Isla Has Arrived!

Not Quite Right

Christi and Margot were making muffins this morning - with Daphne the doll observing. Christi asked Margot to move Daphne out of the way so she wouldn't get messy... and a solution was reached.

Off She Goes!

The first morning of pre-school is underway!

Ready to Go:

Out the door:

(and yes, we're doing some paint work in front.)

Walking over:

Overheard...

I'm working in the dining room this afternoon, shut in so that I don't have to answer "what Daddy do?" continuously.

Overheard from the kitchen, as Christi and Margot come downstairs:

Christi: (rustling of plastic bag)
Margot: (urgently) No hot! NO HOT!
Christi: But that's what makes it toast!

No specific reply was audible, but I also didn't hear the toaster ding...

Happy Birthday to Mommy!

More Famouser Than Me

Guess who's on the front page of the Boston Herald's Business section today? (And a blurb on the front page, no less.)

Christi and Derek have done fantastic work on Zyrra over the past couple of years. They've also both had first babies this year, just to make things easier (Derek's little boy Miles is a few months ahead of Margot).

I won't put a lot on here, but I know a lot of you know a bit about what Christi's trying to do, and have been great supporters. (If the Herald can make puns, I can make mine.) It's not always easy to keep people up to date with what's going on, but there's a lot of great activity for Zyrra and exciting things happening, so hopefully this is just the beginning of the drumroll....

Congrats to Christi and Derek for pulling so much together. Good luck!

Home and Busy

All -

Time is relative, and the few days since we came home Thursday morning have been simultaneously a quick blur, and amazingly full and long. Briefly (something I find myself saying a lot these days, but frequently not achieving):

• we are home
  
• we are healthy (in Margot's case, this is the pediatrician's opinion, as well as ours)
  
• we are happy (beyond words, most of the time)
• we are settling in to figuring out how this might actually work
• yes I'll post some more dang pictures soon

We have had great visits with many of our family and friends, and tremendous amounts of help from (among others) Christi's mom and stepdad (now, "Pop-Pop") who are staying with us. Margot is being sweet beyond hope, not fussing overmuch, and even letting us sleep a marginally acceptable amount as we figure out some things about managing her. (Yes, you should ignore the fact that I'm apparently insomniac after the last feeding, 'cause it's working in your favor.) Christi is a tremendous trooper, dealing with her own physical recovery, more changes in her body, and the schedule demands of breastfeeding (meaning that her sleep will always be less than mine, until Margot is firmly established on breastfeeding in a month or so). It's been said before, but I don't know how I'd handle half of it, if it were me (nor how moms who've had a c-section etc can manage). Even Jolly's being amazingly well-behaved, considering (and he seems to be mystified by Margot, especially when she's at face-level).

So stick with us, and we'll try to surface soon. Be well.

MiniMooo Makes Her Move

Dear Friends and Family -

Just before 7AM this morning, our new baby girl joined us, after a several increasingly intense hours at home and less than half an hour after making it to the hospital. She's 7lb 14.4oz and 20 inches, and healthy, and Christi is tired but recovering. Me? I had the easy part.

Missing something? Nah - who needs a name . . . we're matching our ideas to this actual little one, and letting the likely choices settle in. Got to keep you string along somehow, don't I?


Ten minutes old and nicely swaddled!

In this moment of rest (believe it or not she's napping), we want to say an immense thanks for everyone's support so far (and, in advance). Having everyone's help has made this feel almost sane. Almost ;-).

I figure...

I figure, I'll post a bunch for a couple days, then go offline for a while and let you wonder ;-).

Christi had a checkup with the midwife today, everything looks great. Without subjecting you to the full anatomical analysis or details, it sounds like what we already knew - ready to go, could happen any time, make an appointment for a week from now just in case it hasn't happened.

My observation is that they really don't want to make predictions. Not that I blame them given the state of interactions in modern American medicine, but . . . I've been surprised how little guidance they seem to want to give us. Not even "30% chance of this, 50% chance of that...", just "everything good, come back in a week if you don't come back in labor before then". Oh, well.

Yeah, yeah...

So, I know. WE know. Over a month since the last post . . . sorry. Somehow - we've been busy.

We did have a nice little baby shower, at my parent's new place in Cambridge. Apparently, cameras were cursed during the occasion, 'cause most of the shots taken didn't turn out well. I can only offer you the following image, with Mooo, Mommy, and Mommy's sis Myrrha:




So, if anyone has additional pics of the day, please let us know.

OK, More Photos

Hmmm, y'all seemed to like the photos thing. Have some more:

An expecting mother and a playful pup - what more could one ask for?

And, no, I can't figure out why Blogger wanted to format this in this way.

Family Snapshots June07

Hey all -

C's stepmom was here for a few days last week, and among other things managed to take some good pics of us (& Jolly - did I mention Jolly? One of the things that happened to us between June '04 and Feb '07 but wasn't recorded on the Blog was getting Jolly).

So, here's out current and impending family:


(Don't worry, I did get a haircut shortly after these pics.)

A New Beginning

(or two)

So - the last time I started thinking about doing this Blog thing, I got it set up but never publicized. And I lost momentum. So here we are - two and a half years later, and I have some excuses to try again.

Maybe I'll try to fill in some of the details along the way. I guess we'll see. The more folks read and comment here, the more I'll know whether it's a worthwhile thing to keep up. However, the first new headline practically writes itself.

Christi and I are expecting a baby in September! (That's 2007, in case this is the last post for another two-and-a-half years.)

So - I won't dwell for now, but I'm thinking of the blog as a vehicle for helping to spread the news and document how it all unfolds for me/us. Check back and find out, or bug me if I haven't lived up to this hope!

Christi Graduates!

Another thing that I'd like to share with people is that Christi graduated from her MBA program (an entrepreneurial MBA at Babson College)! YAYYAYAAY!!!

Click for photos: