Just like the first time around, it’s taken several weeks to find the time to put this birth story down for posterity. I hope you’re in the mood for a long read… The funny thing about the day of your child’s birth is that you know it’s going to be a day you’ll never forget, […]
Pregnancy #2
Ultrasounds, Stress Tests and Other Post-Due Date Adventures

As of this writing, our son is three days past his due date and rapidly approaching four. Four days? Is that really all it’s been? Each of those days has felt like at least a week.
Baby Number Two Is Officially Past Due

They say that patience is a virtue. I’m sure it is. Unfortunately, I’ve always been a big fan of instant gratification. This makes the nine-month journey of pregnancy–a beautiful and wondrous experience, to be sure–just a little bit torturous towards the end for a guy like me.
Nesting Hard or Hardly Nesting
I’m coming to you live from the newly established guest room in our unfinished basement, where I will be sleeping tonight. OK, that sounds a lot worse than it actually is. Our basement is unfinished but well-sealed and definitely habitable. We have moved our guest bed down there and spruced it up with a nightstand, […]
Are You Ready? The Eternal Question Before Baby Number Two

We have now entered the same month as our due date, the official sign that we are in the pregnancy home stretch. Soon we will reach the surreal point where the milk in the fridge has a later expiration date than this pregnancy. Are we ready?
Let’s Hear It For the Boy

In a little more than two months, my son will be born. It’s about time I started thinking about our upcoming new reality.
16 Months and Getting Hilarious
Maddie is trying her best to communicate with us these days, and the results are delightfully hilarious. Every day she’s got a new trick!
Let’s Do That Again! – Pregnant With Baby #2
Baby #2 is already getting the shaft in terms of online content. Let’s catch up on the details of our second pregnancy, shall we?