Archive for May, 2004

the boy … arrived

Tuesday, May 25th, 2004

So I had occasion to make a new friend today, Nathan Henry Wyse Reeser was born 6:17pm on May 25, 2004 at a whopping 9 lbs. 7 oz. and at a length of 20 inches. His arrival was … to put it gently … not as timely as his mother and I had hoped (from [...]

The power of sleep

Friday, May 21st, 2004

As I woke up this morning around 6:30 I started to contemplate how different this is for me, yet it has been happening frequently. It is interesting how ones body prepares itself for a big change that is soon to come. Despite at least one trip to the bathroom during the night, going [...]

The end of an era.

Friday, May 14th, 2004

Growing up people imagine what it might be like to procreate and be responsible for a small human being. “I would never do that with MY child!” are thoughts remarked to fellow childless cohorts as we gesture toward the mother/father and how they’re handling they’re little bundle of joy as we meander down the street. [...]

Pondering

Thursday, May 13th, 2004

I just thought as we are nearing the end of this part of our journey that I would spend some time pondering the good and the ugly of the past nine months. It all started with a random surprise of actually being pregnant with out the need of external help. After the initial [...]

Last Class

Tuesday, May 4th, 2004

When Angie and I started our childbirth/childcare class 7 weeks ago we realized that once it was finished, roughly 3 weeks or so would remain before the boy arrived. Well…that last class was last night. And we’re feeling like we’re relatively ready. Bags are packed, I took a little time last night putting the car [...]