spread of communism, much like my concern over the spread of terrorism. Yet, I've succeeded in this world, which is far more competitive than it was in my father's day.
That's about it for now. Hopefully there won't be as long of a delay to the next blog.
