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Archive for the 'Cooper & June' Category

Catching Up With…

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

I had a feeling that having a second kid was going to take a bite out of my personal time, but I had no idea it meant I was going to post a single blog post in 2011 (so far). Well, it’s only the end of October — so maybe I can catch up a [...]

JuneBug

Sunday, March 13th, 2011

For the first post of the year, I thought I’d mention that Faith and I had June, our second child, over the holidays. We thought she’d be coming a bit closer to new year’s eve, but June had other plans, and she arrived closer to Christmas. Since you’re probably thinking it, yes — her name [...]

2009: The Year in Review

Friday, January 1st, 2010

I have a reasonably awful memory. So when I say that 2009 was a pretty decent year, I’m basing that on what little I remember from it. In fact, compared to what I’m hearing from my friends and family — comparatively speaking, my year was awesome. Cooper is awesome. Gotta be honest here — there [...]

Catching Up With

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

It’s the beginning of January and to be perfectly honest, it’s like I had forgotten I even have a blog. Here’s what I’ve been up to: Cooper Update The past 7 months since baby Cooper was born have been a bit of a blur. The beginning was a shock to the system, but over the [...]

Baby Cooper’s First Two Months

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

It’s been a little over two months now, and what a change to life as we know it. If I thought our time in the hospital was tough, that was nothing compared to those first two weeks at home. Here are some quick takeaways from our first two months with baby Cooper. Don’t Be Too [...]

The Spring in Review

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Honestly, what the hell have I been doing all year? There’s not much point in having a blog if you only post things once or twice a season. In my defense, things have been a little hectic. So let’s hit some of the bigger items. I Went to Barcelona Which sounds so much more exciting [...]