Threes

I guess it's true that good things happen in threes.



My life is VERY good right now.

My Baby

After a few months of worry and being especially nervous for the last week of that, Adele was born on April 2nd.

Not only was she born, but she surprised everyone at how ready she was to be born. NICU was there, ready to hook her up to oxygen, an I.V. and put in a feeding tube. When we got to the NICU, the head of the department looked at her and told the nurses to put the oxygen away. She was crying quite healthily. She ate on the first try like she had gone half a day without food. She still had to have the I.V. but that was just to give her antibodies to fight off a potential infection, which she doesn't have (it is apparently standard to do when a baby is left in the womb after a rupture). No one can believe that she is only 34 weeks. There are still a few more tests to do over the next couple days, just to make sure she is still doing well.

She's perfect.

If I wasn't a man, I might have cried when I first saw her. But since I am a man, I didn't. I will admit that my eyes got a little wet though.

She weighed 5 lbs 6 oz.

10 minutes after being born.



Meeting her sister for the first time.

Things couldn't have gone better. Now I get to wake up every few hours in the middle of the night to a screaming baby and I couldn't be happier.

You WILL! Be Miserable

And in one fell swoop, nature has told us to put the shorts and t-shirts back in the closet. I believe that I heard a BEYOTCH in there too.

My Humps (it's not what you are thinking)

Emma showed me this video a couple weeks ago and I can't seem to get enough of it. I usually start a couple days of the work week by watching this video. It's hilarious. I like that it seems like she's making fun of the shallowness and simpleness of Fergie's song and kind of making fun of her own somber and hurtful style.

Enjoy...

Keep it Safe

I'm not even sure what to say about this.

Of all the things that NEED a lock and key, I never would have assumed that a paper towel dispenser would be one of them. What has happened, in the course of humanity, to REQUIRE a lock on a paper towel dispenser. 

I'm not sure if it is worse that someone thinks that there is a need to keep the paper towels safe...er (I say safer because really, they aren't safe at all. I could take every single towel if I wanted.) Or is it worse that there is a person out there that feels like they have been thwarted in their efforts to stockpile paper towels. It would seem that this human being is probably the laziest person in the world.

I find it funny that someone, somewhere, thinks that this is necessary.

I guess they were right when they said "it takes diff'rent strokes to move the world".

Hell hath frozen...

No, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you. I was greeted by this sign on my way to work today. $1.99 for a gallon of gas!! Who woulda thought it could happen?

I remember, 6 months ago, filling up my car for $48. I fill up my tank now and it's $22. I think I'll take my savings and go invest it. Then I thought, "is it wise to invest when the economy is in the crapper. I've already lost a bunch with my 401k". So I did what any responsible person would do, I stopped at this convenience store and spent my savings on a 32 ounce Dr. Pepper and a donut.

Mmmm...savings never tasted so good.

You Don't Get to Choose Your Family

I visited my parents and sisters this weekend. It was good to see them for a couple days. But let me give you a little advice: make sure you aren't tired when you go visit. If you take a nap, who knows what might happen.

We were hanging out in the living room, just talking, when I dozed off. The next thing I know is that there are three 2-year-olds licking my face. Apparently they think this is a great idea, especially when coaxed by two 50-year-olds, and about 3 or 4 20-somethings. The maturity level in my family is stunning. (I'll admit that if I was one of the conscious ones, I'd SO be egging them on.) And in case you aren't aware when a kid licks you, it isn't the most pleasant thing to experience.

Tiffany and Dan had a baby this last week. Welcome to the family Tyda, you have no idea what you've been forced into.