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Baby Shower Video Presentation

By on January 9, 2008 in Text Post, Video Post, Web Link with 0 Comments

Baby Shower Video Presentation As part of our shower in December, Toni created a video that she played for everybody attending. Since we’ve made our career making videos for other people, it was especially nice to have somebody make a video for us. We were both very touched and I asked Toni if I could […]

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First Pediatrician Visit

By on January 8, 2008 in Text Post with 0 Comments

On Monday (yesterday) the boys had their first visit to the doctor for a checkup. They both had gained a little weight since Friday when they checked out of the hospital, and everything else with them checked out perfectly. It was good for Mom and Dad because we were able to get a lot of […]

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New Photos Added

By on January 7, 2008 in Photo Post, Text Post, Web Link with 0 Comments

New Photos Added I added a few new photos from yesterday and today. The new ones are toward the bottom of the page, where you can see the two of them together.

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fatigue |fəˈtēg| – noun

By on January 7, 2008 in Text Post with 0 Comments

9:45 am 1. extreme tiredness, typically resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness : he was nearly dead with fatigue from taking care of Max and Andrew. I thought working 16 hour days was rough, but this is MUCH harder. At least when I worked a long day I got a few solid hours […]

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I want to be a “Mr. Mom”

By on January 5, 2008 in Text Post with 0 Comments

8:15 pm While we’re still not in a schedule as much as we want to be, it is getting better for sure. I’m starting to feel like we might actually be able to do this. If we can just make it through the first 3 months I think we’ll be fine. Getting up several times […]

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Home Sweet Home

By on January 4, 2008 in Text Post with 0 Comments

11:45pm As you might have noticed my entries are not only less frequent, but later and later each day. I think this is the most time I’ve ever spent away from my computer. By 3pm today we were home safe and sound with the boys. They made the trip while sound asleep so they never […]

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The Yellow Stream

By on January 3, 2008 in Text Post, Web Link with 0 Comments

10:06 pm It’s not as if I didn’t expect it to happen at some point, but I didn’t expect it to happen 3 times in the same day. Max was kind enough to pee on me 3 times today while changing his diapers. One time he got some really good distance and peed all over […]

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First Family Photo

First Family Photo

By on January 3, 2008 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

Our very first family photo thanks to Brenda’s sister Toni. Thanks Toni!

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Good Times with the Twins Today

By on January 2, 2008 in Photo Post, Text Post, Web Link with 0 Comments

9:08 pm Most of the day we were along with the boys today, and it was a good experience. We’re finding we have a lot to learn and we need to learn it fast. Brenda made good progress in her recovery and managed to walk a lot further today, in addition to being on her […]

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Max and Andrew back together again

Max and Andrew back together again

By on January 2, 2008 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

Max and Andrew back together again. I’ll have a better picture of the both of them sometime tomorrow. Today was just too crazy.

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