There is a difference between comfortably tired and painfully tired. Comfortably tired means I could drop off into a nap at any moment and it’d be a peaceful slumber. A painful tired is a pounding headache, exacerbated by the jitters from coffee fueled wakefulness. – - Unlike two weekends ago, last weekend was brilliant. I [...]
Category Archives: Fatherhood
Comfortably tired
10-May-10Road tripping
08-Apr-10Isaac does well enough on road trips. I’m pretty surprised, actually. One of the things that was a big worry was that we can’t sit in the back with him, as Nora’s seat takes up a lot of space in my car and Lisa’s car doesn’t even have a middle seat. He didn’t cry on [...]
Peja Gustave V.
31-Mar-10Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page] document.getElementById(“player1″).style.display = “”; var s1 = new SWFObject(“http://www.comprak.net/wp-content/plugins/flv-embed/flvplayer.swf”,”player1″,”400″,”320″,”7″); s1.addParam(“wmode”,”transparent”); s1.addParam(“allowscriptaccess”,”always”); s1.addParam(“allowfullscreen”,”true”); s1.addVariable(“height”,”320″); s1.addVariable(“width”,”400″); s1.addVariable(“file”,”http://www.comprak.net/media/blog/peja.flv”); s1.addVariable(“link”,”http://www.comprak.net/media/blog/peja.flv”); s1.write(“player1″); February 14, 2004 – March 31, 2010 Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) Unfortunately, there is no known [...]
Simmons was wrong
18-Mar-10Having two kids isn’t so bad. *knock knock* I know it’ll change ever so slightly once Isaac becomes mobile and starts stealing Nora’s stuff, but for right now, it’s good. It’s great even. A lot of that has to do with Nora’s personality. She’s very much the consummate big sister – there’s very little else, [...]
A good weekend
22-Feb-10Nora’s birthday, while small, went really well. Nora doesn’t like being the center of attention unless she specifically asks for it, so having such a small party seemed to be much more enjoyable for her. She hung out with pretty much everyone there. The only time she showed her reluctance was during a stirring rendition [...]
Isaac’s Birth Story
11-Feb-10Isaac was born January 22, 2010 at 9.09pm. He was 9 pounds, 5 ounces, and 22 inches long. His birth date, birth time and length are all palindromes (01/22/10, 9.09, 22). I mentioned it would’ve been kinda neat if he was 9lbs, 9oz, but Lisa gave me the death stare. I no longer think it [...]
Holding our collective breath
14-Jan-10The anticipation is so much higher the second time, since there’s a Nora in the mix. Her life is going to change forever. I don’t know if she really understands what a little brother means. Maybe she does. I know I never give her enough credit. She always surprises me. But this isn’t a singular [...]
Looking on the bright side #1
16-Dec-09I think we can get out the door on time in the morning if we get up at 6am, as opposed to the fives back when Nora was born. Six something sounds so much more appealing than five something (we currently get up at 7 something). That is all.
Time is drawing closer
14-Dec-09The new baby is imminent. Last time, Lisa wasn’t nearly as mobile or active. Last time, Lisa eased into the ninth month as expected. This time, she’s just on cruise control. The only time it’s crystal clear that she’s pregnant (outside the obvious visible signs) is when she uses her belly as a battering ram [...]
Another little sorrow
09-Dec-09So, we used to have this game where, when I was changing Nora’s diaper, I’d pretend her foot was a phone and we were calling all sorts of people and telling them a story. The story would be whatever Nora wanted to tell them – for the longest while, it was about a turtle she [...]